BIO 243 ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Synovial membrane.
Answer: At the end of bones; produces synovial fluid to lubricate joint
◍ 5.
Answer: How many lumbar vertebrae?
◍ What are membrane proteins?.
Answer: Membrane proteins are proteins that are either embedded in or
attached to the cell membrane, serving functions such as transport,
signaling, and structural support.
◍ Brain Anatomy.
Answer: Cerebrum1. Frontal lobes Skeletal muscle control, intellect,
planning, Broca's area ( motor speech )2. Occipital lobe: vision & visual
recognition3. Parietal lobes: somatosensory area - temp, touch, pain4.
Temporal lobes: auditory area, auditory association, olfaction, Wernicke's
aphasia - stroke - lack of understanding of speech5. Insula: Gustation - taste
- memory
◍ What happens when your Blood Glucose rises?.
Answer: Pancreas detects rise in B.G. and secretes insulin
◍ Cartilaginous Joint.
Answer: Hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage between bones - Slightly
movable
◍ Lyme Disease.
Answer: Bacterial infection transmitted by deer ticks - Example: bullseye
rash and joint swelling
◍ Osteosarcoma.
, Answer: Bone Cancer
◍ who developed the first vaccine (small pox).
Answer: edward jenner
◍ Fast Glycolytic.
Answer: White, little concen. myoglobin; poor vasc., few mitochondria
◍ Erythropoietin (EPO).
Answer: Hormone that stimulates red blood cell production - Example:
released by kidneys during low oxygen levels
◍ Sinuses.
Answer: Air-filled cavity; humidify & warm the air you inhale[ lightens the
skull ] Frontal, Maxillary, sphenoidal, ethmoidal
◍ in sugar + water, what is the soltue and solvent.
Answer: sugar = solute, water = solvent
◍ lambdoid suture.
Answer: What feature is this?
◍ Parietal Lobe.
Answer: Somatosensory area - temp, touch, pain
◍ Skeletal system.
Answer: Orthopedics
◍ What is a membrane potential?.
Answer: A membrane potential is the voltage difference across a cell
membrane, maintained by ion gradients and channels, crucial for nerve
impulse transmission.
◍ cuboid.
Answer: What bone is this?
◍ anterior to temporal bone that forms middle portion of the floor of the
cranial vault along with the temporal bone.
Answer: Explain the sphenoid bone
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ Synovial membrane.
Answer: At the end of bones; produces synovial fluid to lubricate joint
◍ 5.
Answer: How many lumbar vertebrae?
◍ What are membrane proteins?.
Answer: Membrane proteins are proteins that are either embedded in or
attached to the cell membrane, serving functions such as transport,
signaling, and structural support.
◍ Brain Anatomy.
Answer: Cerebrum1. Frontal lobes Skeletal muscle control, intellect,
planning, Broca's area ( motor speech )2. Occipital lobe: vision & visual
recognition3. Parietal lobes: somatosensory area - temp, touch, pain4.
Temporal lobes: auditory area, auditory association, olfaction, Wernicke's
aphasia - stroke - lack of understanding of speech5. Insula: Gustation - taste
- memory
◍ What happens when your Blood Glucose rises?.
Answer: Pancreas detects rise in B.G. and secretes insulin
◍ Cartilaginous Joint.
Answer: Hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage between bones - Slightly
movable
◍ Lyme Disease.
Answer: Bacterial infection transmitted by deer ticks - Example: bullseye
rash and joint swelling
◍ Osteosarcoma.
, Answer: Bone Cancer
◍ who developed the first vaccine (small pox).
Answer: edward jenner
◍ Fast Glycolytic.
Answer: White, little concen. myoglobin; poor vasc., few mitochondria
◍ Erythropoietin (EPO).
Answer: Hormone that stimulates red blood cell production - Example:
released by kidneys during low oxygen levels
◍ Sinuses.
Answer: Air-filled cavity; humidify & warm the air you inhale[ lightens the
skull ] Frontal, Maxillary, sphenoidal, ethmoidal
◍ in sugar + water, what is the soltue and solvent.
Answer: sugar = solute, water = solvent
◍ lambdoid suture.
Answer: What feature is this?
◍ Parietal Lobe.
Answer: Somatosensory area - temp, touch, pain
◍ Skeletal system.
Answer: Orthopedics
◍ What is a membrane potential?.
Answer: A membrane potential is the voltage difference across a cell
membrane, maintained by ion gradients and channels, crucial for nerve
impulse transmission.
◍ cuboid.
Answer: What bone is this?
◍ anterior to temporal bone that forms middle portion of the floor of the
cranial vault along with the temporal bone.
Answer: Explain the sphenoid bone
