BMS 300 Past UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Connective tissue where either chondrocytes or osteocytes are present is generally classified as: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Supporting connective tissue
The bones of the skull are examples of ______ bones, which consist of a layer of spongy bone
lined on either side by a layer of compact bone. Thus, if the outer layer of a cranial bone
fractures, the brain is still protected by the intact inner layer. - CORRECT ANSWER - flat
Which of the following repair mechanisms is most likely to result in loss of function in the
replaced tissue? - CORRECT ANSWER - fibrosis
The epidermis contains only one sensory receptor that functions to sense______ - CORRECT
ANSWER - sustained pressure
Squamous cell carcinoma is least likely to originate in the stratum _____ of the epidermis
because there are no living cells in this layer of the epidermis - CORRECT ANSWER -
corneum
During appositional growth, osteoclasts resorb old bone that lines the medullary cavity, while
osteoblasts, via ______ ossification, produce new bone tissue beneath the _____ - CORRECT
ANSWER - intramembranous; periosteum
Mutations in COP II will likely affect the transport of vesicles from ____, but will likely not
affect the transport of vesicles from _____ - CORRECT ANSWER - ER to Golgi
apparatus; Golgi apparatus to ER
Epithelial tissue which has a single layer of flattened cells would be described as ______ -
CORRECT ANSWER - simple squamous epithelium
, Melanocytes are found only in the _____, which is the deepest layer of the epidermis -
CORRECT ANSWER - Stratum Basale
Which components in areolar connective tissue deform and release water under the mechanical
load to absorb shock? - CORRECT ANSWER - Proteoglycans
There are a number of steps in bone remodeling. During ____ osteocytes recognize bone that
needs to be repaired and can release local factors to stimulate this process - CORRECT
ANSWER - Origination
After the first domain of a transmembrane protein is translocated into the endoplasmic reticulum
(ER) via the signal recognition particle (SRP) and its receptor (SR), what determines the
threading of subsequent transmembrane domains into the ER membrane? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Hydrophobic domains are moved into the ER membrane via the lateral gate of
the translocon
The Mutiple layers in stratified squamous epithelium in the epidermis and lining the oral cavity
ensure _____ - CORRECT ANSWER - protection
The elastic tissue found in the external ear is a type of _____, while the elastic tissue found in the
walls of the arteries is a type of ____ - CORRECT ANSWER - cartilage; dense connective
tissue
What type of cell junction is connected to the cytoskeleton by actin? - CORRECT
ANSWER - focal adhesions
Tendons link muscles to bones. Tendons are made up of dense _______ connective tissue where
collagen is arranged in parallel fibers. - CORRECT ANSWER - regular
Misfolded proteins are detected by chaperone proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum and trigger
the endoplasmic-reticulum-associated protein degradation (ERAD) pathway. In ERAD,
misfolded proteins are tagged with ubiquitin and then sent _____ for degradation - CORRECT
ANSWER - to proteasomes
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Connective tissue where either chondrocytes or osteocytes are present is generally classified as: -
CORRECT ANSWER - Supporting connective tissue
The bones of the skull are examples of ______ bones, which consist of a layer of spongy bone
lined on either side by a layer of compact bone. Thus, if the outer layer of a cranial bone
fractures, the brain is still protected by the intact inner layer. - CORRECT ANSWER - flat
Which of the following repair mechanisms is most likely to result in loss of function in the
replaced tissue? - CORRECT ANSWER - fibrosis
The epidermis contains only one sensory receptor that functions to sense______ - CORRECT
ANSWER - sustained pressure
Squamous cell carcinoma is least likely to originate in the stratum _____ of the epidermis
because there are no living cells in this layer of the epidermis - CORRECT ANSWER -
corneum
During appositional growth, osteoclasts resorb old bone that lines the medullary cavity, while
osteoblasts, via ______ ossification, produce new bone tissue beneath the _____ - CORRECT
ANSWER - intramembranous; periosteum
Mutations in COP II will likely affect the transport of vesicles from ____, but will likely not
affect the transport of vesicles from _____ - CORRECT ANSWER - ER to Golgi
apparatus; Golgi apparatus to ER
Epithelial tissue which has a single layer of flattened cells would be described as ______ -
CORRECT ANSWER - simple squamous epithelium
, Melanocytes are found only in the _____, which is the deepest layer of the epidermis -
CORRECT ANSWER - Stratum Basale
Which components in areolar connective tissue deform and release water under the mechanical
load to absorb shock? - CORRECT ANSWER - Proteoglycans
There are a number of steps in bone remodeling. During ____ osteocytes recognize bone that
needs to be repaired and can release local factors to stimulate this process - CORRECT
ANSWER - Origination
After the first domain of a transmembrane protein is translocated into the endoplasmic reticulum
(ER) via the signal recognition particle (SRP) and its receptor (SR), what determines the
threading of subsequent transmembrane domains into the ER membrane? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Hydrophobic domains are moved into the ER membrane via the lateral gate of
the translocon
The Mutiple layers in stratified squamous epithelium in the epidermis and lining the oral cavity
ensure _____ - CORRECT ANSWER - protection
The elastic tissue found in the external ear is a type of _____, while the elastic tissue found in the
walls of the arteries is a type of ____ - CORRECT ANSWER - cartilage; dense connective
tissue
What type of cell junction is connected to the cytoskeleton by actin? - CORRECT
ANSWER - focal adhesions
Tendons link muscles to bones. Tendons are made up of dense _______ connective tissue where
collagen is arranged in parallel fibers. - CORRECT ANSWER - regular
Misfolded proteins are detected by chaperone proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum and trigger
the endoplasmic-reticulum-associated protein degradation (ERAD) pathway. In ERAD,
misfolded proteins are tagged with ubiquitin and then sent _____ for degradation - CORRECT
ANSWER - to proteasomes
