ATI TEAS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which of the following term is used to describe the amount of air in a normal inhalation
or exhalation? - Correct Answers -Tidal volume
______ is the movement of fluid to a tissue. - Correct Answers -Perfusion
_______ is a synonym for breathing in any capacity. - Correct Answers -Ventilation
______ is the amount of air that remains in the alveoli after exhalation. - Correct
Answers -Residual Volume
Which of the following blood vessels Carrie's deoxygenated blood from the heart to the
lungs? - Correct Answers -Pulmonary artery
The ______ brings oxygenated blood back to the left atrium from the lungs. - Correct
Answers -Pulmonary vein
Vas deferens - Correct Answers -The duct in which sperm moves from a testicle to the
urethra.
Veins - Correct Answers -Vessels that carry blood towards the heart from other body
parts.
Virus - Correct Answers -A non-cellular entity that consists of a nucleic acid core (DNA
or RNA) surrounded by a protein coat.
Vitamin D - Correct Answers -A vitamin made by the skin that helps intestine absorb
dietary calcium.
Volume - Correct Answers -The amount of space taken up by a three dimensional
shape.
_____ is responsible for bringing oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the rest of
the body. - Correct Answers -Aorta
________ is responsible for bringing back deoxygenated blood to the right atrium. -
Correct Answers -Vena cava
,In which of the following actions is the autonomic nervous system engaged? - Correct
Answers -Digestion
What is holding your breath, lifting weights, and walking an example of? - Correct
Answers -A voluntary action controlled by the somatic nervous system.
During inhalation, where would you expect to find a higher concentration of oxygen? -
Correct Answers -I'm the alveolar air space
During inhalation, where would you expect to find a lower concentration of oxygen? -
Correct Answers -In the capillaries
Where does blood flow next after being oxygenated in the lungs? - Correct Answers -
Pulmonary vein
_______ carries blood to the lungs. - Correct Answers -Pulmonary artery
_______ carries blood back to the heart from the lower part of the body. - Correct
Answers -Inferior vena cava
______ carries oxygenated blood to the body after it returns to the heart. - Correct
Answers -Aorta
Which of the following is the name of the structure that releases an enzyme that breaks
down starch in the mouth? - Correct Answers -Salivary gland
_______ secretes bile, and emulsifier that breaks apart, fat and lipid globules. - Correct
Answers -Liver
_______ is related to digestion but releases enzymes that are used in the small
intestine. - Correct Answers -Pancreas
________ stores bile, which is used in the breakdown of fat and lipid globules. - Correct
Answers -Gallbladder
Which type of tissue would you find in the heart? - Correct Answers -Cardiac muscles
_________ is the same as smooth muscle, and is involved in the involuntary contraction
of hollow internal organs, such as the bladder and intestines. - Correct Answers -Non-
striated muscle
_______ are involved in the involuntary contractions of hollow internal organs, such as
the bladder and intestines. - Correct Answers -Smooth muscles
_______ generally attached to bones to allow voluntary body movement. - Correct
Answers -Skeletal muscles
, What is the name for the hormone responsible for male secondary sex characteristics? -
Correct Answers -Testosterone
Which of the following would result from a decrease in body temperature? - Correct
Answers -Blood vessels near the surface of the body would constrict.
_______ dilate when the body temperature rises to allow blood to release heat through
the skin. - Correct Answers -Blood vessels
_________ excrete sweat when the body temperature rises. When the sweat
evaporates, it has a cooling effect. - Correct Answers -Sweat glands
________ when the body temperature rises to allow blood to release heat through the
skin. - Correct Answers -Cheeks flush
Which of the following is where melanocytes are found? - Correct Answers -Epidermis
( upper layer of skin)
Dermis - Correct Answers -Middle layer of skin
Hypodermis - Correct Answers -Subbcutaneous layer
______ excrete waste and do not contain melanocyte cells. - Correct Answers -
Sebaceous glands
Which of the following is an immediate result of the adrenal gland releasing epinephrine
into the blood? - Correct Answers -Increase heart rate
Which of the following structures releases insulin and glucagon? - Correct Answers -
Pancreas
______ secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine. - Correct Answers -Adrenal medulla
_______ secretes glucocorticoids and mineralocortoids. - Correct Answers -Adrenal
cortex
_______ secretes releasing and inhibiting hormones. - Correct Answers -Hypothalamus
_________ secretes various tropic hormones. - Correct Answers -Anterior pituitary
_________ secretes antidiuretic hormone and oxytocin. - Correct Answers -Posterior
pituitary
Which of the following substances is the fluid that contains urea, water, and salts that is
released through the urethra. - Correct Answers -Urine
ANSWERS
Which of the following term is used to describe the amount of air in a normal inhalation
or exhalation? - Correct Answers -Tidal volume
______ is the movement of fluid to a tissue. - Correct Answers -Perfusion
_______ is a synonym for breathing in any capacity. - Correct Answers -Ventilation
______ is the amount of air that remains in the alveoli after exhalation. - Correct
Answers -Residual Volume
Which of the following blood vessels Carrie's deoxygenated blood from the heart to the
lungs? - Correct Answers -Pulmonary artery
The ______ brings oxygenated blood back to the left atrium from the lungs. - Correct
Answers -Pulmonary vein
Vas deferens - Correct Answers -The duct in which sperm moves from a testicle to the
urethra.
