A&P 1 Final Exam Practice Questions

Which of the following is the most widely distributed type of muscle in the body?

Which sentence best describes the sliding filament model of muscle contraction?

A doctor performing an autopsy on a patient concludes that part of the brain was likely damaged by trauma due to a large population of which type of cell?

What type of axons is found in a gray ramus communicans?

Which class of chemical messengers is secreted by neurons into synaptic clefts to activate an adjacent cell?

The targeted response of the hormone lipotropin is an increase in which of the following?

The articulations between the radius and ulna that allow for rotation of the forearm is an example of a(n) _________ joint.

In order to increase low blood glucose levels back to normal, the pancreas increases secretion of ________.

Hypocalcemia results from inactive

Which component of the autonomic nervous system is least active during resting conditions?

Which of the following special senses experiences the least amount of decline as an individual ages?

The study of the external form of the body and its relationship to deeper structures is

There are more microbial cells than human cells in your body and the health of this microbiota clearly influences human well-being. How many microbes are there?

An anatomic image created from sound waves is a

A major limitation of radiographs is that they

A tissue is a

Visual inspection of the appearance of the liver and gallbladder during surgery is associated with which of the following?

An organ system is

An organelle is

A cell is

Microscopic examination of a frozen tissue specimen is an application of which of the following disciplines?

What system removes nitrogenous waste products from the blood and regulates blood pH, ion balance, and water balance?

A molecular biologist discovers that if a specific drug effectively treats obesity in mice, what can researchers conclude?

The mesentery is

What does C represent in a sagittal section through the abdominopelvic cavity?

Cutting off your nose would be a section in the _____ plane.

Which of the following is not a function of the control center within a feedback mechanism?

Cephalic means

The lumbar region is the

The axillary region is the

Kinetic energy is

Molecules that form when electrons are shared unequally between atoms are called

In an x-ray film of the skeletal system, the dense tissue areas appear ______ because they ______ the x-rays; and the less dense tissues appear ______ because they ______ the x-rays.

In the reversible reaction, CO2 + H2O ↔ H2CO3 ↔ H+ + HCO3-, a decrease in respiration rate will increase the concentration of CO2 in the blood. What will this do to the amount of H+ in the blood?

Subatomic particles located around the nucleus of an atom are

When ionic compounds dissolve in water, their ions

All of the synthesis reactions in the body are called

The smallest particle of an element that still exhibits the chemical characteristics of that element is a(n)

Chemical substances that dissolve in water or react with water to release ions are known as

A substance composed of two or more different types of atoms is a(n)

Phospholipids are important components of the plasma membrane. What does A represent on the diagram?

Solution A increases its acidity. This means that the

Which of the following would be classified as a lipid?

Which of the following lists includes only monosaccharides that are isomers of one another?

Consider the following five terms. Which term does not belong with the other four terms?

Phospholipids are important components of the plasma membrane. What does C represent on the diagram?

Which of the following is NOT a function of carbohydrates in the body?

Normal pH for blood is 7.35 to 7.45. Maintenance of the pH in this range is

A solution that contains one osmole of solute in one kilogram (kg) of water is called a

What particle is formed when an acid loses a proton (H+)?

What structure does C represent on the diagram of the plasma membrane?

Which of the following activities is a function of the plasma membrane?

What structure does B represent on the diagram of the plasma membrane?

What structure does A represent on the diagram of the plasma membrane?

What structure does E represent on the diagram of the plasma membrane?

What is the girdle of glycoproteins just below the tight junction between epithelial cells?