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The bend of the elbow is know as the:
A. Antecubital Fossa
B. Popliteal fossa
C. Fontonelle
D. Axilla - CORRECT ANSWER-A


Small-like or Spherical organelles that function as the metabolic center of the cell are called:
A. Ribosomes
B. mitrochondria
C. lysosomes
D. centrioles - CORRECT ANSWER-B


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 - CORRECT ANSWER-C

,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 - CORRECT ANSWER-A


The viscous material that supports all internal cellular structures is called:
A. protoplsam
B. organelles
C. membrane
D. lipid bylaer - CORRECT ANSWER-A


Small, rod-like organelles that function as the metabolic center of the cell are called:
A. lysosomes
B. mitrochondria
C. vacuoles
D. ribosomes - CORRECT ANSWER-B


Which of the following is NOT a type of tissue:
A. Nerve
B. Connective
C. squamous
D. Epithelial - CORRECT ANSWER-C


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 - CORRECT ANSWER-C

,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 - CORRECT ANSWER-A


The cell membrane consists of fatty substances arranged in a double layer called a lipid
___________________, which seperates the intracellular material from the extracellular
material. - CORRECT ANSWER-bilayer


The methods by which material can pass through the cell include simple diffusion, osmosis,
facilitated diffusion, and active _________________________. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Transport


Which of the following is NOT a type of muscle?
A. Skeletal
B. Stratified
C. Smooth
D. Cardiac - CORRECT ANSWER-B


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 - CORRECT ANSWER-D


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 - CORRECT ANSWER-B


Tissues are classified as epithelial, ___________________, muscle, or nervous, and each
type has a specific function. - CORRECT ANSWER-connective


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 - CORRECT ANSWER-C


Which of the following is NOT a particle that makes up an atom?
A. Neutron
B.Electron
C. Photon
D. Proton - CORRECT ANSWER-C


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 - CORRECT ANSWER-C


Adipose tissue is a special type of tissue that contains a large amount of:
A. lipids
B. starches
C. proteins
D. carbohydrates - CORRECT ANSWER-A