IVY TECH APHY 101 FINAL EXAM
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• Cerebrospinal fluid is produced by __________ and it __________. -
✓✓choroid plexuses in the ventricles; protects the brain from blows to
the skull
• The anaerobic reactions of cellular respiration occur in the
__________ , whereas the aerobic reactions of cellular respiration
occur in the __________ . -✓✓cytoplasm without O2 required;
mitochondria with O2 required
• A pole vaulter keeps track of his position in mid-air through -
✓✓proprioceptors
• Epithelial tissue functions in -✓✓secretion, absorption, and
protection.
• Receptors for the special senses are found -✓✓primarily in the head
• Which of the following lists the parts of a reflex arc in the correct
sequence? -✓✓Receptor, sensory neuron, interneuron, motor neuron,
effector
,• Epidermis is __________, whereas dermis is __________. -
✓✓composed of stratified squamous epithelial tissue; composed of
connective tissue, smooth muscle, and nerve cell processes
• Cartilage tissues are likely to be slow in healing following an injury
because -✓✓chondrocytes do not have direct blood supplies.
• Most of the joints between the short bones in the ankle and wrist are
-✓✓plane joints
• The muscular system is responsible for body movements,
maintenance of posture, and production of body heat. -✓✓true
• Chemistry deals with -✓✓the composition and changes of substances
that make up living as well as non-living matter.
• The __________ is the thin meninx attached to the surface of the
brain, containing many nerves and blood vessels. -✓✓pia mater
• The three borders of the scapula are called -✓✓the superior, lateral,
and medial borders.
• The three borders of the scapula are called -✓✓long bone
,• Action potentials are related to impulses conducted along an axon in
that -✓✓propagation of a series of action potentials along a nerve fiber
constitutes an impulse.
• For which of the following organelles are the structure and function
correctly described? -✓✓Endoplasmic reticulum—a network of
interconnected membranes forming sacs and canals that packages
protein molecules for secretion
• In what molecule are codons found? -✓✓mRNA
• The movement of molecules through a membrane by filtration
requires -✓✓hydrostatic pressure
• What is the relationship of osmotic pressure to the number of solute
particles in a solution? -✓✓The greater the number of impermeant
solute particles, the greater the osmotic pressure.
• Macromolecules are built of atoms. -✓✓true
• The consequence of sensory nerve fibers crossing over is that the -
✓✓right hemisphere of the cerebrum receives sensory impulses
originating on the left side of the body and vice versa.
, • Bones of a synovial joint are held together by -✓✓joint capsule
• The functional connection between a neuron and a skeletal muscle
fiber is a -✓✓synapse
• If the area of the cerebral hemisphere corresponding to Broca's area
is damaged, -✓✓motor control of the muscles associated with speech
is lost.
• Eccrine sweat glands -✓✓respond primarily to elevated body
temperature.
• The intestines are innervated by both the sympathetic and the
parasympathetic divisions of the autonomic nervous system. During a
meal, the __________ division activates digestion and slows heart rate.
During exercise, the __________ division slows digestion and increases
heart rate. -✓✓parasympathetic; sympathetic
• Masses of myelinated nerve fibers appear -✓✓white
• Blood with excess oxygen causes cyanosis. -✓✓false
• While examining a sample of muscle tissue under a microscope, you
notice that the cells are multinucleated. They are long, unbranched,
Question and Answer 2026 | Full
Revision Guide | A+ Verified
• Cerebrospinal fluid is produced by __________ and it __________. -
✓✓choroid plexuses in the ventricles; protects the brain from blows to
the skull
• The anaerobic reactions of cellular respiration occur in the
__________ , whereas the aerobic reactions of cellular respiration
occur in the __________ . -✓✓cytoplasm without O2 required;
mitochondria with O2 required
• A pole vaulter keeps track of his position in mid-air through -
✓✓proprioceptors
• Epithelial tissue functions in -✓✓secretion, absorption, and
protection.
• Receptors for the special senses are found -✓✓primarily in the head
• Which of the following lists the parts of a reflex arc in the correct
sequence? -✓✓Receptor, sensory neuron, interneuron, motor neuron,
effector
,• Epidermis is __________, whereas dermis is __________. -
✓✓composed of stratified squamous epithelial tissue; composed of
connective tissue, smooth muscle, and nerve cell processes
• Cartilage tissues are likely to be slow in healing following an injury
because -✓✓chondrocytes do not have direct blood supplies.
• Most of the joints between the short bones in the ankle and wrist are
-✓✓plane joints
• The muscular system is responsible for body movements,
maintenance of posture, and production of body heat. -✓✓true
• Chemistry deals with -✓✓the composition and changes of substances
that make up living as well as non-living matter.
• The __________ is the thin meninx attached to the surface of the
brain, containing many nerves and blood vessels. -✓✓pia mater
• The three borders of the scapula are called -✓✓the superior, lateral,
and medial borders.
• The three borders of the scapula are called -✓✓long bone
,• Action potentials are related to impulses conducted along an axon in
that -✓✓propagation of a series of action potentials along a nerve fiber
constitutes an impulse.
• For which of the following organelles are the structure and function
correctly described? -✓✓Endoplasmic reticulum—a network of
interconnected membranes forming sacs and canals that packages
protein molecules for secretion
• In what molecule are codons found? -✓✓mRNA
• The movement of molecules through a membrane by filtration
requires -✓✓hydrostatic pressure
• What is the relationship of osmotic pressure to the number of solute
particles in a solution? -✓✓The greater the number of impermeant
solute particles, the greater the osmotic pressure.
• Macromolecules are built of atoms. -✓✓true
• The consequence of sensory nerve fibers crossing over is that the -
✓✓right hemisphere of the cerebrum receives sensory impulses
originating on the left side of the body and vice versa.
, • Bones of a synovial joint are held together by -✓✓joint capsule
• The functional connection between a neuron and a skeletal muscle
fiber is a -✓✓synapse
• If the area of the cerebral hemisphere corresponding to Broca's area
is damaged, -✓✓motor control of the muscles associated with speech
is lost.
• Eccrine sweat glands -✓✓respond primarily to elevated body
temperature.
• The intestines are innervated by both the sympathetic and the
parasympathetic divisions of the autonomic nervous system. During a
meal, the __________ division activates digestion and slows heart rate.
During exercise, the __________ division slows digestion and increases
heart rate. -✓✓parasympathetic; sympathetic
• Masses of myelinated nerve fibers appear -✓✓white
• Blood with excess oxygen causes cyanosis. -✓✓false
• While examining a sample of muscle tissue under a microscope, you
notice that the cells are multinucleated. They are long, unbranched,
