TEAS TEAS Certifications TEAS-SECTION-2 Questions & Answers

• Question 51:

  Cardiac muscles exhibit which of these features?

  A. striated, involuntary, intercalated discs not present

  B. striated, involuntary, intercalated discs present

  C. striated, voluntary, intercalated discs present

  D. unstriated, involuntary, intercalated discs present

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 52:

  Fill in the blank:

  The hepatic portal vein carries __________, __________ blood from the __________ to the __________.

  A. deoxygenated, nutrient-rich, intestines, liver

  B. deoxygenated, nutrient-rich, liver, stomach

  C. deoxygenated, nutrient-poor, liver, intestines

  D. oxygenated, nutrient-rich, intestines, liver

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 53:

  Ball and socket joints, pivot joints, plane joints, and hinge joints are which type of joints?

  A. All of them are cartilaginous joints.

  B. All of them are synovial joints.

  C. Ball and socket and pivot joints are synovial joints. Plane and hinge joints are cartilaginous joints.

  D. Ball and socket joints are synovial joints. The rest are fibrous joints.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 54:

  Which statement regarding ball and socket joints is true?

  A. Ball and socket joints are multi-axial joints, which are highly mobile, allowing movement in multiple axes and planes.

  B. Ball and socket joints are uni-axial joints, which are highly mobile, allowing rotation around a central axis.

  C. Ball and socket joints are bi-axial joints, which are mobile, allowing movement in two planes.

  D. Ball and socket joints are uni-axial joints, which are mobile, allowing movement in a single axis and plane.

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 55:

  Phalanges are bones present in which parts of the body?

  A. fingers and toes

  B. cranium/skull

  C. fingers only

  D. ears

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 56:

  Which of these statements regarding facilitated diffusion across a cell membrane is true?

  A. It is a kind of active transport (i.e., does directly use energy such as hydrolysis of ATP) that requires protein pumps.

  B. It is a kind of passive transport (i.e., does not directly use energy such as hydrolysis of ATP) that does not require transmembrane/carrier proteins.

  C. It is a kind of passive transport (i.e., does not directly use energy such as hydrolysis of ATP) that requires transmembrane/carrier proteins.

  D. It is a kind of active transport (i.e., does directly use energy such as hydrolysis of ATP) that requires transmembrane/carrier proteins.

  Correct Answer: C

• Question 57:

  Which of these statements regarding the "oxygen debt" created during heavy exercise is true?

  A. Oxygen debt is created due to build-up of acetic acid in the muscles, which needs a high level of oxygen to be oxidized.

  B. Oxygen debt is created due to build-up of lactic acid in the muscles, which needs a high level of oxygen to be oxidized.

  C. Oxygen debt is created due to build-up of lactic acid in the liver, which needs a high level of oxygen to be stored.

  D. Oxygen debt is created due to build-up of lactic acid in the muscles, which needs a high level of carbon dioxide to be oxidized.

  Correct Answer: B

• Question 58:

  Fill in the blanks:

  Enzymes are __________ that work best at __________ pH or temperature.

  A. biological catalysts, optimum

  B. organic catalysts, minimum

  C. inorganic catalysts, maximum

  D. chemical substances, moderate

  Correct Answer: A

• Question 59:

  Which of these statements regarding the process of fermentation is true?

  A. It is an example of tissue respiration where yeast acts on carbohydrates to produce oxygen and alcohol.

  B. It is an example of an aerobic process where yeast acts on a sugar solution to produce oxygen and alcohol.

  C. It is an example of an anaerobic process where bacteria act on a protein solution to produce carbon dioxide and alcohol.

  D. It is an example of an anaerobic process where yeast acts on a sugar solution to produce carbon dioxide and alcohol.

  Correct Answer: D

• Question 60:

  A ball is tied to a pole with a rope and is moving in a circle with constant speed.

  Which of these statements about the ball is true?

  A. Force is acting away from the center of circle.

  B. Force is acting at a tangent to the circle.

  C. There is no acceleration.

  D. There is force acting toward the center of circle.

  Correct Answer: D