BSC2085 FINAL EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Na Necessary for proper conduction or nervous impulses
Tissues Histology would be best defined as....
Excretion of metabolic waste An increased rate of breathing as a result of increased buildup of carbon dioxide
in the bloodstream would best be described as an example of...
Control center If you consider your home air conditioner in terms of homeostasis, then the wall
thermostat would be the....
To maintain homeostasis What is the main, general purpose of negative feedback?
Pericardial The heart lies in what cavity?
Orbital The cavities housing the eyes are called what?
Organ A structure that is composed of two or more tissue types that work together to
preform specific functions for the body is called what?
Synovial What cavities are spaces between joints?
Decay What would not be considered a functional characteristic of life?
Dorsal Which term means toward or at the back of the body, behind?
Water The single most abundant chemical substance of the body, accounting for 60% to
80% of body weight, is called what?
Popliteal The posterior knee area is called what?
Negative feedback mechanisms work to prevent sudden Which of the following statements is true concerning feedback mechanisms?
severe changes within the body
Palms turned posteriorly The anatomical position is characterized by all of the following except what?
The resting membrane potential is maintained by solely Which of the following is FALSE regarding the membrane potential?
by passive transport processes
Phagocytosis Which vesicular transport process occurs primarily in some white blood cells and
macrophages?
Swell and burst A red blood cell placed in pure water would do what?
, A phospholipid bilayer surrounding the cell What defines the plasma membrane?
Microvilli Which structures are fingerlike projections that greatly increase the absorbing
surface of cells?
The greater the concentration gradient, the faster the rate Which of the following statements is correct regarding net diffusion?
Messenger RNA, transfer RNA, and ribosomal RNA play a Which of the following statements is correct regarding RNA?
role in protein synthesis
Collagen fibers The reason that intervertebral discs exhibit a large amount of tensile strength,
which allows them to absorb shock, is because they possess what?
Psuedostratified columnar epithelium ciliated Lines most of the respiratory tract
Simple squamous What is a single-called layer or epithelium that forms the lining of serous
membranes?
Connective tissue Usually contains a large amount of matrix
Fibers and ground substances Connective tissue is a matrix composed of what?
Tissue Groups of cells that are similar in structure and preform a common or related
function form what?
Elastic cartilage The shape of the external ear is maintained by what?
Chrondoblasts Located within the cartilage and divide and secrete new matrix
Adipose tissue What tissues primary function is nutrient storage?
Compact bone What bone tissues are adapted to support weight and withstand tension stress?
Fat Yellow bone marrow contains a large percentage of what?
Osteoblast What cell is responsible for secreting the matrix of bone?
Decreased proliferation of the epiphyseal plate cartilage What can be a deficiency of growth hormone during bone formation cause?
Diaphysis A fracture in the shaft of a bone would be a break in what?
Serves as contraction inhibitor by blocking the myosin What is the role of tropomyosin in skeletal muscles?
binding sites in the action molecules
Osteoclasts out-pace osteoblasts due to low hormone What causes osteoporosis?
production of the ovaries
Ca2+ and ATP Excitation-contraction coupling requires which substances?
CORRECT Answers
Na Necessary for proper conduction or nervous impulses
Tissues Histology would be best defined as....
Excretion of metabolic waste An increased rate of breathing as a result of increased buildup of carbon dioxide
in the bloodstream would best be described as an example of...
Control center If you consider your home air conditioner in terms of homeostasis, then the wall
thermostat would be the....
To maintain homeostasis What is the main, general purpose of negative feedback?
Pericardial The heart lies in what cavity?
Orbital The cavities housing the eyes are called what?
Organ A structure that is composed of two or more tissue types that work together to
preform specific functions for the body is called what?
Synovial What cavities are spaces between joints?
Decay What would not be considered a functional characteristic of life?
Dorsal Which term means toward or at the back of the body, behind?
Water The single most abundant chemical substance of the body, accounting for 60% to
80% of body weight, is called what?
Popliteal The posterior knee area is called what?
Negative feedback mechanisms work to prevent sudden Which of the following statements is true concerning feedback mechanisms?
severe changes within the body
Palms turned posteriorly The anatomical position is characterized by all of the following except what?
The resting membrane potential is maintained by solely Which of the following is FALSE regarding the membrane potential?
by passive transport processes
Phagocytosis Which vesicular transport process occurs primarily in some white blood cells and
macrophages?
Swell and burst A red blood cell placed in pure water would do what?
, A phospholipid bilayer surrounding the cell What defines the plasma membrane?
Microvilli Which structures are fingerlike projections that greatly increase the absorbing
surface of cells?
The greater the concentration gradient, the faster the rate Which of the following statements is correct regarding net diffusion?
Messenger RNA, transfer RNA, and ribosomal RNA play a Which of the following statements is correct regarding RNA?
role in protein synthesis
Collagen fibers The reason that intervertebral discs exhibit a large amount of tensile strength,
which allows them to absorb shock, is because they possess what?
Psuedostratified columnar epithelium ciliated Lines most of the respiratory tract
Simple squamous What is a single-called layer or epithelium that forms the lining of serous
membranes?
Connective tissue Usually contains a large amount of matrix
Fibers and ground substances Connective tissue is a matrix composed of what?
Tissue Groups of cells that are similar in structure and preform a common or related
function form what?
Elastic cartilage The shape of the external ear is maintained by what?
Chrondoblasts Located within the cartilage and divide and secrete new matrix
Adipose tissue What tissues primary function is nutrient storage?
Compact bone What bone tissues are adapted to support weight and withstand tension stress?
Fat Yellow bone marrow contains a large percentage of what?
Osteoblast What cell is responsible for secreting the matrix of bone?
Decreased proliferation of the epiphyseal plate cartilage What can be a deficiency of growth hormone during bone formation cause?
Diaphysis A fracture in the shaft of a bone would be a break in what?
Serves as contraction inhibitor by blocking the myosin What is the role of tropomyosin in skeletal muscles?
binding sites in the action molecules
Osteoclasts out-pace osteoblasts due to low hormone What causes osteoporosis?
production of the ovaries
Ca2+ and ATP Excitation-contraction coupling requires which substances?
