IUPUI ANATOMY FINAL EXAM
2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the major function of mitochondria? - ....ANSWER ...-produce ATP
Trabeculae are found in? - ....ANSWER ...-Spongy Bone
The primary site of protein synthesis is the? - ....ANSWER ...-Ribosome
In anatomical description, a person is prone when? - ....ANSWER ...-lying
face down in anatomical position
The phagocytic cells in the epidermis are? - ....ANSWER ...-Langerhans cells
In osseous tissue, which of the following are found in lacunae? -
....ANSWER ...-Osteocytes
The least common type of cartilage is? - ....ANSWER ...-Elastic cartilage
Which cells are found in the Epidermis? - ....ANSWER ...-keratinocytes,
melanocytes, langerhans cells, merkel cells
Large, multi-nucleated fibers are found in? - ....ANSWER ...-skeletal muscle
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,Membranes are organs formed by the combination of which tissue? -
....ANSWER ...-Epithelial and connective
What is the term for molecule movement across a membrane from low
concentration to high concentration? - ....ANSWER ...-Active Transport
Recycling and changing the cell membrane is the major function of which
organelle(s)? - ....ANSWER ...-Peroxisomes, and Golgi Apparatus
The two layers of a serous membranes are? - ....ANSWER ...-Visceral and
Parietal
Which of the following is a part of the nucleus? - ....ANSWER ...-DNA and
histones
A bone cell that produces new bone matrix is? - ....ANSWER ...-an
osteoblast
Mature Cartilage Cells are termed? - ....ANSWER ...-chondrocytes
What cells can be found in connective tissue? - ....ANSWER ...-Osteocytes,
macrophages, and fibroblasts?
The wet membrane that covers cavities, which opens to the external surface of the
body is called the? - ....ANSWER ...-Mucous membrane
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,What is correct about the simple epithelia? - ....ANSWER ...-The consist of a
single cell layer, and they are avascular
The _______ lines the body wall within the abdominopelvic cavity? -
....ANSWER ...-Parietal Peritoneum
Which type of tissue is found in the capsules of organs? - ....ANSWER ...-
Dense irregular connective tissue
Serous cells undergo which mechanism of secretion - ....ANSWER ...-
Merocrine
Which tissue is found in the walls of arteries and around the bronchial tubes? -
....ANSWER ...-Elastic connective tissue
Which tissue lines the ureters and part of the urethra? - ....ANSWER ...-
Transitional Epithelium
Cytoskeletal microtubules disassemble during which phase of mitosis? -
....ANSWER ...-Prophase
Which cellular organelles are responsible for lipid metabolism? -
....ANSWER ...-Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
What occurs in mitosis? - ....ANSWER ...-Chromatids become
chromosomes, nuclear membranes form, and chromatin threads coil and condense
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, Which intercellular attachment, also called "macula adherens", consists of a system
and cell adhesion molecules and intercellular cement? - ....ANSWER ...-
Desmosomes
Under high environmental temperatures and humidity, - ....ANSWER ...-
Bodies are cooled primarily by the merocrine sweat glands
As keratinocytes are pushed towards the stratum corneum, they: -
....ANSWER ...-Become less viable
What is the combination of function of the sebum? - ....ANSWER ...-
Lubricating the skin, and inhibiting the growth of bacteria on the skin?
The integument is separated from the deep fascia by the: - ....ANSWER ...-
Hypodermis
Specialized sensory receptors in the skin include what? - ....ANSWER ...-
Lamellated corpuscles, Ruffini corpuscles, Merkel Cells, and tactile corpuscles
What are the fiver layers of thick skin starting from the bottom? -
....ANSWER ...-Stratum Basale, Stratum Spinosum, Stratum Granulosum,
Stratum Lucidum, and Stratum Corneum
Which of the following vertebral column levels has an intervertebral disc? -
....ANSWER ...-Between T12 and L1, and between C7 and T1
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2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the major function of mitochondria? - ....ANSWER ...-produce ATP
Trabeculae are found in? - ....ANSWER ...-Spongy Bone
The primary site of protein synthesis is the? - ....ANSWER ...-Ribosome
In anatomical description, a person is prone when? - ....ANSWER ...-lying
face down in anatomical position
The phagocytic cells in the epidermis are? - ....ANSWER ...-Langerhans cells
In osseous tissue, which of the following are found in lacunae? -
....ANSWER ...-Osteocytes
The least common type of cartilage is? - ....ANSWER ...-Elastic cartilage
Which cells are found in the Epidermis? - ....ANSWER ...-keratinocytes,
melanocytes, langerhans cells, merkel cells
Large, multi-nucleated fibers are found in? - ....ANSWER ...-skeletal muscle
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,Membranes are organs formed by the combination of which tissue? -
....ANSWER ...-Epithelial and connective
What is the term for molecule movement across a membrane from low
concentration to high concentration? - ....ANSWER ...-Active Transport
Recycling and changing the cell membrane is the major function of which
organelle(s)? - ....ANSWER ...-Peroxisomes, and Golgi Apparatus
The two layers of a serous membranes are? - ....ANSWER ...-Visceral and
Parietal
Which of the following is a part of the nucleus? - ....ANSWER ...-DNA and
histones
A bone cell that produces new bone matrix is? - ....ANSWER ...-an
osteoblast
Mature Cartilage Cells are termed? - ....ANSWER ...-chondrocytes
What cells can be found in connective tissue? - ....ANSWER ...-Osteocytes,
macrophages, and fibroblasts?
The wet membrane that covers cavities, which opens to the external surface of the
body is called the? - ....ANSWER ...-Mucous membrane
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,What is correct about the simple epithelia? - ....ANSWER ...-The consist of a
single cell layer, and they are avascular
The _______ lines the body wall within the abdominopelvic cavity? -
....ANSWER ...-Parietal Peritoneum
Which type of tissue is found in the capsules of organs? - ....ANSWER ...-
Dense irregular connective tissue
Serous cells undergo which mechanism of secretion - ....ANSWER ...-
Merocrine
Which tissue is found in the walls of arteries and around the bronchial tubes? -
....ANSWER ...-Elastic connective tissue
Which tissue lines the ureters and part of the urethra? - ....ANSWER ...-
Transitional Epithelium
Cytoskeletal microtubules disassemble during which phase of mitosis? -
....ANSWER ...-Prophase
Which cellular organelles are responsible for lipid metabolism? -
....ANSWER ...-Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
What occurs in mitosis? - ....ANSWER ...-Chromatids become
chromosomes, nuclear membranes form, and chromatin threads coil and condense
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, Which intercellular attachment, also called "macula adherens", consists of a system
and cell adhesion molecules and intercellular cement? - ....ANSWER ...-
Desmosomes
Under high environmental temperatures and humidity, - ....ANSWER ...-
Bodies are cooled primarily by the merocrine sweat glands
As keratinocytes are pushed towards the stratum corneum, they: -
....ANSWER ...-Become less viable
What is the combination of function of the sebum? - ....ANSWER ...-
Lubricating the skin, and inhibiting the growth of bacteria on the skin?
The integument is separated from the deep fascia by the: - ....ANSWER ...-
Hypodermis
Specialized sensory receptors in the skin include what? - ....ANSWER ...-
Lamellated corpuscles, Ruffini corpuscles, Merkel Cells, and tactile corpuscles
What are the fiver layers of thick skin starting from the bottom? -
....ANSWER ...-Stratum Basale, Stratum Spinosum, Stratum Granulosum,
Stratum Lucidum, and Stratum Corneum
Which of the following vertebral column levels has an intervertebral disc? -
....ANSWER ...-Between T12 and L1, and between C7 and T1
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