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Introduction to the human body
Introduction to the human body
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What is a characteristic of stratified epithelium?
Found in the kidneys
Single layer
Multi-layered
Found in the lungs
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What is osmosis?
Movement involving pumps
Movement from low to high concentration
Movement of solutes through selective pathways
Movement of water
3
What is homeostasis?
Cell reproduction
Maintenance of body balance
Study of tissues
Energy production
4
What is the function of the plasma membrane?
To produce energy
To store genetic information
To control substance passage
To assist in cell division
5
What type of muscle is voluntary?
Smooth muscle
Skeletal muscle
Cardiac muscle
None of the above
6
Which tissue type provides structural support and elasticity?
Connective
Nervous
Muscle
Epithelial
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What is the smallest functional unit of the body?
Tissue
Organ
System
Cell
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Which type of muscle is found in the heart?
Smooth
Voluntary
Cardiac
Skeletal
9
How many chromosome pairs are in a human cell?
24
23
21
22
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Which type of movement requires no energy?
Passive movement
Pumps
Selective pathways
Active movement
11
What percentage of the average adult body is water?
50%
60%
30%
70%
12
What divides the thoracic and abdominal cavities?
Pelvis
Skull
Rib cage
Diaphragm
13
What are the two types of nervous tissue?
Epithelial and connective
Nervous and muscular
Axons and dendrites
Neurones and neuroglia
14
What is the study of the body's structures called?
Biology
Homeostasis
Anatomy
Physiology
15
What is a tumour?
Group of connective tissues
A benign cell structure
A type of epithelial tissue
Mass of uncoordinated tissue
16
What are the main components of a cell?
Cytosol and DNA only
Ribosomes and lysosomes only
Plasma membrane, organelles, cytosol
Nucleus and ribosomes only
17
What tissues make up the heart?
Epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
Connective and muscle
Epithelial only
Muscle only
18
What are the four body cavities?
Cranial, thoracic, abdominal, pelvic
Cranial, thoracic, nasal, spinal
Thoracic, cervical, pelvic, nasal
Abdominal, pelvic, nasal, spinal
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Which tissue type lines cavities, tubes, and organs?
Connective
Muscle
Epithelial
Nervous
20
What do glands secrete?
Blood cells
Hormones, mucus, saliva, etc.
Proteins
DNA