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Teas 6 Science Practice Questions With
Correct Answers
What is the name of the structure that prevents food from entering the airway? - answer✔Epiglottis
Which substance makes up the pads that provide support between the vertebrae? - answer✔Cartilage
The two criteria for classifying epithelial tissue are cell layers and ______ - answer✔Cell shape
Where is the parathyroid gland located? - answer✔Neck
How many organ systems are in the human body? - answer✔11
Which element within the respiratory system is responsible for removing foreign matter from the lungs?
- answer✔Cilia
What is the name of the process in the lungs by which oxygen is transported from the air to the blood? -
answer✔Diffusion
Which gland is responsible for the regulation of calcium levels? - answer✔Parathyroid
Which secretion of the digestive system is responsible for water reabsorption? - answer✔Large intestine
Describe one responsibility of the integumentary system. - answer✔Blocking pathogens that cause
disease
When are parasympathetic nerves active within the nervous system? - answer✔When a person is
resting or eating
What best describes the relationship between the circulatory system and the integumentary system? -
answer✔Removal of excess heat from body
Once blood has been oxygenated, it travels through the pulmonary veins, through the left atrium, and
then through the _______ before entering the left ventricle. - answer✔Mitral valve
The part of the human excretory system most responsible for maintaining normal body temperature is
what? - answer✔Sweat glands
A part of what body system controls fluid loss, protects deep tissue, and synthesizes vitamin D? -
answer✔Integumentary system
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The respiratory system ______ oxygen and ______ carbon dioxide. - answer✔Delivers; expels
What is the name for any substance that stimulates the production of antibodies? - answer✔Antigen
What does not exist in RNA? - answer✔Thymine
In what muscle type are the filaments arranged in a disorderly manner? - answer✔Smooth muscle
Which hormone is produced by the pineal gland? - answer✔Melatonin
What type of plane describes a section that divides the body into equal right and left parts? -
answer✔Mid-sagittal
In the development of genetic traits, one gene must match to the one _______ for the traits to develop
correctly. - answer✔Protein
What can be found in the dorsal cavity of the body? - answer✔Spine
What best describes the careful ordering of molecules within solids that have a fixed shape? -
answer✔Crystalline order
What structure moves downward during inspiration? - answer✔Diaphragm
Which of the following describes the transport network that is responsible for the transference of
proteins throughout a cell? - answer✔ER
The right lung has ___ lobes and the left lung has ___ lobes? - answer✔3;2
A _________ is the physical and visible expression of a genetic trait. - answer✔Phenotype
Which systems primary function is to release hormones ? - answer✔Endocrine system
The heart is located in which of the following areas? - answer✔Thoracic
A substance is considered acidic if it has a pH of less than ____. - answer✔7
What best describes the location of the trachea in relation to the esophagus? - answer✔Anterior
A triple beam balance would show what unit of measurement ? - answer✔Grams
What best describes a section that divides the body into equal upper and lower portions? -
answer✔Transverse
What best describes the role of RNA? - answer✔Sending messages about the correct sequence of
proteins in DNA
What do catalysts alter to control the rate of a chemical reaction? - answer✔Activation energy