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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #2
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #3
A isosmotic; isosmotic; hyperosmotic; isosmotic
B isosmotic; isosmotic; hypoosmotic; hypoosmotic
C isosmotic; isosmotic; hypoosmotic; hyperosmotic
D isosmotic; hyperosmotic; hyperosmotic; isosmotic
E isosmotic; isosmotic; hyperosmotic; hypoosmotic
Question #4
A Hyperkalemia
B Depolarized neuronal cell membranes
C All of these side effects would occur.
D Cardiac arrhythmia
E Increased blood volume
Question #5
A A snack rich in cellulose, such as a bag of celery
B A snack rich in digestible polysaccharides such as a cooked potato
C All of these will have equal impacts on blood glucose level
D A snack rich in protein, such as a dried meat stick
E A snack rich in lipids, such as slices of cheese
Question #6
A Short reflexes between the small intestine and stomach
B Secretion of cholecystokinin
C Parasympathetic nerves to enteric nervous system
D Sympathetic nerves to enteric nervous system
E Secretion of secretin
Question #7
A Lactose
B Glucose
C Maltose
D Fructose
E Galactose
Question #8
A Lipase
B Trypsinogen
C Amylase
D Bicarbonate ions
E Bile salts
Question #9
A It causes vasodilation of local blood vessels.
B It acts as an enzyme to convert nitric oxide into hydrogen peroxide.
C It acts as an opsonin that is recognized by phagocytes targeting the microbe for destruction.
D It stimulates the conversion of monocytes to neutrophils.
E It acts as a chemotaxin for macrophages.
Question #10
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #11
A Activation of lymphocytes
B B-cell differentiation into plasma cells
C Antigen interaction with lymphocytes
D Production of antibodies that bind to antigens
E Vasodilation of local blood vessels
Question #12
A Colony-stimulating factors
B Type 1 interferons
C Type 2 interferons
D Antibodies
E Interleukin 2
Question #13
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #14
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #15
A parasympathetic; contraction; decrease
B sympathetic; contraction; increase
C sympathetic; relaxation; increase
D motor; contraction; increase
E motor; contraction; decrease
Question #16
A Increased alveolar P O2
B The same alveolar P CO2 as under normal conditions
C Decreased alveolar P CO2
D An increase in alveolar P CO2
E A decrease in alveolar P O2
Question #17
A The athlete would have a higher heart rate and larger stroke volume.
B The athlete would have a lower heart rate and larger stroke volume.
C The athlete would have a lower heart rate and smaller stroke volume.
D The athlete would have a higher heart rate and smaller stroke volume.
E There would be no differences when the individuals were at rest.
Question #18
A Erythrocytosis
B Hemostasis
C Erythroblastosis
D Erythropoiesis
E Hemaglutination
Question #19
A refers to a chronic state of elevated blood pressure.
B can sometimes be treated with drugs that increase excretion of water in the urine.
C may be caused by kidney disease.
D is usually defined as a systolic pressure greater than 140 mmHg and a diastolic pressure greater than 90 mmHg.
E is usually a result of chronically elevated cardiac output.
Question #20
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #21
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #22
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #23
A They may be found in the nucleus.
B They are synthesized from cholesterol.
C They may beproteins found in the nucleus.
D They regulate gene transcription.
E They undergo allosteric modulation when they bind to the hormone.
Question #24
A Testing plasma levels of follicle-stimulating hormone
B Testing plasma levels of parathyroid hormone
C Testing plasma levels of dopamine
D Testing plasma levels of growth hormone
E Testing plasma levels of cortisol
Question #25
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #26
A They are innervated by alpha motor neurons.
B They function to maintain tension on spindle receptors.
C Their contraction is stimulated by alpha motor neurons and inhibited by gamma motor neurons.
D When stimulated to fire, they always inhibit flexor muscles.
E They are not true muscle fibers because they cannot contract.
Question #27
A Sarcomeres lengthen
B Thin filaments shorten
C A bands shorten
D A bands lengthen
E I bands shorten
Question #28
A Skeletal muscle fibers are joined together by gap junctions.
B Skeletal muscle contraction is inhibited by inhibitory motor neurons that synapse onto skeletal muscle fibers.
C Skeletal muscle fibers have pacemaker activity.
D A given skeletal muscle fiber will contract when excitatory nervous stimuli sufficiently exceed inhibitory nervous stimuli at the motor end plate.
E A given skeletal muscle fiber will contract if excitatory synaptic inputs sufficiently exceed inhibitory synaptic inputs on the motor neuron that innervates that fiber and the motor neuron fires an action potential.
