NEMCC A&P Midterm Dr. Little questions with
accurate answers
3 cell shapes Ans✓✓✓squamous, cuboidal, columnar
4 types of tissues found in the body Ans✓✓✓epithelial, connective,
muscle, nervous
abdominal cavity Ans✓✓✓Contains stomach, intestines, spleen, and
liver, and other organs
abdominopelvic cavity Ans✓✓✓abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity
Acid Ans✓✓✓any compound that forms H+ ions in solution
Adenine pairs with Ans✓✓✓Thymine
Anabolism Ans✓✓✓Constructive metabolism; the process of building
up larger molecules from smaller ones
Anaphase Ans✓✓✓Phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes
separate and move to opposite ends of the cell
Anatomy Ans✓✓✓The study of body structure
,Anterior (ventral) Ans✓✓✓front of the body
Anteriror (ventral) Ans✓✓✓front of the body
Apoptosis Ans✓✓✓programmed cell death
Apoptosis Ans✓✓✓programmed cell death
atomic mass Ans✓✓✓Number of protons and neutrons
atomic number Ans✓✓✓the number of protons in the nucleus of an
atom
atrophy Ans✓✓✓(n.) the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any
progressive decline or failure; (v.) to waste away
Auscultation Ans✓✓✓Listening with a stethoscope
Base Ans✓✓✓A substance that decreases the hydrogen ion
concentration in a solution
Buffers Ans✓✓✓Convert strong acids and strong bases into weak acids
and bases
, bulk (vesicular) transport Ans✓✓✓a type of active transport
large substances transported in vesicles
-endocytosis
-exocytosis
Callus Ans✓✓✓Friction can stimulate the process and produce this.
And even thicker buildup of keratinocytes in the stratum corneum
Carbohydrates Ans✓✓✓Broken down to glucose to provide energy.
Provide most of the energy needed for life and include sugars, starches,
glycogen, and cellulose
cardiovascular system Ans✓✓✓Carries blood and nutrients to specific
locations, regulates body temp and water balance. Consists of heart,
blood, and blood vessels
Catabolism Ans✓✓✓the breakdown of complex molecules in living
organisms to form simpler ones, together with the release of energy;
destructive metabolism.
Cell Ans✓✓✓The basic unit of structure and function in living things
cell cycle Ans✓✓✓everything that happens in your cell over the course
of a day
accurate answers
3 cell shapes Ans✓✓✓squamous, cuboidal, columnar
4 types of tissues found in the body Ans✓✓✓epithelial, connective,
muscle, nervous
abdominal cavity Ans✓✓✓Contains stomach, intestines, spleen, and
liver, and other organs
abdominopelvic cavity Ans✓✓✓abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity
Acid Ans✓✓✓any compound that forms H+ ions in solution
Adenine pairs with Ans✓✓✓Thymine
Anabolism Ans✓✓✓Constructive metabolism; the process of building
up larger molecules from smaller ones
Anaphase Ans✓✓✓Phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes
separate and move to opposite ends of the cell
Anatomy Ans✓✓✓The study of body structure
,Anterior (ventral) Ans✓✓✓front of the body
Anteriror (ventral) Ans✓✓✓front of the body
Apoptosis Ans✓✓✓programmed cell death
Apoptosis Ans✓✓✓programmed cell death
atomic mass Ans✓✓✓Number of protons and neutrons
atomic number Ans✓✓✓the number of protons in the nucleus of an
atom
atrophy Ans✓✓✓(n.) the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any
progressive decline or failure; (v.) to waste away
Auscultation Ans✓✓✓Listening with a stethoscope
Base Ans✓✓✓A substance that decreases the hydrogen ion
concentration in a solution
Buffers Ans✓✓✓Convert strong acids and strong bases into weak acids
and bases
, bulk (vesicular) transport Ans✓✓✓a type of active transport
large substances transported in vesicles
-endocytosis
-exocytosis
Callus Ans✓✓✓Friction can stimulate the process and produce this.
And even thicker buildup of keratinocytes in the stratum corneum
Carbohydrates Ans✓✓✓Broken down to glucose to provide energy.
Provide most of the energy needed for life and include sugars, starches,
glycogen, and cellulose
cardiovascular system Ans✓✓✓Carries blood and nutrients to specific
locations, regulates body temp and water balance. Consists of heart,
blood, and blood vessels
Catabolism Ans✓✓✓the breakdown of complex molecules in living
organisms to form simpler ones, together with the release of energy;
destructive metabolism.
Cell Ans✓✓✓The basic unit of structure and function in living things
cell cycle Ans✓✓✓everything that happens in your cell over the course
of a day
