General Anatomy and Physiology Exam
Questions And Correct Answers
What is the basic unit of all living things? - AnswerCell
/.What is the colorless, jelly-like substance in cells where food elements and water are
present? - AnswerProtoplasm
/.Anabolism is what type of metabolism? - AnswerConstructive
/.What type of metabolism involves complex compounds being broken down? -
AnswerCatabolism
/.Bone, cartilage, ligaments, tendons, fascia, and adipose tissue/fat are what type of
tissue? - AnswerConnective tissue
/.What are the special cells found in nerve tissue called? - AnswerNeurons
/.How many major systems are found in the human body/ - AnswerEleven ( 11)
/.What is the foundation of the body/ - AnswerThe skeletal system
/.What system produces white and red blood cells? - AnswerThe skeletal system
/.How many bones are in the human body? - AnswerTwo hundred and six ( 206 )
/.How many bones make up the human skull? - AnswerTwenty-two ( 22 )
/.What do the clavicle aand the scapula form? - AnswerThe shoulder
/.How many muscles are found in the human body? - AnswerSix hundred (600)
/.What is muscle tissue stimulated by? - Answermoist heat, light rays, and heat rays
/.What muscle draws te corner of the mouth out and back, as in grinning? - AnswerThe
risorius muscle
/.The biceps, deltoid, and triceps enable movement of what body part? - AnswerArm
and shoulder
/.Which system is responsible for coordinating activites both inside and outside of the
body? - AnswerThe nervous system
, /.What supplies every square inch of the human body? - AnswerNerves
/.How many cranial nerves arise from the base of the brain and the brain stem? -
AnswerTwelve ( 12)
/.What is the fifth cranial nerve also known as? - AnswerThe trifacial nerve
/.What does the buccal nerve affect? - AnswerThe muscles of the mouth
/.What does the infratroclear nerve affect? - AnswerThe membrane of the nose
/.What is considered the body's pump? - AnswerThe heart
/.How many Chambers and Valves are in the human heart? - AnswerFour chambers,
Four valves
/.What is the largest artery in the body? - AnswerThe aorta
/.How many pints of blood are in the human body/ - Answer8 - 10 pints
/.What helps equalize the body's temperature and works with the immune system to
protect the body from harmful microorganisms? - AnswerThe blood
/.What system contains glands that affect the growth, development, sexual activities,
and health of the entire body? - AnswerThe endocrine system
/.What are the two main glands that make up the endocrine system? - AnswerExocrine
and endocrine
/.What is another name for the digestive system? - AnswerGastrointestinal
/.What is the primary protection for the respiratory system? - AnswerThe ribs
/.What do your lungs absorb when you inhale? - AnswerOxygen
/.What is the gas expelled when exhaling? - AnswerCarbon dioxide
/.Tissues are made up of ? - AnswerSimilar cells that perform a particular function
/.What is the largest, most complex nerve tissue in the human body? - AnswerThe brain
/.What are neurons? - AnswerPrimary structural units of the nervous system
/.What carries water, oxygen, food, and secretions to all cells in the body? - AnswerThe
blood
Questions And Correct Answers
What is the basic unit of all living things? - AnswerCell
/.What is the colorless, jelly-like substance in cells where food elements and water are
present? - AnswerProtoplasm
/.Anabolism is what type of metabolism? - AnswerConstructive
/.What type of metabolism involves complex compounds being broken down? -
AnswerCatabolism
/.Bone, cartilage, ligaments, tendons, fascia, and adipose tissue/fat are what type of
tissue? - AnswerConnective tissue
/.What are the special cells found in nerve tissue called? - AnswerNeurons
/.How many major systems are found in the human body/ - AnswerEleven ( 11)
/.What is the foundation of the body/ - AnswerThe skeletal system
/.What system produces white and red blood cells? - AnswerThe skeletal system
/.How many bones are in the human body? - AnswerTwo hundred and six ( 206 )
/.How many bones make up the human skull? - AnswerTwenty-two ( 22 )
/.What do the clavicle aand the scapula form? - AnswerThe shoulder
/.How many muscles are found in the human body? - AnswerSix hundred (600)
/.What is muscle tissue stimulated by? - Answermoist heat, light rays, and heat rays
/.What muscle draws te corner of the mouth out and back, as in grinning? - AnswerThe
risorius muscle
/.The biceps, deltoid, and triceps enable movement of what body part? - AnswerArm
and shoulder
/.Which system is responsible for coordinating activites both inside and outside of the
body? - AnswerThe nervous system
, /.What supplies every square inch of the human body? - AnswerNerves
/.How many cranial nerves arise from the base of the brain and the brain stem? -
AnswerTwelve ( 12)
/.What is the fifth cranial nerve also known as? - AnswerThe trifacial nerve
/.What does the buccal nerve affect? - AnswerThe muscles of the mouth
/.What does the infratroclear nerve affect? - AnswerThe membrane of the nose
/.What is considered the body's pump? - AnswerThe heart
/.How many Chambers and Valves are in the human heart? - AnswerFour chambers,
Four valves
/.What is the largest artery in the body? - AnswerThe aorta
/.How many pints of blood are in the human body/ - Answer8 - 10 pints
/.What helps equalize the body's temperature and works with the immune system to
protect the body from harmful microorganisms? - AnswerThe blood
/.What system contains glands that affect the growth, development, sexual activities,
and health of the entire body? - AnswerThe endocrine system
/.What are the two main glands that make up the endocrine system? - AnswerExocrine
and endocrine
/.What is another name for the digestive system? - AnswerGastrointestinal
/.What is the primary protection for the respiratory system? - AnswerThe ribs
/.What do your lungs absorb when you inhale? - AnswerOxygen
/.What is the gas expelled when exhaling? - AnswerCarbon dioxide
/.Tissues are made up of ? - AnswerSimilar cells that perform a particular function
/.What is the largest, most complex nerve tissue in the human body? - AnswerThe brain
/.What are neurons? - AnswerPrimary structural units of the nervous system
/.What carries water, oxygen, food, and secretions to all cells in the body? - AnswerThe
blood
