Lecture Exam 2 (A)

A  The liver produces a factor that mediates the metabolic actions of GH.

B  GH exerts negative feedback on its own productionby inhibiting the hypothalamic secretion of somatostatin.

C  GH increases the sensitivity of tissues to the action of insulin.

D  GH stimulates insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) production by the liver and by many other cells.

E  IGF-1 stimulates the secretion of GH by anterior pituitary gland cells.

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Decreases reabsorption of phosphate by the kidneys

B  Increases the bone-degrading activity of osteoclasts

C  Promotes vitamin D synthesis, leading to increased intestinal absorption of calcium

D  Decreases reabsorption of calcium by the kidneys

E  Increases plasma [Ca 2+]

A  She has hyperthyroidism, possibly due to a hypersecreting tumor of the anterior pituitary gland.

B  She has hypothyroidism, possibly due to destruction of thyrotrope cells of her anterior pituitary gland.

C  She has hyperthyroidism, possibly due to Graves’ disease.

D  She has hypothyroidism, possibly due to low iodine in her diet.

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Producing plasma proteins that bind hormones

B  Secreting insulin-like growthfactor 1

C  Clearing hormones from plasma

D  Secreting angiotensinogen

E  Secreting insulin

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Vasopressin is synthesized in the posterior pituitary.

B  The hormones of the adrenal cortex have the same structure as the neurotransmitters of adrenergic neurons.

C  Steroid hormones are synthesized from cholesterol.

D  Most peptide hormones require binding proteins for transport in the blood.

E  Thyroid hormones are catecholamines.

A  Gigantism

B  Body temperature will be above normal.

C  Growth rate will be slower than normal.

D  Growth rate will be faster than normal.

E  Acromegaly

A  progesterone; cholesterol; adrenal cortex; adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

B  estradiol; cholesterol; adrenal medulla; corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)

C  androstenedione; progesterone; adrenal cortex; corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)

D  testosterone; cholesterol; adrenal medulla; adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

E  progesterone; cholesterol; adrenal medulla; adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  Alpha motor neurons stimulate contraction of intrafusal fibers in extensor muscles.

B  Golgi tendon organs in the patellar tendon stimulate the contraction of extrafusal fibers of extensor muscles.

C  Inhibitory interneurons reduce action potential firing in alpha motor neuronsto extrafusal fibers of extensor muscles.

D  Alpha motor neurons that innervate ipsilateral flexor muscles are stimulated.

E  Alpha motor neurons stimulate contraction of extrafusal fibers in extensor muscles.

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  nociceptors and chemoreceptors.

B  vestibular apparatus.

C  cerebellum.

D  muscle spindles and temperature receptors.

E  the somatosensory cortex.

A  They detect stretch within tendons and inhibit the activation of alpha motor neurons to extrafusal muscle fibers in antagonistic muscles.

B  They detect the angle of joints, and thus provide proprioceptive inputs about the position of the limbs in space.

C  They stimulate the ends of intrafusal muscle fibers, ensuring that sensory information about muscle length is provided, even when a muscle shortens rapidly.

D  They detect stretch within tendons and inhibit the activation of alpha motor neurons to extrafusal muscle fibers in the muscle attached to those tendons.

E  They detect painful stimuli within tendons and inhibit gamma motor neurons to intrafusal muscle fibers in muscles attached to those tendons.

A  Nociceptors send pain information to the cerebral cortex, and descending activation of alpha motor neurons to extensormuscles would make you withdraw your right hand from the object.

B  A withdrawal reflex would be triggered by stretch receptors that would inhibit contraction of extensor muscles of the right arm.

C  A stretch reflex would be triggered that would cause contraction of extensor muscles in the right arm.

D  A withdrawal reflex would be triggered by nociceptors that would stimulate contraction of flexor muscles in the right arm.

E  Reflex mechanisms would stimulate contraction of the extensor muscles of the right arm.

A  The body leans so that the center of gravity shifts over the foot that is on the ground.

B  The body accelerates forward, but the center of gravity shifts over the foot that is lifted off the ground.

