IVY TECH APHY 101 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS—Anatomy and Physiology.

IVY TECH APHY 101 FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS -
Anatomy and Physiology
Question 1
What is CNS? PNS?
Correct Answer
brain, spinal cord



Question 2
How is RNA made?

Correct Answer
All of the RNA in a cell is made by DNA transcription, a process catalyzed by a class
of enzymes called RNA polymerases.



Question 3
Mitochondria
Correct Answer
the powerhouses of the cell and
contain enzymes needed for aerobic respiration



Question 4
What is the autonomic nervous system?
Correct Answer
maintains homeostasis of visceral activities without conscious effort.




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,Question 5
sulci
Correct Answer
grooves in gray matter



Question 6
organelles
Correct Answer
organized/specialized structures in cell



Question 7
Cartilage tissues are likely to be slow in healing following an injury because
Correct Answer
chondrocytes do not have direct blood supplies.



Question 8
What is the central nervous system (CNS)?
Correct Answer
The brain and the spinal cord which occupy the dorsal body cavity and act as the
integrating and command centers of the nervous system.



Question 9
What is dehydration synthesis and hydrolysis?
Correct Answer
Dehydration reactions link monomers together into polymers by releasing water,
and hydrolysis breaks polymers into monomers using a water molecule. Monomers
are just single unit molecules and polymers are chains of monomers.




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,Question 10
insertion
Correct Answer
movable end



Question 11
aponeuroses
Correct Answer
sheets of connective tissue which may attach muscle to bone or the coverings of
adjacent muscles



Question 12
What is a hypotonic solution?
Correct Answer
the solution has a lower solute concentration than the cell so water moves into the
cell causing plant cells to swell and animal cells to swell and burst



Question 13
sulci
Correct Answer
shallow grooves on cerebral surface; divide each hemisphere into lobes



Question 14
warm and cold receptors
Correct Answer
They adapt quickly. Temperatures near 45C stimulate pain receptors; temperatures
below
10C also stimulate pain receptors and produce a freezing sensation




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, Question 15
DNA
Correct Answer
Part of chromosomes and in nucleus. responsible for storing and transferring
genetic information.



Question 16
RETRACTION
Correct Answer
moving the jaw backwards



Question 17
What are the 4 types the RNA molecule base can be?
Correct Answer
A) adenine
(T) uracil
(C) cytosine
(G) guanine



Question 18
What are the four types of tissues in the body?
Correct Answer
Epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissues




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