ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
All of the following conditions are present with homeostasis except - CORRECT
ANSWER - Illness is present.
What is the directional term used to describe a part that is above another part? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Superior
Which of the following is a proper use of directional body terminology? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The foot is distal to the knee
What is the term used to describe a part that is located on or near the surface of the body? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Superficial
Which of the following divides the body into right and left portions? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Sagittal plane
Which of the following determines what can enter or leave a cell? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Plasma membrane
Which of the following structures functions in protein synthesis? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Ribosomes
Which of the following contains enzymes that function to destroy cellular debris and foreign
particles? - CORRECT ANSWER - Lysosomes
Which of the following allows sperm to have a swimming motion? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Flagella
, Amino acids and glucose are transported from the small intestine and into the blood through -
CORRECT ANSWER - Active transport
The process by which secretory products are packaged into vesicles and then released from the
cells is known as - CORRECT ANSWER - Exocytosis
How many pairs of chromosomes are present in a human cell? - CORRECT ANSWER -
23
The type of cell division in which the number of chromosomes is halved in order to produce an
egg and sperm is known as - CORRECT ANSWER - Meiosis
What is the term for the nonliving material that fills the space between cells? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Intercellular matrix
What type of epithelial tissue consists of many layers of cells and forms the outer layer of the
skin? - CORRECT ANSWER - Stratified squamous
Which of the following is a large phagocytic cell that cleans up cellular debris and foreign
particles? - CORRECT ANSWER - Macrophage
All of the following are functions of adipose tissue except - CORRECT ANSWER -
Protects the body from invasion by pathogens
What makes up the fetal skeleton until bone is laid down? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Hyaline cartilage
What type of membrane lines a body cavity that opens to the outside? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Mucous membrane