Human Anatomy and Cell Biology Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
This course offers an in-depth exploration of the structure and function of the human body, emphasizing the relationship between anatomy and cellular biology. Students will study the organization of cells, tissues, and organ systems, gaining a comprehensive understanding of how cellular processes underpin physiological functions. The course combines theoretical concepts with practical laboratory experiences, allowing students to observe microscopic anatomy and understand the cellular mechanisms that support health and disease. Through integrated lectures and hands-on dissections, students will develop the foundational knowledge necessary for advanced studies in biomedical and health sciences.
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Histology and Cell Biology An Introduction to Pathology 3rd Edition by Abraham L Kierszenbaum
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Chapter 1: Epithelium
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Q1) The epithelial specializations most likely to be found in absorptive epithelia are
A) Cilia
B) Flagella
C) Microtubules
D) Microvilli
E) Stereocilia
Answer: D
Q2) Epithelia that play a protective function and line the esophagus are
A) Pseudostratified columnar
B) Simple columnar
C) Simple squamous
D) Stratified columnar
E) Stratified squamous
Answer: E
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Chapter 2: Epithelial Glands
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Q1) Which organelle is responsible for degrading proteins?
A) Golgi apparatus
B) Lysosome
C) Mitochondrion
D) Rough endoplasmic reticulum
E) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Answer: B
Q2) Facilitated diffusion
A) Is another name for osmosis
B) Occurs against a concentration gradient
C) Occurs through pores in the phospholipid bilayer
D) Requires specialized proteins
E) Requires energy
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Cell Signaling
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Q1) The binding of a ligand to a G protein--coupled receptor will result in activation of adenylyl cyclase, which in turn will initiate which of the following pathways?
A) Ca² -calmodulin
B) cAMP
C) cGMP
D) MAP kinase
E) Phospholipase C-Ca²
Answer: B
Q2) A secreted chemical messenger meant to act on an adjacent cell is called a(n)
A) Autocrine
B) Hormone
C) Neurohormone
D) Neurotransmitter
E) Paracrine
Answer: E
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Chapter 4: Connective Tissue
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Q1) Metastasis can occur when tumor cells release _____, which can dissolve the basement membrane, resulting in the invasion of the tumor into underlying connective tissue.
A) Collagenase I
B) Collagenase IV
C) Gelatinase A
D) Elastase
E) Stromelysin 1
Q2) Formation of new cartilage along the surface of pre-existing cartilage is termed
A) Appositional growth
B) Endochondral growth
C) Interstitial growth
D) Intramembranous growth
E) Isogenous growth
Q3) Connective tissue is composed of all of the following except
A) Extracellular matrix
B) Fibroblasts
C) Ground substance
D) Junctional complexes
E) Protein fibers
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Chapter 5: Osteogenesis
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Q1) Which of the following is true of intramembranous, rather than endochondral, ossification?
A) A hyaline cartilage model is used
B) Long bones are formed
C) Mesenchymal cells differentiate into osteoblasts within connective tissue
D) Periosteal buds invade the lacunae left behind by dead chondrocytes
E) Secondary ossification centers form in the epiphyses
Q2) During the lengthening of long bones, the zone in which cartilage cells undergo cell division and become organized into rows of isogenous cells is the
A) Calcification zone
B) Hypertrophic zone
C) Proliferative zone
D) Reserve zone
E) Vascular invasion zone
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Chapter 6: Blood and Hematopoiesis
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Q1) What is the primary function of red blood cells?
A) Clotting
B) Hemopoiesis
C) Inflammatory response
D) Oxygen and carbon dioxide transport
E) Phagocytosis
Q2) Which of the following cell types are functionally related to mast cells in that they release histamine and other vasoactive substances?
A) Basophils
B) Eosinophils
C) Erythrocytes
D) Monocytes
E) Neutrophils
Q3) Which of the following hematopoietic growth factors stimulates the production of eosinophils?
