BARRY BMS COMP EXAM SCRIPT 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔During child birth, the smooth muscle cells
of the uterus contract together in strong
waves because they are connected by
a)tight junctions
b)fascia adherens
c)gap junctions
d)intercalated discs
e)zonula occludens - ✔✔gap junctions
✔✔Estrogen is secreted by the - ✔✔theca externa
✔✔Fertilization generally occurs in - ✔✔oviduct (fallopian tubes)
✔✔Fibrocartilage contains:
a)perichondrium
b)extensive capillary network
c)matrix with Type II collagen fibrils
d)cells in lacunae
e)all of the above - ✔✔cells in lacunae
✔✔The filtration structures in the kidney
include all EXCEPT:
a. podocyte slits
b. basement membrane
c. macula densa
d. glomerulus
e. endothelial fenestrae - ✔✔macula densa (which is an area of closely packed
specialized cells lining the wall of the cortical thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle,
at the transition to the distal convoluted tubule)
✔✔fovea centralis contains:
rods or cones? - ✔✔cones
✔✔the functions of the ductus deferens - ✔✔During ejaculation, the smooth muscle in
the walls of the ductus (vas) deferens contracts reflexively, thus propelling the sperm
forward, out of the epididymis; sperm is transferred from the vas deferens into the
urethra, collecting secretions from the male accessory sex glands such as the seminal
vesicles, prostate gland and the bulbourethral glands, which form the bulk of semen
✔✔the gall bladder is lined with - ✔✔simple columnar epithelium
,✔✔A gland is classified as "mixed" if it has
a)tubular and acinar secretory units
b)aprocrine and holocrine secreting
cells
c)serous and mucous cells
d)branched and unbranched ducts
e)endocrine and exocrine cel - ✔✔serous and mucous cells
✔✔the hormone that causes the formation of the corpus lute is the - ✔✔progesterone
✔✔immediately BEFORE the inhaled air enters a respiratory bronchiole the air is in
what structure - ✔✔terminal bronchiole
✔✔implantation and development of the fetus inside the uterus is called the ____
pregnancy - ✔✔normal
✔✔An increase in cell size and organelles
in response to external stimuli is
defined as:
a)hypertrophy
b)hyperplasia
c)metastasis
d)necrosis
e)metaplasia - ✔✔hypertrophy
✔✔In CROSS SECTION, cardiac muscle can be best differentiated from skeletal
muscle by the presence of:
a)intercalated discs
b)centrally located nuclei
c)acidophilic cytoplasm
d)myofibrils
e)striations - ✔✔centrally located nuclei
✔✔The inner surface of the urinary bladder is lined with - ✔✔transitional epithelium
✔✔In the epidermis the majority of keratohyalin granule containing cells are located -
✔✔stratum granulosum
✔✔In the later stages of red blood cell development, the
a)nucleolus becomes larger and more visible
b)cell diameter increases
c)specific granules become visible
d)nucleus becomes smaller and more heterochromatic
, e)nucleus become more lobulated - ✔✔nucleus becomes smaller and more
heterochromatic
✔✔In the liver, nutrients from blood enter the space of Disse through - ✔✔sinusoidal
wall
✔✔In the sublingual gland, the cell that secretes mucus into the oral cavity has a:
a)well developed rough ER
b)basophilic, grainy cytoplasm
c)cytoplasm filled with lysosomes
d)clear or lightly staining cytoplasm
e)round euchromatic nucleus - ✔✔clear or lightly staining cytoplasm
✔✔In which type of epithelium are all the cells attached to the basal lamina?
a)stratified squamous epithelium,
keratinized
b)transitional epithelium
c)stratified squamous epithelium, nonkeratinized
d)stratified columnar epithelium
e)pseudostratified epithelium - ✔✔pseudostratified epithelium
✔✔In which type of epithelium do the surface cells lack nuclei?
