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NCTI A& P FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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To examine a patient for facial droop due to a possible stroke (CVA), which of the following cranial nerves is observed? -
ANSWER-VII
Tubular secretion is... - ANSWER-Substance moving into the tubules to be removed from the body.
What are the atrioventricular valves of the heart called? - ANSWER-Mitral and tricuspid
What are the layers of the skin from most superficial to the deepest? - ANSWER-Epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous.
What causes lymph to move? - ANSWER-Milking
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What determines the release of an egg? - ANSWER-When the amount of estrogen reaches its upper threshold.
What does Frank Starlings rule of the heart say will happen to the cardiac muscle? - ANSWER-The more the myocardium is stretched, the stronger the contration.
What does the term physiology mean? - ANSWER-The study of the function of an organism.
What ion is released into the sarcomere to allow for muscle contraction? - ANSWER-Calcium
What is afterload defined as? - ANSWER-The pressure from the aorta the heart must contract against.
What is ectopic pregnancy? - ANSWER-When a fertilized egg implants and grows outside the main cavity of the uterus.
What is mastication? - ANSWER-The process of chewing food in preparation for deglutition and digestion; the act of grinding or comminuting with the teeth. 2 / 4
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What is mitosis? - ANSWER-The way that most cells of the body reproduce.
What is respiration of an organism defined as? - ANSWER- Exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide at the cellular level.
What is the definition of a hypotonic solution? - ANSWER- Larger amounts of solute of the cells as opposed to the outside of the cell.
What is the most abundant component of plasma? - ANSWER- Water
What is the outermost protective layer of the heart called? - ANSWER-Pericardium
What is the passive movement of solutes into a solvent to distribute evenly called? - ANSWER-Diffusion
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What is the term for the movement or "eating" of a large substance into the cell through cellular ingestion, using active transport? - ANSWER-Phagocytosis
What is the term used to describe the fluid contained inside the cell? - ANSWER-Intracellular
What is the term used to described when a substance enters a cell against the concentration gradient? - ANSWER-Active transport
What part of the neuron receives the stimulus? - ANSWER- Dendrites
What will happen to a human cell in a hypertonic solution? - ANSWER-Shrink as the interior environment loses water to the surrounding medium through osmosis.
When is the heart muscle perfused by the coronary arteries? - ANSWER-Diastole
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