ICC AP Final Exam Questions Answers

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ICC A&P Final Exam Questions & Answers 1.Which of the following are survival needs of the body?ANS nutrients, water, atmospheric pressure, oxygen 2.One of the functional characteristics of life is excitability or responsiveness. This refers to .ANS sensing changes in the environment and then reacting or responding to them 3.Which two organ systems include the pancreas as a component?ANS endocrine and digestive 4.The study of the structure and shape of the body and its parts and their relationships to one another is called .ANS anatomy 5.What are two organ systems that are involved in the excretion of wastes from the body?ANS digestive and urinary 6.An important buffer system in the body is

ANS HCO3- 1 / 3

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7.When you soak dirty dishes in your kitchen sink, you allow the water to break apart the bonds of the food stuck to your plates. This type of reaction is known as ANS hydrolysis 8.Which of the following represents an exchange reaction?ANS AB+CD ->BA+DC AB+CD->AD+BC 9.What is the role of RNA polymerase in transcription?ANS RNA polymerase binds the DNA promoter and builds an mRNA molecule.

10.Which statement regarding the smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER) is FALSE?ANS The SER manufactures proteins for export from the cell.

11.Where does transcription of DNA into RNA occur?ANS nucleus 12.What part of a neuron conducts electrical signals away from the cell body?ANS axon 13.Connective tissues proper (or general connective tissues) produce colla- gen fibers using cells known as 2 / 3

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ANS fibroblasts 14.Which of the following cells is associated with the dermis?ANS fibroblasts 15.Frequent handwashing removes the antimicrobial secretions of ANS seba- ceous glands.

16.The nail body covers the ANS nail bed 17.Charlie has a break in the shaft of his thigh bone. He broke the ANS diaphysis 18.What fiber is commonly associated with fibrous joints?ANS collagen 19.Which of the following movements is an example of abduction?ANS spreading the fingers apart 20.Which of the following is an example of a synchondrosis?ANS an epiphyseal plate found between the shaft (diaphysis) and the end (epiphysis) of a long bone 21.What movement decreases the angle between the foot and tibia as the

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