B. Cellular
What is the smallest level of organization in The cellular level includes the nucleus, an organelle that contains the body's genetic
the body that contains the body's genetic information.
information?
Select one:
a. chemical
b. cellular
c. tissue
d. organism
d. stretching of the uterus near the end of pregnancy
Which is an example of a normally
occurring positive-feedback mechanism?
Select one:
a. elevated blood pressure during exercise
b. increase in heart rate after blood loss
c. decrease in blood pressure after blood
loss
d. stretching of the uterus near the end of
pregnancy
c. oxidative phosphorylation
Which of the following processes
generates the most ATP within a human
cell?
Select one:
a. glycolysis
b. lactic acid fermentation
c. oxidative phosphorylation
d. citric acid cycle
d. One strand forms continuously, the other forms in short segments spliced by DNA
ligase.
During DNA replication, how does each
template strand eventually become two
identical DNA molecules?
Select one:
a. The two strands form continuously,
catalyzed by DNA polymerase.
b. The two strands form continuously,
catalyzed by DNA ligase.
c. One strand forms continuously, the other
forms in short segments spliced by DNA
polymerase.
d. One strand forms continuously, the other
forms in short segments spliced by DNA
ligase.
d. stratum spinosum
Which is the most superficial layer of skin
that is composed primarily of living cells?
Select one:
a. stratum corneum
b. stratum lucidum
c. stratum basale
d. stratum spinosum
, b. a burn that has destroyed the dermis and epidermis
Which of the following is the definition of a
third degree burn?
Select one:
a. a burn that covers at least 25% of the
skin
b. a burn that has destroyed the dermis
and epidermis
c. a burn that can only be caused by fire
d. a burn that does not leave scars
a. cavity
Which of the following types of openings in
the skeletal system does a "sinus"
describe?
Select one:
a. cavity
b. cleft
c. hole
d. tunnel
b. collagen
Which of the following components of the
bone matrix, when removed, allows the
bone to be easily shattered?
Select one:
a. cartilage
b. collagen
c. hydroxyapatite
d. mineral
d. smooth
Which of the following is the most widely
distributed type of muscle in the body?
Select one:
a. cardiac
b. postural
c. skeletal
d. smooth
c. Sarcomeres and myofibrils contract.
Which sentence best describes the sliding
filament model of muscle contraction?
Select one:
a. Actin and myosin filaments remain
stationary.
b. Actin and myosin myofilaments shorten.
c. Sarcomeres and myofibrils contract.
d. Sarcomeres and myofibrils lengthen.
, b. microglia
doctor performing an autopsy on a patient
concludes that part of the brain was likely
damaged by trauma due to a large
population of which type of cell?
Select one:
a. Schwann cells
b. microglia
c. oligodendrocytes
d. ependymal cel
d. unmyelinated, post-ganglionic axons
What type of axons is found in a gray
ramus comunicans?
Select one:
a. myelinated, pre-ganglionic axons
b. myelinated, post-ganglionic axons
c. unmyelinated, pre-ganglionic axons
d. unmyelinated, post-ganglionic axons
c. neurotransmitter
Which class of chemical messengers is
secreted by neurons into synaptic clefts to
activate an adjacent cell?
Select one:
a. autocrine
b. endocrine
c. neurotransmitter
d. paracrine
a. the breakdown of fat in adipose tissues
The targeted response of the hormone
lipotropin is an increase in which of the
following?
Select one:
a. the breakdown of fat in adipose tissues
b. the breakdown of lipids and release of
fatty acids from cells
c. the production of milk in lactating women
d. the secretion of thyroid hormone
B. pivot
The articulations between the radius and
ulna that allow for rotation of the forearm is
an example of a(n) _________ joint.
A. plane
B. pivot
C. hinge
D. ellipsoid
D. glucagon
In order to increase low blood glucose
levels back to normal, the pancreas
increases secretion of ________.
A. somatostatin
B. insulin
C. glucocorticoids
D. glucagon
C. parathyroid glands.
Hypocalcemia results from inactive
A. adrenal glands.
B. pancreatic islets.
C. parathyroid glands.
D. parafollicular cells.
, C. sympathetic division
Which component of the autonomic
nervous system is least active during
resting conditions?
A. parasympathetic division
B. enteric nervous system
C. sympathetic division
D. sensory neurons
A. olfactory
Which of the following special senses
experiences the least amount of decline as
an individual ages?
A. olfactory
B. balance
C. visual
D. auditory
e. surface anatomy
The study of the external form of the body
and its relationship to deeper structures is
Select one:
a. systemic anatomy.
b. regional anatomy.
c. molecular biology.
d. microbiology.
e. surface anatomy
a. For every cell in your body, there are ten microbial cells.
There are more microbial cells than human
cells in your body and the health of this
microbiota clearly influences human well-
being. How many microbes are there?.
Select one:
a. For every cell in your body, there are ten
microbial cells.
b. For every cell in your body, there are
one hundred microbial cells.
c. For every cell in your body, there are
one thousand microbial cells.
d. For every cell in your body, there are ten
thousand microbial cells.
d. sonogram
An anatomic image created from sound
waves is a
Select one:
a. radiograph.
b. CT scan.
c. MRI.
d. sonogram
What is the smallest level of organization in The cellular level includes the nucleus, an organelle that contains the body's genetic
the body that contains the body's genetic information.
information?
