MOST TESTED QUESTIONS FOR 2025 NURSING
SCHOOL ENTRANCE
Inflammation, production of interferon, and ingestion of pathogens by phagocytes are non
specific cellular responses by ? - ANSWER****The internal aspect of the innate immune
system
what feature of the adaptive immune system decreases the amount of time it takes for the body
to respond to a particular antigen? - ANSWER****memory cells
Which of the following occurs in the cardiac cycle if the impulse triggered at the sinoatrial node
never reaches the Purkinje fibers of the heart? - ANSWER****The ventricles will not contract
Describe the link between damaged villi and malnutrition - ANSWER****Damaged villi
decrease the nutrient-absorbing surface area in the gastrointestinal tract
What organ is responsible for the majority of the chemical digestion and absorption of nutrients
in the digestive system? - ANSWER****Small intestine
Contraction occurs when the thin ___ filaments slide past the thicker ____ filaments, causing
the sarcomere unit to shorten or contract. - ANSWER****actin and myosin
The endocrine system is a collection of ductless glands that produce which of the following
responses - ANSWER****A slowly initiating but prolonged response on other body systems
Which gland has an exocrine function and aids in the regulation of blood glucose -
ANSWER****pancreas
,Which term refers to the middle layer of the skin that is made of connective tisssue -
ANSWER****Dermis
What is produced by the skin when a cholesterol based precursor is modified by the presence of
ultraviolet radiation? - ANSWER****Vitamin D
Which type of bone cells perform mineral resorption - ANSWER****osteoclasts
Inside of adult long bones, yellow bone marrow is located within which of the following? -
ANSWER****medullary cavity
What type of tissue serves to fasten and support body parts - ANSWER****Connective
What leaves the body via deferens - ANSWER****Gametes
What reproductive organs produces sperm in males and ova in females - ANSWER****Gonads
What is the term used to describe an action potential jumping from node to node in an axon -
ANSWER****Saltatory conduction
A polysaccharide can be described as which of the following - ANSWER****A carbohydrate
that is made of many sugar molecules
What is a chemical reaction between two molecules in which a water molecule is released and a
covalent bond forms - ANSWER****Dehydration reaction
, Which is a triplet of nitrogenous bases that codes for an amino acid - ANSWER****Codon
Inheritance can be described as what? - ANSWER****transmission of characteristics to
offspring
Genetic information describing the characteristics of an organism is sound in which of the
following - ANSWER****Nucleus
What best describes the result of mitosis - ANSWER****New body cells that replace damaged
body cells
What is the function of ribosomes - ANSWER****they facilitate protein synthesis
Correctly describes a major metabolic pathway - ANSWER****Respiration is an oxidative,
degradative pathway
atomic mass has a decimal because it is the average ______ of all the isotopes for a particular
element. The atomic number of an element is the number of ___ in its nucleus -
ANSWER****mass - protons
An atom that has lost an electron becomes____ in charge and is called a ____ -
ANSWER****Positive, cation
Which of the following statements is true about protons - ANSWER****They are located in
the nucleus of an atom