STRAIGHTERLINE ANATOMY FINAL
ACTUAL EXAM 150 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS 2023-2024 UPDATE
Turning a structure around its longitudinal axis is called
Select one:
a. circumduction.
b. rotation.
c. hyperextension.
d. supination.
e. pronation. - ANSWER- b. rotation.
What is supination and pronation? - ANSWER- Supination is turning backwards
while pronation is turning forward
Ex: Supination - palm up position
Ex: Pronation - turning the palms so that it faces posteriorly; Palms down position
Osteoarthritis usually is caused by
Select one:
a. wear and tear of the joint.
,b. increased uric acid in the blood.
c. an autoimmune disorder.
d. a bacterial infection in the joint.
e. bursitis. - ANSWER- a. wear and tear of the joint.
What is bursitis? - ANSWER- inflammation of a bursa usually caused by a blow or
friction
Rheumatoid arthritis is
Select one:
a. a bacterial infection transmitted by ticks.
b. an inflammation of any joint.
c. a metabolic disorder caused by increased uric acid in blood.
d. a condition that may involve an autoimmune disease.
e. the most common type of arthritis. - ANSWER- d. a condition that may involve
an autoimmune disease.
Genes on the X chromosomes are
Select one:
a. polygenic.
b. X-linked.
c. simple.
d. holandric.
e. Y-linked. - ANSWER- b. X-linked.
,What term means that both alleles are different?
Select one: a.
locus
b. alleles
c. homozygous
d. heterozygous
e. karyotype - ANSWER- d. heterozygous
What are alleles? - ANSWER- different versions of the same gene
What genetic disorder is the failure to produce clotting factors?
Select one:
a. albinism
b. sickle-cell disease
c. hemophilia
d. Down syndrome
e. achondroplasia - ANSWER- c. hemophilia
What is down syndrome? - ANSWER- Trisomy 21: An Extra copy of
Chromosome 21
A mistake during segregation of chromosomes is called
, Select one:
a. deletion.
b. duplication.
c. nondisjunction.
d. point mutation.
e. aneuploidy - ANSWER- c. nondisjunction.
What is sickle cell disease? - ANSWER- an abnormal blood disorder where red
blood cells that have a crescent shape and an abnormal form of hemoglobin
Which of the following is NOT a function of skeletal muscle?
Select one:
a. body movement
b. maintenance of posture
c. Dilating and constricting the pupil of the eye
d. constriction of organs
e. production of heat - ANSWER- c. Dilating and constricting the pupil of the eye
Which of the following connective tissue layers is outside all the others?
Select one:
a. perimysium
b. endomysium
c. epimysium
d. paramysium
ACTUAL EXAM 150 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS 2023-2024 UPDATE
Turning a structure around its longitudinal axis is called
Select one:
a. circumduction.
b. rotation.
c. hyperextension.
d. supination.
e. pronation. - ANSWER- b. rotation.
What is supination and pronation? - ANSWER- Supination is turning backwards
while pronation is turning forward
Ex: Supination - palm up position
Ex: Pronation - turning the palms so that it faces posteriorly; Palms down position
Osteoarthritis usually is caused by
Select one:
a. wear and tear of the joint.
,b. increased uric acid in the blood.
c. an autoimmune disorder.
d. a bacterial infection in the joint.
e. bursitis. - ANSWER- a. wear and tear of the joint.
What is bursitis? - ANSWER- inflammation of a bursa usually caused by a blow or
friction
Rheumatoid arthritis is
Select one:
a. a bacterial infection transmitted by ticks.
b. an inflammation of any joint.
c. a metabolic disorder caused by increased uric acid in blood.
d. a condition that may involve an autoimmune disease.
e. the most common type of arthritis. - ANSWER- d. a condition that may involve
an autoimmune disease.
Genes on the X chromosomes are
Select one:
a. polygenic.
b. X-linked.
c. simple.
d. holandric.
e. Y-linked. - ANSWER- b. X-linked.
,What term means that both alleles are different?
Select one: a.
locus
b. alleles
c. homozygous
d. heterozygous
e. karyotype - ANSWER- d. heterozygous
What are alleles? - ANSWER- different versions of the same gene
What genetic disorder is the failure to produce clotting factors?
Select one:
a. albinism
b. sickle-cell disease
c. hemophilia
d. Down syndrome
e. achondroplasia - ANSWER- c. hemophilia
What is down syndrome? - ANSWER- Trisomy 21: An Extra copy of
Chromosome 21
A mistake during segregation of chromosomes is called
, Select one:
a. deletion.
b. duplication.
c. nondisjunction.
d. point mutation.
e. aneuploidy - ANSWER- c. nondisjunction.
What is sickle cell disease? - ANSWER- an abnormal blood disorder where red
blood cells that have a crescent shape and an abnormal form of hemoglobin
Which of the following is NOT a function of skeletal muscle?
Select one:
a. body movement
b. maintenance of posture
c. Dilating and constricting the pupil of the eye
d. constriction of organs
e. production of heat - ANSWER- c. Dilating and constricting the pupil of the eye
Which of the following connective tissue layers is outside all the others?
Select one:
a. perimysium
b. endomysium
c. epimysium
d. paramysium
