STRAIGHTERLINE ANATOMY &
PHYSIOLOGY 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM SCRIPT COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉What genetic disorder is the inability to produce normal
hemoglobin?. Answer: sickle-cell disease
◉What genetic disorder is characterized by lack of skin, hair, eye
coloration?. Answer: albinism
◉Down Syndrome is an example of an aneuploidy called. Answer:
trisomy 21
◉An infant born with a genetic defect that causes little or no brown
fat to be formed will have. Answer: difficulty regulating his body
temperature
◉What is the girdle of glycoproteins just below the tight junction
between epithelial cells?. Answer: adhesion belt
,◉What is the removal of a tissue sample from patients via surgery
or needle to diagnose disease?. Answer: biopsy
◉A gland with branching ducts that end in acini would be classified
as. Answer: compound acinar
◉A cell that forms fibrous connective tissue would be called a.
Answer: fibroblast
◉A muscle that is not consciously controlled and has a banded
appearance would be described as. Answer: striated involuntary
◉What type of cells contain large amounts of lipids?. Answer:
adipocytes
◉The type of membrane that lines freely movable joints is a _____
membrane.. Answer: synovial
◉Which of the following is NOT an adhesive molecule found in the
ground substance of connective tissue?. Answer: chondroitin sulfate
◉Hyaluronic acid gives a very slippery quality to fluids that contain
it. Hyaluronic acid. Answer: is a good lubricant for joint cavities
,◉What type of cells break down bone tissue?. Answer: osteoclast
◉Which of the following terms correctly identifies the name of an
embryonic germ layer?. Answer: ectoderm
◉What attaches epithelial cells to the basement membrane?.
Answer: hemidesmosomes
◉The extracellular material of a tissue is called the:. Answer: matrix
◉What type of muscle is found attached to bones?. Answer: skeletal
muscle
◉When Harry stepped on a nail, inflammation and infection were
severe, but localized. Which of the following functions serves to wall
off or isolate the injured area to the greatest degree?. Answer:
coagulation of plasma proteins
◉The three types of protein fibers found in connective tissue are.
Answer: collagen, elastin, and reticular fibers
, ◉If one of the functions of the capillaries is to supply body cells with
oxygen and nutrients, you would expect the capillary walls to consist
of. Answer: simple squamous epithelium
◉What type of muscle is found in the wall of the heart?. Answer:
cardiac muscle
◉A tissue that has a fluid matrix is. Answer: blood
◉The central axis of the hair is the. Answer: medulla
◉This is the site of fat storage in the skin.. Answer: hypodermis
◉The proximal portion of the nail is the. Answer: nail root
◉The nail proper is composed of the. Answer: stratum corneum
◉When comparing the dermis with the hypodermis, the dermis.
Answer: is divided into two layers; the hypodermis is not.
◉Melanin is found in which cells?. Answer: Both melanocytes and
keratinocytes
PHYSIOLOGY 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM SCRIPT COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉What genetic disorder is the inability to produce normal
hemoglobin?. Answer: sickle-cell disease
◉What genetic disorder is characterized by lack of skin, hair, eye
coloration?. Answer: albinism
◉Down Syndrome is an example of an aneuploidy called. Answer:
trisomy 21
◉An infant born with a genetic defect that causes little or no brown
fat to be formed will have. Answer: difficulty regulating his body
temperature
◉What is the girdle of glycoproteins just below the tight junction
between epithelial cells?. Answer: adhesion belt
,◉What is the removal of a tissue sample from patients via surgery
or needle to diagnose disease?. Answer: biopsy
◉A gland with branching ducts that end in acini would be classified
as. Answer: compound acinar
◉A cell that forms fibrous connective tissue would be called a.
Answer: fibroblast
◉A muscle that is not consciously controlled and has a banded
appearance would be described as. Answer: striated involuntary
◉What type of cells contain large amounts of lipids?. Answer:
adipocytes
◉The type of membrane that lines freely movable joints is a _____
membrane.. Answer: synovial
◉Which of the following is NOT an adhesive molecule found in the
ground substance of connective tissue?. Answer: chondroitin sulfate
◉Hyaluronic acid gives a very slippery quality to fluids that contain
it. Hyaluronic acid. Answer: is a good lubricant for joint cavities
,◉What type of cells break down bone tissue?. Answer: osteoclast
◉Which of the following terms correctly identifies the name of an
embryonic germ layer?. Answer: ectoderm
◉What attaches epithelial cells to the basement membrane?.
Answer: hemidesmosomes
◉The extracellular material of a tissue is called the:. Answer: matrix
◉What type of muscle is found attached to bones?. Answer: skeletal
muscle
◉When Harry stepped on a nail, inflammation and infection were
severe, but localized. Which of the following functions serves to wall
off or isolate the injured area to the greatest degree?. Answer:
coagulation of plasma proteins
◉The three types of protein fibers found in connective tissue are.
Answer: collagen, elastin, and reticular fibers
, ◉If one of the functions of the capillaries is to supply body cells with
oxygen and nutrients, you would expect the capillary walls to consist
of. Answer: simple squamous epithelium
◉What type of muscle is found in the wall of the heart?. Answer:
cardiac muscle
◉A tissue that has a fluid matrix is. Answer: blood
◉The central axis of the hair is the. Answer: medulla
◉This is the site of fat storage in the skin.. Answer: hypodermis
◉The proximal portion of the nail is the. Answer: nail root
◉The nail proper is composed of the. Answer: stratum corneum
◉When comparing the dermis with the hypodermis, the dermis.
Answer: is divided into two layers; the hypodermis is not.
◉Melanin is found in which cells?. Answer: Both melanocytes and
keratinocytes
