Anatomy Final Comprehensive Exam – Complete Review with Practice
Questions and Correct answers for Body Systems, Anatomical
Terminology, and Structural Organization
In order to separate the abdomen from the thorax, which plane would you use?
-sagittal
-median (mid-sagittal)
-parasagittal
-frontal (coronal)
-transverse - correct answer transverse
To separate the anterior (frontal) from the posterior (occipital) portion of the brain, which
plane would you use?
-transverse
-midsagittal
-parasagittal
-coronal (frontal)
-longitudinal - correct answer coronal
The primitive streak, which has developed into the cleft between your buttocks, occurs on
which plane?
-transverse
-coronal (frontal)
-median (mid-sagittal)
-parasagittal - correct answer median (mid-sagittal)
Hanging upside down, your nose becomes inferior to your mouth in the anatomical position.
True or false? - correct answer False.
The subscapular fossa occurs on which aspect of the scapula?
-proximal
-distal
,-inferior
-anterior
-posterior - correct answer anterior
The 1st digit (thumb) is oriented on which aspect of the hand?
-medial
-lateral
-distal
-external
-posterior - correct answer lateral
Scoliosis is the abnormal spinal curvature where the vertebral column deviates from this plane:
-oblique
-median (mid-sagittal)
-parasagittal
-frontal (coronal)
-transverse - correct answer median (mid-sagittal)
Which is the longest phase of the cell life cycle?
-prophase
-metaphase
-anaphase
-cytokinesis
-interphase - correct answer interphase
The event, when a ring of peripheral actin and myosin filaments contracts at the cleavage
furrow to squeeze the daughter cells apart, is known as:
-prophase
-metaphase
-anaphase
-cytokinesis
, -interphase - correct answer cytokinesis
Mitochondria are self replicative. True or false? - correct answer True
Peroxisomes detoxify toxic substances and are abundant in liver cells. True or false? - correct
answer True
The charged polar "heads" of the phospholipid molecules in the phospholipid bilayer are
hydrophilic. True or false? - correct answer True
Microvilli and cilia are apical extensions from the plasma membrane (plasmalemma). True or
false? - correct answer True
Facilitated diffusion is an example of active transport of materials across the plasma
membrane. True or false? - correct answer False
In humans, only macrophages and neutrophils are capable of internalizing materials by
phagocytosis. True or false? - correct answer True
Which transport mechanism involves a coated pit (coat of clathrin protein)?
-exocytosis
-phagocytosis
-pinocytosis
-receptor-mediated endocytosis - correct answer receptor-mediated endocytosis
The basement membrane is a germinal layer constantly undergoing rapid mitotic divisions
supplying new cells to the epithelium. True or false? - correct answer False
The apical (free) surface of epithelium is exposed to the exterior of the body or to the interior
of a hollow structure. True or false? - correct answer True
Which statement is NOT true of the Goblet cell?
-it is a unicellular gland
-it is an endocrine gland
-it produces the glycoprotein mucin
-it is a columnar cell
-it occurs amongst the epithelial cells lining the lumen of the trachea - correct answer it is an
endocrine gland
Endocrine glands are ductless. True or false? - correct answer True
Which cell junction enables ions and small molecules to pass rapidly between epithelial cells?
Questions and Correct answers for Body Systems, Anatomical
Terminology, and Structural Organization
In order to separate the abdomen from the thorax, which plane would you use?
-sagittal
-median (mid-sagittal)
-parasagittal
-frontal (coronal)
-transverse - correct answer transverse
To separate the anterior (frontal) from the posterior (occipital) portion of the brain, which
plane would you use?
-transverse
-midsagittal
-parasagittal
-coronal (frontal)
-longitudinal - correct answer coronal
The primitive streak, which has developed into the cleft between your buttocks, occurs on
which plane?
-transverse
-coronal (frontal)
-median (mid-sagittal)
-parasagittal - correct answer median (mid-sagittal)
Hanging upside down, your nose becomes inferior to your mouth in the anatomical position.
True or false? - correct answer False.
The subscapular fossa occurs on which aspect of the scapula?
-proximal
-distal
,-inferior
-anterior
-posterior - correct answer anterior
The 1st digit (thumb) is oriented on which aspect of the hand?
-medial
-lateral
-distal
-external
-posterior - correct answer lateral
Scoliosis is the abnormal spinal curvature where the vertebral column deviates from this plane:
-oblique
-median (mid-sagittal)
-parasagittal
-frontal (coronal)
-transverse - correct answer median (mid-sagittal)
Which is the longest phase of the cell life cycle?
-prophase
-metaphase
-anaphase
-cytokinesis
-interphase - correct answer interphase
The event, when a ring of peripheral actin and myosin filaments contracts at the cleavage
furrow to squeeze the daughter cells apart, is known as:
-prophase
-metaphase
-anaphase
-cytokinesis
, -interphase - correct answer cytokinesis
Mitochondria are self replicative. True or false? - correct answer True
Peroxisomes detoxify toxic substances and are abundant in liver cells. True or false? - correct
answer True
The charged polar "heads" of the phospholipid molecules in the phospholipid bilayer are
hydrophilic. True or false? - correct answer True
Microvilli and cilia are apical extensions from the plasma membrane (plasmalemma). True or
false? - correct answer True
Facilitated diffusion is an example of active transport of materials across the plasma
membrane. True or false? - correct answer False
In humans, only macrophages and neutrophils are capable of internalizing materials by
phagocytosis. True or false? - correct answer True
Which transport mechanism involves a coated pit (coat of clathrin protein)?
-exocytosis
-phagocytosis
-pinocytosis
-receptor-mediated endocytosis - correct answer receptor-mediated endocytosis
The basement membrane is a germinal layer constantly undergoing rapid mitotic divisions
supplying new cells to the epithelium. True or false? - correct answer False
The apical (free) surface of epithelium is exposed to the exterior of the body or to the interior
of a hollow structure. True or false? - correct answer True
Which statement is NOT true of the Goblet cell?
-it is a unicellular gland
-it is an endocrine gland
-it produces the glycoprotein mucin
-it is a columnar cell
-it occurs amongst the epithelial cells lining the lumen of the trachea - correct answer it is an
endocrine gland
Endocrine glands are ductless. True or false? - correct answer True
Which cell junction enables ions and small molecules to pass rapidly between epithelial cells?
