The Cell and Organisation of the Body – Test Questions

Question 1 - Cells are:

A. Minute structures, often thought of as the smallest unit of a living organism

B. Large structures found only in the upper quadrant of the body
C. Fixed structures that do not change or reproduce
D. Only found in the skin

Question 2 – The nucleus of a cell contains:

A. The cell membrane

B. Chromosomes
C. Osmosis
D. Only an empty space

Question 3 – The movement of water molecules through a semipermeable membrane is

known as:

A. Active transport
B. Diffusion
C. Osmosis
D. Aggregate

Question 4 - DNA is packaged within:

A. Genes
B. Chromosomes
C. Elastic cartilage
D. Excess waste

Question 5 – The mitochondria:

A. Red blood cells

B. Generate energy for the cell’s activities
C. Blood plasma
D. Don’t have a specialised job within a cell

Question 6 – The pulmonary capillaries:

A. Contain the most amount of oxygen in the body

B. Contain the lowest concentration of oxygen in the body
C. Contain all the oxygen in the body
D. Don’t contain any oxygen

Question 7 – The cell life cycle:

A. Extends from the beginning of one cell division to the beginning of the next
B. Has 10 basic phases
C. Remains unknown
 D. Includes the phases: diffusion, osmosis and filtration

Question 8 – Human cells can live:

A. A few hours
B. A few weeks
C. A few days
D. All of the above

Question 9 – The mitochondrion is ___________________ of the cell

A. The powerhouse
B. The smallest part
C. The largest part
D. The least important

Question 10 – A solution having a greater concentration of water than exists in the cell is
said to be:

A. Hypotonic
B. Hypertonic
C. Isotonic
D. Nanotonic

Question 11 – Passive transport of molecules within a cell includes:

A. Diffusion only
B. Filtration only
C. Osmosis only
D. Diffusion, Osmosis and Filtration

Question 12 – The shrinking of cells is called:

A. Crenation
B. Cremation
C. Hypertonic
D. Isotonic

Question 13 – Histology is the study of:

A. Feet
B. Tissues
C. The heart
D. The eyes

Question 14 – The abdomen is the body space linking the pelvis and…

A. Thorax
B. Lower body
C. Right upper quadrant of the body
 D. Skeletal system

Question 15 – The Axillary is another term for the:

A. Pelvis
B. Feet
C. Armpit
D. Knee

Question 16 – The inguinal region of the body is otherwise known as:

A. The groin
B. The armpit
C. The area behind the knee
D. The lower quadrant of the body

Question 17 – The sagittal plane of the body:

A. Divides the body into superior and inferior sections

B. Divides the body into anterior and posterior
C. Runs from the top to the bottom of the body and divides it into left and right sections
D. Refers to the back of the body

Question 18 – Superficial means:

A. Towards the middle of the body

B. Towards the top of the body
C. Towards the bottom of the body
D. Towards the bodies surface

Question 19 – Physiology is a branch of science that studies:

A. Diseases
B. The function of parts of an organism
C. The structures of the body
D. Parts of the body that are not functioning

Question 20 – An acute condition is:

A. Severe and sudden

B. Never serious
C. Long developing
D. Always life-threatening

Answers:

1: A
2: B
3: C
4: B
5: B
6: B
7: A
8: D
9: A
10: A
11: D
12: A
13: B
14: A
15: C
16: A
17: C
18: D
19: B
20: A