CIDESCO EXAM GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔The nucleus of a cell contains: - ✔✔nucleoli
✔✔Meiosis is a process concerned with: - ✔✔body division of a sex cell
✔✔The process of cell division where the mother cell divides into two identical daughter
cells is called: - ✔✔mitosis
✔✔The phase of mitosis during which centrioles reach the ends of the cell is: -
✔✔metaphase
✔✔The last stage of mitosis is known as: - ✔✔telophase
✔✔The phase of mitosis in which the chromatin of the nucleus forms chromosomes is: -
✔✔prophase
✔✔The phase of mitosis in which two identical daughter cells are produced is: -
✔✔telophase
✔✔The phase of mitosis in which chromosomes line up in the middle of a cell is: -
✔✔metaphase
✔✔When a cell is dividing, the nucleus forms: - ✔✔chromosomes
✔✔Which of the following is the phase between periods of cell reproduction? -
✔✔interphase
✔✔A human cell with 22 autosomes and a Y sex chromosome would be a: - ✔✔sperm
,✔✔Male reproductive cells contain: - ✔✔22 chromosomes and either an X- or a Y-
chromosome
✔✔The structural unit of all living organisms is: - ✔✔a cell
✔✔Histology is the study of: - ✔✔the microscopic structure of tissues
✔✔Which one of the following structures is NOT an example of a tissue? - ✔✔heart
✔✔The name for a collection of similar cells grouped together for a particular function
is: - ✔✔tissue
✔✔Tissues are composed of: - ✔✔cells
✔✔Tissue specialised for movement is: - ✔✔muscular
✔✔Tissue which provides support and protection and binds structures together is: -
✔✔connective
✔✔The rapid co-ordination of many complicated body functions is carried out by: -
✔✔nervous tissue
✔✔Impulses can be transmitted throughout the body by: - ✔✔nervous tissue
✔✔Tissue found lining the surfaces of organ is: - ✔✔epithelial
✔✔Flat, scale-like epithelial cells are anatomically referred to as: - ✔✔squamous
✔✔Which one of the following is NOT formed from connective tissue? - ✔✔the
epidermis
✔✔The characteristic tissue of skin glands is: - ✔✔epithelial tissue
✔✔Which one of the following is NOT a function of epithelial tissue? - ✔✔contraction
✔✔Simple squamous epithelium is found: - ✔✔in the alveoli of lungs
✔✔Simple cuboidal epithelium is found: - ✔✔in kidney tubules
✔✔Which of the following organs is lined with stratified epithelium? - ✔✔mouth
✔✔A gland which produces it's secretion as the entire cell disintegrates is known as: -
✔✔The holocrine gland
,✔✔Tissue found supporting organs is called: - ✔✔connective
✔✔An example of connective tissue is: - ✔✔cartilage
✔✔Blood is a specialised kind of: - ✔✔connective tissue
✔✔Which one of the following is NOT composed of dense connective tissue? -
✔✔adipose tissue
✔✔Loose connective tissue specialising in fat storage is: - ✔✔adipose tissue
✔✔Tendons are made of: - ✔✔collagen
✔✔What type of connective tissue is found in the wall of an artery? - ✔✔elastin
✔✔The connective tissue which contains many collagenous fibres embedded within a
firm matrix is: - ✔✔cartilage
✔✔Connective tissue serving as a shock absorber in joints is: - ✔✔cartilage
✔✔Cartilage that has a bluish matrix and few fibres is: - ✔✔hyaline cartilage
✔✔All the chemical processes that take place in living organisms is known as: -
✔✔metabolism
✔✔The metabolic process in which energy is liberated by the destruction of complex
substances is known as: - ✔✔catabolism
✔✔The metabolic process in which simple substances converted into more complex
compounds is known as: - ✔✔anabolism
✔✔During a period of cell growth: - ✔✔more anabolism than catabolism takes place
✔✔Metabolism mainly takes place in: - ✔✔the cytoplasm
✔✔The heat-producing power of foods is measured in units of energy called: -
✔✔joules
✔✔A joule is: - ✔✔A unit of energy
✔✔The amount of energy used in a unit of time, by a fasting, resting subject to maintain
vital functions, is known as: - ✔✔basal metabolic rate
, ✔✔The mineral salt which makes up a large proportion of bone tissue is: - ✔✔calcium
phosphate
✔✔the part of a long bone in which new erythrocytes produced is the: - ✔✔red bone
marrow
✔✔The connective tissue covering the outer surface of bone is known as : -
✔✔periosteum
✔✔The name of the process by which cartilage tissue is turned into bone tissue is: -
✔✔ossification
✔✔The growth in length of a long bone takes place from: - ✔✔the epiphyseal cartilage
✔✔The reabsorption of previously laid down bone is accomplished by: - ✔✔osteoclasts
✔✔The two bones which form the crown and sides of the cranium are the: - ✔✔parietal
bones
✔✔The roof of the eye socket is formed by the: - ✔✔sphenoid bone
✔✔The bone at the back of the skull is the: - ✔✔occipital
✔✔The vertebrae which aticulate with the ribs are called? - ✔✔thoracic
✔✔The vertebrae whick have large neural spines to give attachment to powerful back
muscles are the: - ✔✔lumbar
✔✔The joint between the atlas and the axis is: - ✔✔a pivot joint
✔✔The ribs are movably connected to: - ✔✔the thoracic vertebrae
✔✔The number of pairs of ribs in the body is: - ✔✔12
✔✔The shoulder blade is known as the: - ✔✔scapula
✔✔The names of the two bones articulating in the ball and socket joint of the upper arm
are the: - ✔✔humerus and scapula
✔✔The correct name for the collar bone is the: - ✔✔clavicle
✔✔Which one of the following bones would be classified as a short bone? - ✔✔carpal
