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APHY 101 MIDTERM EXAM LATEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS IVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE INDIANAPOLIS
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The muscles of the intestinal wall contract slowly and involuntarily. - ✅✅-Which is a physiological description rather than an anatomical one? The muscles of the intestinal wall contract slowly and involuntarily. The esophageal wall includes a middle layer of dense irregular connective tissue. The walls of blood capillaries are composed of a thin epithelium. The muscles of the thigh are composed of skeletal muscle tissue. Fenestrations (openings) are present in the epithelial cells of capillary walls. Cell - ✅✅-What is the basic unit of function and structure in the human body? Tissue Atom Cell
negative feedback mechanism - ✅✅-During a race, the body temperature of a runner increases. The runner responds by perspiring (sweating), which lowers body temperature. This process is an example of a __________. Nervous system - ✅✅-What organ system is responsible for coordination and integration of bodily functions as well as detecting changes inside and outside the body? metabolism - ✅✅-The physiological events that obtain, release, and use energy are defined as __________. lateral (away from the midline) - ✅✅-The lungs are __________ to the heart. Carbohydrates - ✅✅-Glucose and glycogen are examples of what group of organic compounds? loses - ✅✅-A cation is formed when an atom __________ an electron. HCl → H+ + Cl- - ✅✅-Which of the following is a decomposition reaction?
Nucleolus - ✅✅-What is the site of ribosome production? False - ✅✅-All cells in the body divide at the same rate. organelles - ✅✅-Specialized structures found in the cytoplasm of the cell are called __________.
releasing the terminal phosphate group and the energy associated with the bond - ✅✅-ATP molecules provide energy for cellular activities by __________. Order of nucleotide bases within a gene. - ✅✅-What determines the order of amino acids in a protein? activation energy - ✅✅-The role of an enzyme is to reduce the __________ of a reaction. Transcription - ✅✅-What is the process of synthesizing mRNA called? oxygen - ✅✅-At the end of the electron transport chain, the electrons and hydrogen combine with __________, the final electron acceptor. three-base sequences in DNA that code for a particular amino acid - ✅✅-The "genetic code" determines the types of proteins made by a cell. The term "genetic code" refers to ___________. negative feedback - ✅✅-For some metabolic pathways, the product of the pathway inhibits the functioning of the first enzyme of the same pathway. This type of regulation is an example of __________. Nitrogenous bases - ✅✅-DNA is a double helix, with a structure much like a twisted ladder. What forms the "rungs" of the ladder? 6CO2, 6H2O, 32 ATP - ✅✅-List the end products of the complete oxidation of one molecule of glucose. Glycolysis - ✅✅-Three metabolic pathways are involved in the breakdown of glucose to CO2, H2O, and ATP. Of the three, which one occurs in the cytoplasm? acetyl CoA - ✅✅-The molecule called __________ enters the citric acid cycle during the aerobic phase of cellular respiration. Apocrine glands - ✅✅-What type of exocrine gland has small portions of its epithelial cells as its secretion?
Fibrocartilage - ✅✅-What type of cartilage provides support and shock absorption? Smooth muscle - ✅✅-What type of muscle tissue is found in the wall of blood vessels? Tight junctions - ✅✅-What type of intercellular junction joins cells in sheet-like layers by fusing adjacent cells together? Apocrine glands secrete in response to emotional stimuli. - ✅✅-How do apocrine glands differ from other skin glands? arrector pili - ✅✅-The __________ are the bundles of smooth muscle found within the dermis, attached to hair follicles. decrease - ✅✅-Vasoconstriction of blood vessels in the dermis of the skin is a response to a(n) __________ in body temperature. basement membrane - ✅✅-Anchoring the epidermis to the superficial dermis is a thin layer called the __________. thins - ✅✅-As we age, our skin __________. superficial partial-thickness - ✅✅-Burns classified as __________ burns heal quickly with no scarring. Stratum lucidum - ✅✅-Name the epidermal layer that is found in thick skin, but is absent from thin skin. keratinized epithelial cells - ✅✅-Nails consist of __________. Superficial partial-thickness burn - ✅✅-What type of burn involves injury to only the epidermis? Hardening of cells; occurs in epidermis - ✅✅-What is keratinization and where does it occur? epithelial cells - ✅✅-What type of dead cells make up a hair? basale - ✅✅-Within the epidermis, cell division and growth occurs in the stratum __________.
