G150/PHA1500 Module 06 Final Exam 1 Questions and Answers (Graded A+)
G150/PHA1500 Module 06 Final Exam 1 Questions and Answers (Graded
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Question 1
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Which plane divides the body/organ into anterior and posterior sections?
Selected Answer: Frontal plane
Question 2
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Which plane divides the body/organ into superior and inferior sections?
Selected Answer: Transverse plane
Question 3
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Which term best describes the body maintaining a constant internal balance despite changes in the external environment?
Selected Answer: Homeostasis
Question 4
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Physiology refers to the study of the body’s structure, whereas anatomy refers to the study of the body’s function.
Selected Answer: False
Question 5
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The axilla region is medial compared to the nose.
Selected Answer: False
Question 6
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What organelle or structure is the DNA, our genetic material, found within?
Selected Answer: Nucleus
Question 7
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Which phase of the cell cycle does the cell divide into two new cells?
Selected Answer: Mitosis
Question 8
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What is the state of balance in which the body’s internal environment (factors) remains within normal ranges?
Selected Answer: Homeostasis
Question 9
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Which organelle is responsible for producing our body’s energy source, ATP?
Selected Answer: Mitochondria
Question 10
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Where is our body’s DNA, genetic material, located?
Selected Answer: Nucleus
Question 11
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Which cellular structure is selectively permeable for specific items to freely pass through it?
Selected Answer: Plasma membrane
Question 12
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The processes of diffusion and osmosis require energy, ATP, for it to occur.
Selected Answer: False
Question 13
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Cells have to replicate, or make a copy of, their DNA prior to going through mitosis and dividing into two new cells.
Selected Answer: True
Question 14
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Which type of tissue allows for allows for the transmission of electrical impulses that provide communication signals with the body?
Selected Answer: Nerve tissue
Question 15
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Which type of tissues lines hollow organs, covers the outer surface of the skin and functions to provide protection or allow for absorption and secretion of substances?
Selected Answer: Epithelial tissue
Question 16
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What statement is true of the skin?
Selected Answer: The epidermis layer is continuously shedding old, dead skin cells and replacing them with new cells.
Question 17
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A permanent tattoo will have ink in which layer or layers of the skin?
Selected Answer: Dermis
Question 18
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Which type of skin cell is involved in regulating our overall skin tone and color?
Selected Answer: Melanocyte
Question 19
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Blood cell production is a function of the skeletal system.
Selected Answer: True
Question 20
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A sarcomere stores calcium within the muscle cell.
Selected Answer: False
Question 21
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What term is given to the end of long bones?
Selected Answer: Epiphysis
Question 22
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Which section of the vertebral column contains seven vertebrae?
Selected Answer: Cervical
Question 23
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Calcium is a vital component for muscle contraction to occur.
Selected Answer: True
Question 24
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Osteoporosis is a bone disease that occurs when bone tissue loses enough mass to become extremely brittle.
Selected Answer: True
Question 25
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What best describes a muscle fascicle?
Selected Answer: A bundle of muscle cells (fibers)
Question 26
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ATP is needed in muscle contraction for what process?
Selected Answer: For the cross-bridge to occur
Question 27
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Muscle cells are filled with specialized proteins that allow for contraction to occur.
Selected Answer: True
Question 28
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Which neurons carry information from the central nervous system to the target gland, organ, or muscle?
Selected Answer: Efferent neurons
Question 29
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Which cerebral lobe of the brain is involved in our ability to see?
Selected Answer: Occipital
Question 30
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Which region of the brain is involved in coordinated movement of large muscle groups, posture, and balance?
Selected Answer: Cerebellum
Question 31
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The sympathetic nervous system will cause an increase to the heart rate and respiration rate. It will also cause the pupils to dilate.
Selected Answer: True
Question 32
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What lobe of the cerebrum controls our consciousness, intelligence and conscious movement of muscles?
Selected Answer: Frontal lobe
Question 33
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A neurotransmitter is a chemical released from the soma (cell body) of the neuron.
Selected Answer: False
Question 34
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The spinal cord transmits information from the body to the brain only.
Selected Answer: False
Question 35
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Which region of the brain controls primitive functions of the body such as respiration rate, heart rate, sneezing, and coughing?
Selected Answer: Brainstem
Question 36
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Which hormone controls the body’s metabolism?
Selected Answer: Thyroid hormone
Question 37
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Which endocrine gland secretes hormones that help the body adapt to stressful situations and release hormones that can reduce inflammation?
Selected Answer: Adrenal gland
Question 38
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The hormone insulin increases blood glucose (sugar) levels.