a)transitional epithelium
b)stratified squamous epithelium, keratinized
c)stratified squamous epithelium, nonkeratinized
d)stratified cuboidal epithelium
e)psuedostratified epithelium - ✔✔stratified squamous epithelium, keratinized
✔✔The ________ is the predominant cell
within the epidermis, whereas the _____
predominates in the dermis - ✔✔keratinocyte,
fibroblast
✔✔dermal macrophages are referred to as: - ✔✔Langerhans cells
✔✔The large multi-nucleated cell lying against bone matrix is most likely
secreting _______ into the extracellular space
a)osteonectin and osteocalcin
b)acid
c)osteoid
d)calcium phosphate crystals
e)collagen fibers - ✔✔acid
✔✔Loose connective tissue can contain:
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔During child birth, the smooth muscle cells
of the uterus contract together in strong
waves because they are connected by
a)tight junctions
b)fascia adherens
c)gap junctions
d)intercalated discs
e)zonula occludens - ✔✔gap junctions
✔✔Estrogen is secreted by the - ✔✔theca externa
✔✔Fertilization generally occurs in - ✔✔oviduct (fallopian tubes)
✔✔Fibrocartilage contains:
a)perichondrium
b)extensive capillary network
c)matrix with Type II collagen fibrils
d)cells in lacunae
e)all of the above - ✔✔cells in lacunae
✔✔The filtration structures in the kidney
include all EXCEPT:
a. podocyte slits
b. basement membrane
c. macula densa
d. glomerulus
e. endothelial fenestrae - ✔✔macula densa (which is an area of closely packed
specialized cells lining the wall of the cortical thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle,
at the transition to the distal convoluted tubule)
✔✔fovea centralis contains:
rods or cones? - ✔✔cones
✔✔the functions of the ductus deferens - ✔✔During ejaculation, the smooth muscle in
the walls of the ductus (vas) deferens contracts reflexively, thus propelling the sperm
forward, out of the epididymis; sperm is transferred from the vas deferens into the
urethra, collecting secretions from the male accessory sex glands such as the seminal
vesicles, prostate gland and the bulbourethral glands, which form the bulk of semen
✔✔the gall bladder is lined with - ✔✔simple columnar epithelium
,✔✔A gland is classified as "mixed" if it has
a)tubular and acinar secretory units
b)aprocrine and holocrine secreting
cells
c)serous and mucous cells
d)branched and unbranched ducts
e)endocrine and exocrine cel - ✔✔serous and mucous cells
✔✔the hormone that causes the formation of the corpus lute is the - ✔✔progesterone
✔✔immediately BEFORE the inhaled air enters a respiratory bronchiole the air is in
what structure - ✔✔terminal bronchiole
✔✔implantation and development of the fetus inside the uterus is called the ____
pregnancy - ✔✔normal
✔✔An increase in cell size and organelles
in response to external stimuli is
defined as:
a)hypertrophy
b)hyperplasia
c)metastasis
d)necrosis
e)metaplasia - ✔✔hypertrophy
✔✔In CROSS SECTION, cardiac muscle can be best differentiated from skeletal
muscle by the presence of:
a)intercalated discs
b)centrally located nuclei
c)acidophilic cytoplasm
d)myofibrils
e)striations - ✔✔centrally located nuclei
✔✔The inner surface of the urinary bladder is lined with - ✔✔transitional epithelium
✔✔In the epidermis the majority of keratohyalin granule containing cells are located -
✔✔stratum granulosum
✔✔In the later stages of red blood cell development, the
a)nucleolus becomes larger and more visible
b)cell diameter increases
c)specific granules become visible
d)nucleus becomes smaller and more heterochromatic
, e)nucleus become more lobulated - ✔✔nucleus becomes smaller and more
heterochromatic
✔✔In the liver, nutrients from blood enter the space of Disse through - ✔✔sinusoidal
wall
✔✔In the sublingual gland, the cell that secretes mucus into the oral cavity has a:
a)well developed rough ER
b)basophilic, grainy cytoplasm
c)cytoplasm filled with lysosomes
d)clear or lightly staining cytoplasm
e)round euchromatic nucleus - ✔✔clear or lightly staining cytoplasm
✔✔In which type of epithelium are all the cells attached to the basal lamina?
a)stratified squamous epithelium,
keratinized
b)transitional epithelium
c)stratified squamous epithelium, nonkeratinized
d)stratified columnar epithelium
e)pseudostratified epithelium - ✔✔pseudostratified epithelium
✔✔In which type of epithelium do the surface cells lack nuclei?
a)transitional epithelium
b)stratified squamous epithelium, keratinized
c)stratified squamous epithelium, nonkeratinized
d)stratified cuboidal epithelium
e)psuedostratified epithelium - ✔✔stratified squamous epithelium, keratinized
✔✔The ________ is the predominant cell
within the epidermis, whereas the _____
predominates in the dermis - ✔✔keratinocyte,
fibroblast
✔✔dermal macrophages are referred to as: - ✔✔Langerhans cells
✔✔The large multi-nucleated cell lying against bone matrix is most likely
secreting _______ into the extracellular space
a)osteonectin and osteocalcin
b)acid
c)osteoid
d)calcium phosphate crystals
e)collagen fibers - ✔✔acid
✔✔Loose connective tissue can contain:
