IVY TECH APHY 102 MIDTERM EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
COMPLETE EXAM PREP WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ A hormone is a _______________ and the target cell
is_______________________..
Answer: molecule that has a metabolic effect on another cell; a cell that
has receptors for specific hormones.
◉ In an ECG pattern, the P wave is caused by.
Answer: depolarization of atrial muscle fibers.
◉ The great saphenous vein is the longest vein in the body..
Answer: True
◉ The type of resistance that is acquired as a result of developing a
disease is....
Answer: naturally acquired active immunity.
◉ Kidneys are part of the lymphatic system.
Answer: False
◉ While looking at a sample of blood in a microscope, you see a cell
that is markedly larger than a red blood cell. It has a bi-lobed nucleus
, and is filled with red granules in the cytoplasm. What type of blood cell
is this?.
Answer: An eosinophil
◉ Which of the following characteristics of life and their descriptions is
correct?.
Answer: circulation- the movement of substances in body fluids
◉ A primary immune response _____________ , and a secondary
immune response __________________..
Answer: produces antibodies within five to ten days of exposure to
antigens; produces antibodies within a day or two of a subsequent
exposure to the same antigen.
◉ Which artery is incorrectly matched to its location?.
Answer: Thyrocervical arteries; Thymus
◉ The lymph nodes of the axillary region receive lymph mainly from
the.
Answer: upper limb and mammary gland
◉ The basic event in the formation of a blood clot is the change of....
Answer: fibrinogen to fibrin
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
COMPLETE EXAM PREP WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ A hormone is a _______________ and the target cell
is_______________________..
Answer: molecule that has a metabolic effect on another cell; a cell that
has receptors for specific hormones.
◉ In an ECG pattern, the P wave is caused by.
Answer: depolarization of atrial muscle fibers.
◉ The great saphenous vein is the longest vein in the body..
Answer: True
◉ The type of resistance that is acquired as a result of developing a
disease is....
Answer: naturally acquired active immunity.
◉ Kidneys are part of the lymphatic system.
Answer: False
◉ While looking at a sample of blood in a microscope, you see a cell
that is markedly larger than a red blood cell. It has a bi-lobed nucleus
, and is filled with red granules in the cytoplasm. What type of blood cell
is this?.
Answer: An eosinophil
◉ Which of the following characteristics of life and their descriptions is
correct?.
Answer: circulation- the movement of substances in body fluids
◉ A primary immune response _____________ , and a secondary
immune response __________________..
Answer: produces antibodies within five to ten days of exposure to
antigens; produces antibodies within a day or two of a subsequent
exposure to the same antigen.
◉ Which artery is incorrectly matched to its location?.
Answer: Thyrocervical arteries; Thymus
◉ The lymph nodes of the axillary region receive lymph mainly from
the.
Answer: upper limb and mammary gland
◉ The basic event in the formation of a blood clot is the change of....
Answer: fibrinogen to fibrin
