Anatomy and Physiology Exam
Study Guide – Practice
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Which of these is not considered connective tissue?
a) blood
b) muscle
c) cartilage
d) apipose - Answer✔✔-Answer: B) muscle
Which of these following is a skin sensory receptor for light touch?
a) Ruffini body
b) free blood cells
c) Meissner's corpuscle
d) hair follicles - Answer✔✔-Answer: C) Meissner's corpuscle
,Which of the following is a single-cells layer of epithelium that forms the lining
of serous membranes?
a) simple cuboidal
b) simple columnar
c) pseudo-stratified columnar
d) simple squamous - Answer✔✔-Answer: D) simple squamous
Arteries, veins, and lymphatics keep clots from sticking as long as their
________is intact and healthy.
a) transitional epithelium
b) simple cuboidal epithelium
c) mesothelium
d) endothelium - Answer✔✔-Answer: D) endothelium
The single most important risk of skin cancer is ________.
a) overexposure to UV radiation
b) genetics
c) race
d) use of farm chemicals - Answer✔✔-Answer: A) overexposure to UV radiation
An oblique cut is one that is cut ________.
a)vertically right and left
b) perpendicular to vertical and horizontal planes
c) horizontally and superior and inferior
,d) diagonally between vertical and horizontal planes - Answer✔✔-Answer: D)
diagonally between vertical and horizontal plan
the integumentary system is protected by the action of cells that arise from
bone marrow and migrate to the epidermis. Which of the following cells serve
this function?
a) cells found in the stratum spinosum
b) tactile cells
c)macrophages
d) keratinocytes, because they are so versatile - Answer✔✔-Answer: C)
macrophages
Which muscles attached to the hair follicles cause goose bumps?
a) levator folliculi
b) arrector integument
c) arrector folliculi
d) arrector pili - Answer✔✔-Answer: D) arrector pili
A structure that is composed of two or more tissues would be a (n) ________.
a) organ
b) organ system
c) complex cell
d) complex tissue - Answer✔✔-Answer: A) organ
Which term means toward or at the back of the body, behind?
a) distal
, b) lateral
c) anterior
d) dorsal - Answer✔✔-Answer: D) dorsal
Histology would be best defined as a study of _______.
a) cells
d) the gross structures of the body
c) tissues
d) cell chemistry - Answer✔✔-Answer: C) Tissues
Select the most correct statement concerning skin cancer.
a) squamous cell carcinomas arise from the stratum corneum
b) most tumor that arise on the skin are malignant
c) melanomas are rare but must be removed quickly to prevent them from
metastasizing
d) basal cell carcinomas are the least common but most malignant -
Answer✔✔-Answer: C) melanomas are rare but must be removed quickly
The study of large body structures, visible to the naked eye, such as the heart is
called ______ anatomy.
a) microscopic
b) systemic
c) developmental
d) gross - Answer✔✔-Answer: D) gross
A needle would pierce the epidermal layers of the forearm in which order?
Study Guide – Practice
Questions with Verified
Answers. GRADED A+. Latest
2026/2027 Update.
Which of these is not considered connective tissue?
a) blood
b) muscle
c) cartilage
d) apipose - Answer✔✔-Answer: B) muscle
Which of these following is a skin sensory receptor for light touch?
a) Ruffini body
b) free blood cells
c) Meissner's corpuscle
d) hair follicles - Answer✔✔-Answer: C) Meissner's corpuscle
,Which of the following is a single-cells layer of epithelium that forms the lining
of serous membranes?
a) simple cuboidal
b) simple columnar
c) pseudo-stratified columnar
d) simple squamous - Answer✔✔-Answer: D) simple squamous
Arteries, veins, and lymphatics keep clots from sticking as long as their
________is intact and healthy.
a) transitional epithelium
b) simple cuboidal epithelium
c) mesothelium
d) endothelium - Answer✔✔-Answer: D) endothelium
The single most important risk of skin cancer is ________.
a) overexposure to UV radiation
b) genetics
c) race
d) use of farm chemicals - Answer✔✔-Answer: A) overexposure to UV radiation
An oblique cut is one that is cut ________.
a)vertically right and left
b) perpendicular to vertical and horizontal planes
c) horizontally and superior and inferior
,d) diagonally between vertical and horizontal planes - Answer✔✔-Answer: D)
diagonally between vertical and horizontal plan
the integumentary system is protected by the action of cells that arise from
bone marrow and migrate to the epidermis. Which of the following cells serve
this function?
a) cells found in the stratum spinosum
b) tactile cells
c)macrophages
d) keratinocytes, because they are so versatile - Answer✔✔-Answer: C)
macrophages
Which muscles attached to the hair follicles cause goose bumps?
a) levator folliculi
b) arrector integument
c) arrector folliculi
d) arrector pili - Answer✔✔-Answer: D) arrector pili
A structure that is composed of two or more tissues would be a (n) ________.
a) organ
b) organ system
c) complex cell
d) complex tissue - Answer✔✔-Answer: A) organ
Which term means toward or at the back of the body, behind?
a) distal
, b) lateral
c) anterior
d) dorsal - Answer✔✔-Answer: D) dorsal
Histology would be best defined as a study of _______.
a) cells
d) the gross structures of the body
c) tissues
d) cell chemistry - Answer✔✔-Answer: C) Tissues
Select the most correct statement concerning skin cancer.
a) squamous cell carcinomas arise from the stratum corneum
b) most tumor that arise on the skin are malignant
c) melanomas are rare but must be removed quickly to prevent them from
metastasizing
d) basal cell carcinomas are the least common but most malignant -
Answer✔✔-Answer: C) melanomas are rare but must be removed quickly
The study of large body structures, visible to the naked eye, such as the heart is
called ______ anatomy.
a) microscopic
b) systemic
c) developmental
d) gross - Answer✔✔-Answer: D) gross
A needle would pierce the epidermal layers of the forearm in which order?