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔The nucleus of a cell contains: - ✔✔nucleoli
✔✔Meiosis is a process concerned with: - ✔✔body division of a sex cell
✔✔The process of cell division where the mother cell divides into two identical daughter
cells is called: - ✔✔mitosis
✔✔The phase of mitosis during which centrioles reach the ends of the cell is: -
✔✔metaphase
✔✔The last stage of mitosis is known as: - ✔✔telophase
✔✔The phase of mitosis in which the chromatin of the nucleus forms chromosomes is: -
✔✔prophase
✔✔The phase of mitosis in which two identical daughter cells are produced is: -
✔✔telophase
✔✔The phase of mitosis in which chromosomes line up in the middle of a cell is: -
✔✔metaphase
✔✔When a cell is dividing, the nucleus forms: - ✔✔chromosomes
✔✔Which of the following is the phase between periods of cell reproduction? -
✔✔interphase
✔✔A human cell with 22 autosomes and a Y sex chromosome would be a: - ✔✔sperm
,✔✔Male reproductive cells contain: - ✔✔22 chromosomes and either an X- or a Y-
chromosome
✔✔The structural unit of all living organisms is: - ✔✔a cell
✔✔Histology is the study of: - ✔✔the microscopic structure of tissues
✔✔Which one of the following structures is NOT an example of a tissue? - ✔✔heart
✔✔The name for a collection of similar cells grouped together for a particular function
is: - ✔✔tissue
✔✔Tissues are composed of: - ✔✔cells
✔✔Tissue specialised for movement is: - ✔✔muscular
✔✔Tissue which provides support and protection and binds structures together is: -
✔✔connective
✔✔The rapid co-ordination of many complicated body functions is carried out by: -
✔✔nervous tissue
✔✔Impulses can be transmitted throughout the body by: - ✔✔nervous tissue
✔✔Tissue found lining the surfaces of organ is: - ✔✔epithelial
✔✔Flat, scale-like epithelial cells are anatomically referred to as: - ✔✔squamous
✔✔Which one of the following is NOT formed from connective tissue? - ✔✔the
epidermis
✔✔The characteristic tissue of skin glands is: - ✔✔epithelial tissue
✔✔Which one of the following is NOT a function of epithelial tissue? - ✔✔contraction
✔✔Simple squamous epithelium is found: - ✔✔in the alveoli of lungs
✔✔Simple cuboidal epithelium is found: - ✔✔in kidney tubules
✔✔Which of the following organs is lined with stratified epithelium? - ✔✔mouth
✔✔A gland which produces it's secretion as the entire cell disintegrates is known as: -
✔✔The holocrine gland
,✔✔Tissue found supporting organs is called: - ✔✔connective
✔✔An example of connective tissue is: - ✔✔cartilage
✔✔Blood is a specialised kind of: - ✔✔connective tissue
✔✔Which one of the following is NOT composed of dense connective tissue? -
✔✔adipose tissue
✔✔Loose connective tissue specialising in fat storage is: - ✔✔adipose tissue
✔✔Tendons are made of: - ✔✔collagen
✔✔What type of connective tissue is found in the wall of an artery? - ✔✔elastin
✔✔The connective tissue which contains many collagenous fibres embedded within a
firm matrix is: - ✔✔cartilage
✔✔Connective tissue serving as a shock absorber in joints is: - ✔✔cartilage
✔✔Cartilage that has a bluish matrix and few fibres is: - ✔✔hyaline cartilage
✔✔All the chemical processes that take place in living organisms is known as: -
✔✔metabolism
✔✔The metabolic process in which energy is liberated by the destruction of complex
substances is known as: - ✔✔catabolism
✔✔The metabolic process in which simple substances converted into more complex
compounds is known as: - ✔✔anabolism
✔✔During a period of cell growth: - ✔✔more anabolism than catabolism takes place
✔✔Metabolism mainly takes place in: - ✔✔the cytoplasm
✔✔The heat-producing power of foods is measured in units of energy called: -
✔✔joules
✔✔A joule is: - ✔✔A unit of energy
✔✔The amount of energy used in a unit of time, by a fasting, resting subject to maintain
vital functions, is known as: - ✔✔basal metabolic rate
, ✔✔The mineral salt which makes up a large proportion of bone tissue is: - ✔✔calcium
phosphate
✔✔the part of a long bone in which new erythrocytes produced is the: - ✔✔red bone
marrow
✔✔The connective tissue covering the outer surface of bone is known as : -
✔✔periosteum
✔✔The name of the process by which cartilage tissue is turned into bone tissue is: -
✔✔ossification
✔✔The growth in length of a long bone takes place from: - ✔✔the epiphyseal cartilage
✔✔The reabsorption of previously laid down bone is accomplished by: - ✔✔osteoclasts
✔✔The two bones which form the crown and sides of the cranium are the: - ✔✔parietal
bones
✔✔The roof of the eye socket is formed by the: - ✔✔sphenoid bone
✔✔The bone at the back of the skull is the: - ✔✔occipital
✔✔The vertebrae which aticulate with the ribs are called? - ✔✔thoracic
✔✔The vertebrae whick have large neural spines to give attachment to powerful back
muscles are the: - ✔✔lumbar
✔✔The joint between the atlas and the axis is: - ✔✔a pivot joint
✔✔The ribs are movably connected to: - ✔✔the thoracic vertebrae
✔✔The number of pairs of ribs in the body is: - ✔✔12
✔✔The shoulder blade is known as the: - ✔✔scapula
✔✔The names of the two bones articulating in the ball and socket joint of the upper arm
are the: - ✔✔humerus and scapula
✔✔The correct name for the collar bone is the: - ✔✔clavicle
✔✔Which one of the following bones would be classified as a short bone? - ✔✔carpal
