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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #2
A Stimulation of parasympathetic nerves to the heart causes a slowing of heart rate.
B The slope of diastolic depolarization in SA node cell action potentialsdetermines the heart rate.
C The slope of diastolic depolarization in SA node cell action potentialsdetermines the heart rate. Stimulation of sympathetic nerves to the heart causes an increase in heart rate. A person whose heart lacks autonomic innervation has a faster heart rate at rest than a person with a normally innervated heart. Stimulation of parasympathetic nerves to the heart causes a slowing of heart rate.
D A person whose heart lacks autonomic innervation has a faster heart rate at rest than a person with a normally innervated heart.
E Stimulation of sympathetic nerves to the heart causes an increase in heart rate.
Question #3
A segmentation.
B migrating motility complex.
C peristalsis.
D receptive relaxation.
E mass movement.
Question #4
A Staphylococcus aureus.
B Streptococcus pyogenes.
C Clostridium difficile.
D Eschericia coli.
E Helicobacter pylori.
Question #5
A During digestion of a high-carbohydrate meal, such as a bagel.
B During the digestion of a high-protein meal, such as a steak.
C During periods of hunger.
D Elizabeth is likely to be in the same amount of pain all the time.
E During the digestion of a high-fat meal, such as greasy French fries.
Question #6
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #7
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #8
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #9
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #10
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #11
A The nerve plexus of the GI tract exists in a single layer, just outside of the serosa.
B Networks of neurons in the wall of the GI tract innervate the wall’s smooth muscle.
C There are no afferent neuronal pathways from the GI tract to the central nervous system.
D If the autonomic nerves to the GI tract were cut, digestion and absorption of food could no longer take place.
E Smooth muscle of the GI tract is innervated by both sympathetic and somatic motor nerves.
Question #12
A A snack rich in protein, such as a dried meat stick
B A snack rich in cellulose, such as a bag of celery
C All of these will have equal impacts on blood glucose level
D A snack rich in lipids, such as slices of cheese
E A snack rich in digestible polysaccharides such as a cooked potato
Question #13
A Severe vomiting
B Hypoventilation
C Strenuous exercise
D Hyperventilation
E Severe diarrhea
Question #14
A HCl and pepsinogen
B gastrin and intrinsic factor
C HCl and intrinsic factor
D pepsinogen and intrinsic factor
E HCl and gastrin
Question #15
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #16
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #17
A Free amino acids are the only product of protein digestion that can beabsorbed from the lumen into intestinal epithelial cells.
B After absorption, the products of protein digestion are carried by blood directly to the liver.
C The enzymes that digest protein are secreted in active form.
D Pepsin digests protein mainly in the small intestine.
E Only the exocrine pancreas produces enzymes that can digest proteins.
Question #18
A The risk to anRh-positive fetus of an Rh-negative mother is lessened if she haspreviously carried anRh-negative fetus.
B An Rh-negative fetus may be at risk if its mother is Rh-positive.
C An Rh-positive fetus may be at risk if its mother is Rh-negative.
D The greatest risk to a fetus occurs when both mother and fetus are Rh-positive.
E A fetus with type B blood may be at risk if its mother has type O blood.
Question #19
A Cytotoxic hypersensitivity
B Immune-complex hypersensitivity
C Immediate hypersensitivity
D Delayed hypersensitivity
Question #20
A The patient will have increased immunity to viral infections.
B The patient will have increased immunity to bacterial infections.
C The patient may have increased immunity to the progression of cancer tumors.
D None of these are true.
E Many cells of the body will increase their cellular production of antiviral proteins.
Question #21
A It is caused by a virus that contains RNA.
B It is transmitted by intimate contact with infected blood, sexual intercourse with an infected partner, or by an infected mother to her breast-fed infant.
C The HIVvirus preferentially enters and disables B cells.
D Certain unusual cancers such as Kaposi’s sarcoma co-occur with relatively high frequency.
E It is caused by a retrovirus.
Question #22
A Neutrophils
B B cells
C Helper T cells (CD4 cells)
D NK cells
E Cytotoxic T cells (CD8 cells)
Question #23
A Natural killer cells and B cells
B Cytotoxic T cells and helper T cells
C Marcrophages and natural killer cells
D B cells and helper T cells
E B cells and plasma cells
Question #24
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #25
A The body’s set point temperature is reset so that body temperature is maintained lower than normal.