C  The body only accelerates forward, so the center of gravity remains directy between the two feet.

D  The center of mass is left behind by the acceleration of the body, so the body must lean forward to compensate.

E  The body leans so that the center of gravity shifts over the foot that is lifted off the ground.

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Switching off fast-glycolytic motor units and activating an equal number of slow-oxidative motor units

B  Resting the muscle for several weeks

C  Increasing the frequency of firing in alpha motor neurons innervating the muscle

D  Stretching the muscle to very long lengths

E  Increasing the amplitude of action potentials in the alpha motor neurons that innervate the muscle

A  Every moment of Sarah’s runs

B  All muscle contractions after Sarah reaches fatigue (about an hour into her run)

C  Just the first few seconds of exercise

D  No effects on her running

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Increase in creatine concentration, Increase in myoglobin concentration

B  Increase in muscle size (hypertrophy)

C  Increase in actin concentration

D  Increase in myoglobin concentration

E  Increase in myosin concentration

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  Yes, because they increase the availability of dopamine.

B  No, because they increase the availability of enkephalin.

C  No, because they increase the availability of norepinephrine.

D  No, because they increase the availability of serotonin.

E  Yes, because they increase the availability of acetylcholine.

A  Being able to recall a phone number for only a short period of time

B  Responding to the sight, smell, taste, or thought of one’s favorite food with salivation and hunger pangs

C  Recognition of a person’s face and matching a name to it

D  Remembering how to ride a bicycle

E  Being given a specific address and being able to recall it several days or weeks later

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  exhibiting beta wave activity.

B  exhibiting gamma wave activity.

C  in NREM sleep.

D  in REM sleep, in NREM sleep, in exhibiting beta wave activity and in exhibiting gamma wave activity

E  in REM sleep.

A  corpus callosum.

B  limbic system.

C  thalamus.

D  hypothalamus.

E  hippocampus.

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  are part of the vestibular apparatus.

B  are found inside the cochlear duct.

C  serve to keep the pressure on the two sides of the tympanic membrane equal.

D  serve to amplify the pressure of sound vibrations from the air in the outer ear to the fluid in the inner ear.

E  are in direct contact with both the tympanic membrane and the round window.

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  They alwaystrigger action potentials.

B  They propagate without decrement.

C  They vary in magnitude with stimulus strength.

D  They are action potentials.

E  They generally occur at the axon hillock of afferent neurons.

A  Sugars, salty

B  Acids, bitter

C  Lipids, sweet

D  Poisonous alkaloids, sour

E  Glutamate, umami

A  Hair cells in the olfactory mucosa

B  Taste buds on the tongue

C  Hair cells in the cochlea

D  Cone cells in the eye

A  ganglion cells.

B  cone cells.

C  lateral geniculate cells.

D  bipolar cells.

A  Any of these are possible

B  agonist to glycine receptors.

C  agonist to serotonin receptors.

D  agonist to the endogenous opioid receptors.

E  agonist to epinephrine receptors.

A  The permeability to Na + is much greater than the permeability to K +.

B  The voltage-gated Na + channels are in the inactivated state.

C  There is equal permeability to Na + and K +.

D  All of the K+ channels in the membrane are open.

E  Most of the voltage-gated Na + channels are in the closed state.

A  be conducted to the axon hillock.

B  trigger an action potential.

C  trigger an excitatory postsynaptic potential.

D  depolarize a dendrite.

E  cause a change in membrane potential.

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  stabilizes the membrane to remain at its resting potential.

B  occurs when voltage-gated Cl- channels open in a postsynaptic cell membrane.

C  is a direct result of the opening of voltage-gated channels permeable to bothNa + and K + ions.

D  is a direct result of the opening of ligand-gated channels permeable tobothNa + and K + ions.

E  opens voltage-gated Ca 2+ channels in the presynaptic membrane.

A  Neuron A has more Na+ channels open than Neuron B.

B  Neuron B has more Na+ channels open than Neuron A.

C  Neuron B has more K + channels open than Neuron A.

D  Neuron A has more K + channels open than Neuron B.

E  None of the answer choices are correct.

A  FALSE

B  TRUE