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Which is the most complex structural level of organization of the body?
- A. Body as a whole
- B. Cellular
- C. Organs
- D. Chemical
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The structural levels of organization progress from the least complex (chemical) through cells, tissues, organs, systems to the most complex (the body as a whole).
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Which are passive transport mechanisms that move material across the cell membranes?
- A. Diffusion
- B. Evaporation
- C. Filtration
- D. Osmosis
- E. Mitosis
- F. Anaphase
Correct Answer: A,C,D
Rationale: The passive transport systems are diffusion,filtration and osmosis."
Which is the term for movement of water from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration?
- A. Absorption
- B. Filtration
- C. Diffusion
- D. Osmosis
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Osmosis is the passage of water from less concentrated solution to more concentrated solution.
When the nurse assesses an arm in proximal to distal order, the assessment is performed in which manner?
- A. From the shoulder to the fingers.
- B. From the front to the back.
- C. From the fingers to the center of the body.
- D. From the center of the body to the fingers.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Proximal is nearest the origin of the structure. Distal is farthest from the origin of the structure.
Which is the type of tissue composed of cells that contract in response to a message from the brain or spinal cord?
- A. Epithelial
- B. Connective
- C. Membrane
- D. Muscle
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Muscle tissue is composed of cells that contract in response to a message from the brain or spinal cord.
Which term explains the processes and functions of many structures of the body and how they interact with one another?
- A. Anatomy
- B. Mitosis
- C. Filtration
- D. Physiology
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Physiology explains the processes and functions of the various structures and how they interrelate with one another.