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WorksheetsA& P Module 1 Exam Prep
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
A frontal or coronal plane divides the body into:
anterior and posterior sections
two equal halves
superior and inferior sections
right and left sections
A hypothesis that has been proved by experiments to have a high degree of confidence is called a(n):
experiment
theory
law
theory or law
The mediastinum contains the:
lungs
colon
trachea
brain
The stomach is:
superior to the diaphragm
inferior to the diaphragm
located in the distal cavity
distal to the elbow
A substance composed of only one type of atom is a(n):
element
compound
chemical bond
ionic bond
Water is an important inorganic compound necessary for survival. Which of the following is not correct with respect to water?
It is the solvent in which most other compounds are dissolved
When water is the solvent for a mixture, the mixture is called an aqueous solution
Hydrolysis, a water reaction, is the reverse of dehydration synthesis
It is the third most abundant compound in the body
Of the three types of muscle tissue, which of the following is more easily regenerated?
Smooth
Skeletal
Cardiac
Both a and b
The most widespread and abundant tissue in the body is:
epithelial
connective
muscle
nervous
What type of tissue is blood?
Epithelial
Connective
Muscle
Nervous
Which of the following groupings describes the same type of tissue?
Visceral, striated, involuntary
Skeletal, smooth, voluntary
Cardiac, smooth, involuntary
Skeletal, striated, voluntary
All of the following are examples of connective tissue except:
adipose
dense fibrous
blood
exocrine glands
Mucous membrane lines:
closed body cavities
body surfaces that open directly to the exterior
spaces between joints and bones that move
all of these
The tissue that lines the urinary tract is ____.
stratified transitional epithelium
simple cuboidal epithelium
simple columnar epithelium
stratified squamous epithelium
Tissues usually repair themselves by allowing ________ to remove dead or injured cells, then filling in the gaps that are left.
platelets
regeneration cells
phagocytic cells
plasma
______ transmit a nerve impulse away from the cell body, whereas ______ carry the impulse toward the cell body
Axons, cell bodies
Dendrites, axons
Cell bodies, dendrites
Axons, dendrites
ATP production occurs within which organelle?
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Golgi apparatus
Ribosomes
Mitochondria
During which stage of mitosis does the cleavage furrow begin to develop?
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
The plasma membrane can be described as:
a double layer of phospholipid molecules
water soluble only
an area where DNA is found
the site of protein synthesis
Which of the following organs are housed in the ventral body cavities?
The brain and spinal cord
The tarsals, the tibia, and fibula
The liver, gallbladder, and stomach
The orbits and facial bones
Which of the following types of cartilage has a matrix filled with a dense packing of strong collagen fibers that serve as shock absorbers in the knee joint?
Hyaline Cartilage
Fibrocartilage
Elastic Cartilage
Stratified Cartilage