Question #29
A During every muscle contraction, tension is developed in the muscle.
B In every isotonic muscle contraction, the length of the muscle remains constant.
C During a lengthening contraction, the tension exerted by the muscle exceeds the load on the muscle.
D Cross-bridges cycle faster during isometric contractions than during isotonic contractions.
E During every muscle contraction, muscle fibers change length.
Question #30
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #31
A Increased Na + flux through K + channels.
B increased K + flux into the cell.
C increased K + permeability of the cell.
D activation and inactivation of voltage-dependent Na + channels.
E Na + permeability that is greater than that during the depolarization phase.
Question #32
A The second stimulus will lead to an action potential with higher amplitude.
B The second stimulus will lead to an action potential with a longer hyperpolarization at the end.
C The amplitude and duration of the second action potential will be greater than the first.
D The second stimulus will lead to an action potential with a longer duration.
E The action potentials will have amplitude and duration that are the same.
F The amplitude of the two action potentials will be the same.
Question #33
A Action potentials can undergo summation.
B A supra-threshold stimulus can stimulate an action potential during the absolute refractory period.
C The rate of propagation of an action potential down an axon is independent of stimulus strength.
D Action potentials generally propagate from the axon terminal toward the axon hillock.
E Increasing the size of a stimulus will increase the amplitude of an action potential.
Question #34
A The voltage-gated Na + channels are in the inactivated state.
B Most of the voltage-gated Na + channels are in the closed state.
C The permeability to Na + is much greater than the permeability to K +.
D All of the K+ channels in the membrane are open.
E There is equal permeability to Na + and K +.
Question #35
A Glucose
B Protein kinase
C Sodium
D Thyroid hormone
E Cyclic AMP
Question #36
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #37
A One activated G protein can activate numerous effector enzymes.
B One activated G protein can activate numerous effector enzymes. One activated receptor can activate numerous G proteins. One activated protein kinase can allosterically modulate numerous proteins. One active effector enzyme can catalyze numerous reactions.
C One active effector enzyme can catalyze numerous reactions.
D One activated protein kinase can allosterically modulate numerous proteins.
E One activated receptor can activate numerous G proteins.
Question #38
A Phosphorylation by protein kinases can stimulate or inhibit the activity of effector proteins.
B Phospholipase C converts ATP to cAMP.
C Ca2+ is not a second messenger.
D Phosphodiesterase converts GMP into cGMP
E Conversion of ATP to cAMP is a phosphorylation reaction.
Question #39
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #40
A Phagocytosis
B Hydrosmosis
C Hyperosmotic vesicular entrapment
D Pinocytosis
E Active transport
Question #41
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #42
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #43
A tRNA molecule.
B promoter.
C transcription factor.
D ribosome.
E splicosome.
Question #44
A generate ATP directly by substrate-level phosphorylation.
B take place only when no oxygen is present.
C take place in the cytosol of human cells.
D are important for the metabolism of carbohydrates but not other molecules.
E produce pyruvate and lactate as end products.
Question #45
A Lysosomes
B Ribosomes
C Endosomes
D Mitochondria
E Peroxisomes
Question #46
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #47
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #48
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #49
A There are never the same number of neutrons and protons.
B The number of protons, neutrons, and electrons never changes.
C There are the same number of neutrons and electrons.
D There are the same number of protons and neutrons.
E There are the same number of protons and electrons.
Question #50
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #51
A They are cyclical, like the rhythmic beating of the heart.
B They are cyclical, like the 28-day female menstrual cycle.
C They repeat approximately every 24 hours, like daily spikes in hormone secretion.
D They cease to occur when a person is in a dark environment.
E They are voluntary rhythms, like the time you decide to eat lunch each day.
Question #52
A The interstitial fluid and the intracellular fluid
B The interstitial fluid and the plasma
C The extracellular fluid and the plasma
D The interstitial fluid, the extracellular fluid, and the plasma
E None of these choices
Question #53
A Stimulus, receptor, afferent pathway, integrating center, efferent pathway, effector
B Stimulus, effector, afferent pathway, integrating center, efferent pathway, receptor
C Stimulus, effector, efferent pathway, integrating center, afferent pathway, receptor
D Effector, efferent pathway, integrating center, afferent pathway, receptor, stimulus
E Stimulus, receptor, efferent pathway, integrating center, afferent pathway, effector
Question #54
A Pellucida
B Paracrine
Question #55
A Granulosa cells; theca cells; zona pellucida
B Zona pellucida; granulosa cells; theca cells
C Granulosa cells; zona pellucida; theca cells
D Theca cells; zona pellucida; granulosa cells
E Zona pellucida; theca cells; granulosa cells
Question #56
A It is a protein that causes the degeneration of the Wolffian ducts.
