BIO 240 Final Exam (Practice Tests) A+ GUARANTEED.
The following is a list of several levels of organization that make up the human body:
1. organelle 2. system 3. tissue 4. organism 5. cell 6. organ correct answers 1, 5, 3, 6, 2, 4
The dorsal body cavity contains: correct answers The cranial and vertebral cavities.
A cut through the body that passes parallel to the horizontal axis of the body and divides the
body into superior and inferior sections is known as a: correct answers Transverse section.
Which sectional plane could divide the body into an anterior and a posterior portion? correct
answers Frontal (Coronal) plane.
The muscular diaphragm separates: correct answers The abdominopelvic cavity from the
thoracic cavity.
The region of the abdominopelvic cavity that is inferior to the umbilical region is the: correct
answers Hypogastric region.
Which of the following best describes the relationship between the left elbow and the left
wrist? correct answers The left elbow is proximal to the left wrist.
The appropriate anatomical name for the region pertaining to the ARM PIT is: correct
answers axillary
The appropriate anatomical name for the region pertaining to the posterior KNEE is: correct
answers popliteal
The appropriate anatomical name for the region pertaining to the EYE SOCKETS is: correct
answers orbital
The term homeostasis means: correct answers Maintaining the internal environment within
physiological limits.
The outcome of a negative feedback loop will ___________ correct answers return the initial
condition to homeostasis and stop the feedback loop.
Which of the following is an example of a positive feedback loop? correct answers A neuron
is stimulated, thus opening membrane channels to allow sodium ions to leak from the
extracellular fluid to the intracellular fluid. This causes more membrane channels to open,
thus allowing more sodium ions to enter the intracellular fluid
The femur (bone of the thigh) is _______ to the overlying muscles and skin. correct answers
deep
A normal cell would neither swell nor shrink if placed into a(n): correct answers isotonic
solution
Proteins that are embedded in the lipid membrane, and extend all the way through a plasma
membrane are called: correct answers transmembrane proteins
, The fluid occupying the spaces inside blood vessels is specifically called the: correct answers
plasma
Solutes moving through a membrane against a concentration gradient but not using energy
from ATP is an example of: correct answers secondary active transport
The selective permeability of a cell membrane to different substances depends on all of the
following, except: correct answers The concentration of the substance crossing the membrane
An epithelial tissue type that can change in thickness and cell shape depending on how much
stretch and distension is applied to it is called: correct answers transitional epithelium
Name the tissue that best matches the following description: cell type is chondrocyte, ground
substance rich in collagen fibers, resists being pulled apart and resists compression, found in
intervertebral discs (in between vertebrae). correct answers fibrocartilage
Name the tissue that best matches the following description: cell type is chondrocyte, ground
substance lacking fibers, resists compression, found in the trachea, nose, and articular
surfaces of bones. correct answers hyaline cartilage
Name the main type of fiber (fibrous protein) that is found in some connective tissues that
provides a structural framework with spaces for other cell types to occupy (resembling the
structure of a sponge). This type of fiber is found in lymph nodes. correct answers reticular
fiber (short collagen fiber)
stratified squamous epithelium correct answers
Name the tissue that best matches the following description: ground substance rich in
collagen fibers oriented parallel to one another, resists being pulled apart in the long axis,
found in tendons and ligaments. correct answers dense regular connective tissue
simple columnar epithelium correct answers
Which of the following statements is true regarding the epidermis? (3) correct answers 1.
keratinized
2. blood vessels travel from the dermis but do not enter the epidermis
3. some of the cells in the epidermis divide rapidly
If the external temperature is 108° F, which of the following would you expect to happen? (2)
correct answers 1. vasodilation of blood vessels in the skin
2. increased secretion from sudoriferous glands
If your blood calcium levels were excessively high (hypercalcemia), which of the following
would you expect to happen? (2) correct answers 1. Increased secretion of calcitonin from the
thyroid, which would increase the renal excretion of calcium.
2. Increased secretion of calcitonin from the thyroid, which would increase the activity of
osteoblasts and decrease the activity of the osteoclasts.
