1. Practice Lecture Test 1

2. 1. The adjustments that maintain a stable and balanced environment within the body are known as
Pathology
Metabolism
Syndrome
Homeostasis

3. 2. The body uses feedback loops to maintain homeostasis
2. The body uses feedback loops to maintain homeostasis. The response that opposes an action is known as a/an
A) Affirmative feedback loop B) Negative feedback loop C) Depressing feedback loop D) Positive feedback loop

4. 3. A body in the prone position is facing ________.
Left
Upward
Right
Downward

5. 4. Dorsal cavities contain which organs?
Stomach
Pancreas
C) Brain and spinal cord
D) Diaphragm

6. 5. The belly button is located in which region?
Umbilical
Epigastric
Hypogastric
Iliac

7. 6. Pain in this ________ quadrant can be a sign of appendicitis.
LLQ
LUQ
RUQ
RLQ

8. 7. The increasingly forceful labor contractions that lead to childbirth are an example of this type of mechanism:
positive feedback.
effector shutdown.
receptor activation.
negative feedback.

9. 8. Anterior is to ________ as posterior is to dorsal.
cranial
medial
ventral
inferior

10. 9. The diaphragm separates the ________ cavity from the ________ cavity.
thoracic; abdominopelvic
pericardial sac; pericardial
C) abdominal; pelvic
D) pleural; mediastinum

11. 10. The membrane covering the surface of the lung is referred to as the
serous membrane.
visceral pleura.
C) parietal peritoneum.
D) visceral pericardium.

12. 11. Which of the following is arranged in correct order from the most COMPLEX to the SIMPLEST?
A) tissue, cellular, molecular, organ, system, organism B) cellular, tissue, molecular, system, organ, organism C) molecular, cellular, tissue, organ, system, organism D) organism, system, organ, tissue, cellular, molecular

13. 12. Which word means towards the side or away from the midline?
lateral
sagittal
medial
transverse

14. 13. The patient had a mass in the inguinal area
13. The patient had a mass in the inguinal area. In which part of the abdominopelvic region would this mass be found?
directly above the stomach
beneath the ribs
at the navel
in the groin

15. 14. The plane that divides the body into top and bottom sections is the ____________ plane.
frontal
coronal
midsagittal
transverse

16. 15. Anatomy is to ________ as physiology is to ________.
structure; function
growth; form
form; structure
function; form

17. 16. The chin is ________ to the nose.
superior
Anterior
inferior
medial

18. 35. Of the following choices, the pH of the least acidic solution is
A) 6.0. B) 4.5. C) 2.3. D) 1.0.

19. 36. AB → A + B is to decomposition as A + B → AB is to
A) exchange. B) synthesis. C) combustion. D) replacement.

20. 37. The most abundant high-energy compound in cells is
A) DNA.
B) AMP
C) ATP
D) RNA

21. 38. An alternate term for tumor is
neoplasm.
cytoplasm.
benign malignancy.
primary metastasis.

22. 39. The stage in a cell's life cycle in which the cell performs its normal functions and prepares for division is called
A) prophase. B) metaphase. C) interphase. D) telophase.

23. 40. If the concentration of sodium chloride in the interstitial fluid surrounding cells decreases and the concentration of other solutes remains constant,
A) the cells will shrink.
B) the cells will swell.
C) the fluid outside of the cells will become isotonic.
D) the fluid outside of the cells will become hypertonic.

24. 41. The process by which molecules such as glucose are moved into cells along their concentration gradient with the help of membrane-bound carrier proteins is called
A) osmosis.
B) facilitated diffusion.
C) active transport.
D) endocytosis.

25. 42. Most of a cell's DNA is located in its
A) ribosomes.
B) lysosomes.
C) Golgi apparatus.
D) nucleus.

26. 43. When activated, lysosomes function in
A) formation of new cell membranes.
B) synthesis of proteins.
C) digestion of foreign material.
D) synthesis of lipids. .

27. 44. Synthesis of lipids and glycogen takes place at the
A) ribosomes.
B) rough ER.
C) smooth ER.
D) Golgi apparatus.

28. 45. During mitosis, two daughter cells form, each of which has
a different number of chromosomes than the original cell.
twice as many chromosomes as the original cell.
the same number of chromosomes as the original cell.
a lesser number of chromosomes than the original cell.

29. The best definition of organic material is anything that
A) contains hydrogen covalently bonded.
B) contains carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen covalently bonded.
C) contains carbon.
D) contains carbon and hydrogen covalently bonded.

30. ________ is the process by which simpler compounds are built up and used to manufacture materials for growth, repair, and reproduction.
A) Embolism
B) Catabolism
C) Metabolism
D) Anabolism

31. This is the movement of water from an area of lower concentration solute to an area of higher concentration through a membrane.
A) Filtration
B) Dialysis
C) Osmosis
D) Diffusion

32. Proteins are composed of units called
fatty acids.
simple sugars.
nucleotides.
amino acids.

33. 18. This type of muscle tissue is found in the heart.
Voluntary
Smooth
Skeletal
Cardiac

34. 19. This type of tissue provides rapid communication between various parts of the body.
Epithelial
Nervous
Muscle
Connective

35. 20. This type of tissue covers the body and lines many of the parts of the body.
Epithelial
Nervous
Muscle
Connective

36. 21. When cells are arranged in a scale-like or flat arrangement, they are referred to as ________.
Columnar
Cuboidal
Squamous
Transitional

37. 27. A lubricating membrane that works with cartilage in a joint is called a
A) cutaneous membrane. B) synovial membrane. C) serous membrane. D) mucous membrane.

38. 28. When the arrector pili muscles contract,
the skin changes color.
hairs are shed.
"goose bumps" are formed.
sweat is released from sweat glands.

39. 29. The ________ glands in the axilla become active at the time of puberty.
axillary
apocrine sweat
sebaceous
ceruminous

40. 30. The tough "horn" superficial layer of the epidermis is known as the
stratum germinativum.
stratum corneum.
stratum spinosum.
stratum granulosum.

41. 31. Sebaceous glands are to oil glands as sudoriferous glands are to:
adrenal glands.
salivary glands.
C) sweat glands.
D) endocrine glands.

42. 32. An important vitamin that is formed in the skin when it is exposed to sunlight is
vitamin A.
vitamin B.
vitamin C.
vitamin D.