1. The skin and linings of internal organs are examples of what type of tissue?
A. Connective
B. Epithelial
C. Muscle
D. Neural
2. Which type of tissue coordinates and controls many body activities?
A. Connective
B. Epithelial
C. Muscle
D. Neural
3. What substances transported in blood does the liver excrete as bile?
A. Gases
B. Hormones
C. Nutrients
D. Wastes
4. What is the purpose of the superior vena cava?
A. Flow blood into the pulmonary artery
B. Facilitate blood drainage into the right ventricle
C. Receive deoxygenated blood from systemic circulation
D. Saturate the body tissues with a large volume of blood
5. The negative-feedback mechanism that regulates the level of glucose in a person’s
blood is an example of what type of hormone secretion regulation?
A. Hormone regulation
B. Nervous system regulation
C. Blood levels of chemical regulation
D. Intercellular ion concentration regulation
6. Which chemical signal would respond to the redness caused by an infected wound?
A. Autocrines
B. Neuromodulators
C. Paracrines
D. Pheromones
7. What disease results when the pancreas cannot uptake the glucose in the
bloodstream properly?
, A. Addison’s
B. Arthritis
C. Diabetes
D. Hyperthyroidism
8. Which of the following diseases causes localized inflammatory
degeneration that causes the wall of the small intestine to thicken?
A. Peptic ulcers
B. Crohn’s disease
C. Ulcerative colitis
D. Malabsorption syndrome
9. Where are the sublingual salivary glands located?
A. Near the ears
B. Below the jaw
C. Under the tongue
D. Beside the sinuses
10. Which of the following is one of the primary functions of the large
intestine?
A. To kill bacteria
B. To recycle water
C. To store excess fats
D. To reduce the amount of waste
11. The lunula is the _____ found near the nail bed.
A. area of white space
B. thick overhang layer
C. region of epidermal cells
D. collection of keratinized cells
12. What part of the nail is groomed?
A. Matrix
B. Lunula
C. Nail plate
D. Free edge
13. A person seeks help from a dermatologist to reverse saggy, thin skin.
What region of the skin does the dermatologist target for correction?
A. Dermal layer
B. Hypodermis layer
C. Stratum corneum
D. Stratum spinosum
14. Why is it crucial for killer T cells and B cells to distinguish cells of a person’s own
body from foreign cells?
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