Download Teas Exam Practice Science Portion 2022- 2023 Version (rated A+) and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! Teas Exam Practice Science Portion 2022- 2023 Version (rated A+) Inflammation, production of interferon, and ingestion of pathogens by phagocytes are nonspecific cellular responses by which of the following? A.) The internal aspect of adaptive immune system B.) Antibody-mediated immunity C.) The internal aspect of the innate immune system D.) Passive Immunity - correct answers C.) The internal aspect of the innate immune system What feature of the adaptive Immune system decreases the amount of time it takes for the body to respond to a particular antigen? A.) Unbroken Skin B.) Memory Cells C.) Cytotoxic T-cells D.) Inflammation - correct answers B.) Memory Cells Which of the following occurs in the cardiac cycle if the impulse triggered at the sinoatrial node never reaches the Purkinje fibers of the heart? A.) The atrial will not contract. B.) There will be an absence of systole. C.) The ventricles will not contract. D.) Diastole will shorten in duration - correct answers C.) The ventricles will not contract. Which of the following blood vessels is identified by the letter "K" in the image? A.) Pulmonary Artery B.) Pulmonary Vein C.) Aorta D.) Inferior Vena Cava - correct answers A.) Pulmonary Artery Which of the following describes the link between damaged villi and malnutrition? A.) Damaged Villi decrease the nutrient- absorbing surface area in the gastrointestinal tract B.) If villi are damaged, the surface area of the stomach is decreased C.) Peristalsis of the Large intestine will be diminished D.) Damaged Villi cause gastric reflux disease - correct answers A.) Damaged Villi decrease the nutrient- absorbing surface area in the gastrointestinal tract Which of the following organs is responsible for the majority of the chemical digestion and absorption of nutrients in the digestive system? A.)Large Intestine B.) Small Intestine C.) Liver D.) Pancreas - correct answers B.) Small Intestine A.) Median Plane B.) Transverse Plane C.) Sagittal Plane D.) Coronal Plane B.) Transverse Plane Which of the following types of tissue serves to fasten and support body parts? A.) Connective B.) Nervous C.) Epithelial D.) Muscle A.) Connective Which of the following leaves the body via the vas deferens? A.) Gametes B.) Follicles C.) Zygotes D.) Corpora Lutea A.) Gametes Which of the following reproductive organs produce sperm in males and ova in females? A.) Follicles B.) Prostate C.) Scrotum D.) Gonads D.) Gonads Which of the following is the term used to describe an action potential jumping from node to node in an axon? A.) Reverberation B.) Temporal summation C.) Saltatory Conduction D.) Ricocheting B.) Saltatory Conduction A polysaccharide can be described as which of the following? A.) A carbohydrate that is made of many sugar molecules B.) A molecule that is made up of many amino acid monomers C.) A macromolecule that makes up many lipid molecules D.) A polymer made up of many fatty acids bonded together A.) A carbohydrate that is made of many sugar molecules Which of the following is a chemical reaction between two molecules in which a water molecule is released and a covalent bond forms? A.) Hydrolysis reaction B.) Dehydration reaction C.) Exothermic reaction D.) Ionic reaction B.) Dehydration reaction If a DNA segment of GGA TAC ATA is used as a template for RNA, what will the sequence of bases be in the complementary codons? A.) CCT ATG TAT B.) GGA TAC ATA C.) CCU AUG UAU D.) CCG AGU GAG C.) CCU AUG UAU Which of the following is a triplet of nitrogenous bases that codes for an amino acid? A.) Complementary strand B.) Template strand C.) Nucleotide D.) Codon D.) Codon Inheritance can be described as which of the following? A.) Spontaneous development of new traits in offspring B.) Transmission of characteristics to offspring C.) Sharing of characteristics with siblings D.) Transmission of characteristics to parent C.) Transmission of characteristics to offspring Genetic information describing the characteristics of an organism is found in which of the following? A.) Ribosome B.) Nucleus C.) Lysosome D.) Mitochondrion B.) Nucleus