IVY TECH APHY 101 Final Exam: 2026/2027
ACTUAL TEST BANK WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
• The function of the association area in the frontal lobe is -✓✓ higher intellectual
processes, such as reasoning and judgment.
• Cerebrospinal fluid is produced by __________ and it __________. -✓✓ choroid
plexuses in the ventricles; protects the brain from blows to the skull
• The anaerobic reactions of cellular respiration occur in the __________ , whereas
the aerobic reactions of cellular respiration occur in the __________ . -✓✓
cytoplasm without O2 required; mitochondria with O2 required
• A pole vaulter keeps track of his position in mid-air through -✓✓ proprioceptors
• Epithelial tissue functions in -✓✓ secretion, absorption, and protection.
• Receptors for the special senses are found -✓✓ primarily in the head
• Which of the following lists the parts of a reflex arc in the correct sequence? -✓✓
Receptor, sensory neuron, interneuron, motor neuron, effector
• Epidermis is __________, whereas dermis is __________. -✓✓ composed of
stratified squamous epithelial tissue; composed of connective tissue, smooth
muscle, and nerve cell processes
• Cartilage tissues are likely to be slow in healing following an injury because -✓✓
chondrocytes do not have direct blood supplies.
,• Most of the joints between the short bones in the ankle and wrist are -✓✓ plane
joints
• The muscular system is responsible for body movements, maintenance of posture,
and production of body heat. -✓✓ true
• Chemistry deals with -✓✓ the composition and changes of substances that make
up living as well as non-living matter.
• The __________ is the thin meninx attached to the surface of the brain,
containing many nerves and blood vessels. -✓✓ pia mater
• The three borders of the scapula are called -✓✓ the superior, lateral, and medial
borders.
• The three borders of the scapula are called -✓✓ long bone
• Action potentials are related to impulses conducted along an axon in that -✓✓
propagation of a series of action potentials along a nerve fiber constitutes an
impulse.
• For which of the following organelles are the structure and function correctly
described? -✓✓ Endoplasmic reticulum—a network of interconnected membranes
forming sacs and canals that packages protein molecules for secretion
• In what molecule are codons found? -✓✓ mRNA
,• The movement of molecules through a membrane by filtration requires -✓✓
hydrostatic pressure
• What is the relationship of osmotic pressure to the number of solute particles in a
solution? -✓✓ The greater the number of impermeant solute particles, the greater
the osmotic pressure.
• Macromolecules are built of atoms. -✓✓ true
• The consequence of sensory nerve fibers crossing over is that the -✓✓ right
hemisphere of the cerebrum receives sensory impulses originating on the left side
of the body and vice versa.
• Bones of a synovial joint are held together by -✓✓ joint capsule
• The functional connection between a neuron and a skeletal muscle fiber is a -✓✓
synapse
• If the area of the cerebral hemisphere corresponding to Broca's area is damaged, -
✓✓ motor control of the muscles associated with speech is lost.
• Eccrine sweat glands -✓✓ respond primarily to elevated body temperature.
• The intestines are innervated by both the sympathetic and the parasympathetic
divisions of the autonomic nervous system. During a meal, the __________
division activates digestion and slows heart rate. During exercise, the __________
, division slows digestion and increases heart rate. -✓✓ parasympathetic;
sympathetic
• Masses of myelinated nerve fibers appear -✓✓ white
• Blood with excess oxygen causes cyanosis. -✓✓ false
• While examining a sample of muscle tissue under a microscope, you notice that
the cells are multinucleated. They are long, unbranched, striated, and contain a
developed transverse tubule system. Which muscle type does this sample contain?
-✓✓ skeletal muscle
• When K+ and Cl- meet, they will -✓✓ from KCL with an ionic bond
• Myelin -✓✓ consists of layers of lipids and proteins that wrap around an axon.
• The functional unit of muscle contraction is -✓✓ the sarcomere
• The color receptors in the retina are most sensitive to light waves that are -✓✓
red, green, and blue
• The act of closing the fingers to make a fist is an example of what type of joint
movement (at the interphalangeal joints)? -✓✓ flexion
• Cell membranes are described as a fluid mosaic that maintains stability while still
allowing movement. What component maintains most of the flexibility of the
membrane? -✓✓ phospholipid bilayer
ACTUAL TEST BANK WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
• The function of the association area in the frontal lobe is -✓✓ higher intellectual
processes, such as reasoning and judgment.
