IVY TECH APHY 101 MIDTERM EXAM TEST 2026
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The tissue through which gases are exchanged between the blood and the air in the
lungs is
ANS: simple squamous epithelium
Which of the following characteristics of life and their descriptions is correct?
ANS: Circulation—the movement of substances in body fluids
Which of the following characteristics is used to name tissue types?
ANS: organization of cells
The isotope most likely to be used to study the thyroid gland is
ANS: iodine-131
The type of epithelium that lines the urinary bladder and many of the urinary
passageways is
ANS: transitional
ATP is important to cellular processes because it
ANS: provides energy for cellular work when the terminal, high-energy bond is
broken.
In phagocytosis
ANS: a cell membrane engulfs solid particles.
Anatomy and physiology are difficult to separate because
ANS: physiological functions depend on anatomical structures.
A burn affecting only the epidermis is a
ANS: superficial partial-thickness burn
In treating a burn patient, the "rule of nines" is used to estimate the
ANS: surface area of the burn.
, Simple squamous epithelium is an example of a(n)
ANS: tissue
A complete atom is electrically neutral because
ANS: the number of electrons equals the number of protons.
Involuntary muscle tissues are
ANS: smooth muscle tissue and cardiac muscle tissue
Bone cells and muscle cells differ in structure and function because
ANS: each expresses a different subset of genes.
If the concentration of glucose in the water outside of a cell is higher than the
concentration inside,
ANS: water will leave the cell by osmosis
Exposure to ultraviolet radiation greatly increases the risk of developing
ANS: skin cancer
Which of the nitrogenous bases is part of DNA, but not RNA?
ANS: thymine
The pH scale measures the
ANS: concentration of hydrogen ions
The removal of wastes produced by metabolic reactions is
ANS: excretion
The breakdown of table sugar into glucose and fructose is an example of a(n)
__________ reaction.
ANS: hydrolysis
Body heat is lost primarily by
ANS: radiation
Bone cells form concentric circles around longitudinal tubes called
ANS: central canals
QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS|
GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED PASS!!
The tissue through which gases are exchanged between the blood and the air in the
lungs is
ANS: simple squamous epithelium
Which of the following characteristics of life and their descriptions is correct?
ANS: Circulation—the movement of substances in body fluids
Which of the following characteristics is used to name tissue types?
ANS: organization of cells
The isotope most likely to be used to study the thyroid gland is
ANS: iodine-131
The type of epithelium that lines the urinary bladder and many of the urinary
passageways is
ANS: transitional
ATP is important to cellular processes because it
ANS: provides energy for cellular work when the terminal, high-energy bond is
broken.
In phagocytosis
ANS: a cell membrane engulfs solid particles.
Anatomy and physiology are difficult to separate because
ANS: physiological functions depend on anatomical structures.
A burn affecting only the epidermis is a
ANS: superficial partial-thickness burn
In treating a burn patient, the "rule of nines" is used to estimate the
ANS: surface area of the burn.
, Simple squamous epithelium is an example of a(n)
ANS: tissue
A complete atom is electrically neutral because
ANS: the number of electrons equals the number of protons.
Involuntary muscle tissues are
ANS: smooth muscle tissue and cardiac muscle tissue
Bone cells and muscle cells differ in structure and function because
ANS: each expresses a different subset of genes.
If the concentration of glucose in the water outside of a cell is higher than the
concentration inside,
ANS: water will leave the cell by osmosis
Exposure to ultraviolet radiation greatly increases the risk of developing
ANS: skin cancer
Which of the nitrogenous bases is part of DNA, but not RNA?
ANS: thymine
The pH scale measures the
ANS: concentration of hydrogen ions
The removal of wastes produced by metabolic reactions is
ANS: excretion
The breakdown of table sugar into glucose and fructose is an example of a(n)
__________ reaction.
ANS: hydrolysis
Body heat is lost primarily by
ANS: radiation
Bone cells form concentric circles around longitudinal tubes called
ANS: central canals
