ECPI A&P 1 Final Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Endocrine - CORRECT ANSWER - the body's "slow" chemical communication system; a set
of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream
red bone marrow - CORRECT ANSWER - found in cancellous bone; site of hematopoiesis,
produces blood cells
yellow bone marrow - CORRECT ANSWER - fatty tissue found in the medullary cavity of
most adult long bones
covalent bond - CORRECT ANSWER - A chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of
electrons between atoms in a molecule
ionic bond - CORRECT ANSWER - Formed when one or more electrons are transferred from
one atom to another
hydrogen bond - CORRECT ANSWER - weak attraction between a hydrogen atom and
another atom
Polar - CORRECT ANSWER - Molecule with partial charges. Mixes with water.having a pair
of equal and opposite charges
Nonpolar - CORRECT ANSWER - No partial charges. Do not mix with water.equal sharing
of electrons
What is a genetic code - CORRECT ANSWER - is the set of rules used by living cells to
translate information encoded within genetic material into proteins.
, DNA - CORRECT ANSWER - deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material present in
nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic
information.
smooth muscle - CORRECT ANSWER - Involuntary muscle found inside many internal
organs of the body
cardiac muscle - CORRECT ANSWER - Involuntary muscle tissue found only in the heart.
skeletal muscle - CORRECT ANSWER - A muscle that is attached to the bones of the
skeleton and provides the force that moves the bones.
Nucleus - CORRECT ANSWER - A part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and
responsible for growth and reproduction
myocyte - CORRECT ANSWER - muscle cell or muscle fiber
Chondrocytes - CORRECT ANSWER - mature cartilage cells that reside in lacunae. a cell
which has secreted the matrix of cartilage and become embedded in it.
Osteocytes - CORRECT ANSWER - a bone cell, formed when an osteoblast becomes
embedded in the matrix it has secreted.
Adipocytes - CORRECT ANSWER - fat cells
Erythrocytes - CORRECT ANSWER - red blood cells (RBC); no nucleus, contain
hemoglobin which carries oxygen
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Endocrine - CORRECT ANSWER - the body's "slow" chemical communication system; a set
of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream
red bone marrow - CORRECT ANSWER - found in cancellous bone; site of hematopoiesis,
produces blood cells
yellow bone marrow - CORRECT ANSWER - fatty tissue found in the medullary cavity of
most adult long bones
covalent bond - CORRECT ANSWER - A chemical bond that involves sharing a pair of
electrons between atoms in a molecule
ionic bond - CORRECT ANSWER - Formed when one or more electrons are transferred from
one atom to another
hydrogen bond - CORRECT ANSWER - weak attraction between a hydrogen atom and
another atom
Polar - CORRECT ANSWER - Molecule with partial charges. Mixes with water.having a pair
of equal and opposite charges
Nonpolar - CORRECT ANSWER - No partial charges. Do not mix with water.equal sharing
of electrons
What is a genetic code - CORRECT ANSWER - is the set of rules used by living cells to
translate information encoded within genetic material into proteins.
, DNA - CORRECT ANSWER - deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material present in
nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic
information.
smooth muscle - CORRECT ANSWER - Involuntary muscle found inside many internal
organs of the body
cardiac muscle - CORRECT ANSWER - Involuntary muscle tissue found only in the heart.
skeletal muscle - CORRECT ANSWER - A muscle that is attached to the bones of the
skeleton and provides the force that moves the bones.
Nucleus - CORRECT ANSWER - A part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and
responsible for growth and reproduction
myocyte - CORRECT ANSWER - muscle cell or muscle fiber
Chondrocytes - CORRECT ANSWER - mature cartilage cells that reside in lacunae. a cell
which has secreted the matrix of cartilage and become embedded in it.
Osteocytes - CORRECT ANSWER - a bone cell, formed when an osteoblast becomes
embedded in the matrix it has secreted.
Adipocytes - CORRECT ANSWER - fat cells
Erythrocytes - CORRECT ANSWER - red blood cells (RBC); no nucleus, contain
hemoglobin which carries oxygen
