A&P STRAIGHTERLINE ACTUAL LATEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Which structure covers the larynx to prevent food from traveling down the airway? -
✔✔epiglottis
✔✔What type of traits are not determined by dominant or recessive alleles? -
✔✔Freckles
✔✔What is the notation for a haploid number of chromosomes? - ✔✔n
✔✔Which protein or inactive clotting factor helps bind platelets to form a clot? -
✔✔Fibrinogen
✔✔Which vessels carry blood away from the heart to other tissues? - ✔✔Arteries
✔✔Which cells are anucleated? - ✔✔Red Blood Cells
✔✔Anucleate - ✔✔lacking a nucleus
✔✔Which structure is continuous with the ureter leaving the hilum of the kidney? -
✔✔Renal Pelvis
✔✔Which duct is located in the kidney's cortex and is responsible for regulating the pH
of urine by promoting the absorption of calcium, sodium and chloride? - ✔✔distal
convoluted tubule
✔✔Identify the sequence that blood travels as it enters the kidneys from the renal
artery. - ✔✔interlobar arteries, arcuate arteries, interlobular arteries
✔✔Which structure is defined as the outer portion of the kidney located in between the
renal capsule and the medulla? - ✔✔renal cortex
✔✔Which cells are known as antibody-producing 'factories'? - ✔✔Plasma cells
✔✔What are the first immune cells to arrive at the injured site to recognize and destroy
bacteria? - ✔✔Neutrophils
✔✔Which cells attack parasitic hosts by releasing destructive enzymes from internal
granules directly over their target? - ✔✔Eosinophils
, ✔✔Short-term immunity that occurs via the transfer of antibodies into an individual
devoid of them is called _____. - ✔✔Passive immunity
✔✔Which glands control blood pressure, the immune system, energy conversion and
stress? - ✔✔Adrenal gland
✔✔Which system communicates and controls functions in the body by releasing
hormones and maintaining homeostasis? - ✔✔Endocrine
✔✔Which glands control blood calcium? - ✔✔Parathyroid Gland
✔✔The role of glucagon is to _____. - ✔✔Release sugar into the bloodstream
✔✔Which condition describes the collection of air in the pleural cavity resulting in a
collapsed lung? - ✔✔Pneumothorax
✔✔What is the role of pulmonary surfactant? - ✔✔to decrease surface tension by
breaking down water molecules allowing lungs to expand in preparation for gas
exchange
✔✔Which process describes gas exchange across the respiratory membrane between
capillaries that occurs between blood and cells? - ✔✔internal respiration
✔✔Gases in the alveoli of the lungs are continuously refreshed. Which mechanism
describes air movement into and out of the lungs? - ✔✔Pulmonary ventilation
✔✔How is orthostatic hypotension generally defined? - ✔✔Low blood pressure upon
standing
✔✔Which renal enzyme triggers a series of chemical reactions when arterial blood
pressure is low? - ✔✔Renin
✔✔Which signaling molecule is responsible for contacting exisiting blood vessels to
initiate the formation of new blood vessels? - ✔✔vascular endothelial growth factor
✔✔ IgA - ✔✔IgA antibodies are found in the mucous membranes of the lungs, sinuses,
stomach, and intestines.
✔✔IgM - ✔✔
✔✔Hyperparathyroidism - ✔✔A condition in which one or more of the parathyroid
glands become overactive and secrete too much parathyroid hormone. Elevated levels
of calcium or phosphorus in the urine
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Which structure covers the larynx to prevent food from traveling down the airway? -
✔✔epiglottis
✔✔What type of traits are not determined by dominant or recessive alleles? -
✔✔Freckles
✔✔What is the notation for a haploid number of chromosomes? - ✔✔n
✔✔Which protein or inactive clotting factor helps bind platelets to form a clot? -
✔✔Fibrinogen
✔✔Which vessels carry blood away from the heart to other tissues? - ✔✔Arteries
✔✔Which cells are anucleated? - ✔✔Red Blood Cells
✔✔Anucleate - ✔✔lacking a nucleus
✔✔Which structure is continuous with the ureter leaving the hilum of the kidney? -
✔✔Renal Pelvis
✔✔Which duct is located in the kidney's cortex and is responsible for regulating the pH
of urine by promoting the absorption of calcium, sodium and chloride? - ✔✔distal
convoluted tubule
✔✔Identify the sequence that blood travels as it enters the kidneys from the renal
artery. - ✔✔interlobar arteries, arcuate arteries, interlobular arteries
✔✔Which structure is defined as the outer portion of the kidney located in between the
renal capsule and the medulla? - ✔✔renal cortex
✔✔Which cells are known as antibody-producing 'factories'? - ✔✔Plasma cells
✔✔What are the first immune cells to arrive at the injured site to recognize and destroy
bacteria? - ✔✔Neutrophils
✔✔Which cells attack parasitic hosts by releasing destructive enzymes from internal
granules directly over their target? - ✔✔Eosinophils
, ✔✔Short-term immunity that occurs via the transfer of antibodies into an individual
devoid of them is called _____. - ✔✔Passive immunity
✔✔Which glands control blood pressure, the immune system, energy conversion and
stress? - ✔✔Adrenal gland
✔✔Which system communicates and controls functions in the body by releasing
hormones and maintaining homeostasis? - ✔✔Endocrine
✔✔Which glands control blood calcium? - ✔✔Parathyroid Gland
✔✔The role of glucagon is to _____. - ✔✔Release sugar into the bloodstream
✔✔Which condition describes the collection of air in the pleural cavity resulting in a
collapsed lung? - ✔✔Pneumothorax
✔✔What is the role of pulmonary surfactant? - ✔✔to decrease surface tension by
breaking down water molecules allowing lungs to expand in preparation for gas
exchange
✔✔Which process describes gas exchange across the respiratory membrane between
capillaries that occurs between blood and cells? - ✔✔internal respiration
✔✔Gases in the alveoli of the lungs are continuously refreshed. Which mechanism
describes air movement into and out of the lungs? - ✔✔Pulmonary ventilation
✔✔How is orthostatic hypotension generally defined? - ✔✔Low blood pressure upon
standing
✔✔Which renal enzyme triggers a series of chemical reactions when arterial blood
pressure is low? - ✔✔Renin
✔✔Which signaling molecule is responsible for contacting exisiting blood vessels to
initiate the formation of new blood vessels? - ✔✔vascular endothelial growth factor
✔✔ IgA - ✔✔IgA antibodies are found in the mucous membranes of the lungs, sinuses,
stomach, and intestines.
✔✔IgM - ✔✔
✔✔Hyperparathyroidism - ✔✔A condition in which one or more of the parathyroid
glands become overactive and secrete too much parathyroid hormone. Elevated levels
of calcium or phosphorus in the urine
