1. The adjustments that maintain a stable and
balanced environment within the body are
known as
A) Pathology
B) Metabolism
C) Syndrome
D) 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
3. A body in the prone position is facing
________.
A) Left
B) Upward
C) Right
D) Downward
4. Dorsal cavities contain which organs?
A) Stomach
B) Pancreas
C) Brain and spinal cord
D) Diaphragm
5. The belly button is located in which region?
A) Umbilical
B) Epigastric
C) Hypogastric
D) Iliac
6. Pain in this ________ quadrant can be a
sign of appendicitis.
A) LLQ
B) LUQ
C) RUQ
D) RLQ
7. The increasingly forceful labor contractions
that lead to childbirth are an example of this type
of mechanism:
A) positive feedback.
B) effector shutdown.
C) receptor activation.
D) negative feedback.
8. Anterior is to ________ as posterior is to
dorsal.
A) cranial
B) medial
C) ventral
D) inferior
9. The diaphragm separates the ________ cavity
from the ________ cavity.
A) thoracic; abdominopelvic
B) pericardial sac; pericardial
C) abdominal; pelvic
D) pleural; mediastinum
10. The membrane covering the surface of the
lung is referred to as the
A) serous membrane.
B) visceral pleura.
C) parietal peritoneum.
D) visceral pericardium.
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
12. Which word means towards the side or away
from the midline?
A) lateral
B) sagittal
C) medial
D) transverse
13. The patient had a mass in the inguinal area. In
which part of the abdominopelvic region would
this mass be found?
A) directly above the stomach
B) beneath the ribs
C) at the navel
D) in the groin
14. The plane that divides the body into top
and bottom sections is the ____________
plane.
A) frontal
B) coronal
C) midsagittal
D) transverse
15. Anatomy is to ________ as physiology is to
________.
A) structure; function
B) growth; form
C) form; structure
D) function; form
16. The chin is ________ to the nose.
A) superior
B) Anterior
C) inferior
D) medial
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.
36. AB → A + B is to decomposition as A + B → AB
is to
A) exchange.
B) synthesis.
C) combustion.
D) replacement.
37. The most abundant high-energy compound in
cells is
A) DNA.
B) AMP
C) ATP
D) RNA
38. An alternate term for tumor is
A) neoplasm.
B) cytoplasm.
C) benign malignancy.
D) primary metastasis.
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.
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.
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.
42. Most of a cell's DNA is located
in its
 A) ribosomes.
 B) lysosomes.
 C) Golgi apparatus.
 D) nucleus.
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.
.
44. Synthesis of lipids and glycogen takes place at
the
 A) ribosomes.
 B) rough ER.
 C) smooth ER.
 D) Golgi apparatus.
45. During mitosis, two daughter cells form, each of
which has
A) a different number of chromosomes than the original
cell.
B) twice as many chromosomes as the original cell.
C) the same number of chromosomes as the original
cell.
D) a lesser number of chromosomes than the original
cell.
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.
________ 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
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
Proteins are composed of units
called
A) fatty acids.
B) simple sugars.
C) nucleotides.
D) amino acids.
18. This type of muscle tissue is found in the
heart.
A) Voluntary
B) Smooth
C) Skeletal
D) Cardiac
19. This type of tissue provides rapid
communication between various parts of the
body.
A) Epithelial
B) Nervous
C) Muscle
D) Connective
20. This type of tissue covers the body and lines
many of the parts of the body.
A) Epithelial
B) Nervous
C) Muscle
D) Connective
21. When cells are arranged in a scale-like or flat
arrangement, they are referred to as ________.
A) Columnar
B) Cuboidal
C) Squamous
D) Transitional
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.
28. When the arrector pili muscles contract,
A) the skin changes color.
B) hairs are shed.
C) "goose bumps" are formed.
D) sweat is released from sweat glands.
29. The ________ glands in the axilla become
active at the time of puberty.
A) axillary
B) apocrine sweat
C) sebaceous
D) ceruminous
30. The tough "horn" superficial layer of the
epidermis is known as the
A) stratum germinativum.
B) stratum corneum.
C) stratum spinosum.
D) stratum granulosum.
31. Sebaceous glands are to oil glands as
sudoriferous glands are to:
A) adrenal glands.
B) salivary glands.
C) sweat glands.
D) endocrine glands.
32. An important vitamin that is formed in the
skin when it is exposed to sunlight is
A) vitamin A.
B) vitamin B.
C) vitamin C.
D) vitamin D.