D312 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I LESSON
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What is the correct order of organization levels, from largest to smallest? A. Chemical,
cellular, organ, tissue, organ system, organism
B. Organism, organ, tissue, organ system, cellular, chemical
C. Chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
D. Organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cellular, chemical - Answers - D. Organism,
organ system, organ, tissue, cellular, chemical
What are the two systems that maintain blood pressure homeostasis?
A. Nervous and urinary systems
B. Cardiovascular and immune systems
C. Endocrine and urinary systems
D. Cardiovascular and urinary systems - Answers - D. Cardiovascular and urinary
systems
What is the structural hierarchy of the human body in the correct order, from the largest
to the smallest component?
A. Tissue, organ system, cell, organism, organ
B. Organism, organ system, organ, cell, tissue
C. Organism, organ system, cell, tissue, organ
D. Organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cell - Answers - D. Organism, organ system,
organ, tissue, cell
Which statement is true about tissue?
A. It is a group of organelles.
B. It is a group of cells with similar function and structure.
C. It is a group of different cells with different functions and structure.
D. It is a group of cells with similar structure and different functions. - Answers - B. It is a
group of cells with similar function and structure.
Which body system is responsible for structural support?
A. Endocrine system
B. Cardiovascular system
C. Skeletal system
D. Muscular system - Answers - C. Skeletal system
Rationale: The skeletal system is responsible for structural support and, along with the
muscular system, enables movement.
What is the smallest independently functioning biological unit of an organism?
A. Molecule
,B. Tissue
C. Organ
D. Cell - Answers - D. Cell
Rationale: A cell is the smallest independently functioning unit of a living organism.
What is a collection of similar tissues that performs a specific function?
A. Organelle
B. Organism
C. Organ
D. Organ system - Answers - C. Organ
Rationale: An organ is an anatomically distinct structure of the body composed of two or
more tissue types.
What is the cell organelle indicated in the given image?
A. Mitochondrion
B. Lysosome
C. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
D. Golgi complex - Answers - D. Golgi complex
Rationale: The Golgi complex is responsible for sorting, modifying, and shipping off the
products that come from the endoplasmic reticulum.
What is true about the cell membrane?
A. Cell permeability is based on size only.
B. Substances enter the cell membrane but do not exit.
C. All transport through the membrane requires energy.
D. It is selectively permeable. - Answers - D. It is selectively permeable.
Rationale: The cell membrane helps cells regulate what comes in and out of the cell.
Where can DNA be found? Choose 2 answers.
A. In the nucleus
B. In the cytoplasm
C. In the chromosome
D. On the ribosome
E. In the endoplasmic reticulum. - Answers - A. In the nucleus
C. In the chromosome
Rationale: DNA exists in the nucleus as part of the chromosome. DNA is part of the
chromosome.
Which cells are produced in the ovaries?
A. Osteoblasts
,B. Prokaryotic cells
C. Epithelial cells
D. Oocyte cells - Answers - D. Oocyte cells
Rationale: Oocyte cells are made in the ovaries.
Which term describes the dotted granules embedded in the membrane of the rough
endoplasmic reticulum (RER) in the given image?
A. Lysosome
B. Golgi apparatus
C. Mitochondria
D. Ribosome - Answers - D. Ribosome
Rationale: RER is studded with numerous ribosomes, which are the sites of protein
synthesis.
What is the function of lysosomes?
A. Transport proteins in and out of the cell
B. Breakdown of large cell components and old cells
C. Synthesize protein
D. Make ATP - Answers - B. Breakdown of large cell components and old cells
Rationale: Lysosomes contain enzymes that break down large cell components and old
cells.
What happens during osmosis?
A. Solutes move from more water to less water.
B. Water molecules move from low concentrated solutes to high concentrated solutes.
C. Solutes move to balance the concentration.
D. Water molecules move across the membrane from high concentrated solutes to low
concentrated solutes.
correct - Answers - B. Water molecules move from low concentrated solutes to high
concentrated solutes.
