ALMS ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
PRETEST QUESTIONS AND 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which term describes the study of how body components function? - ANSWER
Physiology
Which sort of tissue in the stomach creates chemicals and fluid for meal
digestion? - ANSWER Epithelial
What layer of serous membrane lines the cavity walls? - ANSWER Parietal
What is the anatomical name for the neck area? - Answer: Cervical.
Eight chemical elements account for 3.6% of total body mass. What are the
names of these chemical elements? - ANSWER Lesser chemical elements
What layer of serous membranes protects and attaches to the organs in the
cavities it lines? - ANSWER Visceral Layer
What word describes the state in which a solute goes down its concentration
gradient via the plasma membrane and is uniformly distributed in the cytosol? -
ANSWER Equilibrium
What happens when two or more atoms share electrons? - Answer: *Incorrect*
An ion.
The body uses four processes to save heat and boost heat production:
vasoconstriction (blood vessels), adrenal medulla (or its hormones), thyroid
gland (or its hormones), and ____________. - ANSWER Shivering
Which cells are responsible for the growth of existing hair? - Answer: Hair
matrix.
, When is the metabolic rate higher in females? - ANSWER During pregnancy.
The ________________ skeleton contains bones found in the body's girdles and
extremities. - Appendicular Answer
Flexion and extension movements normally take place along which plane? -
Answer: Sagittal
What is the average location of the insertion site in relation to the muscle
attachment? - ANSWER Distal
The majority of skeletal muscles are organized in opposing pairs at the joints.
What are the names of the opposing pairs of muscles? - ANSWER Prime mover
and antagonist
What parts of the body are supplied by the celiac trunk, superior mesenteric
artery, inferior mesenteric artery, and suprarenal, renal, and gonadal arteries? -
ANSWER Abdominal viscera
How does blood circulate across the primitive heart tube? - ANSWER From the
caudal to the cranial end of the primitive heart tube.
How does increased epinephrine or norepinephrine affect heart rate? -
ANSWER It causes heart rate to increase.
The majority of ___________ filter freely through the capillary walls, forming
interstitial fluid. - ANSWER Blood plasma
Which immunological ANSWER occurs when T cells are activated by a
specific antigen? - ANSWER Cell mediated
What term describes the body's ability to protect itself against certain invading
agents such as germs, poisons, viruses, and foreign tissues? - ANSWER
Adaptive Immunity
What is the body's nonspecific, defensive ANSWER to tissue damage, which
can occur when exposed to viruses, abrasions, chemical irritations, cell
disruption, and severe heat? - ANSWER Inflammation
PRETEST QUESTIONS AND 100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which term describes the study of how body components function? - ANSWER
Physiology
Which sort of tissue in the stomach creates chemicals and fluid for meal
digestion? - ANSWER Epithelial
What layer of serous membrane lines the cavity walls? - ANSWER Parietal
What is the anatomical name for the neck area? - Answer: Cervical.
Eight chemical elements account for 3.6% of total body mass. What are the
names of these chemical elements? - ANSWER Lesser chemical elements
What layer of serous membranes protects and attaches to the organs in the
cavities it lines? - ANSWER Visceral Layer
What word describes the state in which a solute goes down its concentration
gradient via the plasma membrane and is uniformly distributed in the cytosol? -
ANSWER Equilibrium
What happens when two or more atoms share electrons? - Answer: *Incorrect*
An ion.
The body uses four processes to save heat and boost heat production:
vasoconstriction (blood vessels), adrenal medulla (or its hormones), thyroid
gland (or its hormones), and ____________. - ANSWER Shivering
Which cells are responsible for the growth of existing hair? - Answer: Hair
matrix.
, When is the metabolic rate higher in females? - ANSWER During pregnancy.
The ________________ skeleton contains bones found in the body's girdles and
extremities. - Appendicular Answer
Flexion and extension movements normally take place along which plane? -
Answer: Sagittal
What is the average location of the insertion site in relation to the muscle
attachment? - ANSWER Distal
The majority of skeletal muscles are organized in opposing pairs at the joints.
What are the names of the opposing pairs of muscles? - ANSWER Prime mover
and antagonist
What parts of the body are supplied by the celiac trunk, superior mesenteric
artery, inferior mesenteric artery, and suprarenal, renal, and gonadal arteries? -
ANSWER Abdominal viscera
How does blood circulate across the primitive heart tube? - ANSWER From the
caudal to the cranial end of the primitive heart tube.
How does increased epinephrine or norepinephrine affect heart rate? -
ANSWER It causes heart rate to increase.
The majority of ___________ filter freely through the capillary walls, forming
interstitial fluid. - ANSWER Blood plasma
Which immunological ANSWER occurs when T cells are activated by a
specific antigen? - ANSWER Cell mediated
What term describes the body's ability to protect itself against certain invading
agents such as germs, poisons, viruses, and foreign tissues? - ANSWER
Adaptive Immunity
What is the body's nonspecific, defensive ANSWER to tissue damage, which
can occur when exposed to viruses, abrasions, chemical irritations, cell
disruption, and severe heat? - ANSWER Inflammation
