BIOL 255 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Most inspired particles such as dust fail to reach the lungs because of the - Answers
:ciliated mucous lining in the nose.
After the tertiary bronchi, the next smaller branch of the respiratory passageway is (are)
the - Answers :terminal bronchioles.
Which of the following is NOT found on the right lung? - Answers :Cardiac notch
Major function of urinary system - Answers :removes waste, regulates blood system
Which is defined by two ureteral openings and the urethral opening? - Answers :Trigone
of the urinary bladder
Into what region of the pharynx do auditory tubes open? - Answers :Nasopharynx
When we ingest large molecules such as lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins, they must
be broken into smaller molecules. This series of reactions is called - Answers :digestion
Which mesentary drapes from the stomach and transverse colon to cover abdominal
organs? (It is also called the "fatty apron.") - Answers :Greater omentum
The epithelial membrane, called the mucosa - Answers :protects digestive organs from
digesting themselves
The hepatopancreatic ampulla drains biles and pancreatic juice into the - Answers
:duodenum
The neurohypophysis or posterior lobe of the pituitary gland is not a true endocrine
gland because - Answers :it is only a hormone storage area receiving hormones made
by the hypothalamus for release.
Mitochondria - Answers :contain some of the genetic code necessary for their own
duplication.
Which would be haploid? - Answers :human eggs
Which type of cells protect and support other cells in your brain? - Answers :neuroglia
(glial cells)
The ciliary body does NOT - Answers :belong to the posterior chamber of the eye.
Which layer of the epidermis is deepest and the site of mitosis to produce the more
superficial cells - Answers :stratum basale
,The cell responsible for secreting the matrix of bone is the - Answers :osteoblast
A fossa is a - Answers :shallow, basin-like depression.
A suture is found - Answers :in the skull only.
The hearing receptor is the - Answers :organ of Corti
The major function of the sarcoplasmic reticulum in muscle contraction is to - Answers
:regular intercellular calcium concentration
An elaborate network of membranes in skeletal muscle cels functioning in calcium
storage is the - Answers :sarcoplasmic reticulum
The part of the neuron that normally receives stimuli is called - Answers :dendrite
Platelets - Answers :stick to the damaged area of a blood vessel and help seal the
break.
Peyer's patches are found in the - Answers :small intestine.
The blood vessel type bringing blood from the lungs to the heart is the - Answers
:pulmonary vein.
The point at which an impulse from one nerve cell is communicated to another cell is
the - Answers :Synapse
The fissure separating the right and left cerebral hemispheres is the - Answers
:longitudinal fissure
Which taste bud cell type detects tastes - Answers :Gustatory Cells
Air and food are routed into the proper channels by the - Answers :epiglottis
Which describes differences observed as the conducting tubes of the lungs become
smaller? - Answers :Smooth muscle amount increases.
Which of the following provide the greatest surface area for gas exchange? - Answers
:Alveoli
The openings into the nasal cavity are the - Answers :External nares
Which of the abdominal GI tract tunics contains the lamina propria? - Answers :Mucosa
Important peritoneal membranes do NOT include the - Answers :round ligament.
, From the esophagus to the anal canal, the walls of every organ of the alimentary canal
are made up of the same four basic layers. Arrange them in order from the lumen. -
Answers :Mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, and serosa
The terminal portion of he small intestine is known as the - Answers :ileum
Blood vessels of the renal columns are called - Answers :interlobar
Urine formation consists of three main mechanisms. Which is NOT one of those
mechanisms? - Answers :Cell migration
The urinary bladder is lined by - Answers :transitional epithelium.
Males produce sperm, depositing them __________ the seminiferous tubules; females
produce ova, depositing them _________ the ovary. - Answers :Inside, outside
Which bursts during ovulation, releasing the ovum? - Answers :Vesicular follicle
Ciliated tubes that move the ovum to the uterus are called the - Answers :uterine tubes.
Place the following in correct sequence from the formation of a drop of urine to its
elimination from the body. - Answers :Nephron, collecting duct, minor calyx, major calyx,
ureter, urinary bladder, urethra
Urine passes through the - Answers :pelvis of the kidney to ureter to bladder to urethra.
Which type of nephron has a short loop of Henle? - Answers :Cortical Nephrons
The area of the urinary bladder outlined by the openings for the ureters and urethra is
important clinically because infections tend to persist here. This area is known as the -
Answers :trigone
Erectile tissues of the penis are filled with - Answers :blood sinuses
Which layer of the uterus is shed each month with menstruation? - Answers
:Endometrium, stratum functionalis
Which of the following does not make products that become part of semen? - Answers
:Penis
Select the correct statement about the testis. - Answers :The testis is surrounded by the
tunica vaginalis.
In the anatomical position, your thumb is - Answers :lateral to your little finger.
