Exam 1 (Practice Test)
Anatomy 125
Name___________________________________
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) The cells that secrete acids that dissolve bone matrix are:
A) osteoprogenitor cells B) osteoblasts
C) osteocytes D) osteoclasts
2) The bone matrix that surrounds the central canal of the osteon is arranged as:
A) circumferential lamellae B) interstitial lamellae
C) concentric lamellae D) none of the above
3) The merocrine sweat glands:
A) cool the skin by evaporative cooling.
B) excrete sweat that dilutes harmful chemicals and has antibacterial properties.
C) excrete metabolites and waste products.
D) all the above
4) The type of intercellular attachment that anchors and stabilizes the cells and helps them to resist stretching
and twisting forces is the:
A) tight junction B) gap junction C) desmosome D) focal adhesion
5) Fibrocartilage is found in:
A) pubic symphysis B) menisci of the knee
C) intervertebral discs D) all of the above
6) The cells that serve as stem cells in bone tissue are:
A) osteoclasts B) osteoprogenitor cells
C) osteoblasts D) osteocytes
7) Serous membranes are found lining the:
A) compartments of the ventral body cavity B) joint capsules
C) digestive and reproductive tracts D) the exterior surface of the body
8) The organelle that forms the basal bodies of cilia and flagella is the:
A) centriole B) ribosome C) Golgi apparatus D) peroxisome
9) Cholesterol is a ____________ found in the ________________.
A) lipid; chromosome B) lipid; cell membrane
C) protein; cell membrane D) glycoprotein; chromosome
10) Cartilage grows by two mechanisms ____________ growth and ____________ growth.
A) appositional; endochondral B) appositional; interstitial
C) embryonic; interstitial D) embryonic; endochondral
11) The crystal that give bone its compressional strength is:
A) calcium carbonate B) hydroxysilicate C) hydroxyalginate D) hydroxyapatite
