TEAS Health Science Practice – Test of
Essential Academic Skills (Latest Exam Prep
2025/2026) | Practice Questions & Study
Guide
in anatomical position, the elbow is proximal to the wrist but distal to
a. the fingers
b. the shoulder
c. the carpals
d. the radius - correct answerb. the shoulder
the mouth is ____ plane divides the body into superior and inferior sections.
a. superior
b. lateral
c. distal
d. medial
e. inferior - correct answere. inferior
the ____ plane divides the body into superior and inferior sections
a. frontal
b. sagittal
c. oblique
d. transverse - correct answerd. tranverse
the maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment by the body is called:
a. physiology
b. homeostasis
c. a feedback mechanism
d. metabolism
e. isotonic - correct answerb. homeostasis
the stomach and intestines are covered by what serous membrane?
a. parietal pleura
b. visceral pleura
c. parietal pericardium
d. visceral peritoneum
e. parietal peritoneum - correct answerd. visceral peritoneum
in ____ there is an equal sharing of electrons resulting in a molecule that is electrically
neutral.
,a. ionic bonding
b. nonpolar covalent bonding
c. polar covalent bonding
d. hydrogen bonding - correct answerb. nonpolar covalent bonding
if the pH of urine is determine to be 4.8, the urine is ____.
a. acidic
b. basic
c. neutral - correct answera. acidic
____ are complex molecules that consist of chains of amino acids which have folded or
twisted a fibrous or globular structure.
a. lipids
b. proteins
c. carbohydrates
d. nucleic acids - correct answerb. proteins
phospholipids have a(n) ____ or "water-loving" group and have long hydrocarbon tails
that are ____.
a. hydrophilic, hydrophobic
b. basic, acidic
c. hydrophobic, hydrophilic
d. acidic, basic - correct answera. hydrophilic, hydrophobic
which of the following bases would you NOT find in a DNA molecule?
a. adenine
b. cytosine
c. guanine
d. thymine
e. uracil - correct answere. uracil
the movement of substances across the membrane following their concentration
gradient with the aid of a protein carrier molecule is called:
a. simple diffusion
b. carrier-mediated or facilitated diffusion
c. phagocytosis
d. solute pumping - correct answerb. carrier-mediated or facilitated diffusion
these organelles have a double membrane and are responsible for the production of
ATP in the presence of oxygen.
a. Ribosomes
b. Mitochondria
c. Lysosomes
d. Centrioles
e. Peroxisomes - correct answerb. mitochondria
, These organelles are the site of protein synthesis and are often found associated with
endoplasmic reticulum.
a. Ribosomes
b. Mitochondria
c. Lysosomes
d. Centrioles
e. Peroxisomes - correct answera. ribosomes
The process by which DNA information is copied in preparation for cell division (mitosis)
is:
a. Replication
b. Transcription
c. Translation
d. Mitosis - correct answera. replication
Mitosis is for ____________ and results in cells which are _____________.
a. growth and repair; genetically different.
b. growth and repair; genetically identical.
c. production of sperm and eggs; genetically identical
d. production of mitochondria; genetically identical e. differentiation and specialization of
cells; genetically different. - correct answerb. growth and repair; genetically identical
Tissue comprised of many layer of cells with the surface cells being thin and flat would
be classified as:
a. Simple squamous
b. Pseudostratified columnar
c. Simple cuboidal
d. Stratified squamous
e. Simple columnar - correct answerd. stratified squamous
Tissue which protects, supports and stores most of the body's calcium would be
classified as:
a. Dense regular connective tissue
b. Adipose
c. Blood
d. Bone - correct answerd. bone
Irregular dense connective tissue and blood vessels are found in which layer(s) of the
skin?
a. Epidermis
b. Dermis
c. Subcutaneous layer (hypodermis)
d. All of the above - correct answerb. dermis
Which layer of the epidermis is the innermost and contains cells which are mitotically
active?
