BARRY BMS COMP FINAL EXAMS 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Spermiogenesis is the - ✔✔transformation
of a spermatid to
a sperm
✔✔Stimulus for the completion of the second meiotic division of the egg is -
✔✔fertilization
✔✔Stria vascularis is found in the - ✔✔cochlear duct
✔✔The submandibular gland is classified as a compound gland because it has:
a)tubular and aveolar shaped secretory
units
b)ducts that branch
c)exocrine and endocrine cells
d)merocrine and holocrine cells
e)mucous and serous cells - ✔✔ducts that branch
✔✔The submandibular gland is classified as:
a)mixed gland
b)simple gland
c)apocrine gland
d)endocrine gland
e) all of the above - ✔✔mixed gland
✔✔The testicular cells that form the blood testes barrier are the - ✔✔sertoli cells
✔✔The tissue best describing the lamina propria: - ✔✔loos connective tissue
✔✔To enter the blood, in the air/blood barrier, oxygen passes from the type I cell
directly into the - ✔✔capillary lumen
✔✔Trabecular or cancellous bone contains
a)interstitial lamellae
b)Haversian canals
c)Volkmann's canal
d)canalicula
e)all of the abov - ✔✔canalicula
✔✔Unlike compact bone, spongy bone lacks:
a)collagen fibers
b)endosteum
,c)cells linked by canaliculi
d)matrix arranged into lamellae
e)osteons - ✔✔osteons
✔✔The vagina is lined by a thick protective epithelium. Which junction would keep the
cells strongly attached to each other?
a)zonula adherens
b)gap junction
c)intermediate junction
d)desmosome
e)zonula occludens - ✔✔desmosome
✔✔The visceral peritoneum of the surface of the urethra is called - ✔✔Perimetrium
✔✔What is the main criterion for the classification of loose connective tissue?
a)wide variety of cells present
b)small number of fibers in the matrix
c)many capillaries
d)disorganized arrangement of fibers
e)large number of cells - ✔✔small number of fibers in the matrix
✔✔What nourishes the lactobacillus microflora in the female reproductive system? -
✔✔Glycogen in
the vaginal
epithelium
✔✔Which cell can replicate?
a)cardiac muscle cell
b)osteoblast
c)fibroblast
d)skeletal muscle fiber - ✔✔fibroblast
✔✔Which cell contains the most lysosomes?
a)macrophage
b)megakaryocyte
c)osteocyte
d)monocyte
e)basophil - ✔✔macrophage
✔✔Which cell is attached to the surrounding connective tissue by a basal lamina?
a)cementocyte
b)osteocyte
c)macrophage
d)adipocyte
, e)fibroblast - ✔✔adipocyte
✔✔Which cell produces surfactant? - ✔✔type II pneumocyte
✔✔Which cells are the major secretory cells in the liver? - ✔✔Hepatocytes
✔✔Which developing cell has slightly indented nucleus and faint, azurophilic granules in
its cytoplasm?
a)basophilic erythroblast
b)basophilic myelocyte
c)monocyte
d)eosinophilic band
e)neutrophilic metamyelocyte - ✔✔neutrophilic metamyelocyte
✔✔Which epidermal layer is characterized by cells that are linked by monofilaments -
✔✔stratus spinosum
✔✔Which is not derived from monocytes?
a)osteocytes
b)foreign body giant cells
c)Kupffer cells
d)macrophages
e)microglia - ✔✔osteocytes
✔✔Which junction would completely block the passage of molecules between
neighboring epithelial cells?
a)zonula occludens
b)macula adherens
c)intermediate junction
d)gap junction
e)zonula adherens - ✔✔zonula occludens
✔✔Which migrating cell in the connective tissue has acidophilic granules and a
bilobed nucleus?
