ATI TEAS QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED
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Your Exam Plug
,Which of the following term is used to describe the amount of air in a normal inhalation or exhalation? -
Answer: Tidal volume
______ is the movement of fluid to a tissue. - Answer: Perfusion
_______ is a synonym for breathing in any capacity. - Answer: Ventilation
______ is the amount of air that remains in the alveoli after exhalation. - Answer: Residual Volume
Which of the following blood vessels Carrie's deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs? - Answer:
Pulmonary artery
The ______ brings oxygenated blood back to the left atrium from the lungs. - Answer: Pulmonary vein
_____ is responsible for bringing oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the rest of the body. -
Answer: Aorta
________ is responsible for bringing back deoxygenated blood to the right atrium. - Answer: Vena cava
In which of the following actions is the autonomic nervous system engaged? - Answer: Digestion
What is holding your breath, lifting weights, and walking an example of? - Answer: A voluntary action
controlled by the somatic nervous system.
During inhalation, where would you expect to find a higher concentration of oxygen? - Answer: I'm the
alveolar air space
During inhalation, where would you expect to find a lower concentration of oxygen? - Answer: In the
capillaries
Where does blood flow next after being oxygenated in the lungs? - Answer: Pulmonary vein
,_______ carries blood to the lungs. - Answer: Pulmonary artery
_______ carries blood back to the heart from the lower part of the body. - Answer: Inferior vena cava
______ carries oxygenated blood to the body after it returns to the heart. - Answer: Aorta
Which of the following is the name of the structure that releases an enzyme that breaks down starch in
the mouth? - Answer: Salivary gland
_______ secretes bile, and emulsifier that breaks apart, fat and lipid globules. - Answer: Liver
_______ is related to digestion but releases enzymes that are used in the small intestine. - Answer:
Pancreas
________ stores bile, which is used in the breakdown of fat and lipid globules. - Answer: Gallbladder
Which type of tissue would you find in the heart? - Answer: Cardiac muscles
_________ is the same as smooth muscle, and is involved in the involuntary contraction of hollow
internal organs, such as the bladder and intestines. - Answer: Non-striated muscle
_______ are involved in the involuntary contractions of hollow internal organs, such as the bladder and
intestines. - Answer: Smooth muscles
_______ generally attached to bones to allow voluntary body movement. - Answer: Skeletal muscles
What is the name for the hormone responsible for male secondary sex characteristics? - Answer:
Testosterone
, Which of the following would result from a decrease in body temperature? - Answer: Blood vessels near
the surface of the body would constrict.
_______ dilate when the body temperature rises to allow blood to release heat through the skin. -
Answer: Blood vessels
_________ excrete sweat when the body temperature rises. When the sweat evaporates, it has a
cooling effect. - Answer: Sweat glands
________ when the body temperature rises to allow blood to release heat through the skin. - Answer:
Cheeks flush
Which of the following is where melanocytes are found? - Answer: Epidermis ( upper layer of skin)
Dermis - Answer: Middle layer of skin
Hypodermis - Answer: Subbcutaneous layer
______ excrete waste and do not contain melanocyte cells. - Answer: Sebaceous glands
Which of the following is an immediate result of the adrenal gland releasing epinephrine into the blood?
- Answer: Increase heart rate
Which of the following structures releases insulin and glucagon? - Answer: Pancreas
______ secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine. - Answer: Adrenal medulla
_______ secretes glucocorticoids and mineralocortoids. - Answer: Adrenal cortex
_______ secretes releasing and inhibiting hormones. - Answer: Hypothalamus
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+
Your Exam Plug
,Which of the following term is used to describe the amount of air in a normal inhalation or exhalation? -
Answer: Tidal volume
______ is the movement of fluid to a tissue. - Answer: Perfusion
_______ is a synonym for breathing in any capacity. - Answer: Ventilation
______ is the amount of air that remains in the alveoli after exhalation. - Answer: Residual Volume
Which of the following blood vessels Carrie's deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs? - Answer:
Pulmonary artery
The ______ brings oxygenated blood back to the left atrium from the lungs. - Answer: Pulmonary vein
_____ is responsible for bringing oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the rest of the body. -
Answer: Aorta
________ is responsible for bringing back deoxygenated blood to the right atrium. - Answer: Vena cava
In which of the following actions is the autonomic nervous system engaged? - Answer: Digestion
What is holding your breath, lifting weights, and walking an example of? - Answer: A voluntary action
controlled by the somatic nervous system.
During inhalation, where would you expect to find a higher concentration of oxygen? - Answer: I'm the
alveolar air space
During inhalation, where would you expect to find a lower concentration of oxygen? - Answer: In the
capillaries
Where does blood flow next after being oxygenated in the lungs? - Answer: Pulmonary vein
,_______ carries blood to the lungs. - Answer: Pulmonary artery
_______ carries blood back to the heart from the lower part of the body. - Answer: Inferior vena cava
______ carries oxygenated blood to the body after it returns to the heart. - Answer: Aorta
Which of the following is the name of the structure that releases an enzyme that breaks down starch in
the mouth? - Answer: Salivary gland
_______ secretes bile, and emulsifier that breaks apart, fat and lipid globules. - Answer: Liver
_______ is related to digestion but releases enzymes that are used in the small intestine. - Answer:
Pancreas
________ stores bile, which is used in the breakdown of fat and lipid globules. - Answer: Gallbladder
Which type of tissue would you find in the heart? - Answer: Cardiac muscles
_________ is the same as smooth muscle, and is involved in the involuntary contraction of hollow
internal organs, such as the bladder and intestines. - Answer: Non-striated muscle
_______ are involved in the involuntary contractions of hollow internal organs, such as the bladder and
intestines. - Answer: Smooth muscles
_______ generally attached to bones to allow voluntary body movement. - Answer: Skeletal muscles
What is the name for the hormone responsible for male secondary sex characteristics? - Answer:
Testosterone
, Which of the following would result from a decrease in body temperature? - Answer: Blood vessels near
the surface of the body would constrict.
_______ dilate when the body temperature rises to allow blood to release heat through the skin. -
Answer: Blood vessels
_________ excrete sweat when the body temperature rises. When the sweat evaporates, it has a
cooling effect. - Answer: Sweat glands
________ when the body temperature rises to allow blood to release heat through the skin. - Answer:
Cheeks flush
Which of the following is where melanocytes are found? - Answer: Epidermis ( upper layer of skin)
Dermis - Answer: Middle layer of skin
Hypodermis - Answer: Subbcutaneous layer
______ excrete waste and do not contain melanocyte cells. - Answer: Sebaceous glands
Which of the following is an immediate result of the adrenal gland releasing epinephrine into the blood?
- Answer: Increase heart rate
Which of the following structures releases insulin and glucagon? - Answer: Pancreas
______ secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine. - Answer: Adrenal medulla
_______ secretes glucocorticoids and mineralocortoids. - Answer: Adrenal cortex
_______ secretes releasing and inhibiting hormones. - Answer: Hypothalamus
