A&P 1 FINAL EXAM, STRAIGHTERLINE ANATOMY
AND PHYSIOLOGY 1, STRAIGHTERLINE A&P 1
CUMULATIVE FINAL QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
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.
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 - correct 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 - correct 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. -
correct answer-
d. One strand forms continuously, the other forms in short segments spliced by DNA ligase.
Whichxisxthexmostxsuperficialxlayerxofxskinxthatxisxcomposedxprimarilyxofxlivingxcell
s?
Selectxone:
a.xstratumxcorneum
b.xstratumxlucidum
c.xstratumxbasale
d.xstratumxspinosumx-xcorrectxanswer-d.xstratumxspinosum
Whichxofxthexfollowingxisxthexdefinitionxofxaxthirdxdegreexburn
?
Selectxone:
a.xaxburnxthatxcoversxatxleastx25%xofxthexski
n
b.xaxburnxthatxhasxdestroyedxthexdermisxandxepidermis
c.xaxburnxthatxcanxonlyxbexcausedxbyxfire
d.xaxburnxthatxdoesxnotxleavexscarsx-xcorrectxanswer-
b.xaxburnxthatxhasxdestroyedxthexdermisxandxepidermis
Whichxofxthexfollowingxtypesxofxopeningsxinxthexskeletalxsystemxdoesxax"sinus"xdescrib
e?
Selectxone:
a.xcavity
b.xcleft
c.xhole
d.xtunnelx-xcorrectxanswer-a.xcavity
,x
Whichxofxthexfollowingxcomponentsxofxthexbonexmatrix,xwhenxremoved,xallowsxthexbonextoxbexeasilyxsh
att
ered?
Selectxone:
a.xcartilage
b.xcollagen
c.xhydroxyapatite
d.xmineralx-xcorrectxanswer-b.xcollagen
Whichxofxthexfollowingxisxthexmostxwidelyxdistributedxtypexofxmusclexinxthexbod
y?
Selectxone:
a.xcardiac
b.xpostural
c.xskeletal
d.xsmoothx-xcorrectxanswer-d.xsmooth
Whichxsentencexbestxdescribesxthexslidingxfilamentxmodelxofxmusclexcontraction
?
Selectxone:
a.xActinxandxmyosinxfilamentsxremainxstationary.
b.xActinxandxmyosinxmyofilamentsxshorten.
c.xSarcomeresxandxmyofibrilsxcontract.
d.xSarcomeresxandxmyofibrilsxlengthen.x-xcorrectxanswer-
c.xSarcomeresxandxmyofibrilsxcontract.
doctorxperformingxanxautopsyxonxaxpatientxconcludesxthatxpartxofxthexbrainxwasxlikelyxdamagedxbyxtrau
ma
duextoxaxlargexpopulationxofxwhichxtypexofxcell?
Selectxone:
a.xSchwannxcells
b.xmicroglia
c.xoligodendrocytes
d.xependymalxcelx-xcorrectxanswer-b.xmicroglia
Whatxtypexofxaxonsxisxfoundxinxaxgrayxramusxcomunicans
?
,x
Selectxone:
a.xmyelinated,xpre-ganglionicxaxons
b.xmyelinated,xpost-ganglionicxaxons
c.xunmyelinated,xpre-ganglionicxaxons
d.xunmyelinated,xpost-ganglionicxaxonsx-xcorrectxanswer-d.xunmyelinated,xpost-ganglionicxaxons
Whichxclassxofxchemicalxmessengersxisxsecretedxbyxneuronsxintoxsynapticxcleftsxtoxactivatexanxadjacentxc
ell
?
Selectxone:
a.xautocrine
b.xendocrine
c.xneurotransmitter
d.xparacrinex-xcorrectxanswer-c.xneurotransmitter
Thextargetedxresponsexofxthexhormonexlipotropinxisxanxincreasexinxwhichxofxthexfollowin
g?
Selectxone:
a.xthexbreakdownxofxfatxinxadiposextissues
b.xthexbreakdownxofxlipidsxandxreleasexofxfattyxacidsxfromxcell
s
c.xthexproductionxofxmilkxinxlactatingxwomen
d.xthexsecretionxofxthyroidxhormonex-xcorrectxanswer-
a.xthexbreakdownxofxfatxinxadiposextissues
Thexarticulationsxbetweenxthexradiusxandxulnaxthatxallowxforxrotationxofxthexforearmxisxanxexamplexofxa
(n)
_________xjoint.
A.xplane
B.xpivot
C.xhinge
D.xellipsoidx-xcorrectxanswer-B.xpivot
Inxorderxtoxincreasexlowxbloodxglucosexlevelsxbackxtoxnormal,xthexpancreasxincreasesxsecretionxofx_____
__
_.
