STRAIGHTERLINE ANATOMY &
PHYSIOLOGY 2026 FINAL PAPER
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉Which is an example of a normally occurring positive-feedback
mechanism?
Select one:
a. elevated blood pressure during exercise
b. increase in heart rate after blood loss
c. decrease in blood pressure after blood loss
d. stretching of the uterus near the end of pregnancy. Answer: d.
stretching of the uterus near the end of pregnancy
◉Which of the following processes generates the most ATP within a
human cell?
Select one:
a. glycolysis
b. lactic acid fermentation
c. oxidative phosphorylation
d. citric acid cycle. Answer: c. oxidative phosphorylation
,◉During DNA replication, how does each template strand eventually
become two identical DNA molecules?
Select one:
a. The two strands form continuously, catalyzed by DNA polymerase.
b. The two strands form continuously, catalyzed by DNA ligase.
c. One strand forms continuously, the other forms in short segments
spliced by DNA polymerase.
d. One strand forms continuously, the other forms in short segments
spliced by DNA ligase.. Answer: d. One strand forms continuously,
the other forms in short segments spliced by DNA ligase.
◉Which is the most superficial layer of skin that is composed
primarily of living cells?
Select one:
a. stratum corneum
b. stratum lucidum
c. stratum basale
d. stratum spinosum. Answer: d. stratum spinosum
◉Which of the following is the definition of a third degree burn?
Select one:
a. a burn that covers at least 25% of the skin
b. a burn that has destroyed the dermis and epidermis
,c. a burn that can only be caused by fire
d. a burn that does not leave scars. Answer: b. a burn that has
destroyed the dermis and epidermis
◉Which of the following types of openings in the skeletal system
does a "sinus" describe?
Select one:
a. cavity
b. cleft
c. hole
d. tunnel. Answer: a. cavity
◉Which of the following components of the bone matrix, when
removed, allows the bone to be easily shattered?
Select one:
a. cartilage
b. collagen
c. hydroxyapatite
d. mineral. Answer: b. collagen
◉Which of the following is the most widely distributed type of
muscle in the body?
Select one:
, a. cardiac
b. postural
c. skeletal
d. smooth. Answer: d. smooth
◉Which sentence best describes the sliding filament model of
muscle contraction?
Select one:
a. Actin and myosin filaments remain stationary.
b. Actin and myosin myofilaments shorten.
c. Sarcomeres and myofibrils contract.
d. Sarcomeres and myofibrils lengthen.. Answer: c. Sarcomeres and
myofibrils contract.
◉doctor performing an autopsy on a patient concludes that part of
the brain was likely damaged by trauma due to a large population of
which type of cell?
Select one:
a. Schwann cells
b. microglia
c. oligodendrocytes
d. ependymal cel. Answer: b. microglia
PHYSIOLOGY 2026 FINAL PAPER
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉Which is an example of a normally occurring positive-feedback
mechanism?
Select one:
a. elevated blood pressure during exercise
b. increase in heart rate after blood loss
c. decrease in blood pressure after blood loss
d. stretching of the uterus near the end of pregnancy. Answer: d.
stretching of the uterus near the end of pregnancy
◉Which of the following processes generates the most ATP within a
human cell?
Select one:
a. glycolysis
b. lactic acid fermentation
c. oxidative phosphorylation
d. citric acid cycle. Answer: c. oxidative phosphorylation
,◉During DNA replication, how does each template strand eventually
become two identical DNA molecules?
Select one:
a. The two strands form continuously, catalyzed by DNA polymerase.
b. The two strands form continuously, catalyzed by DNA ligase.
c. One strand forms continuously, the other forms in short segments
spliced by DNA polymerase.
d. One strand forms continuously, the other forms in short segments
spliced by DNA ligase.. Answer: d. One strand forms continuously,
the other forms in short segments spliced by DNA ligase.
◉Which is the most superficial layer of skin that is composed
primarily of living cells?
Select one:
a. stratum corneum
b. stratum lucidum
c. stratum basale
d. stratum spinosum. Answer: d. stratum spinosum
◉Which of the following is the definition of a third degree burn?
Select one:
a. a burn that covers at least 25% of the skin
b. a burn that has destroyed the dermis and epidermis
,c. a burn that can only be caused by fire
d. a burn that does not leave scars. Answer: b. a burn that has
destroyed the dermis and epidermis
◉Which of the following types of openings in the skeletal system
does a "sinus" describe?
Select one:
a. cavity
b. cleft
c. hole
d. tunnel. Answer: a. cavity
◉Which of the following components of the bone matrix, when
removed, allows the bone to be easily shattered?
Select one:
a. cartilage
b. collagen
c. hydroxyapatite
d. mineral. Answer: b. collagen
◉Which of the following is the most widely distributed type of
muscle in the body?
Select one:
, a. cardiac
b. postural
c. skeletal
d. smooth. Answer: d. smooth
◉Which sentence best describes the sliding filament model of
muscle contraction?
Select one:
a. Actin and myosin filaments remain stationary.
b. Actin and myosin myofilaments shorten.
c. Sarcomeres and myofibrils contract.
d. Sarcomeres and myofibrils lengthen.. Answer: c. Sarcomeres and
myofibrils contract.
◉doctor performing an autopsy on a patient concludes that part of
the brain was likely damaged by trauma due to a large population of
which type of cell?
Select one:
a. Schwann cells
b. microglia
c. oligodendrocytes
d. ependymal cel. Answer: b. microglia