Selected Answer: False
Question 39
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Which receptors respond to factors such as pressure and stretch?
Selected Answer: Mechanoreceptors
Question 40
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Pain originating from the skin or joint that’s perceived as pain coming from an organ, such as the liver, is called referred pain.
Selected Answer: True
Question 41
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The general senses are only found in localized areas of the body, such as the head, and includes pain, touch, and temperature sensation.
Selected Answer: False
Question 42
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What endocrine gland secretes a hormone that increases the blood calcium levels?
Selected Answer: Parathyroid gland
Question 43
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What blood vessel carries blood away from the heart out to the body and typically carries oxygenated blood?
Selected Answer: Artery
Question 44
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What blood vessel carries blood back to the heart?
Selected Answer: Vein
Question 45
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Which type of blood vessel allows nutrient exchange between the blood vessel and body’s cells and tissues?
Selected Answer: Capillary
Question 46
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Which heart chamber receives deoxygenated blood from the body?
Selected Answer: Right atrium
Question 47
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Which heart chamber will pump oxygenated blood out to the body?
Selected Answer: Left ventricle
Question 48
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The AV bundle, also called the pacemaker, assists in setting the heart rate of the heart?
Selected Answer: False
Question 49
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What type of blood cell assists in transporting oxygen throughout the body?
Selected Answer: Erythrocytes
Question 50
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What statement is true of type A+ blood type?
Selected Answer: It will have type A antigen and Rh antigen located on the surface of its erythrocytes.
Question 51
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Which disorder is characterized by an excessive white blood cell count?
Selected Answer: Leukemia
Question 52
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The myocardium of the heart contains the heart muscle that allows for muscle contraction.
Selected Answer: True
Question 53
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Congestive heart failure occurs when a ventricle fails to effectively pump blood.
Selected Answer: True
Question 54
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When the immune system overreacts to a normal, non-harmful antigen as in the case of allergies, what type of immune disorder is this called?
Selected Answer: Hypersensitivity
Question 55
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When the immune system is weaken and cannot optimally perform is normal function, what type of immune disorder is this called?
Selected Answer: Immunodeficiency
Question 56
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When a person contracts and gets a cold or infection, what type of immunity is this?
Selected Answer: Natural active immunity
Question 57
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Specific immunity is more effective when it has been previously been exposed to a specific bacteria or virus.
Selected Answer: True
Question 58
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The pancreas makes bile and stores in the gallbladder, which assists in the digestion of lipids (fat).
Selected Answer: False
Question 59
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The majority of nutrient absorption occurs in what digestive organ?
Selected Answer: Small intestine
Question 60
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Which nutrient is the primary source of energy (ATP) production for the body?
Selected Answer: Carbohydrates
Question 61
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The diaphragm and abdominal muscles are the main muscle that initiates the pulmonary respiration process to occur.
Selected Answer: False
Question 62
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Where does gas exchange occur within the respiratory system?
Selected Answer: Alveoli
Question 63
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What part of the nephron is involved in the glomerular filtration process of urine formation?
Selected Answer: Renal corpuscle
Question 64
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The ureter transport urine from the bladder to the outside or external portion of the body.
Selected Answer: False
Question 65
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The stomach main function is to mechanical digest food into a substance called chyme.
Selected Answer: True
Question 66
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It is the inner layer of the vagina that is sloughed off during the uterine (menstrual) cycle.
Selected Answer: False
Question 67
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What organ will produce estrogen and progesterone in the female reproductive system?
Selected Answer: Ovary
Question 68
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Fertilization of an egg typically occurs here (first answer), while implantation of a fertilized egg occurs here (second answer)?
Selected Answer: Fallopian tubes, uterus
Question 69
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What statement best describes the role of the epididymis?
Selected Answer: Allows sperm to mature and is a storage location for sperm
Question 70
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What is not an obstacle sperm face within the female reproductive system?
Selected Answer: Cilia within the fallopian tubes
Question 71
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Which organ of the female reproductive system produces the eggs and sex hormones estrogen and progesterone?
Selected Answer: Ovary
Question 72
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The primary organ of the digestive system that produces digestive enzymes is the:
Selected Answer: Pancreas
Question 73
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What structure secretes progesterone during the last half of the ovarian cycle?
Selected Answer: Corpus luteum
Question 74
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Which type of nutrient is considered sugars and is the primary energy source for the body?
Selected Answer: Carbohydrates
Question 75
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Mechanical digestion is dependent upon digestive enzymes.
Selected Answer: True [Show Less]