ATI TEAS VII Online Practice B – Science Questions with correct answers

Which of the following is the gland on a hair follicle that supplies the hair shaft and the skin with oily secretions? Eccrine gland Apocrine gland Sebaceous gland Ceruminous gland Correct Answer - Sebaceous gland Sebaceous glands are flask-shaped with short ducts that open into hair follicles. They produce sebum, an oily secretion. Acid reflux is a condition in which the gastric juices of the stomach flow backward into the esophagus. Which of the following causes acid reflux? The cardiac sphincter does not close tightly. Peristalsis occurs slowly in the esophagus. Excess gastric juices are produced by the stomach. The pH value for gastric juices is increased. Correct Answer - The cardiac sphincter does not close tightly. Acid reflux occurs when gastric juices, which otherwise stay inside the stomach, flow backward into the esophagus because the cardiac sphincter does not close tightly.