A) Erythropoietin
B) Flt3 ligand
C) Granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor
D) Stem cell factor
E) Thrombopoietin
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Chapter 7: Muscle Tissue
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Q1) When comparing skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscle structure
A) Cardiac muscle contains triads while skeletal muscle contains diads
B) Sarcomere structure in smooth muscle and cardiac muscle are the same
C) Skeletal muscle thin filaments have actin, troponin, and tropomyosin; smooth muscle lacks troponin
D) Skeletal muscles consume more energy than cardiac muscle as a result of the abundance of mitochondria
E) T-tubule diameter in smooth muscle is smaller than in cardiac muscle
Q2) Connective tissue that surrounds individual muscle cells is called the _____.
A) Endomysium
B) Epimysium
C) Perimysium
D) Sarcolemma
E) Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Q3) All of the following occur during the contraction of a sarcomere except
A) Shortening of A-band
B) Shortening of H-zone
C) Shortening of I-band.
D) Thin filaments slide toward M-line
E) Z-lines move closer together
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Chapter 8: Nervous Tissue
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Q1) Interneurons are found
A) Only in the brain
B) Only in the central nervous system
C) Only in the peripheral nervous system
D) Only in the spinal cord
E) Throughout the nervous system
Q2) In comparing the action of oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells
A) Myelin sheaths produced by Schwann cells are associated with a basal lamina, whereas those produced by oligodendrocytes have no such association
B) Oligodendrocyte cytoplasm is retained within the myelin sheath while Schwann cell cytoplasm is not trapped
C) Processes of the oligodendrocytes contact the node of Ranvier in the central nervous system whereas astrocyte processes contact the node in the parasympathetic nervous system
D) Schwann cells myelinate several axons, while oligodendrocytes myelinate only a single axon
E) The cell body of an oligodendrocyte is more closely associated with its myelin sheath than the cell body of a Schwann cell is with its myelin sheath
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Chapter 9: Sensory Organs: Vision and Hearing
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Q1) In the dark, Na+ channels are ____ and neurotransmitter release is ____. In bright light, on the other hand, the Na+ channels are ____ and neurotransmitter release ____
A) Closed, continuous, open, ceases
B) Closed, continuous, open, increases
C) Open, absent, closed, increases
D) Open, continuous, closed, ceases
E) Open, continuous, closed, increases
Q2) During rotational movement, the _____ is moved by endolymph, causing hair cell displacement and resulting in either the propagation or inhibition of an action potential, depending upon the direction of the movement
A) Cupula
B) Kinocilium
C) Saccule
D) Stereocilia
E) Utricle
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Chapter 10: Immune Lymphatic System
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Q1) The humoral immune response is carried out by
A) B lymphocytes
B) Erythrocytes
C) Neutrophils
D) T lymphocytes
E) Thrombocytes
Q2) When a child develops measles and acquires immunity to a subsequent infection, this type of immunity is called
A) Adaptive immunity
B) Artificial immunity
C) Inherited immunity
D) Natural immunity
E) Passive immunity
Q3) Macromolecules that induce the immune system to make certain responses are called
A) Antibodies
B) Antigens
C) Complement
D) Cytokines
E) Interferons
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Chapter 11: Integumentary System
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Q1) Which of the following sensory receptors is activated by painful stimuli?
A) Mechanoreceptors
B) Meissner corpuscles
C) Merkel disks
D) Nociceptors
E) Pacinian corpuscles
Q2) The primary cells of the epidermis are
A) Basal cells
B) Keratinocytes
C) Langerhans cells
D) Melanocytes
E) Merkel cells
Q3) Nail production occurs at the nail _____.
A) Bed
B) Body
C) Eponychium
D) Hyponychium
E) Matrix
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Chapter 12: Cardiovascular System
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Q1) Which of the following statements about veins is false?
A) Layering in the walls is indistinct
B) Most small and medium-sized veins contain valves
C) The lumina are larger than corresponding arteries
D) Vasa vasorum in large veins are less common than in corresponding arteries
E) Walls are thinner than those found in corresponding arteries
Q2) Vessels that regulate blood flow into capillary beds are
A) Arterioles
B) Elastic arteries
C) Muscular arteries
D) Veins
E) Venules
Q3) Arteries are best described as
A) Thick-walled vessels that carry blood toward the heart
B) Thick-walled vessels that carry oxygenated blood
C) Thin-walled vessels that carry blood away from the heart
D) Thin-walled vessels that carry deoxygenated blood
E) Not one of the above is an accurate description of arteries
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Chapter 13: Respiratory System
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Q1) Among other cells, goblet cells and cells of Kulchitsky are located in which structure?
