A&P 1 FINAL EXAM, STRAIGHTERLINE
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 1,
STRAIGHTERLINE A&P 1 CUMULATIVE
FINAL
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 - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-B. Cellular
The cellular level includes the nucleus, an organelle that
contains the body's genetic information.
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 -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-d. stretching of the uterus near the end of
pregnancy
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 - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-c. oxidative
phosphorylation
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. - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-d. One
strand forms continuously, the other forms in short segments
spliced by DNA ligase.
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 - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-d. stratum spinosum
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 - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-b. a burn
that has destroyed the dermis and epidermis
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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-b. collagen
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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-B. pivot
In order to increase low blood glucose levels back to normal,
the pancreas increases secretion of ________.
A. somatostatin
B. insulin
C. glucocorticoids
D. glucagon - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-D. glucagon
Hypocalcemia results from inactive
A. adrenal glands.
B. pancreatic islets.
C. parathyroid glands.
D. parafollicular cells. - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-C. parathyroid glands.
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 - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-C. sympathetic division
Which of the following special senses experiences the least
amount of decline as an individual ages?
A. olfactory
B. balance
C. visual
D. auditory - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-A. olfactory
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY 1,
STRAIGHTERLINE A&P 1 CUMULATIVE
FINAL
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 - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-B. Cellular
The cellular level includes the nucleus, an organelle that
contains the body's genetic information.
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 -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔-d. stretching of the uterus near the end of
pregnancy
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 - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-c. oxidative
phosphorylation
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. - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-d. One
strand forms continuously, the other forms in short segments
spliced by DNA ligase.
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 - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-d. stratum spinosum
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 - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-b. a burn
that has destroyed the dermis and epidermis
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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-b. collagen
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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔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 - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-B. pivot
In order to increase low blood glucose levels back to normal,
the pancreas increases secretion of ________.
A. somatostatin
B. insulin
C. glucocorticoids
D. glucagon - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-D. glucagon
Hypocalcemia results from inactive
A. adrenal glands.
B. pancreatic islets.
C. parathyroid glands.
D. parafollicular cells. - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-C. parathyroid glands.
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 - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-C. sympathetic division
Which of the following special senses experiences the least
amount of decline as an individual ages?
A. olfactory
B. balance
C. visual
D. auditory - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-A. olfactory
