TEAS 7 Anatomy & Physiology Questions and Correct Answers - Multiple Choice

TEAS 7 Anatomy & Physiology Questions and Correct Answers - Multiple Choice Which of the following muscle types is described as striated and under involuntary control? A. cardiac muscle B. smooth muscle C. skeletal muscle D. gluteus maximus - Correct answer A. cardiac muscle You don't have to tell your heart to beat" "Which of the following describes the volume of air moved into or out of the lungs during a single respiratory cycle? A. tidal volume B. lung capacity C. vital capacity D. minimal volume - Correct answer A. tidal volume" "Which of the following is the most superficial layer of the epidermis? A. stratum basale B. stratum spinosum C. stratum lucidum D. stratum corneum - Correct answer D. stratum corneum Come lets go sun bathing" "The thoracic cavity lies ____ to the abdominopelvic cavity. A. dorsal B. ventral C. superior D. inferior - Correct answer C. superior" "The corpus callosum is associated with which part of the brain? A. cerebellum B. pons C. cerebrum D. midbrain - Correct answer C. cerebrum The corpus callosum connects the two cerebral hemispheres" "Which of the following tissue types is avascular and contains a basement membrane? A. connective B. muscle C. epithelial D. nervous - Correct answer C. epithelial Epithelial tissue does not have a blood supply" "Which of the following joints is a type of hinge joint? A. finger interphalangeal joint B. shoulder joint C. cranial sutures D. sternoclavicular joint - Correct answer A. finger interphalangeal joint" "Which of the following cells controls the blood brains barrier? A. astrocytes B. oligodendrocytes C. schwann cells D. microglia - Correct answer A. astrocytes" "Which of the following hormones is secreted by the adrenal cortex? A. antidiuretic hormone B. aldosterone C. epinephrine D. glucagon - Correct answer B. aldosterone Aldosterone, cortisol & androgens are in the adrenal cortex" "Which of the following is classified as a fibrous joint? A. intervertebral discs B. symphysis pubis C. cranial suture D. elbow joint - Correct answer C. cranial suture" "In which of the following structures will filtrate enter after it leaves the distal convoluted tubule? A. glomerulus B. proximal convoluted tubule C. loop of Henle D. collecting duct - Correct answer D. collecting duct The collecting duct is after the distal convoluted tubule" "Which of the following substances is a nitrogenous waste excreted by the body? A. urea B. electrolytes C. carbon dioxide D. water - Correct answer a. urea Proteins are made of amino acids that have a nitrogenous base. That nitrogenous base forms ammonia and is converted to urea in the liver" "Which hormone is produced by the pancreas? A. cholecystokinin B. glucagon C. gastrin D. melatonin - Correct answer B. glucagon Glucagon is made by the pancreas in response to low blood glucose" "Which of the following processes results in the formation of polar bodies? A. oogenesis B. mitosis C. spermatogenesis D. gonadogenesis - Correct answer A. oogenesis" "Which of the following receptor types detects pain stimuli? A. nociceptors B. proprioceptors C. photoreceptors D. baroreceptors - Correct answer A. nociceptors Nociceptors detect pain Proprioceptors detect positioning and movement Photoreceptors detect light Baroreceptors detect pressure" "Which of the following structures found in compact bone forms channels that contains blood vessels and nerves? A. lacunae B. lamellae C. osteon D. haversian canal - Correct answer D. haversian canal The osteon is the functional unit of bone and the haversian canal runs in the center of it" "Which of the following cells is not a nonspecific phagocytic white blood cell? A. t lymphocytes B. neutrophils C. macrophages D. monocytes - Correct answer A. t lymphocytes" "Which of the following will blood enter after it leaves the pulmonary vein? A. right atrium B. left atrium C. lungs D. tricuspid valve - Correct answer B. left atrium pulmonary veins bring blood back to the heart through the left atrium" "What type of immunity classification is represented if Jane is exposed to a virus and her immune system begins to make antibodies against the viral antigens? A. naturally acquired active immunity B. naturally acquired passive immunity C. artificially acquired active immunity D. artificially acquired passive immunity - Correct answer A. naturally acquired active immunity natural means not man made, body does it on it's own artificial means man made intervention active means that your body specifically makes the antibodies passive means someone else makes the antibodies and they get