A&P 1 FINAL EXAM STRAIGHTERLINE
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 1,
CUMULATIVE FINAL| QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS| VERIFIED|2023-
2024 UPDATE
What is the smallest level of organization in the body that
contains the body's genetic information?
Select one:
• chemical
• cellular
• tissue
• organism ✔Ans✔ B. Cellular
The cellular level includes the nucleus, an organelle that
contains the body's genetic information.
Which is an example of a normally occurring positive-
feedback mechanism? Select one:
,• elevated blood pressure during exercise
• increase in heart rate after blood loss
• decrease in blood pressure after blood loss
• stretching of the uterus near the end of pregnancy ✔Ans✔
d. stretching of the uterus near the end of pregnancy.
Which of the following processes generates the most ATP
within a human cell? Select one:
• glycolysis
• lactic acid fermentation
• oxidative phosphorylation
• citric acid cycle ✔Ans✔ c. oxidative phosphorylation
During DNA replication, how does each template strand
eventually become two identical DNA molecules?
Select one:
• The two strands form continuously, catalyzed by DNA
polymerase.
• The two strands form continuously, catalyzed by DNA ligase.
,• One strand forms continuously, the other forms in
short segments spliced by DNA polymerase.
• One strand forms continuously, the other forms in short
segments spliced by DNA ligase.
✔Ans✔ d. One strand forms continuously, the other forms in
short segments spliced by DNA ligase.
Which is the most superficial layer of skin that is composed
primarily of living cells? Select one:
• stratum corneum
• stratum lucidum
• stratum basale
• stratum spinosum ✔Ans✔ d. stratum spinosum
Which of the following is the definition of a third degree
burn? Select one:
• a burn that covers at least 25% of the skin
• a burn that has destroyed the dermis and epidermis
, • a burn that can only be caused by fire
• a burn that does not leave scars ✔Ans✔ b. a burn that
has destroyed the dermis and epidermis.
Which of the following types of openings in the skeletal
system does a "sinus" describe? cavity
Select one:
cavity
• cleft
• hole
• tunnel ✔Ans✔ a. cavity
Which of the following components of the bone matrix, when
removed, allows the bone to be easily shattered?
Select one:
• cartilage
• collagen
• hydroxyapatite
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 1,
CUMULATIVE FINAL| QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS| VERIFIED|2023-
2024 UPDATE
What is the smallest level of organization in the body that
contains the body's genetic information?
Select one:
• chemical
• cellular
• tissue
• organism ✔Ans✔ B. Cellular
The cellular level includes the nucleus, an organelle that
contains the body's genetic information.
Which is an example of a normally occurring positive-
feedback mechanism? Select one:
,• elevated blood pressure during exercise
• increase in heart rate after blood loss
• decrease in blood pressure after blood loss
• stretching of the uterus near the end of pregnancy ✔Ans✔
d. stretching of the uterus near the end of pregnancy.
Which of the following processes generates the most ATP
within a human cell? Select one:
• glycolysis
• lactic acid fermentation
• oxidative phosphorylation
• citric acid cycle ✔Ans✔ c. oxidative phosphorylation
During DNA replication, how does each template strand
eventually become two identical DNA molecules?
Select one:
• The two strands form continuously, catalyzed by DNA
polymerase.
• The two strands form continuously, catalyzed by DNA ligase.
,• One strand forms continuously, the other forms in
short segments spliced by DNA polymerase.
• One strand forms continuously, the other forms in short
segments spliced by DNA ligase.
✔Ans✔ d. One strand forms continuously, the other forms in
short segments spliced by DNA ligase.
Which is the most superficial layer of skin that is composed
primarily of living cells? Select one:
• stratum corneum
• stratum lucidum
• stratum basale
• stratum spinosum ✔Ans✔ d. stratum spinosum
Which of the following is the definition of a third degree
burn? Select one:
• a burn that covers at least 25% of the skin
• a burn that has destroyed the dermis and epidermis
, • a burn that can only be caused by fire
• a burn that does not leave scars ✔Ans✔ b. a burn that
has destroyed the dermis and epidermis.
Which of the following types of openings in the skeletal
system does a "sinus" describe? cavity
Select one:
cavity
• cleft
• hole
• tunnel ✔Ans✔ a. cavity
Which of the following components of the bone matrix, when
removed, allows the bone to be easily shattered?
Select one:
• cartilage
• collagen
• hydroxyapatite
