2023 AAMI COMPREHENSIVE SCIENCE REVIEW ACTUAL
EXAMS 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A+
integumentary system is divided in what 3 layers? - ANSWER: Epidermis, Dermis and
hypodermis
What does the epidermis consist of? - ANSWER: Contains dead skin cells and
melanocytes
What does the dermis consist of? - ANSWER: contains collagen, blood vessels,
glands, hair follicles and nerve endings
What does the hypodermis consist of? - ANSWER: Connective tissues and fat
deposits
What are the 5 layers of epithelial cells? - ANSWER: Cornuem,
lucidium,granulosum,Spinosum and basale
Stratum cornuem contains? - ANSWER: Dead keratinocytes
Stratum lucidium contains? - ANSWER: Colorless keratinocytes
Stratum granulosum contains? - ANSWER: Contains granular layers
Stratum Spinosum contains? - ANSWER: The thickest layer
Stratum basale contains? - ANSWER: Bottom layer and contains melanocytes
What are functions of the immune systems? - ANSWER: protection: provides a
barrier
Excretes: minerals, water, lactic acid
Sensory: touch, temperature and pain
Vitamin D: UV lights
What are the 3 types of glands in the integumentary system? - ANSWER: Holocene,
Eccrine and apocrine
What is the function of the holocrine gland? - ANSWER: For sebaceous glands and it
produces sebum
What is the function of the eccrine glands? - ANSWER: Sudoriferous glands; for
thermoregulation and secretes sweat
What is the function of the apocrine gland? - ANSWER: Body odor sweat
, What are the 3 types of muscles - ANSWER: Skeletal, smooth and cardiac
What is controlled by voluntary muscles? - ANSWER: Skeletal movement; walking,
running
What is controlled by involuntary muscles? - ANSWER: Breathing, heart rate and
digestion
How does nerve controls muscles? - ANSWER: Nerve signals electrical impulses and
travel along axon and then transmitted to a different cell
What are afferent nerves? - ANSWER: Known as sensory nerves and sends messages
to the CNS
What are efferent nerves? - ANSWER: Known as motor nerves and it sends messages
to the muscle
Which chambers pump towards the lungs? - ANSWER: Right ventricle
The SA notes are known as - ANSWER: Pacemaker cells
What is contained in blood? - ANSWER: Blood plasma, nutrients, antibodies and
proteins
Red blood cells contain - ANSWER: Hemoglobin
What is responsible for transporting oxygen? - ANSWER: Red blood cells
Function of veins - ANSWER: carry blood back to the heart
Function of the duodenum - ANSWER: Neutralizes chyme and brush boarders
enzymes are produced
Function of salivary amylase - ANSWER: Breaks down starch
Function of pepsin - ANSWER: breaks down proteins
Function of pancreatic amylase - ANSWER: Break down starch
Function of trypsin - ANSWER: Breaks down proteins
Function of lipase - ANSWER: Break down lipids
Function of protease - ANSWER: Breaks down proteins
Function of lactase - ANSWER: Breaks down carbs to simple sugars
EXAMS 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A+
integumentary system is divided in what 3 layers? - ANSWER: Epidermis, Dermis and
hypodermis
What does the epidermis consist of? - ANSWER: Contains dead skin cells and
melanocytes
What does the dermis consist of? - ANSWER: contains collagen, blood vessels,
glands, hair follicles and nerve endings
What does the hypodermis consist of? - ANSWER: Connective tissues and fat
deposits
What are the 5 layers of epithelial cells? - ANSWER: Cornuem,
lucidium,granulosum,Spinosum and basale
Stratum cornuem contains? - ANSWER: Dead keratinocytes
Stratum lucidium contains? - ANSWER: Colorless keratinocytes
Stratum granulosum contains? - ANSWER: Contains granular layers
Stratum Spinosum contains? - ANSWER: The thickest layer
Stratum basale contains? - ANSWER: Bottom layer and contains melanocytes
What are functions of the immune systems? - ANSWER: protection: provides a
barrier
Excretes: minerals, water, lactic acid
Sensory: touch, temperature and pain
Vitamin D: UV lights
What are the 3 types of glands in the integumentary system? - ANSWER: Holocene,
Eccrine and apocrine
What is the function of the holocrine gland? - ANSWER: For sebaceous glands and it
produces sebum
What is the function of the eccrine glands? - ANSWER: Sudoriferous glands; for
thermoregulation and secretes sweat
What is the function of the apocrine gland? - ANSWER: Body odor sweat
, What are the 3 types of muscles - ANSWER: Skeletal, smooth and cardiac
What is controlled by voluntary muscles? - ANSWER: Skeletal movement; walking,
running
What is controlled by involuntary muscles? - ANSWER: Breathing, heart rate and
digestion
How does nerve controls muscles? - ANSWER: Nerve signals electrical impulses and
travel along axon and then transmitted to a different cell
What are afferent nerves? - ANSWER: Known as sensory nerves and sends messages
to the CNS
What are efferent nerves? - ANSWER: Known as motor nerves and it sends messages
to the muscle
Which chambers pump towards the lungs? - ANSWER: Right ventricle
The SA notes are known as - ANSWER: Pacemaker cells
What is contained in blood? - ANSWER: Blood plasma, nutrients, antibodies and
proteins
Red blood cells contain - ANSWER: Hemoglobin
What is responsible for transporting oxygen? - ANSWER: Red blood cells
Function of veins - ANSWER: carry blood back to the heart
Function of the duodenum - ANSWER: Neutralizes chyme and brush boarders
enzymes are produced
Function of salivary amylase - ANSWER: Breaks down starch
Function of pepsin - ANSWER: breaks down proteins
Function of pancreatic amylase - ANSWER: Break down starch
Function of trypsin - ANSWER: Breaks down proteins
Function of lipase - ANSWER: Break down lipids
Function of protease - ANSWER: Breaks down proteins
Function of lactase - ANSWER: Breaks down carbs to simple sugars
