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Basic Structure of the Human Body Quiz


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Adipose tissue is another name for ______.

A. bone tissue

B. nerve tissue

C. fatty tissue

D. blood


The study of how disease occurs is ______.

A. anatomy

B. physiology

C. pathophysiology

D. pathoanatomy


In mitosis, cells division produces two identical cells.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


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 NOT a type of muscle tissue?

A. skeletal

B. cardiac

C. visceral/smooth

D. digestive


Which are examples of connective tissue?

A. bones, adipose tissue, blood

B. nerves

C. skeletal, cardiac, and visceral muslces

D. the skin and glands


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


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


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

A. the cell

B. protoplasm

C. nervous tissue

D. none of these


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

A. anatomy

B. physiology

C. pathophysiology

D. pathoanatomy


The basic SUBSTANCE of life is ________.

A. the cell

B. protoplasm

C. the organism

D. muscle tissue


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

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


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

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


In meiosis, each new cell has 46 chromosomes.

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


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

A. ribosome

B. vacuole

C. pinocytic vesicle

D. lysosome


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

A. vacuole

B. pinocytic vesicle

C. lysosome

D. endoplasmic reticulum


When body systems work together to maintain an human body, there is a(n) _____.

A. cell group

B. organ system

C. organism

D. tissue group


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

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


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

A. physiology

B. pathophysiology

C. anatomy

D. chemistry


Smooth endoplasmic reticulum is present in all human cells.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


Cells of the same type that join together for a common purpose form _____.

A. organs

B. tissues

C. organ systems

D. none of these


Which is the “brain” of the cell?

A. nucleolus

B. nucleus

C. endoplasmic reticulum

D. lysosome


What does nervous tissue do?

A. allows for movement of the body or things within the body

B. makes up the skin

C. controls and coordinates body activities

D. None of the above


Which is located within the nucleus and manufactures ribosomes?

A. mitochondria

B. nucleolus

C. vacuole

D. plasma membrane




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