Veins - Correct Answers -Vessels that carry blood towards the heart from other body
parts.
Virus - Correct Answers -A non-cellular entity that consists of a nucleic acid core (DNA
or RNA) surrounded by a protein coat.
Vitamin D - Correct Answers -A vitamin made by the skin that helps intestine absorb
dietary calcium.
Volume - Correct Answers -The amount of space taken up by a three dimensional
shape.
_____ is responsible for bringing oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the rest of
the body. - Correct Answers -Aorta
________ is responsible for bringing back deoxygenated blood to the right atrium. -
Correct Answers -Vena cava
,In which of the following actions is the autonomic nervous system engaged? - Correct
Answers -Digestion
What is holding your breath, lifting weights, and walking an example of? - Correct
Answers -A voluntary action controlled by the somatic nervous system.
During inhalation, where would you expect to find a higher concentration of oxygen? -
Correct Answers -I'm the alveolar air space
During inhalation, where would you expect to find a lower concentration of oxygen? -
Correct Answers -In the capillaries
Where does blood flow next after being oxygenated in the lungs? - Correct Answers -
Pulmonary vein
_______ carries blood to the lungs. - Correct Answers -Pulmonary artery
_______ carries blood back to the heart from the lower part of the body. - Correct
Answers -Inferior vena cava
______ carries oxygenated blood to the body after it returns to the heart. - Correct
Answers -Aorta
Which of the following is the name of the structure that releases an enzyme that breaks
down starch in the mouth? - Correct Answers -Salivary gland
_______ secretes bile, and emulsifier that breaks apart, fat and lipid globules. - Correct
Answers -Liver
_______ is related to digestion but releases enzymes that are used in the small
intestine. - Correct Answers -Pancreas
________ stores bile, which is used in the breakdown of fat and lipid globules. - Correct
Answers -Gallbladder
Which type of tissue would you find in the heart? - Correct Answers -Cardiac muscles
_________ is the same as smooth muscle, and is involved in the involuntary contraction
of hollow internal organs, such as the bladder and intestines. - Correct Answers -Non-
striated muscle
_______ are involved in the involuntary contractions of hollow internal organs, such as
the bladder and intestines. - Correct Answers -Smooth muscles
_______ generally attached to bones to allow voluntary body movement. - Correct
Answers -Skeletal muscles
, What is the name for the hormone responsible for male secondary sex characteristics? -
Correct Answers -Testosterone
Which of the following would result from a decrease in body temperature? - Correct
Answers -Blood vessels near the surface of the body would constrict.
_______ dilate when the body temperature rises to allow blood to release heat through
the skin. - Correct Answers -Blood vessels
_________ excrete sweat when the body temperature rises. When the sweat
evaporates, it has a cooling effect. - Correct Answers -Sweat glands
________ when the body temperature rises to allow blood to release heat through the
skin. - Correct Answers -Cheeks flush
Which of the following is where melanocytes are found? - Correct Answers -Epidermis
( upper layer of skin)
Dermis - Correct Answers -Middle layer of skin
Hypodermis - Correct Answers -Subbcutaneous layer
______ excrete waste and do not contain melanocyte cells. - Correct Answers -
Sebaceous glands
Which of the following is an immediate result of the adrenal gland releasing epinephrine
into the blood? - Correct Answers -Increase heart rate
Which of the following structures releases insulin and glucagon? - Correct Answers -
Pancreas
______ secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine. - Correct Answers -Adrenal medulla
_______ secretes glucocorticoids and mineralocortoids. - Correct Answers -Adrenal
cortex
_______ secretes releasing and inhibiting hormones. - Correct Answers -Hypothalamus
_________ secretes various tropic hormones. - Correct Answers -Anterior pituitary
_________ secretes antidiuretic hormone and oxytocin. - Correct Answers -Posterior
pituitary
Which of the following substances is the fluid that contains urea, water, and salts that is
released through the urethra. - Correct Answers -Urine
