ATI TEAS 7 SCIENCE PRE-TEST
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Which of the following types of bone cells perform mineral resorption?
A.) Osteons
B.) Osteocytes
C.) Osteoblasts
D.) Osteoclasts - Answer-D.) Osteoclasts
Osteoclasts liberate calcium from bone-bound reserves. This mineral resorption
removes calcium from bone so it can enter the bloodstream.
Inside of adult long bones, yellow bone marrow is located within which of the following?
A.) Lamellae
B.) Medullary cavity
C.) Osteon
D.) Spongy bone - Answer-B.) Medullary cavity
The medullary cavity is a space inside of long bones that contains yellow bone marrow.
Which of the following types of tissue serves to fasten and support body parts?
A.) Connective
B.) Nervous
C.) Epithelial
D.) Muscle - Answer-A.) Connective
, Connective tissue connects tissues to each other and serves to bind and support body
parts.
Which of the following leaves the body via the vas deferens?
A.) Gametes
B.) Follicles
C.) Zygotes
D.) Corpora lutea - Answer-A.) Gametes
The vas deferens is a tube that carries sperm, which is a gamete.
Which of the following reproductive organs produces sperm in males and ova in
females?
A.) Follicles
B.) Prostate
D.) Scrotum
D.) Gonads - Answer-D.) Gonads
A gonad is a reproductive organ that produces gametes. In males, gonads are the
testes; in females, gonads are the ovaries.
Which of the following is the term used to describe the action potential jumping from
node to node in an axon?
A.) Reverberation
B.) Temporal summation
C.) Saltatory conduction
D.) Ricocheting - Answer-C.) Saltatory conduction
Saltatory conduction is the process by which an action potential jumps from node to
node on a myelinated axon.
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Which of the following types of bone cells perform mineral resorption?
A.) Osteons
B.) Osteocytes
C.) Osteoblasts
D.) Osteoclasts - Answer-D.) Osteoclasts
Osteoclasts liberate calcium from bone-bound reserves. This mineral resorption
removes calcium from bone so it can enter the bloodstream.
Inside of adult long bones, yellow bone marrow is located within which of the following?
A.) Lamellae
B.) Medullary cavity
C.) Osteon
D.) Spongy bone - Answer-B.) Medullary cavity
The medullary cavity is a space inside of long bones that contains yellow bone marrow.
Which of the following types of tissue serves to fasten and support body parts?
A.) Connective
B.) Nervous
C.) Epithelial
D.) Muscle - Answer-A.) Connective
, Connective tissue connects tissues to each other and serves to bind and support body
parts.
Which of the following leaves the body via the vas deferens?
A.) Gametes
B.) Follicles
C.) Zygotes
D.) Corpora lutea - Answer-A.) Gametes
The vas deferens is a tube that carries sperm, which is a gamete.
Which of the following reproductive organs produces sperm in males and ova in
females?
A.) Follicles
B.) Prostate
D.) Scrotum
D.) Gonads - Answer-D.) Gonads
A gonad is a reproductive organ that produces gametes. In males, gonads are the
testes; in females, gonads are the ovaries.
Which of the following is the term used to describe the action potential jumping from
node to node in an axon?
A.) Reverberation
B.) Temporal summation
C.) Saltatory conduction
D.) Ricocheting - Answer-C.) Saltatory conduction
Saltatory conduction is the process by which an action potential jumps from node to
node on a myelinated axon.