Paramedic Anatomy and physiology
exam prep
The bend of the elbow is know as the:
A. Antecubital Fossa
B. Popliteal fossa
C. Fontonelle
D. Axilla - answerA
Small-like or Spherical organelles that function as the metabolic center of the cell are
called:
A. Ribosomes
B. mitrochondria
C. lysosomes
D. centrioles - answerB
Specialized cell division that occurs only in the reproduction of mature sperm and ova is
called:
A. mitosis
B. spontaneous generation
C. meiosis
D. diploid production - answerC
Major source of energy for all chemical reactions in the body is/are:
A. Adenosine triphosphate
B. free fatty acids
C. Amino acids
D. acetyl-CoA - answerA
The viscous material that supports all internal cellular structures is called:
A. protoplsam
B. organelles
C. membrane
D. lipid bylaer - answerA
Small, rod-like organelles that function as the metabolic center of the cell are called:
A. lysosomes
B. mitrochondria
C. vacuoles
D. ribosomes - answerB
Which of the following is NOT a type of tissue:
,A. Nerve
B. Connective
C. squamous
D. Epithelial - answerC
What is the term for the movement of a solvent from an area of low solute concentration
through a selectively permeable membrane.
A. Active transport
B. Diffussion
C. Osmosis
D. Filtration - answerC
What is the term for the movement of a substance against a concentration or gradient
such as the cell membrane?
A. Active Transport
B. Filtration
C. Osmosis
D Diffusion - answerA
The cell membrane consists of fatty substances arranged in a double layer called a lipid
___________________, which seperates the intracellular material from the extracellular
material. - answerbilayer
The methods by which material can pass through the cell include simple diffusion,
osmosis, facilitated diffusion, and active _________________________. -
answerTransport
Which of the following is NOT a type of muscle?
A. Skeletal
B. Stratified
C. Smooth
D. Cardiac - answerB
Organelles that contain RNA and protein and that interact with RNA from other parts of
the cells to join amino acids together to form proteins are called:
A. lysosomes
B. Golgi complex
C. Centrioles
D. ribosomes - answerD
What is the name of the mechanisms within a cell that carry out the functions needed
for the human body to function?
A. Nuclei
B. Organelles
C. Protoplasm
D Elements - answerB
,Tissues are classified as epithelial, ___________________, muscle, or nervous, and
each type has a specific function. - answerconnective
The glandular epithelium type of tissue is found in?on the:
A. male urethra
B. pancreas and mammary gland ducts
C. endocrine and sweat glands
D. ovary surfaces and kidney tubule - answerC
Which of the following is NOT a particle that makes up an atom?
A. Neutron
B.Electron
C. Photon
D. Proton - answerC
When to much water enters a cell and the cell swells and bursts, this process is called:
A. oncotic force
B. hyperosmolar response
C. lysis
D. crenation - answerC
Adipose tissue is a special type of tissue that contains a large amount of:
A. lipids
B. starches
C. proteins
D. carbohydrates - answerA
The large area between the lungs is referred to as the:
A. mediastinum
B. viceral portion
C. pleural space
D. coelom - answerC
Which projection from the neuron conducts electrical impulses away from the cell body:
A. peripheral
B. Dendrite
C. Neuroglia
D. Axon - answerD
Which of the following types of epithelium consists of a single layer of cells of varying
heights?
A. Pseudostratified
B. Stratified
C. Transitional
D. Simple - answerA
, Which of the following is NOT one of the stages of mitosis?
A. Metaphase
B. Nucleophase
C. Anaphase
D. Telophase - answerB
What is the term for the uptake of solid particles through the cell membrane:
A. lysis
B. Pinocytosis
C. Phagocytosis
D. Exocytosis - answerC
The area located posterior to the parietal peritonium that contains the kidneys is called
the:
A. coelom
B. pelvic cavity
C. retroperitoneal space
D. Viceral sac - answerC
Movement of a body part away from the midline is called:
A. abduction
B. range of motion
C. supination
D. Adduction - answerA
Which term describes the turning of an extremity toward the midline:
A. supination
B. External rotation
C. Internal rotation
D. Range of motion - answerC
You respond to a call for a 3-year old in the care of a babysitter, who reports that the
child fell from the top of the slide. Upon arrival you fine the child lying on the ground in a
supine position and not moving. you immediately start to hold in-line stabilization and
check the ABC's. As you position you hands, you notice the child's head is tucked
forward with the chin touching the chest. Which of the following terms best describes
the position?
A. Hyperflexion
B. Hyperexstension
C. Sniffing
D. Neutral - answerA
In which of the following positions is a patient resting on his back with his face upward?