B It is a gene found in both males and females.
C It is a protein normally coded for by a gene that is present on the X chromosome.
D It is a gene thatcodes for testosterone.
E It is a protein that is normally coded for by a gene that is present on the Y chromosome.
Question #57
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #58
A It stimulates uterine contractions.
B It is regulated by a positive feedback loop.
C It is secreted by the posterior pituitary.
D It stimulates synthesis of breast milk.
E It facilitates the birth process.
Question #59
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #60
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #61
A normally begins around day 21 of the typical menstrual cycle.
B takes place at a time in the typical menstrual cycle when estrogen concentration in the blood is higher than progesterone concentrationin the blood.
C requires the presence of high concentrations of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH).
D normally occurs within the oviduct (fallopian tube).
E occurs within 24 hours of fertilization of the oocyte.
Question #62
A Spermatogenesis would be increasedbut testosterone secretion would be normal.
B FSH secretion would be selectively inhibited, but LH secretion would be normal.
C Spermatogenesis would be increased because testosterone production would be above normal.
D Gonadotropin-releasing hormone levels and spermatogenesis would increase above normal.
E Both FSH and LH secretion would rise above normal levels.
Question #63
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #64
A The seminal fluid is alkaline and rich in nutrients.
B Sperm formed in the testes enter the epididymis before entering the vas deferens.
C Most of the seminal volume is provided by the secretions of the seminal vesicles and prostate gland.
D The Sertoli cells produce androgen-binding protein.
E Sperm entering the epididymis are fully motile.
Question #65
A The fetus may become overly large due to extra space in the uterus
B Inadequate levels of the hormones of pregnancy
C Less maternal blood than is typical will be able to flow into fetal circulation
D None of these will be a concern
E Inadequate exchange of nutrients and waste, thereby limiting fetal growth
Question #66
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #67
A No follicles beyond primordial follicle stage
B No follicles
C Several follicles in primordial, primary, and preantral stages and one corpus luteum
D One large corpus luteum and no other follicles beyond primordial stage
E 10–25 mature follicles
Question #68
A Granulosa cells synthesize an androgen which the theca cells convert to estrogen.
B Theca cells synthesize an androgen which the granulosa cells convert to estrogen.
C Production of progesterone by the corpus luteum requires cooperative interaction between two cell types.
D Theca cells synthesize an androgen which luteal cells convert to estrogen.
E Sertoli cells synthesize an androgen which the granulosa cells convert to dihydrotestosterone.
Question #69
A December 5th
B December 1st
C November 5th
D December 4th
E November 25th
Question #70
A Two haploid daughter cells with 23 chromosomes each
B Two diploid daughter cells with 46 chromosomes each
C Two haploid daughter cells with 46 haploid chromosomes
D Two diploid daughter cells with 23 chromosomes each
E A single daughter cell with 46 chromosomes, and a polar body with no genetic material
Question #71
A results in four spermatozoa for every primary spermatocyte.
B takes place completely within the lumen of the seminiferous tubule.
C begins with the mitotic division of spermatogonia.
D is not complete until after an egg is fertilized, which initiates the second meiotic division.
E results in four primary spermatocytes for every spermatogonium.
Question #72
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #73
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #74
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #75
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #76
A Expulsion of the corpus luteum from the ovary
B Expulsion of the thecal cells onto the ovarian surface
C The second meiotic division of the oocyte
D Completion of the first meiotic division of the oocyte
E All of these will still occur
Question #77
A Yes, high levels of estrogen and progesterone are required for milk ejection.
B Yes, high levels of estrogen and progesterone are required for milk production.
C No, because even in the absence of hormones, suckling at the breast is sufficient stimulus for milk production.
D No, because the secretion of oxytocin and prolactin are more important for lactation.
Question #78
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #79
A testis.
B adrenal gland.
C thyroid gland.
D ovary.
E uterus.
Question #80
A It is identical to urine, but has a much smaller flow rate.
B It is identical to urine, but has a much larger flow rate.
C It is similar to plasma, except it does not contain plasma proteins.
D It is identical to blood plasma, except it lacks red blood cells.
E It is similar to plasma, except it does not contain glucose.