A) Alveoli
B) Bronchioles
C) Larynx
D) Nasopharynx
E) Trachea
Q2) Where are Bowman's glands located?
A) Alveoli
B) Bronchioles
C) Nasal vestibule
D) Olfactory region of nasal cavity
E) Posterior nasal cavity
Q3) Which of the following cells in the olfactory epithelium are structurally bipolar neurons?
A) Basal cells
B) Bowman's cells
C) Columnar cells
D) Olfactory cells
E) Sustentacular cells
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Chapter 14: Urinary System
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Q1) All of the following statements about the distal thick segment of the renal tubule are true EXCEPT
A) It does not have a brush border
B) It empties into the collecting duct
C) It excretes sodium ions and absorbs potassium ions
D) It has a larger diameter than the loop of Henle
E) It is impermeable to water outside the presence of ADH (antidiuretic hormone)
Q2) Urine enters the minor calyces from the
A) Hilum
B) Major calyces
C) Renal columns
D) Renal papillae
E) Renal pelvis
Q3) Urine flows from the major calyx directly to which kidney structure?
A) Minor calyx
B) Nephron
C) Renal papillae
D) Renal pelvis
E) Ureter
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Chapter 15: Upper Digestive Segment
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Q1) What cell type is most likely to be stimulated following G-cell secretion?
A) Chief cells
B) Mucous neck cells
C) Parietal cells
D) Stem cells
E) None - G-cells secrete an inhibitory substance
Q2) Which of the following is lined with a very thin keratinized stratified squamous epithelium and a very highly vascular underlying lamina propria?
A) Cutaneous region of the lips
B) Dorsal tongue
C) Oral mucosal region of the lips
D) Red region of the lips
E) Ventral tongue
Q3) Meissner's plexus is located in which layer of the alimentary canal?
A) Epithelium
B) Lamina propria
C) Muscularis externa
D) Muscularis mucosa
E) Submucosa
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Chapter 16: Lower Digestive Segment
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Q1) Which of the following is not true of the crypts of Lieberkühn?
A) Their bases may contain Paneth cells
B) They are found between the intestinal villi
C) They are intestinal glands
D) They are simple tubular glands
E) They are unique to the small intestine
Q2) Which of the following is characteristic of the ileum but not of the duodenum or jejunum?
A) Brunner's glands
B) Leaf-shaped villi
C) Glandless submucosa
D) Paneth cells
E) Peyer's patches
Q3) Where are electrolytes actively absorbed, and where is water passively absorbed?
A) Duodenum
B) Ileum
C) Jejunum
D) Large intestine
E) Stomach
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Chapter 17: Digestive Glands
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Q1) Which of the following statements about classic liver lobules is incorrect?
A) Blood plasma contents can freely enter the space of Disse through the fenestrated epithelium
B) Cords of hepatocytes are separated by vascular sinusoids
C) Hepatocytes radiate outward from the portal triads
D) Kupffer cells are fixed macrophage cells attached to the epithelium
E) Liver lobules are hexagonal in shape
Q2) Portal triads of the liver
A) Are found at the corners of the classic lobules
B) Drain bile from the lobules
C) Drain deoxygenated blood from the liver parenchyma
D) Supply deoxygenated blood from the hepatic portal system
E) Supply oxygenated blood to the parenchyma of the liver
Q3) Which of the following is not true of salivary gland intralobular duct distribution?
A) Both intercalated and striated ducts are rare in submandibular glands
B) Mucous glands have only occasional intercalated ducts
C) Parotid glands have more striated ducts than submandibular glands
D) Striated ducts are abundant in mucous glands
E) Sublingual glands lack both striated and intercalated ducts
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Chapter 18: Neuroendocrine System
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Q1) Which endocrine structure is composed of several cell types, including chromophobe cells, acidophils, and basophils?
