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GB2 Midterm Review Material

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the type of epithelium

a)

simple cuboidal

b)

simple squamous

c)

simple columnar

d)

stratified squamous

2.
Nervous tissue
a)
Tissue that is responsible for lining, covering, and glandular tissue
b)
Tissue responsible for protecting, supporting, and binding together other body tissues
c)
Tissues that contracts and shortens to produce movement
d)
Tissue that receives and conducts electrochemical impulses from one part of the body to another
3.
Connective tissue fibers include
a)
proteoglycans, adhesion proteins and interstitial
b)
collagen, elastic and reticular
c)
osteoblasts, fibroblasts and hemoblasts
4.

The _____ tissue is considered a type of lining for body areas.

a)

epithelial

b)

connective

c)

nervous

d)

muscle

5.

Tissues present in the brain and the spinal cord are known as

a)

epithelial

b)

muscle

c)

nerve

d)

connective

6.
What is the main structural unit of compact bone?
a)
Osteon
b)
Trabecula
c)
Lacuna
d)
Lamella
7.
What is also known as a nerve cell?
a)
neuron
b)
sensory nerves
c)
dendrites
d)
toes
8.

When you breathe, your lungs take in ___ and remove ___.

a)

air/oxygen

b)

oxygen/carbon dioxide

c)

carbon dioxide/waste

d)

waste/air

9.

Which of the following are features of the alveoli that adapt them to gas exchange?

I. High surface area

II. Thin walls

III. Dry surfaces

a)

I and II only

b)

I only

c)

II and III

d)

I, II, and III

10.

What are the holes in an insect's abdomen called?

a)

Pores

b)

Stomata

c)

Spiracles

d)

Spindles

11.

Tubifex worms are small, thin animals that live in water. They have no specialised gas exchange or circulatory system. Name the process by which oxygen reaches the cells inside the body of a tubifex worm.

a)

active transport

b)

respiration

c)

diffusion

d)

facilitated diffusion

12.

Recall what structure in fish is adapted for gas exchange.

a)

Gills

b)

Fins

c)

Scales

d)

Lungs

13.

Which type of gas exchange organ is used by grasshoppers and cockroaches?

a)

Alveoli

b)

Skin

c)

Spiracles

d)

Gills

14.

Which type of gas exchange organ is used by amphibians?

a)

Alveoli

b)

Skin

c)

Spiracles

d)

Gills

15.

What are spiracles and how do they aid in gas exchange in insects?

a)

Spiracles are large openings on the body of insects that aid in gas exchange.

b)

Spiracles are sensory organs on the body of insects that aid in gas exchange.

c)

Spiracles are structures in the legs of insects that aid in gas exchange.

d)

Spiracles are small openings on the body of insects that aid in gas exchange.

16.

In a(n) _______ circulatory system, the heart pumps blood through a complete network of vessels and capillaries, usually found in vertebrates (fish, frogs and humans).

a)

Open

b)

Close

17.

Which statement best describes pulmonary circulation?

a)

Blood travelling to and from the lungs

b)

A blood clot in the lungs

c)

Blood travelling to and from the body

d)

The vessel that brings blood to the lungs

18.

The ballooning out of an artery, accompanied by the thinning arterial wall, caused by weakening of the blood vessel

a)

Aneurysm

b)

Hematoma

c)

Sickle cell anemia

d)

Coronary Artery Disease

19.

Disease that occurs when deposits of fatty substances form along the walls of the arteries.

a)

Atherosclerosis

b)

Heart Failure

c)

Myocardial Infarction

d)

Claudication

20.

Disease that occurs when the arterial walls thicken because of a loss of elasticity as aging occurs.

a)

Arteriosclerosis

b)

Myocardial Infarction

c)

Cerebral Hemorrhage

d)

Varicose Veins

21.

When blood enters the right atrium, where is it coming from?

a)

The body

b)

Left ventricle

c)

Right Atrium

d)

Lungs

22.

Deoxygenated blood from the superior portion of the body enters the right atrium through the

a)

inferior vena cava

b)

superior vena cava

c)

aorta

d)

pulmonary trunk

23.

Deoxygenated blood enters the ______ atrium.

a)

Right

b)

Left

24.

How does deoxygenated blood get to the lungs from the right ventricle?

a)

pulmonary veins

b)

pulmonary arteries

c)

brachiocephalic artery

d)

aorta

25.

The ____________ carries blood throughout the body;

the ____________ carries blood only to and from the

lungs.

a)

systemic circuit; pulmonary circuit

b)

pulmonary circuit; systemic circuit

c)

venous circulation; arterial circulation

d)

arterial circulation; venous circulation

26.