Differences in the amount of melanin produced - ✅✅-What variation in melanin accounts for the differences in skin tone between individuals? almost everywhere in the body; cool the skin - ✅✅-Merocrine (eccrine) sweat glands are located __________ and function to __________.
decreases; decreases - ✅✅-With age, range of motion __________ in joints and the production of synovial fluid __________. Inflammation of fluid-filled sacs associated with a joint Bursitis Correct Torn or overstretched ligaments Sprain Correct Intermittent disorder caused by bacterial infection Lyme arthritis Correct Inflammation of a joint due to autoimmune condition Rheumatoid arthritis Correct Degenerative disorder of joints Osteoarthritis Correct - ✅✅-Match the description to the correct joint disorder. Bending the knee Flexion Correct Doing a backbend Extension Correct Walking on heels Dorsiflexion Correct Pointing toes Plantar flexion Correct Pulling head backward Retraction Correct Pushing jaw forward Protraction - ✅✅-Match each of the joint movements with the correct example.
Synaptic vesicles - ✅✅-Name the organelles that store neurotransmitter molecules within the distal end of a motor neuron axon. Sarcomeres - ✅✅-Name the functional units of contraction in a muscle fiber. Tendons - ✅✅-Name the cordlike structures that connect muscles to bone. Twitch - ✅✅-What is the term for the contractile response of a single muscle fiber to a single muscle impulse? Cardiac muscle and visceral smooth muscle - ✅✅-In what types of muscle does some of the calcium needed for contraction come from the extracellular fluid? Neuromuscular junction - ✅✅-Name the type of synapse that occurs between a motor neuron and a muscle fiber. Muscle fatigue - ✅✅-What is the term for the inability of a muscle to contract after rigorous exercise? Action potentials travel along T tubules. - ✅✅-Describe how action potentials travel from the sarcolemma into the interior of the muscle fibers, resulting in the release of calcium ions into the sarcoplasm. anterior; posterior - ✅✅-Muscles that flex the wrist are found on the __________ side of the forearm while those that extend the wrist are found on the __________ side of the forearm. head - ✅✅-Contraction of the splenius capitis and semispinalis capitis will move the __________. troponin - ✅✅-In order for a skeletal muscle fiber to contract, calcium must bind to __________. glycolysis - ✅✅-The metabolic process that generates a net of two ATP molecules in the cytosol of a muscle fiber is called __________. slower; slower - ✅✅-Compared to skeletal muscle, smooth muscle is __________ to contract and __________ to relax.
Cell body with a process arising from each end; one dendrite and one axon Bipolar neuron Cell body with many processes; one axon and many dendrites Multipolar neuron - ✅✅-Match the description with the correct type of neuron. Myelinated axons - ✅✅-In what type of axon does saltatory conduction occur?
Somatic cranial nerve fibers - ✅✅-What type of nerve fibers would control the skeletal muscles of facial expression? Primary motor cortex - ✅✅-What functional region of the cerebral cortex is located in the frontal lobe? Autonomic nervous system - ✅✅-What division of the nervous system functions independently and continuously, without conscious effort? Occipital lobes - ✅✅-In which lobes of the cerebrum is the visual cortex located? Increased memory loss - ✅✅-Name a noticeable sign of normal aging in the nervous system. Somatic motor spinal nerves - ✅✅-Which part of the peripheral nervous system would send impulses to the skeletal muscles in the arm? Knee - ✅✅-A meniscus could be found in which joint? Articular capsule - ✅✅-Which part of a synovial joint may be reinforced by ligaments and tendons? Labrum - ✅✅-Which is not a part of all synovial joints? Suture - ✅✅-Which is not a type of synovial joint?