Question #81
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #82
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #83
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #84
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #85
A Ca 2+
B H 20
C Na +
D K +
Question #86
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #87
A Increasing 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 formation and increasing secretion of parathyroid hormone
B By increasing renal secretion of parathyroid hormone and increasing bone resorption
C By decreasing 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 formation, increasing tubularphosphate reabsorption, and increasing tubular Ca2+ reabsorption
D By increasing 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 formation, increasing tubular phosphate reabsorption, and increasing tubularCa2+ reabsorption
E By increasing 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 formation, decreasing tubular phosphate reabsorption, and increasing tubular Ca2+ reabsorption
Question #88
A reabsorbed; filtered; secreted
B secreted; reabsorbed; filtered
C reabsorbed; secreted; filtered
D filtered; secreted; reabsorbed
E filtered; reabsorbed; secreted
Question #89
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #90
A It transports NaCl from the medullary interstitial fluid into the collecting duct, which directly increases the osmolarity of the urine.
B It transports urea from the medullary interstitial fluid into the collecting duct, which directly increases the osmolarity of the urine.
C By concentrating NaCl in the renal medullary interstitial fluid, it allows water to be reabsorbed from the collecting ducts when vasopressin is present.
D When anti-diuretic hormone is present, it stimulates the pumping of NaCl from the medullary interstitial fluid and water follows, concentrating the urine.
E By pumping NaCl and urea into the ascending limb of the loop of Henle, it raises the solute load, which turns into a concentrated urine once water is extracted from the collecting duct.
Question #91
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #92
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #93
A When plasma Ca 2+ increases above normal, the secretion of parathyroid hormone increases.
B In the absence of parathyroid hormone, plasma Ca 2+ levels would be abnormally low, resulting in the hyperpolarization of nerve and muscle membranes.
C Parathyroid hormone directly stimulates Ca 2+ reabsorption by the kidneys.
D Parathyroid hormone directly stimulates Ca 2+ absorption from the GI tract.
E Vitamin D decreases the renal tubular reabsorption of Ca 2+.
Question #94
A Increased plasma osmolarity
B Increased plasma volume
C Increased pressure in afferent arterioles
D Ingestion of alcohol
E Decreased aldosterone secretion
Question #95
A He must ingest more water than is lost by all output pathways combined.
B He must ingest less water than is lost in the urine.
C The water filtered into Bowman’s capsule must be 100% reabsorbed.
D The amount ingested plus that metabolically produced must equal the amount of water in the urine.
E He must ingest more water than is lost in the urine.
Question #96
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #97
A proximal convoluted tubule; distal convoluted tubule
B distal convoluted tubule; renal corpuscle
C distal convoluted tubule; proximal convoluted tubule
D distal convoluted tubule; medullary collecting ducts
E proximal convoluted tubule; descending loop of Henle
Question #98
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #99
A Substances are reabsorbed from the peritubular capillaries into the tubular lumen.
B Substances are actively secreted from glomerular capillaries into Bowman’s capsule.
C Substances are secreted from the tubule into the peritubular capillaries.
D Fluid moves by bulk flow from glomerular capillaries into Bowman’s space.
E Fluid is filtered from Bowman’s capsule into the glomerulus.
Question #100
A FALSE
B TRUE
Question #101
A The plasma concentration of glucose becomes so high that it diffuses from peritubular capillaries into the proximal tubule, down its concentration gradient.
B Without insulin, the glomerular filtration barrier becomes extremely leaky to glucose, which is not normally filterable.
C The rate of tubular secretion of glucose becomes greater than the sum of glucose filtration and reabsorption.
D The filtered load of glucose becomes greater than the tubular maximum for its reabsorption.
E Without the hormone insulin, glucose cannot enter proximal tubule epithelial cells.
Question #102
A TRUE
B FALSE
Question #103
A The glomerular filtration rate is limited by a transport maximum.
B All of the plasma that enters the glomerular capillariesis filtered.
C The hydrostatic pressure in glomerular capillaries opposes filtration.
D The osmotic force due to plasma proteins favors filtration.
E The hydrostatic pressure in Bowman’s space opposes filtration.
Question #104
A Aldosterone increases Na + reabsorption and K + secretion in the proximal tubule.
B Aldosterone increases Na + reabsorption and K + secretion in the cortical collecting ducts.
C Aldosterone increases Na + secretion and K + reabsorption in the proximal tubule.
D Aldosterone increases Na + secretion and K + reabsorption in the cortical collecting ducts.
E Aldosterone decreases Na + reabsorption and K + secretion in the cortical collecting ducts.