BIO 168 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS

BIO 168 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS

QUESTION>Which of the following is NOT a function of dendrites? - CORRECT ANSWER~generate nerve
impulses and transmit them away from the cell body



QUESTION>What is the major factor controlling how levers work? - CORRECT ANSWER~the difference in
the positioning of the effort, load and fulcrum



QUESTION>All of the following are structures of the limbic system EXCEPT the _________. - CORRECT
ANSWER~caudate nucleus



QUESTION>Of the following items listed below, which is the best description for why skeletal muscle
stores glycogen? - CORRECT ANSWER~Skeletal muscle is a heavy consumer of energy.



QUESTION>Dermatome maps are useful to clinicians because ________. - CORRECT ANSWER~they can
help pinpoint the location of spinal injury



QUESTION>A patient has an injury of the spine and is now suffering from a loss of motor function in his
right arm. However, he still has normal sensory function in the arm. Based on this information it is likely
that the patient has nervous tissue damage located at ________. - CORRECT ANSWER~the ventral root
located at one or more of the cervical vertebra



QUESTION >Which of the following statements is FALSE? - CORRECT ANSWER~When the hydrogen ion
concentration decreases, the hydroxyl ion concentration also decreases



QUESTION>Tendons and ligaments are composed mainly of dense irregular connective tissue - CORRECT
ANSWER~False



QUESTION>The four elements that make up about 96% of body weight are - CORRECT ANSWER~Carbon,
oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen

,QUESTION>It is the difference in the R group that makes each amino acid chemically unique - CORRECT
ANSWER~True



QUESTION>Which of the following describes the plasma membrane? - CORRECT ANSWER~A
phospholipid bilayer surrounding the cell



QUESTION>Choose the anatomical topic and definition that is NOT correctly matched - CORRECT
ANSWER~Cytology: study of the structures in a particular region



QUESTION>Forming glycogen as energy storage in the liver is an example of - CORRECT
ANSWER~Anabolism



QUESTION>Edema (swelling) occurs when - CORRECT ANSWER~Areolar tissue soaks up excess fluid in an
inflamed area



QUESTION>If a human cell were to increase the amount of cholesterol embedded within its plasma
membrane, which of the following would most likely happen? - CORRECT ANSWER~The plasma
membrane would become more stable, less fluid, and less permeable



QUESTION>Place the following in correct sequence from simplest to most complex - CORRECT
ANSWER~2-1-4-3-5 (atoms, molecules, cells, tissues, organs)



QUESTION>Which of the following is NOT one of the concepts collectively known as the cell theory? -
CORRECT ANSWER~All cells must be motile and divide



QUESTION>Which of the following elements is necessary for proper conduction of nerve impulses? -
CORRECT ANSWER~Na



QUESTION>Which of the following does NOT characterize proteins? - CORRECT ANSWER~They appear to
be the molecular carriers of coded hereditary information



QUESTION>Cartilage tissue tends to heal less rapidly than bone tissue - CORRECT ANSWER~True

, QUESTION>Which of the following are survival needs of the body? - CORRECT ANSWER~Nutrients,
water, atmospheric pressure, and oxygen



QUESTION>DNA replication requires an enzyme called RNA polymerase and results in a semi-conserved
new molecule of DNA - CORRECT ANSWER~False



QUESTION>The chemical symbol O=O means - CORRECT ANSWER~The atoms are double bonded



QUESTION>Beta cells in the pancreas produce and secrete the protein hormone insulin. You would
except to see a relatively large amount of which organelles in these cells? - CORRECT ANSWER~Golgi
apparatus, rough endoplasmic reticulum



QUESTION>Which of the following is incorrectly matched? - CORRECT ANSWER~Eicosanoid; triglyceride



QUESTION>Anabolic reactions are chemical reactions of the body that build things, make them bigger or
more complex. If the rate of anabolic reaction in the body is much faster than the rate of catabolic
reactions, which of the following necessary life function will be accomplished? - CORRECT
ANSWER~Growth



QUESTION>Each daughter cell resulting from the mitotic cell division has exactly the same genetic
composition - CORRECT ANSWER~True



QUESTION>Which of the following statements is most correct regarding the intracellular chemical
signals known as "second messengers"? - CORRECT ANSWER~Cyclic AMP and calcium may be second
messengers



QUESTION>The anatomical position is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT - CORRECT
ANSWER~Palms turned posteriorly



QUESTION>Is it wise to study anatomy alongside with physiology because - CORRECT
ANSWER~Physiology is only explainable in terms of the underlying anatomy