A.xsomatostatin
AND PHYSIOLOGY 1, STRAIGHTERLINE A&P 1
CUMULATIVE FINAL QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
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.
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 - correct 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 - correct 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. -
correct answer-
d. One strand forms continuously, the other forms in short segments spliced by DNA ligase.
Whichxisxthexmostxsuperficialxlayerxofxskinxthatxisxcomposedxprimarilyxofxlivingxcell
s?
Selectxone:
a.xstratumxcorneum
b.xstratumxlucidum
c.xstratumxbasale
d.xstratumxspinosumx-xcorrectxanswer-d.xstratumxspinosum
Whichxofxthexfollowingxisxthexdefinitionxofxaxthirdxdegreexburn
?
Selectxone:
a.xaxburnxthatxcoversxatxleastx25%xofxthexski
n
b.xaxburnxthatxhasxdestroyedxthexdermisxandxepidermis
c.xaxburnxthatxcanxonlyxbexcausedxbyxfire
d.xaxburnxthatxdoesxnotxleavexscarsx-xcorrectxanswer-
b.xaxburnxthatxhasxdestroyedxthexdermisxandxepidermis
Whichxofxthexfollowingxtypesxofxopeningsxinxthexskeletalxsystemxdoesxax"sinus"xdescrib
e?
Selectxone:
a.xcavity
b.xcleft
c.xhole
d.xtunnelx-xcorrectxanswer-a.xcavity
,x
Whichxofxthexfollowingxcomponentsxofxthexbonexmatrix,xwhenxremoved,xallowsxthexbonextoxbexeasilyxsh
att
ered?
Selectxone:
a.xcartilage
b.xcollagen
c.xhydroxyapatite
d.xmineralx-xcorrectxanswer-b.xcollagen
Whichxofxthexfollowingxisxthexmostxwidelyxdistributedxtypexofxmusclexinxthexbod
y?
Selectxone:
a.xcardiac
b.xpostural
c.xskeletal
d.xsmoothx-xcorrectxanswer-d.xsmooth
Whichxsentencexbestxdescribesxthexslidingxfilamentxmodelxofxmusclexcontraction
?
Selectxone:
a.xActinxandxmyosinxfilamentsxremainxstationary.
b.xActinxandxmyosinxmyofilamentsxshorten.
c.xSarcomeresxandxmyofibrilsxcontract.
d.xSarcomeresxandxmyofibrilsxlengthen.x-xcorrectxanswer-
c.xSarcomeresxandxmyofibrilsxcontract.
doctorxperformingxanxautopsyxonxaxpatientxconcludesxthatxpartxofxthexbrainxwasxlikelyxdamagedxbyxtrau
ma
duextoxaxlargexpopulationxofxwhichxtypexofxcell?
Selectxone:
a.xSchwannxcells
b.xmicroglia
c.xoligodendrocytes
d.xependymalxcelx-xcorrectxanswer-b.xmicroglia
Whatxtypexofxaxonsxisxfoundxinxaxgrayxramusxcomunicans
?
,x
Selectxone:
a.xmyelinated,xpre-ganglionicxaxons
b.xmyelinated,xpost-ganglionicxaxons
c.xunmyelinated,xpre-ganglionicxaxons
d.xunmyelinated,xpost-ganglionicxaxonsx-xcorrectxanswer-d.xunmyelinated,xpost-ganglionicxaxons
Whichxclassxofxchemicalxmessengersxisxsecretedxbyxneuronsxintoxsynapticxcleftsxtoxactivatexanxadjacentxc
ell
?
Selectxone:
a.xautocrine
b.xendocrine
c.xneurotransmitter
d.xparacrinex-xcorrectxanswer-c.xneurotransmitter
Thextargetedxresponsexofxthexhormonexlipotropinxisxanxincreasexinxwhichxofxthexfollowin
g?
Selectxone:
a.xthexbreakdownxofxfatxinxadiposextissues
b.xthexbreakdownxofxlipidsxandxreleasexofxfattyxacidsxfromxcell
s
c.xthexproductionxofxmilkxinxlactatingxwomen
d.xthexsecretionxofxthyroidxhormonex-xcorrectxanswer-
a.xthexbreakdownxofxfatxinxadiposextissues
Thexarticulationsxbetweenxthexradiusxandxulnaxthatxallowxforxrotationxofxthexforearmxisxanxexamplexofxa
(n)
_________xjoint.
A.xplane
B.xpivot
C.xhinge
D.xellipsoidx-xcorrectxanswer-B.xpivot
Inxorderxtoxincreasexlowxbloodxglucosexlevelsxbackxtoxnormal,xthexpancreasxincreasesxsecretionxofx_____
__
_.
A.xsomatostatin
