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.
Whichvisvthevmostvsuperficialvlayervofvskinvthatvisvcomposedvprimarilyvofvlivingvcell
s?
Selectvone:
a.vstratumvcorneum
b.vstratumvlucidum
c.vstratumvbasale
d.vstratumvspinosumv-vcorrectvanswer-d.vstratumvspinosum
Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvthevdefinitionvofvavthirdvdegreevburn
?
Selectvone:
a.vavburnvthatvcoversvatvleastv25%vofvthevski
n
b.vavburnvthatvhasvdestroyedvthevdermisvandvepidermis
c.vavburnvthatvcanvonlyvbevcausedvbyvfire
d.vavburnvthatvdoesvnotvleavevscarsv-vcorrectvanswer-
b.vavburnvthatvhasvdestroyedvthevdermisvandvepidermis
Whichvofvthevfollowingvtypesvofvopeningsvinvthevskeletalvsystemvdoesvav"sinus"vdescrib
e?
Selectvone:
a.vcavity
b.vcleft
c.vhole
d.vtunnelv-vcorrectvanswer-a.vcavity
,v
Whichvofvthevfollowingvcomponentsvofvthevbonevmatrix,vwhenvremoved,vallowsvthevbonevtovbeveasilyvsh
att
ered?
Selectvone:
a.vcartilage
b.vcollagen
c.vhydroxyapatite
d.vmineralv-vcorrectvanswer-b.vcollagen
Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvthevmostvwidelyvdistributedvtypevofvmusclevinvthevbod
y?
Selectvone:
a.vcardiac
b.vpostural
c.vskeletal
d.vsmoothv-vcorrectvanswer-d.vsmooth
Whichvsentencevbestvdescribesvthevslidingvfilamentvmodelvofvmusclevcontraction
?
Selectvone:
a.vActinvandvmyosinvfilamentsvremainvstationary.
b.vActinvandvmyosinvmyofilamentsvshorten.
c.vSarcomeresvandvmyofibrilsvcontract.
d.vSarcomeresvandvmyofibrilsvlengthen.v-vcorrectvanswer-
c.vSarcomeresvandvmyofibrilsvcontract.
doctorvperformingvanvautopsyvonvavpatientvconcludesvthatvpartvofvthevbrainvwasvlikelyvdamagedvbyvtrau
ma
duevtovavlargevpopulationvofvwhichvtypevofvcell?
Selectvone:
a.vSchwannvcells
b.vmicroglia
c.voligodendrocytes
d.vependymalvcelv-vcorrectvanswer-b.vmicroglia
Whatvtypevofvaxonsvisvfoundvinvavgrayvramusvcomunicans
?
,v
Selectvone:
a.vmyelinated,vpre-ganglionicvaxons
b.vmyelinated,vpost-ganglionicvaxons
c.vunmyelinated,vpre-ganglionicvaxons
d.vunmyelinated,vpost-ganglionicvaxonsv-vcorrectvanswer-d.vunmyelinated,vpost-ganglionicvaxons
Whichvclassvofvchemicalvmessengersvisvsecretedvbyvneuronsvintovsynapticvcleftsvtovactivatevanvadjacentvc
ell
?
Selectvone:
a.vautocrine
b.vendocrine
c.vneurotransmitter
d.vparacrinev-vcorrectvanswer-c.vneurotransmitter
Thevtargetedvresponsevofvthevhormonevlipotropinvisvanvincreasevinvwhichvofvthevfollowin
g?
Selectvone:
a.vthevbreakdownvofvfatvinvadiposevtissues
b.vthevbreakdownvofvlipidsvandvreleasevofvfattyvacidsvfromvcell
s
c.vthevproductionvofvmilkvinvlactatingvwomen
d.vthevsecretionvofvthyroidvhormonev-vcorrectvanswer-
a.vthevbreakdownvofvfatvinvadiposevtissues
Thevarticulationsvbetweenvthevradiusvandvulnavthatvallowvforvrotationvofvthevforearmvisvanvexamplevofva
(n)
_________vjoint.
A.vplane
B.vpivot
C.vhinge
D.vellipsoidv-vcorrectvanswer-B.vpivot
Invordervtovincreasevlowvbloodvglucosevlevelsvbackvtovnormal,vthevpancreasvincreasesvsecretionvofv_____
__
_.
A.vsomatostatin
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.
