Question 1
Which of the following is not a level of organization in the vertebrate body?
Group of answer choices
a. cells
b. bones
c. tissues
d. organs
e. organ systems
Question 2
In adult vertebrates, which of these is not one of the four principal kinds of primary tissues?
Group of answer choices
a. epithelial
b. connective
c. supportive
d. muscle
e. nerve
Question 3
What type of fiber accounts for the strength of various connective tissues?
Group of answer choices
a. elastic
b. collagen
c. actin
d. reticular
Question 4
What type of tissue is striated, contains cells with one nucleus, and is not under voluntary control?
Group of answer choices
a. skeletal muscle
b. smooth muscle
c. cardiac muscle
d. nervous tissue
Question 5
Which of the following is the most complex level of organization?
Group of answer choices
a. cardiovascular system
b. brain
c. columnar epithelium
d. heart
e. lungs
Question 6
The correct sequence of increasing organizational complexity is …………
Group of answer choices
a. organ, tissue, cell, organ system, organism.
b. cell, organ, organ system, tissue, organism.
c. cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
d. organism, tissue, cell, organ system, organ.
e. tissue, cell, organ system, organism, organ.
Question 7
What type of tissue lines body cavities and covers body surfaces?
Group of answer choices
a. muscle tissue
b. nervous tissue
c. epithelial tissue
d. connective tissue
Question 8
What type of tissue contracts and accounts for movements of organs or the entire body?
Group of answer choices
a. muscle tissue
b. nervous tissue
c. epithelial tissue
d. connective tissue
Question 9
_______ is responsible for receiving, interpreting, and producing a response to stimuli.
Group of answer choices
a. Muscle tissue
b. Nervous tissue
c. Epithelial tissue
d. Connective tissue
Question 10
What type of tissue is bone and cartilage?
Group of answer choices
a. muscle tissue
b. nervous tissue
c. epithelial tissue
d. connective tissue
Question 11
The epidermis consists of ……………
Group of answer choices
a. stratified squamous epithelial cells
b. collagen fibers.
c. elastic fibers.
d. adipose tissue.
Question 12
What tissue type is characterized by being a transport medium for nutrients and also includes blood and adipose tissues?
Group of answer choices
a. muscle tissue
b. nervous tissue
c. epithelial tissue
d. connective tissue
Question 13
Which organ system does NOT play a role in acquiring materials and energy?
Group of answer choices
a. cardiovascular
b. skeletal
c. muscular
d. digestive
Question 14
A thin layer of protein, within epithelial tissue, that anchors the epithelium to the extracellular matrix is the ……………
Group of answer choices
a. basement membrane
b. plasma membrane.
c. compact bone.
d. hyaline cartilage.
e. neuroglia.
Question 15
All of the following are functions of connective tissue EXCEPT to ………………
Group of answer choices
a. line body cavities and cover surfaces.
b. bind and support body parts.
c. store energy as fat.
d. fill spaces.
e. produce blood cells.
Question 16
Which statement about connective tissue is NOT true?
Group of answer choices
a. Loose connective tissue contains fibroblasts, different types of fiber, and a nonliving matrix.
b. Fibrous connective tissue includes bone and cartilage.
c. Blood is a connective tissue that contains a fluid matrix.
d. Adipose tissue provides insulation and padding in organs such as the skin.
Question 17
Which statement is NOT true about cartilage?
Group of answer choices
a. Cartilage cells are located in small spaces called lacunae.
b. The matrix of cartilage includes calcium salts.
c. The matrix of cartilage is both solid and flexible.
d. The human fetal skeleton is made up of cartilage.
Question 18
White blood cells fight infection by ………..
Group of answer choices
a. transporting large amounts of oxygen to the infected area.
b. engulfing infectious pathogens and making antibodies
c. increasing platelet production and forming a plug to seal off the area.
d. producing antibiotics that will kill bacteria and fungi.
Question 19
Skeletal muscle ……..
Group of answer choices
a. is made of extremely small cells with one nucleus.
b. is not under voluntary control.
c. is found in the walls of the intestines and stomach.
d. has bands of actin and myosin filaments perpendicular to the length of the cell that produce contractions
Question 20
Which of the following is a function of the skin?
Group of answer choices
a. protecting underlying body parts from physical trauma
b. preventing water loss
c. thermoregulation
d. monitor touch, pressure, temperature, and pain
e. All of the answer choices are functions of the skin
Question 21
Which organs are located in the ventral cavity of the body?
Group of answer choices
a. stomach, liver, heart and bladder
b. stomach, liver, heart and spinal cord
c. small intestine, brain, lungs and kidneys
d. All of the choices are correct.
e. None of the choices are correct.
Question 22
Homeostasis is the ……………….
Group of answer choices
a. negative feedback loop that stimulates a response similar to the stimulus.
b. dynamic interplay between events that tend to change the external environment and events that tend to keep it the same.
c. the acquisition, transformation and use of energy.
d. maintenance of normal internal conditions by means of self-regulating mechanisms
Question 23
Which of the following statements concerning homeostasis in body temperature is NOT true? The body reacts to ……………………
Group of answer choices
a. heat by stimulating the sweat glands.
b. cold by contracting skeletal muscles in shivering.
c. cold by rerouting blood away from the skin.
d. heat by constricting the blood vessels in the skin
e. All of the statements are not true.
Question 24
Exocrine glands that secrete products onto the surface of the skin through ducts are classified as _____ tissue.
Group of answer choices
a. epithelial
b. connective
c. muscle
d. nervous
Question 25
Which is most closely associated with negative feedback?
Group of answer choices
a. As you continue to turn a faucet handle, more water flows out of it.
b. A child cuts his finger and the blood clotting process begins
c. As the temperature falls in a house, the heater comes on
d. As a woman goes into labor, hormones are secreted that stimulate the process
Question 26
The ________ body cavity will contain the heart, lungs and spleen.
Group of answer choices
a. ventral
b. cranial
c. dorsal
d. abdominal
e. abdominopelvic
Question 27
Which of the following structures begins in the dermis and extends to the surface of the epidermis?
Group of answer choices
a. blood vessels
b. nerve fibers
c. hair follicles
d. free nerve endings
