Chapter 21: The Digestive System
Q1) Mucus functions in
A) protection only.
B) lubrication only.
C) enzyme activation only.
D) protection and lubrication.
E) protection, lubrication, and enzyme activation.
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Q2) Mucus functions in
A) protection only.
B) lubrication only.
C) enzyme activation only.
D) protection and lubrication.
E) protection, lubrication, and enzyme activation.
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Q3) The exocrine portion of the pancreas consists of lobules called ________, which
secrete ________.
A) acini, hormones
B) islets, digestive enzymes
C) islets, hormones
D) acini, digestive enzymes
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Chapter 24: The Immune System
Q1) ________ are mediators released from white blood cells that regulate the activity
of B cells and T cells and enhance nonspecific defense.
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Q2) In an experimental situation, a virus is injected into a rabbit and the rabbit is allowed
to make antibodies for the viral [Link] antibodies are then removed from the
rabbit plasma and injected into a human to help combat the same viral [Link] is
an example of
A) innate immunity.
B) active immunization.
C) passive immunization.
D) natural immunity.
E) autoimmunity.
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Q3) Explain the roles and interactions of each of the following in immunity: B
lymphocytes, antibodies, immunoglobulins, T lymphocytes, MHC, HLA.
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Chapter 23: Endocrine Control of Growth and Metabolism
Q1) Match the condition with its description.
easily observable symptom of hypercortisolism
A)giantism
B)kyphosis
C)moon face
D)myxedema
E)goiter
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Q2) Carl is suffering from [Link] could his physician determine if his
symptoms result from problems at the level of the hypothalamus and pituitary or at the
level of the gland itself?
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Q3) Match the disease with the description.
Some symptoms mimic diabetes mellitus.
A)Addison's disease
B)Cushing's disease
C)Graves' disease
D)Paget's disease
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Physiology
Q1) Table 1.1
Figure 1.1
Use the table and graph below to answer the following questions.
Use Table 1.1 to graph the data [Link] can you CONCLUDE based on the new
figure?
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Q2) You conduct an experiment on twenty 18-year-old male subjects to see how various
intensities of exercise influence heart [Link] of the following is/are considered an
independent variable?
A) age of subjects
B) sex of subjects
C) intensity of exercise
D) heart rate
E) More than one of the answers is correct.
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Q3) Because anatomy and physiology have different definitions, they are usually
considered separately in studies of the body.
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Chapter 15: Blood Flow and the Control of Blood Pressure
Q1) Tom loves to soak in hot tubs and [Link] day he decides to raise the
temperature in his hot tub as high as it will [Link] a few minutes in the very warm
water, he feels faint, passes out, and nearly [Link] he is saved by an observant
[Link] what happened.
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temperature in his hot tub as high as it will [Link] a few minutes in the very warm
water, he feels faint, passes out, and nearly [Link] he is saved by an observant
[Link] what happened.
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Q3) Using the appropriate formula, what effect does changing the following vessel
diameters have on blood flow?
[Link] = 8 mm, decreasing to 6 mm
[Link] = 8 mm, increasing to 12 mm
[Link] = 10 mm, decreasing to 5 mm
[Link] = 10 mm, increasing to 20 mm
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Chapter 4: Energy and Cellular Metabolism
Q1) Transcription factors are proteins whose binding to the ________ region for a gene
can ________ (increase)or ________ (decrease)expression of that gene.
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Q2) An enzyme that transfers chemical groups among substrates is a
A) hydrolase.
B) lipase.
C) transferase.
D) ligase.
E) kinase.
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Q3) Energy released by electrons moving through the electron transport system is stored
as ________ by H ions concentrated in the ________.
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Chapter 18: Gas Exchange and Transport
Q1) In the science fiction movie The Abyss, a diver is able to breathe while his head is
immersed in a specially prepared liquid pumped into a water-tight helmet attached to a
suit, thus allowing him to dive without an air tank and at greater depths than possible for
scuba [Link] this purely fiction, or is it at least theoretically possible? Explain,
considering the nature of alveoli and alveolar gas [Link] it is possible,
describe the composition and nature of the liquid in terms of its oxygen pressure and
concentration.