transferred to you" "Drew observes an unidentified slide under the microscope. She notes that the cells are multinucleated and show striations. Which type of cell or tissue is she most likely observing? A. neurons B. skeletal muscle C. osteoblasts D. cardiac muscle - Correct answer B. skeletal muscle" "Which of the following systems keeps fluid from accumulating is tissue spaces? A. lymphatic system B. circulatory system C. urinary system D. reproductive system - Correct answer A. lymphatic system" "Which of the following structures contains deoxygenated blood? A. left ventricle B. pulmonary vein C. aorta D. pulmonary artery - Correct answer D. pulmonary artery The pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs" "If Mary has Type A positive blood, what type of blood can she receive? (Select all that apply) A. O- B. AB- C. A- D. O+ E. B+ - Correct answer A. O- C. A- D. O+" "Which of the following substances would not be found in the filtrate? A. glucose B. red blood cells C. sodium D. urea - Correct answer B. red blood cells" "Which of the following structures controls the movement of chyme from the stomach into the small intestine? A. cardiac sphincter B. lower esophageal sphincter C. ileocecal sphincter D. pylori sphincter - Correct answer D. pylori sphincter" "Which of the following will occur when the parasympathetic nervous system is activated? A. digestion increases B. pupils dilate C. bladder relaxation D. heart rate increases - Correct answer A. digestion increases Parasympathetic - rest and digest" "Which of the following electrolytes is released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum during muscle contraction? A. calcium B. sodium C. potassium D. chloride - Correct answer A. calcium calcium causes the troponin-tropomyosin complex to shift and cause muscle contractions" "Which of the following enzymes found in pancreatic juice functions to digest proteins? A. lactase B. amylase C. trypsin D. pepsin - Correct answer C. trypsin Amylase - digest cards Pepsin - also digests protein, but in the stomach Trypsin - digests proteins, made in pancreas" "A mutation in which of the following proteins would directly impact the muscular system? A. albumin B. hemoglobin C. actin D. fibrinogen - Correct answer C. actin" "Where are epinephrine and norepinephrine produced? A. hypothalamus B. adrenal cortex C. adrenal medulla D. anterior pituitary - Correct answer C. adrenal medulla MEN = stress (medulla, epinephrine, norepinephrine)" "Which part of the heart is inflamed in a patient diagnosed with endocarditis? A. muscle layer of heart B. heart valves C. membrane sac around heart D. serous pericardium - Correct answer B. heart valves Endocarditis is the inflammation of the endocardium which would include the heart valves, pericarditis would affect sac around" "Which of the following sheaths of connective tissue surrounds a fascicle in skeletal muscle? A. endomysium B. perimysium C. myofibril D. epimysium - Correct answer B. perimysium Epimysium surrounds the whole muscle and endomysium surrounds the muscle fiber" "Which of the following muscles would be found in the leg? A. deltoid B. teres major C. trapezius D. vastus lateralis - Correct answer D. vastus lateralis" "Which of the following hormones is released from alpha cells in the pancreas? A. insulin B. glucagon C. somatostatin D. amylase - Correct answer B. glucagon Insulin would be beta cells in the pancreas" "Which of the following cell types is part of the adaptive immune system? A. reticulocytes B. goblet cell C. plasma cell D. monocyte - Correct answer C. plasma cell Monocytes are innate immune system (nonspecific); plasma cells are b cells that make antibodies so they are adaptive" "Which of the following muscles is found in the trunk of the body? A. brachialis B. pectoralis major C. vastus lateralis D. gastrocnemius - Correct answer B. pectoralis major" "What is the name of the structure of nerve fibers that connects the left and right cerebral hemispheres? A. hippcampus B. cerebral cortex C. corpus callosum D. transverse fissure - Correct answer C. corpus callosum" "Which of the following cell types produces antibodies? A. B cells B. T cells C. neutrophils D. monocytes - Correct answer A. B cells" "Which of the following hormones surges right before ovulation to help trigger this event? A. testosterone B. estrogen C. FSH D. LH - Correct answer D. LH Luteinizing Hormon" "Which of the following neurons carries a sensory stimulus to the central nervous system? A. interneuron B. motor neuron C. efferent neuron D. afferent neuron - Correct answer D. afferent neuron Remember "A" like arriving to CNS"