CAP Pre-test

DNA controls the activities of a cell by regulating the production of ________.

• Amino acids

• Proteins

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids

The basic shapes of epithelial cells include all but which of the following:

• Stratified

• Squamous

• Cubodial

• Columnar

• All of the above are correct shapes

The blood supply of the integument is located in this layer.

• Dermis

• Epidermis

• hypodermis/ subcutaneous layer

• accessory structures

A type of intercellular connection in which the outermost portions of the two cell membranes have a tight seal together is termed a(n):

• Tight junction

• Gap junction

• intermediate junction

• desmosome

• None of the above

The heart is posterior to the sternum. Posterior means:

• Below

• Behind

• Above

• Beside

Which of these is not a difference between an embryonic and an adult skeleton?

• Adults do not have fontanels in their skull.

• Adult bones contain a greater proportion of hyaline cartilage compared to bone tissue.

• Adult bones have no epiphyseal lines.

• There are no differences; embryonic and adult bones are exactly the same.

What is the only human cell with a structure that allows for movement?

• Flagella

• Sperm cell

• egg cell

• Skin cell

• Ovum cell

What attaches each tooth to the surrounding bone of the mandible or maxilla?

• The root itself

• Calcium phosphate

• A periodontal ligament

• cementum

The hyoid bone is the only bone that does not form a joint with any other bone.

• True

• False

Which is not a major function of the kidney?

• Regulation of blood ionic composition

• Regulation of blood cell size

• Regulation of blood volume

• Regulation of blood pH