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Basic Structure of the Human Body Quiz


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Which is the pouch-like cell organelle that stores food, water, or waste material?

A. vacuole

B. pinocytic vesicle

C. lysosome

D. endoplasmic reticulum


The study of how disease occurs is ______.

A. anatomy

B. physiology

C. pathophysiology

D. pathoanatomy


Which is the outer, protective covering of the cell?

A. cell membrane

B. cytoplasm

C. lysosome

D. mitochondria


There are five main types of body tissue: epithelial, connective, glandular, nerve, and musle.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


Which organelle contains digestive enzymes that digest and destroy foreign material?

A. ribosome

B. vacuole

C. pinocytic vesicle

D. lysosome


In mitosis, cells division produces two identical cells.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


The study of the form and structure of an organism is _____.

A. physiology

B. pathophysiology

C. anatomy

D. chemistry


The basic SUBSTANCE of life is ________.

A. the cell

B. protoplasm

C. the organism

D. muscle tissue


Which is a pocket-like fold in the cell membrane that helps large molecules enter the cell?

A. vacuole

B. mitochondria

C. lysosome

D. pinocytic vesicle


Which is the “powerhouse” of the cell and produces energy?

A. lysosome

B. pinocytic vesicle

C. mitochondria

D. nucleolus


The semi-liquid fluid inside the cell, which serves as the site for all chemical reactions is the _________.

A. plasma membrane

B. protoplasm

C. cytoplasm

D. Golgi Body


Stem cells have ability to transform into any type of specialized cell.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


Adipose tissue is another name for ______.

A. bone tissue

B. nerve tissue

C. fatty tissue

D. blood


Two or more tissues that join together for a common purpose form a(n) _____.

A. cell group

B. organ

C. organ system

D. none of these


Which is the “brain” of the cell?

A. nucleolus

B. nucleus

C. endoplasmic reticulum

D. lysosome


With mitosis, each new cell created has 46 chromosmes (23 pairs).

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


Which organelle produces, stores, and packages secretions for discharge from the cell?

A. Golgi Body

B. centrosome

C. nucleus

D. endoplasmic reticulum


Smooth endoplasmic reticulum is present in all human cells.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


The study of the process of living things…..why and how they work is ______.

A. anatomy

B. physiology

C. pathophysiology

D. pathoanatomy


When organs and other body parts join together for a particular function, a(n) _______ is formed.

A. organ

B. cell

C. organ system

D. organism


The basic unit of structure and function of all living things is ____.

A. the cell

B. protoplasm

C. nervous tissue

D. none of these


Rough endoplasmic reticulum has ribosomes.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


Which is located within the nucleus and manufactures ribosomes?

A. mitochondria

B. nucleolus

C. vacuole

D. plasma membrane


Meisosis is the process utilized in the reproduction of the sex cells (egg & sperm.)

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


When egg & sperm meet, a zygote is formed, which has a full complement of 46 chromosomes.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE




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