Whichvisvthevmostvsuperficialvlayervofvskinvthatvisvcomposedvprimarilyvofvlivingvcell
s?
Selectvone:
a.vstratumvcorneum
b.vstratumvlucidum
c.vstratumvbasale
d.vstratumvspinosumv-vcorrectvanswer-d.vstratumvspinosum
Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvthevdefinitionvofvavthirdvdegreevburn
?
Selectvone:
a.vavburnvthatvcoversvatvleastv25%vofvthevski
n
b.vavburnvthatvhasvdestroyedvthevdermisvandvepidermis
c.vavburnvthatvcanvonlyvbevcausedvbyvfire
d.vavburnvthatvdoesvnotvleavevscarsv-vcorrectvanswer-
b.vavburnvthatvhasvdestroyedvthevdermisvandvepidermis
Whichvofvthevfollowingvtypesvofvopeningsvinvthevskeletalvsystemvdoesvav"sinus"vdescrib
e?
Selectvone:
a.vcavity
b.vcleft
c.vhole
d.vtunnelv-vcorrectvanswer-a.vcavity
,v
Whichvofvthevfollowingvcomponentsvofvthevbonevmatrix,vwhenvremoved,vallowsvthevbonevtovbeveasilyvsh
att
ered?
Selectvone:
a.vcartilage
b.vcollagen
c.vhydroxyapatite
d.vmineralv-vcorrectvanswer-b.vcollagen
Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvthevmostvwidelyvdistributedvtypevofvmusclevinvthevbod
y?
Selectvone:
a.vcardiac
b.vpostural
c.vskeletal
d.vsmoothv-vcorrectvanswer-d.vsmooth
Whichvsentencevbestvdescribesvthevslidingvfilamentvmodelvofvmusclevcontraction
?
Selectvone:
a.vActinvandvmyosinvfilamentsvremainvstationary.
b.vActinvandvmyosinvmyofilamentsvshorten.
c.vSarcomeresvandvmyofibrilsvcontract.
d.vSarcomeresvandvmyofibrilsvlengthen.v-vcorrectvanswer-
c.vSarcomeresvandvmyofibrilsvcontract.
doctorvperformingvanvautopsyvonvavpatientvconcludesvthatvpartvofvthevbrainvwasvlikelyvdamagedvbyvtrau
ma
duevtovavlargevpopulationvofvwhichvtypevofvcell?
Selectvone:
a.vSchwannvcells
b.vmicroglia
c.voligodendrocytes
d.vependymalvcelv-vcorrectvanswer-b.vmicroglia
Whatvtypevofvaxonsvisvfoundvinvavgrayvramusvcomunicans
?
,v
Selectvone:
a.vmyelinated,vpre-ganglionicvaxons
b.vmyelinated,vpost-ganglionicvaxons
c.vunmyelinated,vpre-ganglionicvaxons
d.vunmyelinated,vpost-ganglionicvaxonsv-vcorrectvanswer-d.vunmyelinated,vpost-ganglionicvaxons
Whichvclassvofvchemicalvmessengersvisvsecretedvbyvneuronsvintovsynapticvcleftsvtovactivatevanvadjacentvc
ell
?
Selectvone:
a.vautocrine
b.vendocrine
c.vneurotransmitter
d.vparacrinev-vcorrectvanswer-c.vneurotransmitter
Thevtargetedvresponsevofvthevhormonevlipotropinvisvanvincreasevinvwhichvofvthevfollowin
g?
Selectvone:
a.vthevbreakdownvofvfatvinvadiposevtissues
b.vthevbreakdownvofvlipidsvandvreleasevofvfattyvacidsvfromvcell
s
c.vthevproductionvofvmilkvinvlactatingvwomen
d.vthevsecretionvofvthyroidvhormonev-vcorrectvanswer-
a.vthevbreakdownvofvfatvinvadiposevtissues
Thevarticulationsvbetweenvthevradiusvandvulnavthatvallowvforvrotationvofvthevforearmvisvanvexamplevofva
(n)
_________vjoint.
A.vplane
B.vpivot
C.vhinge
D.vellipsoidv-vcorrectvanswer-B.vpivot
Invordervtovincreasevlowvbloodvglucosevlevelsvbackvtovnormal,vthevpancreasvincreasesvsecretionvofv_____
__
_.
A.vsomatostatin