Most inspired particles such as dust fail to reach the lungs because of the - Answers
:ciliated mucous lining in the nose.
After the tertiary bronchi, the next smaller branch of the respiratory passageway is (are)
the - Answers :terminal bronchioles.
Which of the following is NOT found on the right lung? - Answers :Cardiac notch
Major function of urinary system - Answers :removes waste, regulates blood system
Which is defined by two ureteral openings and the urethral opening? - Answers :Trigone
of the urinary bladder
Into what region of the pharynx do auditory tubes open? - Answers :Nasopharynx
When we ingest large molecules such as lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins, they must
be broken into smaller molecules. This series of reactions is called - Answers :digestion
Which mesentary drapes from the stomach and transverse colon to cover abdominal
organs? (It is also called the "fatty apron.") - Answers :Greater omentum
The epithelial membrane, called the mucosa - Answers :protects digestive organs from
digesting themselves
The hepatopancreatic ampulla drains biles and pancreatic juice into the - Answers
:duodenum
The neurohypophysis or posterior lobe of the pituitary gland is not a true endocrine
gland because - Answers :it is only a hormone storage area receiving hormones made
by the hypothalamus for release.
Mitochondria - Answers :contain some of the genetic code necessary for their own
duplication.
Which would be haploid? - Answers :human eggs
Which type of cells protect and support other cells in your brain? - Answers :neuroglia
(glial cells)
The ciliary body does NOT - Answers :belong to the posterior chamber of the eye.
Which layer of the epidermis is deepest and the site of mitosis to produce the more
superficial cells - Answers :stratum basale
,The cell responsible for secreting the matrix of bone is the - Answers :osteoblast
A fossa is a - Answers :shallow, basin-like depression.
A suture is found - Answers :in the skull only.
The hearing receptor is the - Answers :organ of Corti
The major function of the sarcoplasmic reticulum in muscle contraction is to - Answers
:regular intercellular calcium concentration
An elaborate network of membranes in skeletal muscle cels functioning in calcium
storage is the - Answers :sarcoplasmic reticulum
The part of the neuron that normally receives stimuli is called - Answers :dendrite
Platelets - Answers :stick to the damaged area of a blood vessel and help seal the
break.
Peyer's patches are found in the - Answers :small intestine.
The blood vessel type bringing blood from the lungs to the heart is the - Answers
:pulmonary vein.
The point at which an impulse from one nerve cell is communicated to another cell is
the - Answers :Synapse
The fissure separating the right and left cerebral hemispheres is the - Answers
:longitudinal fissure
Which taste bud cell type detects tastes - Answers :Gustatory Cells
Air and food are routed into the proper channels by the - Answers :epiglottis
Which describes differences observed as the conducting tubes of the lungs become
smaller? - Answers :Smooth muscle amount increases.
Which of the following provide the greatest surface area for gas exchange? - Answers
:Alveoli
The openings into the nasal cavity are the - Answers :External nares
Which of the abdominal GI tract tunics contains the lamina propria? - Answers :Mucosa
Important peritoneal membranes do NOT include the - Answers :round ligament.
, From the esophagus to the anal canal, the walls of every organ of the alimentary canal
are made up of the same four basic layers. Arrange them in order from the lumen. -
Answers :Mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, and serosa
The terminal portion of he small intestine is known as the - Answers :ileum
Blood vessels of the renal columns are called - Answers :interlobar
Urine formation consists of three main mechanisms. Which is NOT one of those
mechanisms? - Answers :Cell migration
The urinary bladder is lined by - Answers :transitional epithelium.
Males produce sperm, depositing them __________ the seminiferous tubules; females
produce ova, depositing them _________ the ovary. - Answers :Inside, outside
Which bursts during ovulation, releasing the ovum? - Answers :Vesicular follicle
Ciliated tubes that move the ovum to the uterus are called the - Answers :uterine tubes.
Place the following in correct sequence from the formation of a drop of urine to its
elimination from the body. - Answers :Nephron, collecting duct, minor calyx, major calyx,
ureter, urinary bladder, urethra
Urine passes through the - Answers :pelvis of the kidney to ureter to bladder to urethra.
Which type of nephron has a short loop of Henle? - Answers :Cortical Nephrons
The area of the urinary bladder outlined by the openings for the ureters and urethra is
important clinically because infections tend to persist here. This area is known as the -
Answers :trigone
Erectile tissues of the penis are filled with - Answers :blood sinuses
Which layer of the uterus is shed each month with menstruation? - Answers
:Endometrium, stratum functionalis
Which of the following does not make products that become part of semen? - Answers
:Penis
Select the correct statement about the testis. - Answers :The testis is surrounded by the
tunica vaginalis.
In the anatomical position, your thumb is - Answers :lateral to your little finger.
