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ChapterV1.VTheVCellVasVaVUnitVofVHealthVandVDisease
1 TheVnucleus
,VwhichVisVessentialVforVfunctionVa
ndVsurvivalVofVtheVcell.
A) isVtheVsiteVofVproteinVsynthesis
B) containsVtheVgeneticVcode
C) transformsVcellularVenergy
D) initiatesVaerobicVmetabolism
2 AlthoughVenergyVisVnotVmadeVinVmitochondria,VtheyVareVkno
wnVasVtheVpowerVplantsVofVtheVcellVbecauseVthey:
A) containVRNAVforVproteinVsynthesis.
B) utilizeVglycolysisVforVoxidativeVenergy.
C) extractVenergyVfromVorganicVcompounds.
D) storeVcalciumVbondsVforVmuscleVcontractions.
3 AlthoughVtheVbasicVstructureVofVtheVcellVplasmaVmembraneVis
VformedVbyVaVlipidVbilayer,VmostVofVtheVspecificVmembraneVf
unctionsVareVcarriedVoutVby:
A) boundVandVtransmembraneVproteins.
B) complex,VlongVcarbohydrateVchains.
C) surfaceVantigensVandVhormoneVreceptors.
D) aVgatingVsystemVofVselectiveVionVchannels.
4 ToVeffectivelyVrelayVsignals,Vcell-to-
cellVcommunicationVutilizesVchemicalVmessengerVsystemsV
that:
A) displaceVsurfaceVreceptorVproteins.
B) accumulateVwithinVcellVgapVjunctions.
C) bindVtoVcontractileVmicrofilaments.
D) releaseVsecretionsVintoVextracellularVfluid.
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5 AerobicVmetabolism,ValsoVknownVasVoxidativeVmetabolism
,VprovidesVenergyVby:
A) removingVtheVphosphateVbondsVfromVATP.
B) combiningVhydrogenVandVoxygenVtoVformVwa
ter.
C) activatingVpyruvateVstoredVinVtheVcytoplasm.
D) breakingVdownVglucoseVtoVformVlacticVacid.
6 Exocytosis,VtheVreverseVofVendocytosis,VisVimportantVin
intoVtheVextracellularVfluid.
A) EngulfingVandVingestingVfluidVandVproteinsVforVtr
ansport
B) Killing,Vdegrading,VandVdissolvingVharmfulVmicr
oorganisms
C) RemovingVcellularVdebrisVandVreleasingVsynthesi
zedVsubstances
D) DestructionVofVparticlesVbyVlysosomalVenzyme
sVforVsecretion
7 TheVprocessVresponsibleVforVgeneratingVandVconductingVm
embraneVpotentialsVis:
A) diffusionVofVcurrent-carryingVions.
B) millivoltageVofVelectricalVpotential.
C) polarizationVofVchargedVparticles.
D) ionVchannelVneurotransmission.
8 EpithelialVtissuesVareVclassifiedVaccordingVtoVtheVshapeVofVth
eVcellsVandVtheVnumberVofVlayers.VWhichVofVtheVfollowingVis
VaVcorrectlyVmatchedVdescriptionVandVtypeVofVepithelialVtissu
e?
A) SimpleVepithelium:VcellsVinVcontactVwithVinte
rcellularVmatrix;VsomeVdoVnotVextendVtoVsurfa
ce
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B) StratifiedVepithelium:VsingleVlayerVofVcells;Val
lVcellsVrestVonVbasementVmembrane
C) GlandularVepithelium:VariseVfromVsurfaceVepi
theliaVandVunderlyingVconnectiveVtissue
D) PseudostratifiedVepithelium:VmultipleVlayersVo
fVcells;VdeepestVlayerVrestsVonVbasementVme
mbrane
9 ConnectiveVtissueVcontainsVfibroblastsVthatVareVresponsibleVfor:
A) providingVaVfibrousVframeworkVforVcapillaries.
B) synthesisVofVcollagen,Velastin,VandVreticularVfi
bers.
C) formingVtendonsVandVtheVfasciaVthatVcoversVmus
cles.
D) fillingVspacesVbetweenVtissuesVtoVkeepVorgansVin
Vplace.
10 AlthoughVallVmuscleVtissueVcellsVhaveVsomeVsimilarities,Vs
moothVmuscleV(alsoVknownVasVinvoluntaryVmuscle)Vdiffers
Vby:
A) havingVdenseVbodiesVattachedVtoVactinVfilame
nts.
B) containingVsarcomeresVbetweenVZVlinesVandVMVb
ands.
C) havingVrapidVcontractionsVandVabundantVcross-
Vstriations.
D) contractingVinVresponseVtoVincreasedVintracell
ularVcalcium.
11 WhichVofVtheVfollowingVaspectsVofVtheVfunctionVofVtheVnucle
usVisVperformedVbyVribosomalVRNAV(rRNA)?
A) CopyingVandVcarryingVDNAVinstructionsVf
orVproteinVsynthesis