BIO 255 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A meatus is a - CORRECT ANSWER - Natural body opening or canal
A shallow groove on the surface of the cerebral cortex is called a -
CORRECT ANSWER - Sulcus.
A tissue lining your stomach would be ____ tissue. - CORRECT ANSWER
- Simple columnar epithelium
Absorbs nutrients consumed in diet - CORRECT ANSWER - Digestive
Allows facial expression - CORRECT ANSWER - Muscular
Allows gas exchange with enviroment - CORRECT ANSWER -
Respiratory
An action potential is - CORRECT ANSWER - When a neuron sends an
impulse down the axon towards the axon terminal.
Atrial natriuretic peptide is a hormone that can stimulate a reduction in
blood pressure and blood volume. It is made by which organ? -
CORRECT ANSWER - The heart
, Calcitonin stimulates bone growth. Which cells would calcitonin target to
do this? - CORRECT ANSWER - Osteoclasts
Cell junctions providing a channel allowing chemical substances to pass
between cells are - CORRECT ANSWER - Gap junctions.
Characteristics of the mature sperm include
A) the presence of two X chromosomes in approximately half the sperm
B) the presence of Y chromosomes in approximately half the sperm
C) the absence of an acrosome
D) the absence of coiled mitochondria - CORRECT ANSWER - B) the
presence of Y chromosomes in approximately half the sperm
Ciliated CNS neuroglia playing an active role in moving cerebrospinal
fluid are - CORRECT ANSWER - Ependymal cells
Drains intercellular spaces - CORRECT ANSWER - Lymphatic
Functions of the lymphatic system include - CORRECT ANSWER -
Transport of excess tissue fluid to the blood vascular system.
Hormones are transported to their targets via - CORRECT ANSWER -
Bloodstream.
A meatus is a - CORRECT ANSWER - Natural body opening or canal
A shallow groove on the surface of the cerebral cortex is called a -
CORRECT ANSWER - Sulcus.
A tissue lining your stomach would be ____ tissue. - CORRECT ANSWER
- Simple columnar epithelium
Absorbs nutrients consumed in diet - CORRECT ANSWER - Digestive
Allows facial expression - CORRECT ANSWER - Muscular
Allows gas exchange with enviroment - CORRECT ANSWER -
Respiratory
An action potential is - CORRECT ANSWER - When a neuron sends an
impulse down the axon towards the axon terminal.
Atrial natriuretic peptide is a hormone that can stimulate a reduction in
blood pressure and blood volume. It is made by which organ? -
CORRECT ANSWER - The heart
, Calcitonin stimulates bone growth. Which cells would calcitonin target to
do this? - CORRECT ANSWER - Osteoclasts
Cell junctions providing a channel allowing chemical substances to pass
between cells are - CORRECT ANSWER - Gap junctions.
Characteristics of the mature sperm include
A) the presence of two X chromosomes in approximately half the sperm
B) the presence of Y chromosomes in approximately half the sperm
C) the absence of an acrosome
D) the absence of coiled mitochondria - CORRECT ANSWER - B) the
presence of Y chromosomes in approximately half the sperm
Ciliated CNS neuroglia playing an active role in moving cerebrospinal
fluid are - CORRECT ANSWER - Ependymal cells
Drains intercellular spaces - CORRECT ANSWER - Lymphatic
Functions of the lymphatic system include - CORRECT ANSWER -
Transport of excess tissue fluid to the blood vascular system.
Hormones are transported to their targets via - CORRECT ANSWER -
Bloodstream.
