APHY 101 IVYTECH MIDTERM CH 1 6
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE WITH SOLVED
QUESTIONS
◉ Body heat is lost primarily by.
Answer: radiation
◉ Bone cells form concentric circles around longitudinal tubes
called.
Answer: central canals
◉ A body has been sectioned in such a way that there is one whole
lung per section and the urinary bladder has been split in half. What
type of section is this?.
Answer: sagittal
◉ Which type of tissue lines the follicles of the thyroid glands?.
Answer: simple cuboidal epithelium
◉ The anaerobic reactions of cellular respiration take place in the.
Answer: cytoplasm
,◉ Which action is the main function of the digestive system?.
Answer: absorption of nutrients
◉ A cell is surrounded by an extremely thin, flexible membrane.
Why is the membrane selectively permeable?.
Answer: It allows some substances to pass through and excludes
others based on size, polarity, and other factors.
◉ What type of tissue is adipose tissue?.
Answer: connective tissue
◉ The human integumentary system includes.
Answer: skin, nails, hair follicles, and sweat glands
◉ DNA and RNA differ in that.
Answer: DNA holds genetic information and RNA uses that
information to synthesize protein.
◉ Maintaining a stable internal environment typically requires.
Answer: negative feedback mechanism
◉ Transcription and translation differ in that.
,Answer: transcription produces RNA and translation produces
protein.
◉ Endoplasmic reticulum is best described as a.
Answer: network of interconnected membranes
◉ The major blood vessels that supply the skin are in the.
Answer: dermis
◉ Matter is composed of elements, which are composed of __________..
Answer: atoms
◉ For which of the following organelles are the structure and
function correctly described?.
Answer: Endoplasmic reticulum—a network of interconnected
membranes forming sacs and canals that packages protein
molecules for secretion
◉ Which of the following are cellular fragments?.
Answer: blood platelets
◉ Homeostasis exists if concentrations of water, nutrients, and
oxygen in the body are balanced and heat and pressure __________..
, Answer: remain within certain limited ranges
◉ An isotonic solution.
Answer: has the same osmotic pressure as the cells in the solution
◉ Which of the following characteristics of life and their
descriptions is correct?.
Answer: Circulation—the movement of substances in body fluids
◉ Which of the following characteristics is used to name tissue
types?.
Answer: organization of cells
◉ The isotope most likely to be used to study the thyroid gland is.
Answer: iodine-131
◉ The type of epithelium that lines the urinary bladder and many of
the urinary passageways is.
Answer: transitional
◉ ATP is important to cellular processes because it.
Answer: provides energy for cellular work when the terminal, high-
energy bond is broken.
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE WITH SOLVED
QUESTIONS
◉ Body heat is lost primarily by.
Answer: radiation
◉ Bone cells form concentric circles around longitudinal tubes
called.
Answer: central canals
◉ A body has been sectioned in such a way that there is one whole
lung per section and the urinary bladder has been split in half. What
type of section is this?.
Answer: sagittal
◉ Which type of tissue lines the follicles of the thyroid glands?.
Answer: simple cuboidal epithelium
◉ The anaerobic reactions of cellular respiration take place in the.
Answer: cytoplasm
,◉ Which action is the main function of the digestive system?.
Answer: absorption of nutrients
◉ A cell is surrounded by an extremely thin, flexible membrane.
Why is the membrane selectively permeable?.
Answer: It allows some substances to pass through and excludes
others based on size, polarity, and other factors.
◉ What type of tissue is adipose tissue?.
Answer: connective tissue
◉ The human integumentary system includes.
Answer: skin, nails, hair follicles, and sweat glands
◉ DNA and RNA differ in that.
Answer: DNA holds genetic information and RNA uses that
information to synthesize protein.
◉ Maintaining a stable internal environment typically requires.
Answer: negative feedback mechanism
◉ Transcription and translation differ in that.
,Answer: transcription produces RNA and translation produces
protein.
◉ Endoplasmic reticulum is best described as a.
Answer: network of interconnected membranes
◉ The major blood vessels that supply the skin are in the.
Answer: dermis
◉ Matter is composed of elements, which are composed of __________..
Answer: atoms
◉ For which of the following organelles are the structure and
function correctly described?.
Answer: Endoplasmic reticulum—a network of interconnected
membranes forming sacs and canals that packages protein
molecules for secretion
◉ Which of the following are cellular fragments?.
Answer: blood platelets
◉ Homeostasis exists if concentrations of water, nutrients, and
oxygen in the body are balanced and heat and pressure __________..
, Answer: remain within certain limited ranges
◉ An isotonic solution.
Answer: has the same osmotic pressure as the cells in the solution
◉ Which of the following characteristics of life and their
descriptions is correct?.
Answer: Circulation—the movement of substances in body fluids
◉ Which of the following characteristics is used to name tissue
types?.
Answer: organization of cells
◉ The isotope most likely to be used to study the thyroid gland is.
Answer: iodine-131
◉ The type of epithelium that lines the urinary bladder and many of
the urinary passageways is.
Answer: transitional
◉ ATP is important to cellular processes because it.
Answer: provides energy for cellular work when the terminal, high-
energy bond is broken.