B There is reduced breakdown of triglycerides in adiopse tissue and a decrease in plasma free fatty acids compared to normal.
C Appetite generally increases compared to normal.
D Secretion of cortisol by the adrenal cortex is decreased.
E The liver retains iron and zinc so plasma levels are decreased from normal.
Question #26
A is important only for adaptive immune responses.
B refers to the engulfing of microbes and foreign molecules by macrophages.
C is important only for innate immune responses.
D refers to dilation of blood vessels by chemicals released by damaged tissue cells.
E refers to the chemical attraction of neutrophils to a site of inflammation.
Question #27
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #28
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #29
A An increase in alveolar P CO2
B The same alveolar P CO2 as under normal conditions
C Increased alveolar P O2
D A decrease in alveolar P O2
E Decreased alveolar P CO2
Question #30
A The level of H + ions in her blood has increased.
B The alveolar CO 2 has decreased to near atmospheric levels.
C The pH of her blood has increased.
D The alveolar O 2 level has increased toward atmospheric levels.
E The level of O 2 in her blood has increased.
Question #31
A A β2-adrenergic agonist
B Pulmonary surfactant
C A β2-adrenergic antagonist
D Histamine
E A muscarinic agonist
Question #32
A Receptors in the aortic and carotid bodies
B Hair cells in the cochlea
C Baroreceptors in the aortic and carotid arch
D Receptors that mediate the Hering-Breuer reflex
Question #33
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #34
A Increased arterial P O2
B Decreased arterial PC O2
C Increased arterial P CO2
D Increased respiratory rate
E Decreased arterial P O2
Question #35
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #36
A It increases airway resistance.
B It increases the compliance of the lungs.
C It can only interact with other lipid molecules
D It is secreted by type I alveolar cells.
E It is secreted into the intrapleural space.
Question #37
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #38
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #39
A Pneumothorax
B Inhalation/inspiration
C Emphysema
D Exhalation/expiration
E A collapsed lung
Question #40
A the duration of diastole is greater than that of systole.
B the volume of blood leaving the left side of the heart is greater than that leaving the right side.
C the duration of systole is greater than that of diastole.
D the pressure of blood leaving the right ventricle is greater than that leaving the left ventricle.
E the contraction of the atria overlaps in time with the ventricular systole.
Question #41
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #42
A The greater the resistance to flow in a tube, the greater the rate of flow for any given pressure difference.
B If both the resistance and the pressure gradient in a tube increase, the flow must also increase.
C The rate of fluid flow in a tube will increase if the pressure at the beginning is increased while the pressure at the end of the tube stays the same.
D The rate of flow in a tube will decrease if the resistance to flow is decreased.
E The flow of fluid in a tube depends upon the absolute pressure at the beginning of the tube.
Question #43
A Increased metabolic activity that results in vasoconstriction
B Increased blood pressure that drives blood more rapidly through tissues
C Increased metabolic activity that results in vasodilation
D Decreased blood flow to tissues that results in vasodilation
E Decreased blood flow to tissues that results in vasoconstriction
Question #44
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #45
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #46
A The SA node would no longer set the pace for ventricular contraction.
B The Purkinje fibers would not receive their typical action potential frequency from the bundle branches.
C There would be a slowing of the frequency of contraction of the ventricles.
D The atria and ventricles would no longer beat in synchrony.
E The ventricles would contract more frequently than the atria.
Question #47
A sympathetic; flow autoregulation; constriction; intrinsic; extrinsic
B sympathetic; reactive hyperemia; dilation; intrinsic; extrinsic
C parasympathetic; reactive hyperemia; dilation; extrinsic; intrinsic
D sympathetic; active hyperemia; dilation; extrinsic; intrinsic
E parasympathetic; active hyperemia; constriction; extrinsic; intrinsic
Question #48
A The set point for normal arterial blood pressure
B The maintenance of relatively stable conditions in the internal environment
C The prevention or stoppage of blood loss
D A protein inside red blood cells that binds oxygen with high affinity
E A disease in which blood clot formation is impaired
Question #49
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #50
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #51
A Blood clotting requires activation of thrombin.
B A blood clot is a network of interlacing strands of fibrinogen.
C Blood clotting occurs too rapidly in individuals with the disease hemophilia.
D Blood clotting is enhanced by prostaglandin I2 (PGI2) and nitric oxide.
E Injecting tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) into a patient who is bleeding will aid blood clotting.
Question #52
A TRUE
B FALSE