Select one:
a. chemical
b. cellular
c. tissue
d. organism
d. stretching of the uterus near the end of pregnancy
Which is an example of a normally
occurring positive-feedback mechanism?
Select one:
a. elevated blood pressure during exercise
b. increase in heart rate after blood loss
c. decrease in blood pressure after blood
loss
d. stretching of the uterus near the end of
pregnancy
c. oxidative phosphorylation
Which of the following processes
generates the most ATP within a human
cell?
Select one:
a. glycolysis
b. lactic acid fermentation
c. oxidative phosphorylation
d. citric acid cycle
d. One strand forms continuously, the other forms in short segments spliced by DNA
ligase.
During DNA replication, how does each
template strand eventually become two
identical DNA molecules?
Select one:
a. The two strands form continuously,
catalyzed by DNA polymerase.
b. The two strands form continuously,
catalyzed by DNA ligase.
c. One strand forms continuously, the other
forms in short segments spliced by DNA
polymerase.
d. One strand forms continuously, the other
forms in short segments spliced by DNA
ligase.
d. stratum spinosum
Which is the most superficial layer of skin
that is composed primarily of living cells?
Select one:
a. stratum corneum
b. stratum lucidum
c. stratum basale
d. stratum spinosum
, b. a burn that has destroyed the dermis and epidermis
Which of the following is the definition of a
third degree burn?
Select one:
a. a burn that covers at least 25% of the
skin
b. a burn that has destroyed the dermis
and epidermis
c. a burn that can only be caused by fire
d. a burn that does not leave scars
a. cavity
Which of the following types of openings in
the skeletal system does a "sinus"
describe?
Select one:
a. cavity
b. cleft
c. hole
d. tunnel
b. collagen
Which of the following components of the
bone matrix, when removed, allows the
bone to be easily shattered?
Select one:
a. cartilage
b. collagen
c. hydroxyapatite
d. mineral
d. smooth
Which of the following is the most widely
distributed type of muscle in the body?
Select one:
a. cardiac
b. postural
c. skeletal
d. smooth
c. Sarcomeres and myofibrils contract.
Which sentence best describes the sliding
filament model of muscle contraction?
Select one:
a. Actin and myosin filaments remain
stationary.
b. Actin and myosin myofilaments shorten.
c. Sarcomeres and myofibrils contract.
d. Sarcomeres and myofibrils lengthen.
, b. microglia
doctor performing an autopsy on a patient
concludes that part of the brain was likely
damaged by trauma due to a large
population of which type of cell?
Select one:
a. Schwann cells
b. microglia
c. oligodendrocytes
d. ependymal cel
d. unmyelinated, post-ganglionic axons
What type of axons is found in a gray
ramus comunicans?
Select one:
a. myelinated, pre-ganglionic axons
b. myelinated, post-ganglionic axons
c. unmyelinated, pre-ganglionic axons
d. unmyelinated, post-ganglionic axons
c. neurotransmitter
Which class of chemical messengers is
secreted by neurons into synaptic clefts to
activate an adjacent cell?
Select one:
a. autocrine
b. endocrine
c. neurotransmitter
d. paracrine
a. the breakdown of fat in adipose tissues
The targeted response of the hormone
lipotropin is an increase in which of the
following?
Select one:
a. the breakdown of fat in adipose tissues
b. the breakdown of lipids and release of
fatty acids from cells
c. the production of milk in lactating women
d. the secretion of thyroid hormone
B. pivot
The articulations between the radius and
ulna that allow for rotation of the forearm is
an example of a(n) _________ joint.
A. plane
B. pivot
C. hinge
D. ellipsoid
D. glucagon
In order to increase low blood glucose
levels back to normal, the pancreas
increases secretion of ________.
A. somatostatin
B. insulin
C. glucocorticoids
D. glucagon
C. parathyroid glands.
Hypocalcemia results from inactive
A. adrenal glands.
B. pancreatic islets.
C. parathyroid glands.
D. parafollicular cells.
, C. sympathetic division
Which component of the autonomic
nervous system is least active during
resting conditions?
A. parasympathetic division
B. enteric nervous system
C. sympathetic division
D. sensory neurons
A. olfactory
Which of the following special senses
experiences the least amount of decline as
an individual ages?
A. olfactory
B. balance
C. visual
D. auditory
e. surface anatomy
The study of the external form of the body
and its relationship to deeper structures is
Select one:
a. systemic anatomy.
b. regional anatomy.
c. molecular biology.
d. microbiology.
e. surface anatomy
a. For every cell in your body, there are ten microbial cells.
There are more microbial cells than human
cells in your body and the health of this
microbiota clearly influences human well-
being. How many microbes are there?.
Select one:
a. For every cell in your body, there are ten
microbial cells.
b. For every cell in your body, there are
one hundred microbial cells.
c. For every cell in your body, there are
one thousand microbial cells.
d. For every cell in your body, there are ten
thousand microbial cells.
d. sonogram
An anatomic image created from sound
waves is a
Select one:
a. radiograph.
b. CT scan.
c. MRI.
d. sonogram
