BIO201 CAC Chapter 1, 4 & 5 Lecture
EXAM #1
1. A ciliated version of pseudostratified columnar epithelium containing
mucus-secreting goblet cells:
A) Lines the urinary bladder
B) Lines most of the respiratory tract
C) Lines the stomach
D) Lines the esophagus
Answer: B
2. A good example of a positive feedback mechanism would be:
A) Regulation of blood glucose by insulin
B) Thermoregulation via sweating
C) Enhancement of labor contractions
D) Regulation of blood pH
Answer: C
3. A light skinned person who is very cold may have a pale appearance. Best
explanation:
A) The person's blood vessels in the dermis have undergone vasoconstriction
(narrowing)
B) The person's blood vessels in the dermis have undergone vasodilation
C) Increased melanin production has occurred
D) The stratum corneum has thickened
Answer: A
4. A needle would pierce the epidermal layers of the forearm in which order?
,A) Basale, spinosum, granulosum, corneum
B) Corneum, granulosum, spinosum, basale
C) Corneum, lucidum, granulosum, basale
D) Spinosum, corneum, basale, granulosum
Answer: B
5. A patient has skin that is slightly blue in color. A likely treatment might be:
A) Applying a topical corticosteroid
B) Giving the patient supplemental oxygen by mask
C) Administering antihistamines
D) Applying a warm compress
Answer: B
6. A structure composed of two or more tissue types that work together to
perform specific functions for the body is a(n):
A) Cell
B) System
C) Organ
D) Organelle
Answer: C
7. A surgeon opens her patient by cutting the integument parallel to the
cleavage lines of the dermis (tension lines). This will result in:
A) Slower healing and more scarring
B) Faster healing of the skin and less scarring
C) No difference in healing time
D) Increased risk of infection
, Answer: B
8. Adrenal glands, pancreas, pituitary belong to which system?
A) Digestive
B) Endocrine
C) Lymphatic
D) Urinary
Answer: B
9. All of the following will help the skin fight infection but one. Which has little
effect?
A) Lysozyme in sweat
B) Acidic pH of skin secretions
C) Greater production of melanin
D) Intact stratum corneum
Answer: C
10. Anatomical position is important because:
A) It shows the body in a resting, relaxed posture
B) It allows a common point of reference for body position to help
communicate anatomical relationships
C) It is the position used only in surgery
D) It reflects the natural standing posture of most people
Answer: B
11. Apocrine glands, which begin to function at puberty under hormonal
influence, seem to play little role in thermoregulation. Where are they found?
A) In the axillary and anogenital area
B) Over the entire body surface
EXAM #1
1. A ciliated version of pseudostratified columnar epithelium containing
mucus-secreting goblet cells:
A) Lines the urinary bladder
B) Lines most of the respiratory tract
C) Lines the stomach
D) Lines the esophagus
Answer: B
2. A good example of a positive feedback mechanism would be:
A) Regulation of blood glucose by insulin
B) Thermoregulation via sweating
C) Enhancement of labor contractions
D) Regulation of blood pH
Answer: C
3. A light skinned person who is very cold may have a pale appearance. Best
explanation:
A) The person's blood vessels in the dermis have undergone vasoconstriction
(narrowing)
B) The person's blood vessels in the dermis have undergone vasodilation
C) Increased melanin production has occurred
D) The stratum corneum has thickened
Answer: A
4. A needle would pierce the epidermal layers of the forearm in which order?
,A) Basale, spinosum, granulosum, corneum
B) Corneum, granulosum, spinosum, basale
C) Corneum, lucidum, granulosum, basale
D) Spinosum, corneum, basale, granulosum
Answer: B
5. A patient has skin that is slightly blue in color. A likely treatment might be:
A) Applying a topical corticosteroid
B) Giving the patient supplemental oxygen by mask
C) Administering antihistamines
D) Applying a warm compress
Answer: B
6. A structure composed of two or more tissue types that work together to
perform specific functions for the body is a(n):
A) Cell
B) System
C) Organ
D) Organelle
Answer: C
7. A surgeon opens her patient by cutting the integument parallel to the
cleavage lines of the dermis (tension lines). This will result in:
A) Slower healing and more scarring
B) Faster healing of the skin and less scarring
C) No difference in healing time
D) Increased risk of infection
, Answer: B
8. Adrenal glands, pancreas, pituitary belong to which system?
A) Digestive
B) Endocrine
C) Lymphatic
D) Urinary
Answer: B
9. All of the following will help the skin fight infection but one. Which has little
effect?
A) Lysozyme in sweat
B) Acidic pH of skin secretions
C) Greater production of melanin
D) Intact stratum corneum
Answer: C
10. Anatomical position is important because:
A) It shows the body in a resting, relaxed posture
B) It allows a common point of reference for body position to help
communicate anatomical relationships
C) It is the position used only in surgery
D) It reflects the natural standing posture of most people
Answer: B
11. Apocrine glands, which begin to function at puberty under hormonal
influence, seem to play little role in thermoregulation. Where are they found?
A) In the axillary and anogenital area
B) Over the entire body surface