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Q2) What are the three ways CO is transported in blood? Approximately what
percentage is transported by each way?
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Q3) Oxygen consumption increases with exercise due to the fact that the contracting
muscles are doing work and require ATP to produce the contractions.
[Link] does the body meet the increased demand for oxygen?
[Link] the oxygen consumption of a runner using the following information:
Heart Rate: 130 bpm; Stroke Volume: 270 mL/beat;
Arterial oxygen content: 250 mL O/L blood, and
Venous oxygen content: 100 O/L blood.
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Chapter 26: Reproduction and Development
Q1) The average length of the menstrual cycle is
A) 10 days.
B) 14 days.
C) 21 days.
D) 28 days.
E) 35 days.
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Q2) Sperm production occurs in the
A) ductus deferens.
B) seminiferous tubules.
C) epididymis.
D) seminal vesicles.
E) rete testis.
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Q3) If the ovaries were removed from an otherwise healthy 20-year-old female, which of
the following would you expect to see?
A) increased blood levels of GnRH
B) increased blood levels of FSH
C) increased blood levels of LH
D) cessation of menstruation
E) All of these observations
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Chapter 17: Mechanics of Breathing
Q1) An increase in the rate and depth of breathing is known as ________.
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Q2) The primary function of the alveoli is ________.
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Q3) Match the lung capacity with its description.
the sum of all the lung volumes
A)total lung capacity
B)inspiratory capacity
C)vital capacity
D)functional residual capacity
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Chapter 13: Integrative Physiology I: Control of Body
Movement
Q1) The reflex that prevents a muscle from exerting too much tension is the
A) stretch reflex.
B) tendon reflex.
C) flexor reflex.
D) crossed extensor reflex.
E) reciprocal reflex.
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Q2) Match the type of reflex to its description.
reflexes that one is born with; genetically determined
A)somatic
B)autonomic
C)spinal
D)cranial
E)innate
F)acquired
G)polysynaptic
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Q3) Match the structure to its description.
found at the junction of tendons and muscle fibers
A)muscle spindles
B)Golgi tendon organs
C)both
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Chapter 11: Efferent Division: Autonomic and Somatic Motor
Control
Q1) Epinephrine and norepinephrine that are released from the adrenal glands affect
target tissue for a longer period of time than the same substances released from
neurons at their peripheral [Link]?
A) The adrenal gland releases larger amounts of the neurotransmitters than the
neurons.
B) The hormones released from the adrenal glands bind to different receptors than
those released from neurons.
C) There are no enzymes to break down epinephrine and norepinephrine in the blood
and very little in peripheral tissues.
D) The effectors are less sensitive to epinephrine and norepinephrine released by the
adrenal glands.
E) The epinephrine and norepinephrine from the adrenal glands are released by
sympathetic neurons, whereas parasympathetic neurons release these substances at
the effector organs.
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Q2) Match the response with the type of chemical.
fat breakdown
A)sympathetic agonist
B)parasympathetic agonist
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Chapter 6: Communication, Integration, and Homeostasis
Q1) Blood glucose levels are kept fairly steady in healthy people through the action of the
hormones insulin and [Link] decreases blood glucose by promoting glucose
uptake by cells, whereas glucagon increases blood glucose by promoting release of
glucose from [Link] these hormone actions as simple reflex pathways,
identifying the stimulus, integrating center, efferent pathway, and response.
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Q2) A gap junction forms when opposing membrane-spanning proteins called
________ on two adjacent cells unite, creating a protein channel that is capable of
opening and closing.
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Q3) Many second messenger systems activate ________, enzymes that transfer a
phosphate group from ATP to a [Link] phosphorylation of proteins sets off a series
of intracellular events that lead to the ultimate cellular response.
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