Rationale: During osmosis, water moves from low concentrated solutes to high
concentrated solutes.
Which organelle is found on rough endoplasmic reticulum and in cytoplasm?
A. Lysosome
B. Golgi apparatus
C. Mitochondria
D. Ribosome - Answers - D. Ribosome
Rationale: Ribosomes are found on rough ER and are free floating in cytoplasm.
Which type of active transport is also known as "cell drinking"?
, A. Phagocytosis
B. Exocytosis
C. Pinocytosis
d. Osmosis - Answers - C. Pinocytosis
Rationale: Pinocytosis is a form of endocytosis that brings fluid containing dissolved
substances into a cell using vesicles.
What are the four types of tissue?
A. Epithelia, connective, muscular, skeletal
B. Epithelial, connective, skeletal, nervous
C. Epithelial, muscular, skeletal, nervous
D. Epithelial, connective, muscular, nervous - Answers - D. Epithelial, connective,
muscular, nervous
Rationale: Epithelia, connective, muscular, and nervous are the four types of tissue.
What is true about epithelial tissue? Choose 2 answers.
A. It is found on the exterior surface of the body.
B. It lines the internal cavities.
C. It no longer goes through mitosis.
D. It is vascular. - Answers - A. It is found on the exterior surface of the body.
B. It lines the internal cavities.
Rationale: Epithelial tissue is found on the exterior of the body. Epithelial tissue is found
in the internal cavities.
Which tissue type includes a single-layer, irregularly shaped columnar cells, and nuclei
appearing at different levels?
A. Simple cuboidal
B. Simple columnar
C. Simple squamous
D. Pseudostratified columnar - Answers - D. Pseudostratified columnar
Rationale: Pseudostratified columnar consists of a single layer of irregularly shaped and
differently sized columnar cells with nuclei of neighboring cells appearing at different
levels.
Which type of tissue consists mostly of fat storage cells and has a large number of
capillaries that allow rapid storage and mobilization of lipid molecules?
A. Lymph
B. Reticular
C. Cartilage
D. Adipose - Answers - D. Adipose
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What is the correct order of organization levels, from largest to smallest? A. Chemical,
cellular, organ, tissue, organ system, organism
B. Organism, organ, tissue, organ system, cellular, chemical
C. Chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
D. Organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cellular, chemical - Answers - D. Organism,
organ system, organ, tissue, cellular, chemical
What are the two systems that maintain blood pressure homeostasis?
A. Nervous and urinary systems
B. Cardiovascular and immune systems
C. Endocrine and urinary systems
D. Cardiovascular and urinary systems - Answers - D. Cardiovascular and urinary
systems
What is the structural hierarchy of the human body in the correct order, from the largest
to the smallest component?
A. Tissue, organ system, cell, organism, organ
B. Organism, organ system, organ, cell, tissue
C. Organism, organ system, cell, tissue, organ
D. Organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cell - Answers - D. Organism, organ system,
organ, tissue, cell
Which statement is true about tissue?
A. It is a group of organelles.
B. It is a group of cells with similar function and structure.
C. It is a group of different cells with different functions and structure.
D. It is a group of cells with similar structure and different functions. - Answers - B. It is a
group of cells with similar function and structure.
Which body system is responsible for structural support?
A. Endocrine system
B. Cardiovascular system
C. Skeletal system
D. Muscular system - Answers - C. Skeletal system
Rationale: The skeletal system is responsible for structural support and, along with the
muscular system, enables movement.
What is the smallest independently functioning biological unit of an organism?
A. Molecule
,B. Tissue
C. Organ
D. Cell - Answers - D. Cell
Rationale: A cell is the smallest independently functioning unit of a living organism.
What is a collection of similar tissues that performs a specific function?
A. Organelle
B. Organism
C. Organ
D. Organ system - Answers - C. Organ
Rationale: An organ is an anatomically distinct structure of the body composed of two or
more tissue types.
What is the cell organelle indicated in the given image?
