ANATOMY FINAL Questions and Verified
Answers
An organ is one organizational level higher than a(n): Correct Answer: tissue.
A plane through the body that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions
is: Correct Answer: coronal.
An x-ray technician has been asked to make x-ray films of the liver. Which of the
abdominopelvic regions must be included? Correct Answer: Right hypochondriac,
epigastric, and left hypochondriac
Which of the following does not describe anatomical position? Correct Answer:
Arms extended from the shoulders, palms up
The abdominopelvic cavity contains all of the following except the: Correct Answer:
heart.
Molecules are: Correct Answer: atoms combined to form larger chemical aggregates.
The mediastinum contains all of the following except the: Correct Answer: right
lung.
A frontal section divides the body into _____ portions. Correct Answer: front and
back
What is the anatomical direction term that means nearer the surface? Correct
Answer: Superficial
The reproductive system includes all of the following except the: Correct Answer:
ureter.
An isotope of an element contains different numbers of ____ from other atoms of
the same element. Correct Answer: neutrons
,The type of reaction in which substances are combined to form more complex
substances is called a(n) _____ reaction. Correct Answer: synthesis
An ionic bond is formed by: Correct Answer: a positive and a negative ion attracting
each other.
A magnesium atom has an atomic number of 12, an atomic mass of 25, and a +2
charge. This atom would contain _____ protons, _____ neutrons, and _____
electrons. Correct Answer: 12; 13; 10
The formation of sucrose involves the removal of a molecule of water. This is called:
Correct Answer: dehydration synthesis.
The process of the digestion of food is an example of which type of reaction?
Correct Answer: Decomposition
The kind of element is determined by the number of: Correct Answer: protons.
Atomic mass is determined by the number of: Correct Answer: protons and
neutrons.
The atomic number of carbon is 6. How many unpaired electrons are in its outer
shell? Correct Answer: Four
Approximately what percentage of the body weight of an adult female is water?
Correct Answer: 50%
Which are the organelles that allow for the recycling of amino acids in the cell?
Correct Answer: Proteasomes
The nucleolus is composed chiefly of: Correct Answer: rRNA.
Main cell structures include all of the following except: Correct Answer: interstitial
fluid.
The fundamental organizational unit of life is the: Correct Answer: cell.
, The structure in cells that is associated with the enzymatic breakdown (digestion)
of foreign material is the: Correct Answer: lysosome.
A list of the cell fibers from largest to smallest would read: Correct Answer:
microtubules, intermediate filaments, microfilaments.
The ____ is often called the microtubule organizing center. Correct Answer:
centrosome
Which of the following organelles is considered a nonmembranous organelle?
Correct Answer: Ribosome
The cell extension that assists epithelial cells in absorption is called: Correct
Answer: microvilli
Granules or threads within the nucleus are called: Correct Answer: chromatin.
The fluid environment that fills the spaces between the cells of the body is called
Correct Answer: extracellular matrix.
Which of the following is not a primary germ layer? Correct Answer: epiderm
The mixed secretions of sebaceous and ceruminous glands form a brown waxy
substance called the Correct Answer: cerumen.
Around the sixth month of pregnancy, the developing fetus is almost entirely
covered by a fine soft hair coat called the Correct Answer: lanugo.
Stratified squamous (keratinized) epithelial cells are found in the Correct Answer:
epidermis.
The tip of the nose and the external ear are composed of Correct Answer: elastic
cartilage.
Which of the following is the most superficial layer of the epidermis? Correct
Answer: stratum corneum
Answers
An organ is one organizational level higher than a(n): Correct Answer: tissue.
A plane through the body that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions
is: Correct Answer: coronal.
An x-ray technician has been asked to make x-ray films of the liver. Which of the
abdominopelvic regions must be included? Correct Answer: Right hypochondriac,
epigastric, and left hypochondriac
Which of the following does not describe anatomical position? Correct Answer:
Arms extended from the shoulders, palms up
The abdominopelvic cavity contains all of the following except the: Correct Answer:
heart.
Molecules are: Correct Answer: atoms combined to form larger chemical aggregates.
The mediastinum contains all of the following except the: Correct Answer: right
lung.
A frontal section divides the body into _____ portions. Correct Answer: front and
back
What is the anatomical direction term that means nearer the surface? Correct
Answer: Superficial
The reproductive system includes all of the following except the: Correct Answer:
ureter.
An isotope of an element contains different numbers of ____ from other atoms of
the same element. Correct Answer: neutrons
,The type of reaction in which substances are combined to form more complex
substances is called a(n) _____ reaction. Correct Answer: synthesis
An ionic bond is formed by: Correct Answer: a positive and a negative ion attracting
each other.
A magnesium atom has an atomic number of 12, an atomic mass of 25, and a +2
charge. This atom would contain _____ protons, _____ neutrons, and _____
electrons. Correct Answer: 12; 13; 10
The formation of sucrose involves the removal of a molecule of water. This is called:
Correct Answer: dehydration synthesis.
The process of the digestion of food is an example of which type of reaction?
Correct Answer: Decomposition
The kind of element is determined by the number of: Correct Answer: protons.
Atomic mass is determined by the number of: Correct Answer: protons and
neutrons.
The atomic number of carbon is 6. How many unpaired electrons are in its outer
shell? Correct Answer: Four
Approximately what percentage of the body weight of an adult female is water?
Correct Answer: 50%
Which are the organelles that allow for the recycling of amino acids in the cell?
Correct Answer: Proteasomes
The nucleolus is composed chiefly of: Correct Answer: rRNA.
Main cell structures include all of the following except: Correct Answer: interstitial
fluid.
The fundamental organizational unit of life is the: Correct Answer: cell.
, The structure in cells that is associated with the enzymatic breakdown (digestion)
of foreign material is the: Correct Answer: lysosome.
A list of the cell fibers from largest to smallest would read: Correct Answer:
microtubules, intermediate filaments, microfilaments.
The ____ is often called the microtubule organizing center. Correct Answer:
centrosome
Which of the following organelles is considered a nonmembranous organelle?
Correct Answer: Ribosome
The cell extension that assists epithelial cells in absorption is called: Correct
Answer: microvilli
Granules or threads within the nucleus are called: Correct Answer: chromatin.
The fluid environment that fills the spaces between the cells of the body is called
Correct Answer: extracellular matrix.
Which of the following is not a primary germ layer? Correct Answer: epiderm
The mixed secretions of sebaceous and ceruminous glands form a brown waxy
substance called the Correct Answer: cerumen.
Around the sixth month of pregnancy, the developing fetus is almost entirely
covered by a fine soft hair coat called the Correct Answer: lanugo.
Stratified squamous (keratinized) epithelial cells are found in the Correct Answer:
epidermis.
The tip of the nose and the external ear are composed of Correct Answer: elastic
cartilage.
Which of the following is the most superficial layer of the epidermis? Correct
Answer: stratum corneum
