BIO 117 HONDROS FINAL EXAM
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+
a hormone that helps your kidneys manage the amount of water in your body; released from
posterior pituitary gland - CORRECT ANSWERSADH
base, sugar, 3 phosphate groups; when bonds are broken a large amount of energy is released;
produced in mitochondria; energy storing & transferring molecule found in cells - CORRECT
ANSWERSATP
amino acids(building blocks); (ex: hemoglobin); digested in small intestine - CORRECT
ANSWERSPROTEINS
a special case of diffusion; is the diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane -
CORRECT ANSWERSOSMOSIS
a short band of tough, flexible, fibrous connective tissue that connects 2 bones or cartilages or
holds together a joint - CORRECT ANSWERSLIGAMENT
cordlike structures that attach muscles to bones - CORRECT ANSWERSTENDONS
thigh area; the longest & strongest bone in the body; extending from hip to knee - CORRECT
ANSWERSFEMORAL
anterior trunk just below the ribs - CORRECT ANSWERSABDOMINAL
bottom of the spine & lies between the 5th segment of the lumbar spine & coccyx (tailbone) -
CORRECT ANSWERSSACRAL
, upper chest area - CORRECT ANSWERSPECTORAL
secreted by parathyroid glands, in response to low blood levels; increases the release of calcium
from bone tissue (resorption); controlled through neg. feedback; stimulates the kidneys to
reabsorb calcium from urine - CORRECT ANSWERSPTH
under epidermis & is the largest portion of the skin; composed of dense fibrous connective
tissue - CORRECT ANSWERSDERMIS
thin layer(outer) of skin & is composed of stratified squamous epithelium; has no blood supply
of it's own - CORRECT ANSWERSEPIDERMIS
digested in small intestines - CORRECT ANSWERSLIPIDS, LACTOSE, & GLUCOSE
carries O2; hemoglobin - CORRECT ANSWERSMOLECULE
carries O2; RBC - CORRECT ANSWERSTHE CELL
a patient with oxygen poor blood - CORRECT ANSWERSHYPOXEMIA
hormone released by adrenal glands in response to stress situations; effects: weight gain,
depression, skin conditions - CORRECT ANSWERSCORTISOL
attached to bone; controlled by choice (voluntary); cells are long, shaped like cylinders or tubes
& composed of proteins; produce movement, maintain posture, & stabilize joints - CORRECT
ANSWERSSKELETAL MUSCLE
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+
a hormone that helps your kidneys manage the amount of water in your body; released from
posterior pituitary gland - CORRECT ANSWERSADH
base, sugar, 3 phosphate groups; when bonds are broken a large amount of energy is released;
produced in mitochondria; energy storing & transferring molecule found in cells - CORRECT
ANSWERSATP
amino acids(building blocks); (ex: hemoglobin); digested in small intestine - CORRECT
ANSWERSPROTEINS
a special case of diffusion; is the diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane -
CORRECT ANSWERSOSMOSIS
a short band of tough, flexible, fibrous connective tissue that connects 2 bones or cartilages or
holds together a joint - CORRECT ANSWERSLIGAMENT
cordlike structures that attach muscles to bones - CORRECT ANSWERSTENDONS
thigh area; the longest & strongest bone in the body; extending from hip to knee - CORRECT
ANSWERSFEMORAL
anterior trunk just below the ribs - CORRECT ANSWERSABDOMINAL
bottom of the spine & lies between the 5th segment of the lumbar spine & coccyx (tailbone) -
CORRECT ANSWERSSACRAL
, upper chest area - CORRECT ANSWERSPECTORAL
secreted by parathyroid glands, in response to low blood levels; increases the release of calcium
from bone tissue (resorption); controlled through neg. feedback; stimulates the kidneys to
reabsorb calcium from urine - CORRECT ANSWERSPTH
under epidermis & is the largest portion of the skin; composed of dense fibrous connective
tissue - CORRECT ANSWERSDERMIS
thin layer(outer) of skin & is composed of stratified squamous epithelium; has no blood supply
of it's own - CORRECT ANSWERSEPIDERMIS
digested in small intestines - CORRECT ANSWERSLIPIDS, LACTOSE, & GLUCOSE
carries O2; hemoglobin - CORRECT ANSWERSMOLECULE
carries O2; RBC - CORRECT ANSWERSTHE CELL
a patient with oxygen poor blood - CORRECT ANSWERSHYPOXEMIA
hormone released by adrenal glands in response to stress situations; effects: weight gain,
depression, skin conditions - CORRECT ANSWERSCORTISOL
attached to bone; controlled by choice (voluntary); cells are long, shaped like cylinders or tubes
& composed of proteins; produce movement, maintain posture, & stabilize joints - CORRECT
ANSWERSSKELETAL MUSCLE
