APHY 101 FINAL EXAM/ Actual Exam Questions with
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What type of cartilage provides support and shock absorption? - ANS - Fibrocartilage
What type of muscle tissue is found in the wall of blood vessels? - ANS - Smooth muscle
What type of intercellular junction joins cells in sheet-like layers by fusing adjacent cells together? - ANS -
Tight junctions
Cerebrospinal fluid is produced by __________ and it __________. - ANS - choroid plexuses in the
ventricles; protects the brain from blows to the skull
The anaerobic reactions of cellular respiration occur in the __________ , whereas the aerobic reactions
of cellular respiration occur in the __________ . - ANS - cytoplasm without O2 required; mitochondria
with O2 required
A pole vaulter keeps track of his position in mid-air through - ANS - proprioceptors
Epithelial tissue functions in - ANS - secretion, absorption, and protection.
Receptors for the special senses are found - ANS - primarily in the head
Which of the following lists the parts of a reflex arc in the correct sequence? - ANS - Receptor, sensory
neuron, interneuron, motor neuron, effector
Epidermis is __________, whereas dermis is __________. - ANS - composed of stratified squamous
epithelial tissue; composed of connective tissue, smooth muscle, and nerve cell processes
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Cartilage tissues are likely to be slow in healing following an injury because - ANS - chondrocytes do not
have direct blood supplies.
Most of the joints between the short bones in the ankle and wrist are - ANS - plane joints
The muscular system is responsible for body movements, maintenance of posture, and production of
body heat. - ANS - true
Chemistry deals with - ANS - the composition and changes of substances that make up living as well as
non-living matter.
The __________ is the thin meninx attached to the surface of the brain, containing many nerves and
blood vessels. - ANS - pia mater
The three borders of the scapula are called - ANS - the superior, lateral, and medial borders.
The three borders of the scapula are called - ANS - long bone
Action potentials are related to impulses conducted along an axon in that - ANS - propagation of a series
of action potentials along a nerve fiber constitutes an impulse.
For which of the following organelles are the structure and function correctly described? - ANS -
Endoplasmic reticulum—a network of interconnected membranes forming sacs and canals that packages
protein molecules for secretion
In what molecule are codons found? - ANS - mRNA
The movement of molecules through a membrane by filtration requires - ANS - hydrostatic pressure
What is the relationship of osmotic pressure to the number of solute particles in a solution? - ANS - The
greater the number of impermeant solute particles, the greater the osmotic pressure.
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Which of the following best describes the reaction NaNO3 + HCl → HNO3 + NaCl? - ANS - exchange
reaction
The function of the association area in the frontal lobe is - ANS - higher intellectual processes, such as
reasoning and judgment.
Macromolecules are built of atoms. - ANS - true
The consequence of sensory nerve fibers crossing over is that the - ANS - right hemisphere of the
cerebrum receives sensory impulses originating on the left side of the body and vice versa.
Bones of a synovial joint are held together by - ANS - joint capsule
The functional connection between a neuron and a skeletal muscle fiber is a - ANS - synapse
If the area of the cerebral hemisphere corresponding to Broca's area is damaged, - ANS - motor control
of the muscles associated with speech is lost.
Eccrine sweat glands - ANS - respond primarily to elevated body temperature.
The intestines are innervated by both the sympathetic and the parasympathetic divisions of the
autonomic nervous system. During a meal, the __________ division activates digestion and slows heart
rate. During exercise, the __________ division slows digestion and increases heart rate. - ANS -
parasympathetic; sympathetic
It is possible to determine if a child's long bone is growing by examining a radiograph of the bone and
looking for a(n) - ANS - epiphyseal plate
A person is exposed to a drug that prevents vesicles from forming in neurons. Predict the effect this will
have on nerve function. - ANS - Neurotransmitters won't be released into the synapse via exocytosis.
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