Portage Learning A&P 1 Exam 1
Questions and Answers | Latest Version
| 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What cavity houses the brain?
✔✔ Cranial cavity
Which feedback mechanism reverses a change in the body to maintain balance?
✔✔ Negative feedback
What is the function of the endoplasmic reticulum?
✔✔ To transport and process proteins and lipids
What type of connective tissue stores fat?
✔✔ Adipose tissue
What kind of epithelial tissue lines blood vessels?
✔✔ Simple squamous epithelium
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,What is the outer layer of the skin called?
✔✔ Epidermis
Which organ system includes the spleen and lymph nodes?
✔✔ Lymphatic system
Which type of muscle is voluntary and striated?
✔✔ Skeletal muscle
What is the correct anatomical term for the armpit?
✔✔ Axillary
What is the name of the process where cells divide to produce identical copies?
✔✔ Mitosis
What is the name of the region behind the peritoneum where the kidneys are located?
✔✔ Retroperitoneal
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, Which structure separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?
✔✔ Diaphragm
Which directional term means "toward the front of the body"?
✔✔ Anterior
Which layer of the skin contains blood vessels and nerves?
✔✔ Dermis
Which system removes carbon dioxide from the bloodstream?
✔✔ Respiratory system
Which macromolecule is the primary source of cellular energy?
✔✔ Carbohydrate
What type of tissue covers body surfaces and lines internal organs?
✔✔ Epithelial tissue
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Questions and Answers | Latest Version
| 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What cavity houses the brain?
✔✔ Cranial cavity
Which feedback mechanism reverses a change in the body to maintain balance?
✔✔ Negative feedback
What is the function of the endoplasmic reticulum?
✔✔ To transport and process proteins and lipids
What type of connective tissue stores fat?
✔✔ Adipose tissue
What kind of epithelial tissue lines blood vessels?
✔✔ Simple squamous epithelium
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,What is the outer layer of the skin called?
✔✔ Epidermis
Which organ system includes the spleen and lymph nodes?
✔✔ Lymphatic system
Which type of muscle is voluntary and striated?
✔✔ Skeletal muscle
What is the correct anatomical term for the armpit?
✔✔ Axillary
What is the name of the process where cells divide to produce identical copies?
✔✔ Mitosis
What is the name of the region behind the peritoneum where the kidneys are located?
✔✔ Retroperitoneal
2
, Which structure separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?
✔✔ Diaphragm
Which directional term means "toward the front of the body"?
✔✔ Anterior
Which layer of the skin contains blood vessels and nerves?
✔✔ Dermis
Which system removes carbon dioxide from the bloodstream?
✔✔ Respiratory system
Which macromolecule is the primary source of cellular energy?
✔✔ Carbohydrate
What type of tissue covers body surfaces and lines internal organs?
✔✔ Epithelial tissue
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