Essential Academic Skills (Latest Exam Prep
2025/2026) | Practice Questions & Study
Guide
in anatomical position, the elbow is proximal to the wrist but distal to
a. the fingers
b. the shoulder
c. the carpals
d. the radius - correct answerb. the shoulder
the mouth is ____ plane divides the body into superior and inferior sections.
a. superior
b. lateral
c. distal
d. medial
e. inferior - correct answere. inferior
the ____ plane divides the body into superior and inferior sections
a. frontal
b. sagittal
c. oblique
d. transverse - correct answerd. tranverse
the maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment by the body is called:
a. physiology
b. homeostasis
c. a feedback mechanism
d. metabolism
e. isotonic - correct answerb. homeostasis
the stomach and intestines are covered by what serous membrane?
a. parietal pleura
b. visceral pleura
c. parietal pericardium
d. visceral peritoneum
e. parietal peritoneum - correct answerd. visceral peritoneum
in ____ there is an equal sharing of electrons resulting in a molecule that is electrically
neutral.
,a. ionic bonding
b. nonpolar covalent bonding
c. polar covalent bonding
d. hydrogen bonding - correct answerb. nonpolar covalent bonding
if the pH of urine is determine to be 4.8, the urine is ____.
a. acidic
b. basic
c. neutral - correct answera. acidic
____ are complex molecules that consist of chains of amino acids which have folded or
twisted a fibrous or globular structure.
a. lipids
b. proteins
c. carbohydrates
d. nucleic acids - correct answerb. proteins
phospholipids have a(n) ____ or "water-loving" group and have long hydrocarbon tails
that are ____.
a. hydrophilic, hydrophobic
b. basic, acidic
c. hydrophobic, hydrophilic
d. acidic, basic - correct answera. hydrophilic, hydrophobic
which of the following bases would you NOT find in a DNA molecule?
a. adenine
b. cytosine
c. guanine
d. thymine
e. uracil - correct answere. uracil
the movement of substances across the membrane following their concentration
gradient with the aid of a protein carrier molecule is called:
a. simple diffusion
b. carrier-mediated or facilitated diffusion
c. phagocytosis
d. solute pumping - correct answerb. carrier-mediated or facilitated diffusion
these organelles have a double membrane and are responsible for the production of
ATP in the presence of oxygen.
a. Ribosomes
b. Mitochondria
c. Lysosomes
d. Centrioles
e. Peroxisomes - correct answerb. mitochondria
, These organelles are the site of protein synthesis and are often found associated with
endoplasmic reticulum.
a. Ribosomes
b. Mitochondria
c. Lysosomes
d. Centrioles
e. Peroxisomes - correct answera. ribosomes
The process by which DNA information is copied in preparation for cell division (mitosis)
is:
a. Replication
b. Transcription
c. Translation
d. Mitosis - correct answera. replication
Mitosis is for ____________ and results in cells which are _____________.
a. growth and repair; genetically different.
b. growth and repair; genetically identical.
c. production of sperm and eggs; genetically identical
d. production of mitochondria; genetically identical e. differentiation and specialization of
cells; genetically different. - correct answerb. growth and repair; genetically identical
Tissue comprised of many layer of cells with the surface cells being thin and flat would
be classified as:
a. Simple squamous
b. Pseudostratified columnar
c. Simple cuboidal
d. Stratified squamous
e. Simple columnar - correct answerd. stratified squamous
Tissue which protects, supports and stores most of the body's calcium would be
classified as:
a. Dense regular connective tissue
b. Adipose
c. Blood
d. Bone - correct answerd. bone
Irregular dense connective tissue and blood vessels are found in which layer(s) of the
skin?
a. Epidermis
b. Dermis
c. Subcutaneous layer (hypodermis)
d. All of the above - correct answerb. dermis
Which layer of the epidermis is the innermost and contains cells which are mitotically
active?
