EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
◉ What is a cell Answer: basic unit of life. Vary in shape, size, and
function. 3 basic parts nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane
◉ Protoplasm Answer: colorless gel like substance that contain
water, salt, and nutrients obtained from food. ((make up cells))
◉ Nucleus Answer: control center of a cell - controls cell
reproduction, growth, and metabolism
◉ Cytoplasm Answer: production department - site of most chemical
activities with in the cell.
◉ Organelles Answer: located within the cytoplasm - store nutrients
and repair and restore the cell
◉ Cell Membrane Answer: Outer surface and enclosing structure of
the cell
◉ Cells make up ____ Answer: Tissues
,◉ Tissues make up Answer: Organs
◉ Organs make up Answer: Systems
◉ Metabolism Answer: chemical process by which cells receive
nutrients for cell growth and reproduction ( 2phases anabolism &
catabolism)
◉ Anabolism Answer: process of building up larger molecules from
smaller ones. During this phase body stores water food and oxygen
◉ Catabolism Answer: process of breaking down larger molecules or
substances into smaller ones. releases energy within the cell which
is necessary for the performance of specific body function
ex:muscular movement / digestion
◉ What are the 5 primary types of tissues? Answer: Epithelial -
Connective - Nerve - Muscular - Liquid
◉ Epithelial Tissue Answer: covers and protects body surfaces and
internal organs
, ◉ Connective Tissue Answer: supports, protects and holds the body
together
◉ Nerve Tissue Answer: carries messages to and from the brain, and
coordinates body functions
◉ Muscular Tissue Answer: contracts when stimulated to produce
motion
◉ Liquid tissue Answer: carries food, waste products, and hormones
◉ Name 10 body systems Answer: Muscular - Circulatory -
Respiratory - Endocrine - Digestive - Skeletal - Integumentary -
Reproductive - Excretory - Nervous
◉ How many bones in the human body? Answer: 206
◉ Osteology Answer: study of bones
◉ How many bones in the skull ? Answer: 22 -- two sets of bones
that form the skull - eight bones make up the cranium and 14 bones
make up the facial skeleton
◉ Parietal bone Answer: form the crown and upper sides of the head