Paramedic Anatomy and physiology exam prep

Paramedic Anatomy
and physiology
exam prep

,The bend of the elbow is know as the:
A. Antecubital Fossa
B. Popliteal fossa
C. Fontonelle
D. Axilla - CORRECT ANSWERS-A

Small-like or Spherical organelles that function as the metabolic center of the cell are
called:
A. Ribosomes
B. mitrochondria
C. lysosomes
D. centrioles - CORRECT ANSWERS-B

Specialized cell division that occurs only in the reproduction of mature sperm and ova is
called:
A. mitosis
B. spontaneous generation
C. meiosis
D. diploid production - CORRECT ANSWERS-C

Major source of energy for all chemical reactions in the body is/are:
A. Adenosine triphosphate
B. free fatty acids
C. Amino acids
D. acetyl-CoA - CORRECT ANSWERS-A

The viscous material that supports all internal cellular structures is called:
A. protoplsam
B. organelles
C. membrane
D. lipid bylaer - CORRECT ANSWERS-A

Small, rod-like organelles that function as the metabolic center of the cell are called:
A. lysosomes
B. mitrochondria
C. vacuoles
D. ribosomes - CORRECT ANSWERS-B

Which of the following is NOT a type of tissue:
A. Nerve
B. Connective
C. squamous
D. Epithelial - CORRECT ANSWERS-C

What is the term for the movement of a solvent from an area of low solute concentration
through a selectively permeable membrane.

,A. Active transport
B. Diffussion
C. Osmosis
D. Filtration - CORRECT ANSWERS-C

What is the term for the movement of a substance against a concentration or gradient
such as the cell membrane?
A. Active Transport
B. Filtration
C. Osmosis
D Diffusion - CORRECT ANSWERS-A

The cell membrane consists of fatty substances arranged in a double layer called a lipid
___________________, which seperates the intracellular material from the extracellular
material. - CORRECT ANSWERS-bilayer

The methods by which material can pass through the cell include simple diffusion,
osmosis, facilitated diffusion, and active _________________________. - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Transport

Which of the following is NOT a type of muscle?
A. Skeletal
B. Stratified
C. Smooth
D. Cardiac - CORRECT ANSWERS-B

Organelles that contain RNA and protein and that interact with RNA from other parts of
the cells to join amino acids together to form proteins are called:
A. lysosomes
B. Golgi complex
C. Centrioles
D. ribosomes - CORRECT ANSWERS-D

What is the name of the mechanisms within a cell that carry out the functions needed
for the human body to function?
A. Nuclei
B. Organelles
C. Protoplasm
D Elements - CORRECT ANSWERS-B

Tissues are classified as epithelial, ___________________, muscle, or nervous, and
each type has a specific function. - CORRECT ANSWERS-connective

The glandular epithelium type of tissue is found in?on the:
A. male urethra
B. pancreas and mammary gland ducts

, C. endocrine and sweat glands
D. ovary surfaces and kidney tubule - CORRECT ANSWERS-C

Which of the following is NOT a particle that makes up an atom?
A. Neutron
B.Electron
C. Photon
D. Proton - CORRECT ANSWERS-C

When to much water enters a cell and the cell swells and bursts, this process is called:
A. oncotic force
B. hyperosmolar response
C. lysis
D. crenation - CORRECT ANSWERS-C

Adipose tissue is a special type of tissue that contains a large amount of:
A. lipids
B. starches
C. proteins
D. carbohydrates - CORRECT ANSWERS-A

The large area between the lungs is referred to as the:
A. mediastinum
B. viceral portion
C. pleural space
D. coelom - CORRECT ANSWERS-C

Which projection from the neuron conducts electrical impulses away from the cell body:
A. peripheral
B. Dendrite
C. Neuroglia
D. Axon - CORRECT ANSWERS-D

Which of the following types of epithelium consists of a single layer of cells of varying
heights?
A. Pseudostratified
B. Stratified
C. Transitional
D. Simple - CORRECT ANSWERS-A

Which of the following is NOT one of the stages of mitosis?
A. Metaphase
B. Nucleophase
C. Anaphase
D. Telophase - CORRECT ANSWERS-B