A. Mitochondrion
B. Lysosome
C. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
D. Golgi complex - Answers - D. Golgi complex
Rationale: The Golgi complex is responsible for sorting, modifying, and shipping off the
products that come from the endoplasmic reticulum.
What is true about the cell membrane?
A. Cell permeability is based on size only.
B. Substances enter the cell membrane but do not exit.
C. All transport through the membrane requires energy.
D. It is selectively permeable. - Answers - D. It is selectively permeable.
Rationale: The cell membrane helps cells regulate what comes in and out of the cell.
Where can DNA be found? Choose 2 answers.
A. In the nucleus
B. In the cytoplasm
C. In the chromosome
D. On the ribosome
E. In the endoplasmic reticulum. - Answers - A. In the nucleus
C. In the chromosome
Rationale: DNA exists in the nucleus as part of the chromosome. DNA is part of the
chromosome.
Which cells are produced in the ovaries?
A. Osteoblasts
,B. Prokaryotic cells
C. Epithelial cells
D. Oocyte cells - Answers - D. Oocyte cells
Rationale: Oocyte cells are made in the ovaries.
Which term describes the dotted granules embedded in the membrane of the rough
endoplasmic reticulum (RER) in the given image?
A. Lysosome
B. Golgi apparatus
C. Mitochondria
D. Ribosome - Answers - D. Ribosome
Rationale: RER is studded with numerous ribosomes, which are the sites of protein
synthesis.
What is the function of lysosomes?
A. Transport proteins in and out of the cell
B. Breakdown of large cell components and old cells
C. Synthesize protein
D. Make ATP - Answers - B. Breakdown of large cell components and old cells
Rationale: Lysosomes contain enzymes that break down large cell components and old
cells.
What happens during osmosis?
A. Solutes move from more water to less water.
B. Water molecules move from low concentrated solutes to high concentrated solutes.
C. Solutes move to balance the concentration.
D. Water molecules move across the membrane from high concentrated solutes to low
concentrated solutes.
correct - Answers - B. Water molecules move from low concentrated solutes to high
concentrated solutes.
Rationale: During osmosis, water moves from low concentrated solutes to high
concentrated solutes.
Which organelle is found on rough endoplasmic reticulum and in cytoplasm?
A. Lysosome
B. Golgi apparatus
C. Mitochondria
D. Ribosome - Answers - D. Ribosome
Rationale: Ribosomes are found on rough ER and are free floating in cytoplasm.
Which type of active transport is also known as "cell drinking"?
, A. Phagocytosis
B. Exocytosis
C. Pinocytosis
d. Osmosis - Answers - C. Pinocytosis
Rationale: Pinocytosis is a form of endocytosis that brings fluid containing dissolved
substances into a cell using vesicles.
What are the four types of tissue?
A. Epithelia, connective, muscular, skeletal
B. Epithelial, connective, skeletal, nervous
C. Epithelial, muscular, skeletal, nervous
D. Epithelial, connective, muscular, nervous - Answers - D. Epithelial, connective,
muscular, nervous
Rationale: Epithelia, connective, muscular, and nervous are the four types of tissue.
What is true about epithelial tissue? Choose 2 answers.
A. It is found on the exterior surface of the body.
B. It lines the internal cavities.
C. It no longer goes through mitosis.
D. It is vascular. - Answers - A. It is found on the exterior surface of the body.
B. It lines the internal cavities.
Rationale: Epithelial tissue is found on the exterior of the body. Epithelial tissue is found
in the internal cavities.
Which tissue type includes a single-layer, irregularly shaped columnar cells, and nuclei
appearing at different levels?
A. Simple cuboidal
B. Simple columnar
C. Simple squamous
D. Pseudostratified columnar - Answers - D. Pseudostratified columnar
Rationale: Pseudostratified columnar consists of a single layer of irregularly shaped and
differently sized columnar cells with nuclei of neighboring cells appearing at different
levels.
Which type of tissue consists mostly of fat storage cells and has a large number of
capillaries that allow rapid storage and mobilization of lipid molecules?
A. Lymph
B. Reticular
C. Cartilage
D. Adipose - Answers - D. Adipose