A. Trendelenburg
B. Supine
exam prep
The bend of the elbow is know as the:
A. Antecubital Fossa
B. Popliteal fossa
C. Fontonelle
D. Axilla - answerA
Small-like or Spherical organelles that function as the metabolic center of the cell are
called:
A. Ribosomes
B. mitrochondria
C. lysosomes
D. centrioles - answerB
Specialized cell division that occurs only in the reproduction of mature sperm and ova is
called:
A. mitosis
B. spontaneous generation
C. meiosis
D. diploid production - answerC
Major source of energy for all chemical reactions in the body is/are:
A. Adenosine triphosphate
B. free fatty acids
C. Amino acids
D. acetyl-CoA - answerA
The viscous material that supports all internal cellular structures is called:
A. protoplsam
B. organelles
C. membrane
D. lipid bylaer - answerA
Small, rod-like organelles that function as the metabolic center of the cell are called:
A. lysosomes
B. mitrochondria
C. vacuoles
D. ribosomes - answerB
Which of the following is NOT a type of tissue:
,A. Nerve
B. Connective
C. squamous
D. Epithelial - answerC
What is the term for the movement of a solvent from an area of low solute concentration
through a selectively permeable membrane.
A. Active transport
B. Diffussion
C. Osmosis
D. Filtration - answerC
What is the term for the movement of a substance against a concentration or gradient
such as the cell membrane?
A. Active Transport
B. Filtration
C. Osmosis
D Diffusion - answerA
The cell membrane consists of fatty substances arranged in a double layer called a lipid
___________________, which seperates the intracellular material from the extracellular
material. - answerbilayer
The methods by which material can pass through the cell include simple diffusion,
osmosis, facilitated diffusion, and active _________________________. -
answerTransport
Which of the following is NOT a type of muscle?
A. Skeletal
B. Stratified
C. Smooth
D. Cardiac - answerB
Organelles that contain RNA and protein and that interact with RNA from other parts of
the cells to join amino acids together to form proteins are called:
A. lysosomes
B. Golgi complex
C. Centrioles
D. ribosomes - answerD
What is the name of the mechanisms within a cell that carry out the functions needed
for the human body to function?
A. Nuclei
B. Organelles
C. Protoplasm
D Elements - answerB
,Tissues are classified as epithelial, ___________________, muscle, or nervous, and
each type has a specific function. - answerconnective
The glandular epithelium type of tissue is found in?on the:
A. male urethra
B. pancreas and mammary gland ducts
C. endocrine and sweat glands
D. ovary surfaces and kidney tubule - answerC
Which of the following is NOT a particle that makes up an atom?
A. Neutron
B.Electron
C. Photon
D. Proton - answerC
When to much water enters a cell and the cell swells and bursts, this process is called:
A. oncotic force
B. hyperosmolar response
C. lysis
D. crenation - answerC
Adipose tissue is a special type of tissue that contains a large amount of:
A. lipids
B. starches
C. proteins
D. carbohydrates - answerA
The large area between the lungs is referred to as the:
A. mediastinum
B. viceral portion
C. pleural space
D. coelom - answerC
Which projection from the neuron conducts electrical impulses away from the cell body:
A. peripheral
B. Dendrite
C. Neuroglia
D. Axon - answerD
Which of the following types of epithelium consists of a single layer of cells of varying
heights?
A. Pseudostratified
B. Stratified
C. Transitional
D. Simple - answerA
, Which of the following is NOT one of the stages of mitosis?
A. Metaphase
B. Nucleophase
C. Anaphase
D. Telophase - answerB
What is the term for the uptake of solid particles through the cell membrane:
A. lysis
B. Pinocytosis
C. Phagocytosis
D. Exocytosis - answerC
The area located posterior to the parietal peritonium that contains the kidneys is called
the:
A. coelom
B. pelvic cavity
C. retroperitoneal space
D. Viceral sac - answerC
Movement of a body part away from the midline is called:
A. abduction
B. range of motion
C. supination
D. Adduction - answerA
Which term describes the turning of an extremity toward the midline:
A. supination
B. External rotation
C. Internal rotation
D. Range of motion - answerC
You respond to a call for a 3-year old in the care of a babysitter, who reports that the
child fell from the top of the slide. Upon arrival you fine the child lying on the ground in a
supine position and not moving. you immediately start to hold in-line stabilization and
check the ABC's. As you position you hands, you notice the child's head is tucked
forward with the chin touching the chest. Which of the following terms best describes
the position?
A. Hyperflexion
B. Hyperexstension
C. Sniffing
D. Neutral - answerA
In which of the following positions is a patient resting on his back with his face upward?
A. Trendelenburg
B. Supine
