ATI TEAS 7 EXAM 2025 VERSION Q&A ALL
SECTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Describe the link between damaged villi and malnutrition - CORRECT ANSWER-
Damaged villi decrease the nutrient-absorbing surface area in the gastrointestinal tract
What organ is responsible for the majority of the chemical digestion and absorption of
nutrients in the digestive system? - CORRECT ANSWER-Small intestine
Contraction occurs when the thin ___ filaments slide past the thicker ____ filaments,
causing the sarcomere unit to shorten or contract. - CORRECT ANSWER-actin and
myosin
Inflammation, production of interferon, and ingestion of pathogens by phagocytes are
non specific cellular responses by ? - CORRECT ANSWER-The internal aspect of the
innate immune system
what feature of the adaptive immune system decreases the amount of time it takes for
the body to respond to a particular antigen? - CORRECT ANSWER-memory cells
Which of the following occurs in the cardiac cycle if the impulse triggered at the
sinoatrial node never reaches the Purkinje fibers of the heart? - CORRECT ANSWER-
The ventricles will not contract
The endocrine system is a collection of ductless glands that produce which of the
following responses - CORRECT ANSWER-A slowly initiating but prolonged response
on other body systems
Which gland has an exocrine function and aids in the regulation of blood glucose -
CORRECT ANSWER-pancreas
Which term refers to the middle layer of the skin that is made of connective tisssue -
CORRECT ANSWER-Dermis
, What is produced by the skin when a cholesterol based precursor is modified by the
presence of ultraviolet radiation? - CORRECT ANSWER-Vitamin D
Which type of bone cells perform mineral resorption - CORRECT ANSWER-osteoclasts
Inside of adult long bones, yellow bone marrow is located within which of the following?
- CORRECT ANSWER-medullary cavity
What type of tissue serves to fasten and support body parts - CORRECT ANSWER-
Connective
What leaves the body via deferens - CORRECT ANSWER-Gametes
What reproductive organs produces sperm in males and ova in females - CORRECT
ANSWER-Gonads
What is the term used to describe an action potential jumping from node to node in an
axon - CORRECT ANSWER-Saltatory conduction
A polysaccharide can be described as which of the following - CORRECT ANSWER-A
carbohydrate that is made of many sugar molecules
What is a chemical reaction between two molecules in which a water molecule is
released and a covalent bond forms - CORRECT ANSWER-Dehydration reaction
Which is a triplet of nitrogenous bases that codes for an amino acid - CORRECT
ANSWER-Codon
Inheritance can be described as what? - CORRECT ANSWER-transmission of
characteristics to offspring
Genetic information describing the characteristics of an organism is sound in which of
the following - CORRECT ANSWER-Nucleus
What best describes the result of mitosis - CORRECT ANSWER-New body cells that
replace damaged body cells
What is the function of ribosomes - CORRECT ANSWER-they facilitate protein
synthesis
Correctly describes a major metabolic pathway - CORRECT ANSWER-Respiration is
an oxidative, degradative pathway
SECTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Describe the link between damaged villi and malnutrition - CORRECT ANSWER-
Damaged villi decrease the nutrient-absorbing surface area in the gastrointestinal tract
What organ is responsible for the majority of the chemical digestion and absorption of
nutrients in the digestive system? - CORRECT ANSWER-Small intestine
Contraction occurs when the thin ___ filaments slide past the thicker ____ filaments,
causing the sarcomere unit to shorten or contract. - CORRECT ANSWER-actin and
myosin
Inflammation, production of interferon, and ingestion of pathogens by phagocytes are
non specific cellular responses by ? - CORRECT ANSWER-The internal aspect of the
innate immune system
what feature of the adaptive immune system decreases the amount of time it takes for
the body to respond to a particular antigen? - CORRECT ANSWER-memory cells
Which of the following occurs in the cardiac cycle if the impulse triggered at the
sinoatrial node never reaches the Purkinje fibers of the heart? - CORRECT ANSWER-
The ventricles will not contract
The endocrine system is a collection of ductless glands that produce which of the
following responses - CORRECT ANSWER-A slowly initiating but prolonged response
on other body systems
Which gland has an exocrine function and aids in the regulation of blood glucose -
CORRECT ANSWER-pancreas
Which term refers to the middle layer of the skin that is made of connective tisssue -
CORRECT ANSWER-Dermis
, What is produced by the skin when a cholesterol based precursor is modified by the
presence of ultraviolet radiation? - CORRECT ANSWER-Vitamin D
Which type of bone cells perform mineral resorption - CORRECT ANSWER-osteoclasts
Inside of adult long bones, yellow bone marrow is located within which of the following?
- CORRECT ANSWER-medullary cavity
What type of tissue serves to fasten and support body parts - CORRECT ANSWER-
Connective
What leaves the body via deferens - CORRECT ANSWER-Gametes
What reproductive organs produces sperm in males and ova in females - CORRECT
ANSWER-Gonads
What is the term used to describe an action potential jumping from node to node in an
axon - CORRECT ANSWER-Saltatory conduction
A polysaccharide can be described as which of the following - CORRECT ANSWER-A
carbohydrate that is made of many sugar molecules
What is a chemical reaction between two molecules in which a water molecule is
released and a covalent bond forms - CORRECT ANSWER-Dehydration reaction
Which is a triplet of nitrogenous bases that codes for an amino acid - CORRECT
ANSWER-Codon
Inheritance can be described as what? - CORRECT ANSWER-transmission of
characteristics to offspring
Genetic information describing the characteristics of an organism is sound in which of
the following - CORRECT ANSWER-Nucleus
What best describes the result of mitosis - CORRECT ANSWER-New body cells that
replace damaged body cells
What is the function of ribosomes - CORRECT ANSWER-they facilitate protein
synthesis
Correctly describes a major metabolic pathway - CORRECT ANSWER-Respiration is
an oxidative, degradative pathway