The following is a list of several levels of organization that make up the human body:
1. organelle 2. system 3. tissue 4. organism 5. cell 6. organ correct answers 1, 5, 3, 6, 2, 4
The dorsal body cavity contains: correct answers The cranial and vertebral cavities.
A cut through the body that passes parallel to the horizontal axis of the body and divides the
body into superior and inferior sections is known as a: correct answers Transverse section.
Which sectional plane could divide the body into an anterior and a posterior portion? correct
answers Frontal (Coronal) plane.
The muscular diaphragm separates: correct answers The abdominopelvic cavity from the
thoracic cavity.
The region of the abdominopelvic cavity that is inferior to the umbilical region is the: correct
answers Hypogastric region.
Which of the following best describes the relationship between the left elbow and the left
wrist? correct answers The left elbow is proximal to the left wrist.
The appropriate anatomical name for the region pertaining to the ARM PIT is: correct
answers axillary
The appropriate anatomical name for the region pertaining to the posterior KNEE is: correct
answers popliteal
The appropriate anatomical name for the region pertaining to the EYE SOCKETS is: correct
answers orbital
The term homeostasis means: correct answers Maintaining the internal environment within
physiological limits.
The outcome of a negative feedback loop will ___________ correct answers return the initial
condition to homeostasis and stop the feedback loop.
Which of the following is an example of a positive feedback loop? correct answers A neuron
is stimulated, thus opening membrane channels to allow sodium ions to leak from the
extracellular fluid to the intracellular fluid. This causes more membrane channels to open,
thus allowing more sodium ions to enter the intracellular fluid
The femur (bone of the thigh) is _______ to the overlying muscles and skin. correct answers
deep
A normal cell would neither swell nor shrink if placed into a(n): correct answers isotonic
solution
Proteins that are embedded in the lipid membrane, and extend all the way through a plasma
membrane are called: correct answers transmembrane proteins
, The fluid occupying the spaces inside blood vessels is specifically called the: correct answers
plasma
Solutes moving through a membrane against a concentration gradient but not using energy
from ATP is an example of: correct answers secondary active transport
The selective permeability of a cell membrane to different substances depends on all of the
following, except: correct answers The concentration of the substance crossing the membrane
An epithelial tissue type that can change in thickness and cell shape depending on how much
stretch and distension is applied to it is called: correct answers transitional epithelium
Name the tissue that best matches the following description: cell type is chondrocyte, ground
substance rich in collagen fibers, resists being pulled apart and resists compression, found in
intervertebral discs (in between vertebrae). correct answers fibrocartilage
Name the tissue that best matches the following description: cell type is chondrocyte, ground
substance lacking fibers, resists compression, found in the trachea, nose, and articular
surfaces of bones. correct answers hyaline cartilage
Name the main type of fiber (fibrous protein) that is found in some connective tissues that
provides a structural framework with spaces for other cell types to occupy (resembling the
structure of a sponge). This type of fiber is found in lymph nodes. correct answers reticular
fiber (short collagen fiber)
stratified squamous epithelium correct answers
Name the tissue that best matches the following description: ground substance rich in
collagen fibers oriented parallel to one another, resists being pulled apart in the long axis,
found in tendons and ligaments. correct answers dense regular connective tissue
simple columnar epithelium correct answers
Which of the following statements is true regarding the epidermis? (3) correct answers 1.
keratinized
2. blood vessels travel from the dermis but do not enter the epidermis
3. some of the cells in the epidermis divide rapidly
If the external temperature is 108° F, which of the following would you expect to happen? (2)
correct answers 1. vasodilation of blood vessels in the skin
2. increased secretion from sudoriferous glands
If your blood calcium levels were excessively high (hypercalcemia), which of the following
would you expect to happen? (2) correct answers 1. Increased secretion of calcitonin from the
thyroid, which would increase the renal excretion of calcium.
2. Increased secretion of calcitonin from the thyroid, which would increase the activity of
osteoblasts and decrease the activity of the osteoclasts.