The two primary components of whole blood are:

a)

Serum and cells.

b)

Plasma and cells.

c)

Cells and dissolved proteins.

d)

Blood cells and cell fragments.

27.

What are the blood cells?

a)

Erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets.

b)

The buffy coat and plasma proteins.

c)

Blood cells, cell fragments, and plasma.

d)

All compounds synthesized by the blood.

28.

The circulatory system is made up of two circuits called the ...

a)
arteries and veins
b)
digestive and respiratory circuits
c)
pulmonary and systemic circuits
d)

oxygenated and deoxygenated

29.

What is produced by your body in response to foreign antigens, such as the wrong type of blood?

a)

agglutinates

b)

clotting factors

c)

phagocytes

d)

antibodies
(receptor proteins)

30.
What is the body's first line of defense against infection by foreign organisms? 
a)
antibodies
b)
lymph nodes
c)
white blood cells
d)
the skin
31.
Although vaccines cannot be used to treat a person who is sick, they can help to prevent infections. Vaccinations tell the body to create "memory cells", which will function later to create antibodies against certain pathogens. When a person is vaccinated, what are they injected with? 
a)
antibodies to a disease bacterium
b)
live, inactive viruses
c)
weakened viruses or antigens from the virus
d)
blood from a person who has had the disease
32.
White blood cells are an important part of the human immune response. Two types of white blood cells, neutrophils and macrophages, act as phagocytes. Phagocytes perform which of the following functions in the human body? 
a)
They produce antibodies.
b)
They bind to antigens and develop into plasma cells.
c)
They form a barrier against pathogens.
d)
They engulf and destroy bacteria.
33.

This sticky fluid traps any pathogens that try and get in our body

a)

Mucous Lining

b)

Blood

c)

Stomach Acid

d)

Skin

34.

The innate immune system is...

a)

Always working and doesn't require any special preparation

b)

Needs to be "primed" before it can work to its full effectiveness

c)

Very specific and only defends against a specific pathogen

d)

Not very effective at preventing intruders

35.
What chemical is released by the immune system in response to an allergen?
a)
Dopamine
b)
Histamine
c)
Insulin
d)
No clue
36.

The innate immune system is...

a)

Always working and doesn't require any special preparation

b)

Needs to be "primed" before it can work to its full effectiveness

c)

Very specific and only defends against a specific pathogen

d)

Not very effective at preventing intruders

37.

The response to an infection. Causes the area to redden, swell, and feel warm.

a)

Fever

b)

Mucus

c)

Dilation

d)

Inflammation

38.

What type of immunity develops after an infection when the body remembers the antigen?

a)

Adaptive

b)

Passive

c)

Innate

d)

Developed

39.

Which one of these types of cells leads to the production of antibodies?

a)

B Cells

b)

T Cells

c)

Phagocytes

40.

An immune response that occurs in the human body is shown above. This activity helps to do which of the following?

a)

Produce antibiotics to control disease

b)

Provide protection against a specific pathogen

c)

Provide protection against all types of pathogens

d)

Eliminate harmful gene alterations

41.

Which cells are utilized in the 3rd line of defense in immunity?

a)

Neutrophils and monocytes

b)

Lymphocytes (T & B)

c)

NK cells

d)

Basophils and eosinophils

42.

What is the difference between innate and adaptive immunity?

a)

Innate immunity has a slower response speed than adaptive immunity

b)

Innate immunity is caused by exposure to microbes, while adaptive immunity is caused by genetics

c)

Innate immunity is present at birth, while adaptive immunity develops over time

d)

Innate immunity is specific, while adaptive immunity is non-specific

43.

What is the main function of fever in the immune response?

a)

Inhibits microbe growth

b)

Increases the effects of Interferons

c)

All of the above

d)

Speeds up cellular/tissue repair

44.

Which of the following is found on the surface of pathogens causing an immune response

a)

Antibody
(receptor protein)

b)

Antigen-binding site

c)

Prostaglandin

d)

Antigen

45.

Which cell is destroyed mostly by HIV?

a)

T-helper cells

b)

macrophages

c)

neutrophils

d)

B cells

46.

Which ones are not the transmission of HIV?

a)

sexual intercourse

b)

sharing used needles

c)

hugging

d)

shaking hands

47.
Red blood cells are
a)
thrombocytes
b)
neutrophils
c)
monocytes
d)
erthryocytes
48.

The proteins found on the surface of RBCs that allow us to type blood as A, B, O or AB are called

a)

antigens

b)

antibodies

c)

aggluntates

d)

Rh factors

49.

Laney is the universal donor, what blood type does she have?

a)

O-

b)

O+

c)

AB+

d)

AB-

50.

Universal blood recipients have type ______ blood.

a)

A

b)

AB

c)

B

d)

O