Human Anatomy and Physiology Module 1 Quiz
What is an example of sulfuric acid? - (correct Answer) - Batteries and industrial mineral acid.
What is an example of carbonic acid? - (correct Answer) - Carbonated beverages.
What is an example of sodium hydroxide? - (correct Answer) - Lye.
What is an example of acetic acid? - (correct Answer) - Vinegar.
What is an example of potassium hydroxide? - (correct Answer) - Caustic potash.
The science of the function of cells, tissues, and organs of the body is called: - (correct Answer) -
Physiology.
Presence of a structural defect in the roof of the mouth: - (correct Answer) - Cleft palate.
Diagram that describes how thousands of known marker sequences in the chromosomes separate and
recombine: - (correct Answer) - Genetic map.
Group of body organs that perform similar functions: - (correct Answer) - System.
Type of gene that can produce a trait without regard to the nature of its pair member: - (correct Answer)
- Dominant gene.
Group of cells of the same type that join together for a common purpose: - (correct Answer) - Tissues.
Technique used to isolate, characterize, and produce large quantities of specific pieces of DNA from very
small amounts of starting material: - (correct Answer) - Polymerase chain reaction.
Type of muscle tissue found connected to the bones of the body: - (correct Answer) - Striated.
Insertion of a perfect Jean into the cells of a person with congenital disorder caused by a defective gene:
- (correct Answer) - Gene therapy.
Type of muscle tissue found within the walls of all the organs of the body except the heart: - (correct
Answer) - Smooth.
Information provided to a couple regarding their risks of having a child with a genetic disorder: - (correct
Answer) - Genetic counseling.
The incidence of down syndrome in North America is about ____ in every 1000 live births, depending on
the mothers age. - (correct Answer) - 1.
Nerves outside the brain and spinal cord are called ________ nerves. - (correct Answer) - Peripheral.
Which of the following is not one of the three categories of connective tissue? - (correct Answer) - A.
Myelinic connective tissue.
B. Fluid connective tissue.
, C. Supportive connective tissue.
D. Connective tissue proper.
A.
Which of these statements is correct? - (correct Answer) - A. Neurons are cells of muscle tissue.
B. Neurons increase in number after birth.
C. Neurons are not formed until after birth.
D. Some neurons cannot be re-generated if damaged or destroyed.
D.
Front side of the body: - (correct Answer) - Anterior.
Process through which large molecules are absorbed into a cell: - (correct Answer) - Endocytosis.
Upper portion of the abdominopelvic cavity: - (correct Answer) - Abdominal.
Backside of the body: - (correct Answer) - Posterior.
Study of mechanisms by which disease occurs, the responses of the body to the disease process, and the
effects of both on normal function: - (correct Answer) - Pathophysiology.
What process is also known as cell eating? - (correct Answer) - Phagocytosis.
Using genetic engineering, the disease status concurrently be determined for a fetus with: - (correct
Answer) - Huntington's disease.
These have the potential to develop into all or nearly all of the tissues of the body: - (correct Answer) -
Embryonic stem cells.
Detection and identification method used in criminal investigations: - (correct Answer) - DNA
fingerprinting.
Used in the prenatal diagnosis of inherited diseases: - (correct Answer) - Genetic engineering.
Type of involuntary muscle tissue found only in the heart: - (correct Answer) - Cardiac.
Method of screening for breast and ovarian cancer: - (correct Answer) - BRCA analysis.
Serves as sites for protein synthesis: - (correct Answer) - Ribosomes.
Transport large particles into a cell: - (correct Answer) - Pinocytic vesicles.
Provide spindle fibers for attaching chromosomes during cellular division: - (correct Answer) - Centrioles.
What is an example of sulfuric acid? - (correct Answer) - Batteries and industrial mineral acid.
What is an example of carbonic acid? - (correct Answer) - Carbonated beverages.
What is an example of sodium hydroxide? - (correct Answer) - Lye.
What is an example of acetic acid? - (correct Answer) - Vinegar.
What is an example of potassium hydroxide? - (correct Answer) - Caustic potash.
The science of the function of cells, tissues, and organs of the body is called: - (correct Answer) -
Physiology.
Presence of a structural defect in the roof of the mouth: - (correct Answer) - Cleft palate.
Diagram that describes how thousands of known marker sequences in the chromosomes separate and
recombine: - (correct Answer) - Genetic map.
Group of body organs that perform similar functions: - (correct Answer) - System.
Type of gene that can produce a trait without regard to the nature of its pair member: - (correct Answer)
- Dominant gene.
Group of cells of the same type that join together for a common purpose: - (correct Answer) - Tissues.
Technique used to isolate, characterize, and produce large quantities of specific pieces of DNA from very
small amounts of starting material: - (correct Answer) - Polymerase chain reaction.
Type of muscle tissue found connected to the bones of the body: - (correct Answer) - Striated.
Insertion of a perfect Jean into the cells of a person with congenital disorder caused by a defective gene:
- (correct Answer) - Gene therapy.
Type of muscle tissue found within the walls of all the organs of the body except the heart: - (correct
Answer) - Smooth.
Information provided to a couple regarding their risks of having a child with a genetic disorder: - (correct
Answer) - Genetic counseling.
The incidence of down syndrome in North America is about ____ in every 1000 live births, depending on
the mothers age. - (correct Answer) - 1.
Nerves outside the brain and spinal cord are called ________ nerves. - (correct Answer) - Peripheral.
Which of the following is not one of the three categories of connective tissue? - (correct Answer) - A.
Myelinic connective tissue.
B. Fluid connective tissue.
, C. Supportive connective tissue.
D. Connective tissue proper.
A.
Which of these statements is correct? - (correct Answer) - A. Neurons are cells of muscle tissue.
B. Neurons increase in number after birth.
C. Neurons are not formed until after birth.
D. Some neurons cannot be re-generated if damaged or destroyed.
D.
Front side of the body: - (correct Answer) - Anterior.
Process through which large molecules are absorbed into a cell: - (correct Answer) - Endocytosis.
Upper portion of the abdominopelvic cavity: - (correct Answer) - Abdominal.
Backside of the body: - (correct Answer) - Posterior.
Study of mechanisms by which disease occurs, the responses of the body to the disease process, and the
effects of both on normal function: - (correct Answer) - Pathophysiology.
What process is also known as cell eating? - (correct Answer) - Phagocytosis.
Using genetic engineering, the disease status concurrently be determined for a fetus with: - (correct
Answer) - Huntington's disease.
These have the potential to develop into all or nearly all of the tissues of the body: - (correct Answer) -
Embryonic stem cells.
Detection and identification method used in criminal investigations: - (correct Answer) - DNA
fingerprinting.
Used in the prenatal diagnosis of inherited diseases: - (correct Answer) - Genetic engineering.
Type of involuntary muscle tissue found only in the heart: - (correct Answer) - Cardiac.
Method of screening for breast and ovarian cancer: - (correct Answer) - BRCA analysis.
Serves as sites for protein synthesis: - (correct Answer) - Ribosomes.
Transport large particles into a cell: - (correct Answer) - Pinocytic vesicles.
Provide spindle fibers for attaching chromosomes during cellular division: - (correct Answer) - Centrioles.