a)mast cell
b)plasma cell
c)eosinophil
d)macrophage
e)neutrophil - ✔✔eosinophil
✔✔Which of the eye structures secretes the aqueous humor - ✔✔ciliary body
✔✔Which of the following epithelia would best allow the movement of gases and small
molecules from the lumen into the underlying connective tissue?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Spermiogenesis is the - ✔✔transformation
of a spermatid to
a sperm
✔✔Stimulus for the completion of the second meiotic division of the egg is -
✔✔fertilization
✔✔Stria vascularis is found in the - ✔✔cochlear duct
✔✔The submandibular gland is classified as a compound gland because it has:
a)tubular and aveolar shaped secretory
units
b)ducts that branch
c)exocrine and endocrine cells
d)merocrine and holocrine cells
e)mucous and serous cells - ✔✔ducts that branch
✔✔The submandibular gland is classified as:
a)mixed gland
b)simple gland
c)apocrine gland
d)endocrine gland
e) all of the above - ✔✔mixed gland
✔✔The testicular cells that form the blood testes barrier are the - ✔✔sertoli cells
✔✔The tissue best describing the lamina propria: - ✔✔loos connective tissue
✔✔To enter the blood, in the air/blood barrier, oxygen passes from the type I cell
directly into the - ✔✔capillary lumen
✔✔Trabecular or cancellous bone contains
a)interstitial lamellae
b)Haversian canals
c)Volkmann's canal
d)canalicula
e)all of the abov - ✔✔canalicula
✔✔Unlike compact bone, spongy bone lacks:
a)collagen fibers
b)endosteum
,c)cells linked by canaliculi
d)matrix arranged into lamellae
e)osteons - ✔✔osteons
✔✔The vagina is lined by a thick protective epithelium. Which junction would keep the
cells strongly attached to each other?
a)zonula adherens
b)gap junction
c)intermediate junction
d)desmosome
e)zonula occludens - ✔✔desmosome
✔✔The visceral peritoneum of the surface of the urethra is called - ✔✔Perimetrium
✔✔What is the main criterion for the classification of loose connective tissue?
a)wide variety of cells present
b)small number of fibers in the matrix
c)many capillaries
d)disorganized arrangement of fibers
e)large number of cells - ✔✔small number of fibers in the matrix
✔✔What nourishes the lactobacillus microflora in the female reproductive system? -
✔✔Glycogen in
the vaginal
epithelium
✔✔Which cell can replicate?
a)cardiac muscle cell
b)osteoblast
c)fibroblast
d)skeletal muscle fiber - ✔✔fibroblast
✔✔Which cell contains the most lysosomes?
a)macrophage
b)megakaryocyte
c)osteocyte
d)monocyte
e)basophil - ✔✔macrophage
✔✔Which cell is attached to the surrounding connective tissue by a basal lamina?
a)cementocyte
b)osteocyte
c)macrophage
d)adipocyte
, e)fibroblast - ✔✔adipocyte
✔✔Which cell produces surfactant? - ✔✔type II pneumocyte
✔✔Which cells are the major secretory cells in the liver? - ✔✔Hepatocytes
✔✔Which developing cell has slightly indented nucleus and faint, azurophilic granules in
its cytoplasm?
a)basophilic erythroblast
b)basophilic myelocyte
c)monocyte
d)eosinophilic band
e)neutrophilic metamyelocyte - ✔✔neutrophilic metamyelocyte
✔✔Which epidermal layer is characterized by cells that are linked by monofilaments -
✔✔stratus spinosum
✔✔Which is not derived from monocytes?
a)osteocytes
b)foreign body giant cells
c)Kupffer cells
d)macrophages
e)microglia - ✔✔osteocytes
✔✔Which junction would completely block the passage of molecules between
neighboring epithelial cells?
a)zonula occludens
b)macula adherens
c)intermediate junction
d)gap junction
e)zonula adherens - ✔✔zonula occludens
✔✔Which migrating cell in the connective tissue has acidophilic granules and a
bilobed nucleus?
a)mast cell
b)plasma cell
c)eosinophil
d)macrophage
e)neutrophil - ✔✔eosinophil
✔✔Which of the eye structures secretes the aqueous humor - ✔✔ciliary body
✔✔Which of the following epithelia would best allow the movement of gases and small
molecules from the lumen into the underlying connective tissue?
