A&P 1 FINAL EXAM, STRAIGHTERLINE ANATOMY
AND PHYSIOLOGY 1, STRAIGHTERLINE A&P 1
CUMULATIVE FINAL EXAM QUESIONS AND
ANSWERS
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 --CORRECT ANSWER--a. cavity
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 --CORRECT ANSWER--b. collagen
Which of the following is the most widely distributed type of muscle in the body?
Select one:
a. cardiac
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,b. postural
c. skeletal
d. smooth --CORRECT ANSWER--d. smooth
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. --CORRECT ANSWER--c. Sarcomeres and
myofibrils contract.
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 --CORRECT ANSWER--b. microglia
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
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,d. unmyelinated, post-ganglionic axons --CORRECT ANSWER--d. unmyelinated, post-
ganglionic axons
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 --CORRECT ANSWER--c. neurotransmitter
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 --CORRECT ANSWER--a. the breakdown of fat in
adipose tissues
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 --CORRECT ANSWER--B. pivot
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, In order to increase low blood glucose levels back to normal, the pancreas increases secretion
of ________.
A. somatostatin
B. insulin
C. glucocorticoids
D. glucagon --CORRECT ANSWER--D. glucagon
Hypocalcemia results from inactive
A. adrenal glands.
B. pancreatic islets.
C. parathyroid glands.
D. parafollicular cells. --CORRECT ANSWER--C. parathyroid glands.
What is the smallest level of organization in the body that contains the body's genetic
information?
Select one:
a. chemical
b. cellular
c. tissue
d. organism --CORRECT ANSWER--B. Cellular
The cellular level includes the nucleus, an organelle that contains the body's genetic
information.
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AND PHYSIOLOGY 1, STRAIGHTERLINE A&P 1
CUMULATIVE FINAL EXAM QUESIONS AND
ANSWERS
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 --CORRECT ANSWER--a. cavity
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 --CORRECT ANSWER--b. collagen
Which of the following is the most widely distributed type of muscle in the body?
Select one:
a. cardiac
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,b. postural
c. skeletal
d. smooth --CORRECT ANSWER--d. smooth
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. --CORRECT ANSWER--c. Sarcomeres and
myofibrils contract.
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 --CORRECT ANSWER--b. microglia
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
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,d. unmyelinated, post-ganglionic axons --CORRECT ANSWER--d. unmyelinated, post-
ganglionic axons
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 --CORRECT ANSWER--c. neurotransmitter
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 --CORRECT ANSWER--a. the breakdown of fat in
adipose tissues
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 --CORRECT ANSWER--B. pivot
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, In order to increase low blood glucose levels back to normal, the pancreas increases secretion
of ________.
A. somatostatin
B. insulin
C. glucocorticoids
D. glucagon --CORRECT ANSWER--D. glucagon
Hypocalcemia results from inactive
A. adrenal glands.
B. pancreatic islets.
C. parathyroid glands.
D. parafollicular cells. --CORRECT ANSWER--C. parathyroid glands.
What is the smallest level of organization in the body that contains the body's genetic
information?
Select one:
a. chemical
b. cellular
c. tissue
d. organism --CORRECT ANSWER--B. Cellular
The cellular level includes the nucleus, an organelle that contains the body's genetic
information.
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