A) Adrenal gland
B) Anterior pituitary
C) Parathyroid gland
D) Pineal gland
E) Posterior pituitary
Q2) Melatonin
A) Is secreted by the neurohypophysis
B) Is secreted immediately following synthesis by acidophils
C) Is transported along pinealocyte axons
D) Production is stimulated by sunlight
E) Stimulates growth hormone secretion
Q3) The hormone that stimulates insulin-like growth factor-1 production in the hepatocytes is secreted by
A) Acidophils
B) Basophils
C) Chromophobe cells
D) Herring bodies
E) Pituicytes
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Chapter 19: Endocrine System
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Q1) The trophic hormone that controls the release of T4 (thyroxine) and T3 (triiodothyronine) is secreted by
A) Acidophilic cells
B) Basophilic cells
C) Chromaffin cells
D) Chromophobic cells
E) Follicular cells
Q2) What happens immediately after insulin binds to the -subunit of the insulin receptor?
A) It activates the adjacent tyrosine kinase ( -subunit)
B) It increases glucose uptake by the cell
C) It stimulates glucagon secretion by the cells
D) It stimulates the synthesis of GLUT-4 (glucose transporter-4)
E) It transports the GLUT-4 protein to the cell membrane
Q3) Which endocrine structure secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine?
A) Adenohypophysis
B) Adrenal cortex
C) Adrenal medulla
D) Neurohypophysis
E) Thyroid gland
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Chapter 20: Spermatogenesis
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Q1) Diploid spermatogenic cells in direct contact with the basal lamina are
A) Sertoli cells
B) Spermatocytes
C) Spermatogenic cells
D) Spermatogonia
E) Spermatozoa
Q2) Which of the following is not true of Sertoli cells?
A) Their function is regulated by follicle-stimulating hormone
B) They are found in testicular interstitial tissue
C) They prevent cytotoxic agents from moving to the seminiferous tubules from the blood by forming tight junctions with adjacent Sertoli cells
D) They provide mechanical support for spermatogenic cells
E) They provide nutrition for spermatogenic cells
Q3) Which of the following are diploid structures?
A) Primary spermatocytes
B) Secondary spermatocytes
C) Sperm
D) Spermatids
E) Spermatozoa
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Chapter 21: Sperm Transport and Maturation
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Q1) Sperm move from the tubuli recti into the
A) Ductuli efferentes
B) Epididymidis
C) Rete testis
D) Seminiferous tubules
E) Vas deferens
Q2) Sperm are matured and stored in what structure?
A) Epididymidis
B) Prostate
C) Seminal vesicle
D) Testis
E) Vas deferens
Q3) Which duct has a characteristic wavy lumen as a result of different epithelial cell heights?
A) Ductuli efferentes
B) Ductus epididymidis
C) Rete testis
D) Seminiferous tubules
E) Tubuli recti
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Chapter 22: Follicle Development and the Menstrual Cycle
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Q1) Where is the bulbospongiosus muscle found?
A) In the cervix
B) In the ovary
C) In the oviduct
D) In the uterus
E) In the vagina
Q2) Developing follicles are found in the
A) Ovarian cortex
B) Ovarian medulla
C) Oviduct
D) Tunica albuginea
E) Uterus
Q3) The inner layer of the uterus is called the
A) Cervix
B) Endometrium
C) Germinal epithelium
D) Mesovarium
E) Myometrium
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Chapter 23: Fertilization, Placentation, and Lactation
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Q1) Rapid cell division without organismal growth is called
A) Cleavage
B) Implantation
C) Meiosis
D) Mitosis
E) Oogenesis
Q2) Which of the following statements about the trophoblast is false?
A) It develops into the embryo proper
B) It helps form the placenta
C) It invades the endometrium during implantation
D) It is the outer layer of cells around the blastula
E) It secretes human chorionic gonadotropiin
Q3) Where does fertilization usually occur?
A) Cervix
B) Ovary
C) Oviduct
D) Uterus
E) Vagina
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