BIOL 255 Final Exam questions & answers
_____________ cells make testosterone and _____________ cells
compose the blood-testis barrier - CORRECT ANSWER - interstitial;
sustentacular
A female infant is born with several hundred oocytes, each one
genetically unique. This is due to - CORRECT ANSWER - independent
assortment and random crossover
A fibrous joint that is a pen-in-socket is called a ___ joint - CORRECT
ANSWER - gomoposis
A fissure in a bone is a(n) - CORRECT ANSWER - narrow slitlike
opening for passage of blood vessels
A fossa is a - CORRECT ANSWER - shallow, basin-like depression.
A glomerular capsule does not contain - CORRECT ANSWER - plasma
protein
A head on a bone is a(n) - CORRECT ANSWER - rounded projection on
a neck
,A man has been told that he is not synthesizing enough follicle-
stimulating hormone (FSH) and for this reason he may be unable to
father a child. Choose the correct statement to explain this. - CORRECT
ANSWER - FSH stimulates sperm production in the testes
A meatus is - CORRECT ANSWER - canal-like passage
A ramus is a(n) - CORRECT ANSWER - angular extension of a bone
relative to the rest of the structure
A shallow groove on the surface of the cerebral cortex is called a -
CORRECT ANSWER - sulcus
A single layer of tall and narrow cells lining your intestines comprises -
CORRECT ANSWER - simple columnar epithelium
A single layer of tall and narrow cells, with nuclei at various levels and
interspersed goblet cells is found lining your respiratory tract. This is a -
CORRECT ANSWER - pseudostratified columnar epithelium
A single layer of thin, flat cells is - CORRECT ANSWER - simple
squamous epithelium.
A suture is found - CORRECT ANSWER - in the skull only.
,A tissue bringing a stimulus to your stomach causing it to churn and mix
the food you have eaten would be a - CORRECT ANSWER - nervous
tissue
A tissue bringing a stimulus to your stomach causing it to churn and mix
the food you have eaten would be a ____ tissue. - CORRECT ANSWER -
nervous
A tissue causing your stomach to churn and mix the food you have eaten
would be a - CORRECT ANSWER - muscle tissue.
After the tertiary bronchi, the next smaller branch of the respiratory
passageway is (are) the - CORRECT ANSWER - terminal bronchioles.
Air and food are routed into the proper channels by the - CORRECT
ANSWER - epiglottis
Aldosterone - CORRECT ANSWER - regulates sodium/electrolyte
balance. produced by outer layer of adrenal cortex to regulate water
balance
All preganglionic axons of the autonomic nervous system release -
CORRECT ANSWER - the same transmitter as the one released by
parasympathetic postganglionic axons.
, An action potential - CORRECT ANSWER - when a neuron sends an
impulse from dendrite to axon
An action potential is - CORRECT ANSWER - electrical potential that
travels down a neurons axon, all or none signal is sent, change in
membrane voltage from resting potential to maximum and back
An ectopic pregnancy is when a fertilized egg implants anywhere other
than the uterus, usually in a uterine tube. How would scar tissue in a
uterine tube increase the chances of an ectopic pregnancy? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Cilia might not work properly and the uterine tube may be
narrowed, not allowing the fertilized egg to pass.
An elaborate network of membranes in skeletal muscle cels functioning
in calcium storage is the - CORRECT ANSWER - sarcoplasmic reticulum
Anterior - CORRECT ANSWER - toward the front
Appendicular - CORRECT ANSWER - concerning the limbs
As the renal artery approaches the kidney, it branches to supply the
renal tissue. Place the following in correct sequence starting from the
renal artery. - CORRECT ANSWER - Segmental, Interlobar, Arcuate,
Interlobular
_____________ cells make testosterone and _____________ cells
compose the blood-testis barrier - CORRECT ANSWER - interstitial;
sustentacular
A female infant is born with several hundred oocytes, each one
genetically unique. This is due to - CORRECT ANSWER - independent
assortment and random crossover
A fibrous joint that is a pen-in-socket is called a ___ joint - CORRECT
ANSWER - gomoposis
A fissure in a bone is a(n) - CORRECT ANSWER - narrow slitlike
opening for passage of blood vessels
A fossa is a - CORRECT ANSWER - shallow, basin-like depression.
A glomerular capsule does not contain - CORRECT ANSWER - plasma
protein
A head on a bone is a(n) - CORRECT ANSWER - rounded projection on
a neck
,A man has been told that he is not synthesizing enough follicle-
stimulating hormone (FSH) and for this reason he may be unable to
father a child. Choose the correct statement to explain this. - CORRECT
ANSWER - FSH stimulates sperm production in the testes
A meatus is - CORRECT ANSWER - canal-like passage
A ramus is a(n) - CORRECT ANSWER - angular extension of a bone
relative to the rest of the structure
A shallow groove on the surface of the cerebral cortex is called a -
CORRECT ANSWER - sulcus
A single layer of tall and narrow cells lining your intestines comprises -
CORRECT ANSWER - simple columnar epithelium
A single layer of tall and narrow cells, with nuclei at various levels and
interspersed goblet cells is found lining your respiratory tract. This is a -
CORRECT ANSWER - pseudostratified columnar epithelium
A single layer of thin, flat cells is - CORRECT ANSWER - simple
squamous epithelium.
A suture is found - CORRECT ANSWER - in the skull only.
,A tissue bringing a stimulus to your stomach causing it to churn and mix
the food you have eaten would be a - CORRECT ANSWER - nervous
tissue
A tissue bringing a stimulus to your stomach causing it to churn and mix
the food you have eaten would be a ____ tissue. - CORRECT ANSWER -
nervous
A tissue causing your stomach to churn and mix the food you have eaten
would be a - CORRECT ANSWER - muscle tissue.
After the tertiary bronchi, the next smaller branch of the respiratory
passageway is (are) the - CORRECT ANSWER - terminal bronchioles.
Air and food are routed into the proper channels by the - CORRECT
ANSWER - epiglottis
Aldosterone - CORRECT ANSWER - regulates sodium/electrolyte
balance. produced by outer layer of adrenal cortex to regulate water
balance
All preganglionic axons of the autonomic nervous system release -
CORRECT ANSWER - the same transmitter as the one released by
parasympathetic postganglionic axons.
, An action potential - CORRECT ANSWER - when a neuron sends an
impulse from dendrite to axon
An action potential is - CORRECT ANSWER - electrical potential that
travels down a neurons axon, all or none signal is sent, change in
membrane voltage from resting potential to maximum and back
An ectopic pregnancy is when a fertilized egg implants anywhere other
than the uterus, usually in a uterine tube. How would scar tissue in a
uterine tube increase the chances of an ectopic pregnancy? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Cilia might not work properly and the uterine tube may be
narrowed, not allowing the fertilized egg to pass.
An elaborate network of membranes in skeletal muscle cels functioning
in calcium storage is the - CORRECT ANSWER - sarcoplasmic reticulum
Anterior - CORRECT ANSWER - toward the front
Appendicular - CORRECT ANSWER - concerning the limbs
As the renal artery approaches the kidney, it branches to supply the
renal tissue. Place the following in correct sequence starting from the
renal artery. - CORRECT ANSWER - Segmental, Interlobar, Arcuate,
Interlobular
