SCI-220 Human Anatomy Final exam (Nightingale College )
questions with answers
1.From smallest to largest, the levels of organization of the body
are:: chemi- cal, organelle, cellular, tissue, organ, system,
organism.
2.The lungs are located in the:: thoracic cavity
3.A plane through the body that divides the body into right and
left sides is called:: Sagittal
4.The number of abdominal regions is:: 9
5.The reproductive system includes all of the following except the:
Ureter
6.An organization of many similar cells that are specialized to
perform a certain function is called a(n):: Tissue
7.An x-ray technician has been asked to make x-ray films of the
liver. Which of the abdominopelvic regions must be included?:
Right hypochondriac, epigas- tric, and left hypochondriac
8.The structure that is called the "powerhouse" of the cell is the::
mitochondria
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,9.A plane through the body that divides the body into anterior and
posterior portions is: coronal
10.Two major cavities of the human body are: ventral and dorsal
11.Atomic mass is determined by the number of: protons and
neutrons
12.The type of reaction in which substances are combined to
form more complex substances is called a(n) reaction:
synthesis
13.The octet rule refers to the: stability of the atom when there
are eight electrons in the outermost energy level.
14.The kind of element is determined by the number of: protons
15.As the concentration of hydrogen ions (H+) increases, the:
solution be- comes more acidic
16.The approximate pH of gastric fluid is: 2
17.The most abundant and important compound(s) in the body
is(are): water
18.An ionic bond is formed by: a positive and negative ion
attracting each other
19.A negatively charged subatomic particle that moves around the
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, nucleus is a(n): electron
20.When atoms combine, they may gain, lose, or share: electrons
21.DNA is a major constituent of which cell organelle?: nucleus
22.Tiny indentations of the plasma membrane that resemble caves
are called-
: caveolae
23.Damage to the centrosome and centrioles in a cell would have
the greatest impact on which cell function: Cell division
24.Which cell extension lacks a central pair of microtubules, is
not found in blood cells, and functions in the kidney to monitor
urine flow: Primary cilium
25.Skin cells (epithelial) are held tightly together by: desmosomes
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questions with answers
1.From smallest to largest, the levels of organization of the body
are:: chemi- cal, organelle, cellular, tissue, organ, system,
organism.
2.The lungs are located in the:: thoracic cavity
3.A plane through the body that divides the body into right and
left sides is called:: Sagittal
4.The number of abdominal regions is:: 9
5.The reproductive system includes all of the following except the:
Ureter
6.An organization of many similar cells that are specialized to
perform a certain function is called a(n):: Tissue
7.An x-ray technician has been asked to make x-ray films of the
liver. Which of the abdominopelvic regions must be included?:
Right hypochondriac, epigas- tric, and left hypochondriac
8.The structure that is called the "powerhouse" of the cell is the::
mitochondria
1/
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,9.A plane through the body that divides the body into anterior and
posterior portions is: coronal
10.Two major cavities of the human body are: ventral and dorsal
11.Atomic mass is determined by the number of: protons and
neutrons
12.The type of reaction in which substances are combined to
form more complex substances is called a(n) reaction:
synthesis
13.The octet rule refers to the: stability of the atom when there
are eight electrons in the outermost energy level.
14.The kind of element is determined by the number of: protons
15.As the concentration of hydrogen ions (H+) increases, the:
solution be- comes more acidic
16.The approximate pH of gastric fluid is: 2
17.The most abundant and important compound(s) in the body
is(are): water
18.An ionic bond is formed by: a positive and negative ion
attracting each other
19.A negatively charged subatomic particle that moves around the
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23
, nucleus is a(n): electron
20.When atoms combine, they may gain, lose, or share: electrons
21.DNA is a major constituent of which cell organelle?: nucleus
22.Tiny indentations of the plasma membrane that resemble caves
are called-
: caveolae
23.Damage to the centrosome and centrioles in a cell would have
the greatest impact on which cell function: Cell division
24.Which cell extension lacks a central pair of microtubules, is
not found in blood cells, and functions in the kidney to monitor
urine flow: Primary cilium
25.Skin cells (epithelial) are held tightly together by: desmosomes
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