ALU 101 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Inorganic chemicals: - CORRECT ANSWER - usually simple, 1-2 elements other than
carbon. H2O, O2
Organic chemicals - CORRECT ANSWER - Often complex, always contain carbon and
hydrogen.
In 2002, the American Diabetes Association indicate this many americans have diabetes -
CORRECT ANSWER - 18.2 Million
With a first degree burn this part of the skin is damaged - CORRECT ANSWER - The
superficial epidermis
The two major layers of skin - CORRECT ANSWER - Epidermis and Statrum Corneum
What are the two types of sweat glands - CORRECT ANSWER - Eccrine and Apocrine
glands
What is one cell type that is not part of the Dermis layer? - CORRECT ANSWER -
melanocytes
Which bones are part of the shoulder and/or arm - CORRECT ANSWER - clavicle, ulna,
humerous
The skull consists of ___ cranial bones and ___ facial bones - CORRECT ANSWER - 18
and 14
, Shingles is caused by - CORRECT ANSWER - The Herpes Varicella-Zoster virus,
(Which is the same virus that causes chicken pox, a bacterial infection)
Approximately 80% of CVAs are caused by - CORRECT ANSWER - A thrombus
Name the five essential parts of a Reflex arc - CORRECT ANSWER - Receptors, Sensory
neurons, CNS, Motor neurons, Effector
The virus shingles is present in what kind of neuron - CORRECT ANSWER - Sensory
The PNS consists of - CORRECT ANSWER - spinal and cranial nerves
Parkinson's Disease is a disorder of the - CORRECT ANSWER - Basal ganglia
What are the receptors for smell - CORRECT ANSWER - Chemorereceptors
When assessing the mortality risk for diabetics, one needs to evaluate what? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Type of diabetes, treatment, degree of control, duration, complications, co-
morbidities
What is an example of a microvascular complication associated with diabetes? - CORRECT
ANSWER - nephropathy
dogs have a sense of smell how many times greater than people - CORRECT ANSWER -
200x
The secretion of this hormone is one of the few positive feedback mechanisms in the body -
CORRECT ANSWER - Oxytocin
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Inorganic chemicals: - CORRECT ANSWER - usually simple, 1-2 elements other than
carbon. H2O, O2
Organic chemicals - CORRECT ANSWER - Often complex, always contain carbon and
hydrogen.
In 2002, the American Diabetes Association indicate this many americans have diabetes -
CORRECT ANSWER - 18.2 Million
With a first degree burn this part of the skin is damaged - CORRECT ANSWER - The
superficial epidermis
The two major layers of skin - CORRECT ANSWER - Epidermis and Statrum Corneum
What are the two types of sweat glands - CORRECT ANSWER - Eccrine and Apocrine
glands
What is one cell type that is not part of the Dermis layer? - CORRECT ANSWER -
melanocytes
Which bones are part of the shoulder and/or arm - CORRECT ANSWER - clavicle, ulna,
humerous
The skull consists of ___ cranial bones and ___ facial bones - CORRECT ANSWER - 18
and 14
, Shingles is caused by - CORRECT ANSWER - The Herpes Varicella-Zoster virus,
(Which is the same virus that causes chicken pox, a bacterial infection)
Approximately 80% of CVAs are caused by - CORRECT ANSWER - A thrombus
Name the five essential parts of a Reflex arc - CORRECT ANSWER - Receptors, Sensory
neurons, CNS, Motor neurons, Effector
The virus shingles is present in what kind of neuron - CORRECT ANSWER - Sensory
The PNS consists of - CORRECT ANSWER - spinal and cranial nerves
Parkinson's Disease is a disorder of the - CORRECT ANSWER - Basal ganglia
What are the receptors for smell - CORRECT ANSWER - Chemorereceptors
When assessing the mortality risk for diabetics, one needs to evaluate what? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Type of diabetes, treatment, degree of control, duration, complications, co-
morbidities
What is an example of a microvascular complication associated with diabetes? - CORRECT
ANSWER - nephropathy
dogs have a sense of smell how many times greater than people - CORRECT ANSWER -
200x
The secretion of this hormone is one of the few positive feedback mechanisms in the body -
CORRECT ANSWER - Oxytocin