• Cerebrospinal fluid is produced by __________ and it __________. -✓✓ choroid
plexuses in the ventricles; protects the brain from blows to the skull
• The anaerobic reactions of cellular respiration occur in the __________ , whereas
the aerobic reactions of cellular respiration occur in the __________ . -✓✓
cytoplasm without O2 required; mitochondria with O2 required
• A pole vaulter keeps track of his position in mid-air through -✓✓ proprioceptors
• Epithelial tissue functions in -✓✓ secretion, absorption, and protection.
• Receptors for the special senses are found -✓✓ primarily in the head
• Which of the following lists the parts of a reflex arc in the correct sequence? -✓✓
Receptor, sensory neuron, interneuron, motor neuron, effector
• Epidermis is __________, whereas dermis is __________. -✓✓ composed of
stratified squamous epithelial tissue; composed of connective tissue, smooth
muscle, and nerve cell processes
• Cartilage tissues are likely to be slow in healing following an injury because -✓✓
chondrocytes do not have direct blood supplies.
,• Most of the joints between the short bones in the ankle and wrist are -✓✓ plane
joints
• The muscular system is responsible for body movements, maintenance of posture,
and production of body heat. -✓✓ true
• Chemistry deals with -✓✓ the composition and changes of substances that make
up living as well as non-living matter.
• The __________ is the thin meninx attached to the surface of the brain,
containing many nerves and blood vessels. -✓✓ pia mater
• The three borders of the scapula are called -✓✓ the superior, lateral, and medial
borders.
• The three borders of the scapula are called -✓✓ long bone
• Action potentials are related to impulses conducted along an axon in that -✓✓
propagation of a series of action potentials along a nerve fiber constitutes an
impulse.
• For which of the following organelles are the structure and function correctly
described? -✓✓ Endoplasmic reticulum—a network of interconnected membranes
forming sacs and canals that packages protein molecules for secretion
• In what molecule are codons found? -✓✓ mRNA
,• The movement of molecules through a membrane by filtration requires -✓✓
hydrostatic pressure
• What is the relationship of osmotic pressure to the number of solute particles in a
solution? -✓✓ The greater the number of impermeant solute particles, the greater
the osmotic pressure.
• Macromolecules are built of atoms. -✓✓ true
• The consequence of sensory nerve fibers crossing over is that the -✓✓ right
hemisphere of the cerebrum receives sensory impulses originating on the left side
of the body and vice versa.
• Bones of a synovial joint are held together by -✓✓ joint capsule
• The functional connection between a neuron and a skeletal muscle fiber is a -✓✓
synapse
• If the area of the cerebral hemisphere corresponding to Broca's area is damaged, -
✓✓ motor control of the muscles associated with speech is lost.
• Eccrine sweat glands -✓✓ respond primarily to elevated body temperature.
• The intestines are innervated by both the sympathetic and the parasympathetic
divisions of the autonomic nervous system. During a meal, the __________
division activates digestion and slows heart rate. During exercise, the __________
, division slows digestion and increases heart rate. -✓✓ parasympathetic;
sympathetic
• Masses of myelinated nerve fibers appear -✓✓ white
• Blood with excess oxygen causes cyanosis. -✓✓ false
• While examining a sample of muscle tissue under a microscope, you notice that
the cells are multinucleated. They are long, unbranched, striated, and contain a
developed transverse tubule system. Which muscle type does this sample contain?
-✓✓ skeletal muscle
• When K+ and Cl- meet, they will -✓✓ from KCL with an ionic bond
• Myelin -✓✓ consists of layers of lipids and proteins that wrap around an axon.
• The functional unit of muscle contraction is -✓✓ the sarcomere
• The color receptors in the retina are most sensitive to light waves that are -✓✓
red, green, and blue
• The act of closing the fingers to make a fist is an example of what type of joint
movement (at the interphalangeal joints)? -✓✓ flexion
• Cell membranes are described as a fluid mosaic that maintains stability while still
allowing movement. What component maintains most of the flexibility of the
membrane? -✓✓ phospholipid bilayer
