1) all of the following occur during the postabsorptive state, except that
a) glycogenolysis occurs in the liver.
b) levels of blood glucose are elevated.
c) ketone bodies may be formed.
d) fat mobilization occurs.
e) gluconeogenesis occurs in the liver.
2)
figure 9-1 bones of the wrist and hand
identify the type of joint at label “2”
a) hinge
b) condylar
c) gliding
d) saddle
e) pivot
3) sympathetic preganglionic neurons are ________ and have ________ axons.
a) long; myelinated
b) long; unmyelinated
c) short; myelinated
d) short; unmyelinated
e) intermediate; white
4) the equilibrium potential for potassium ion occurs at approximately
a) -90 mv.
b) -70 mv.
c) +66 mv.
d) 0 mv.
e) +30 mv.
5) two types of microphages include
a) mesenchymal cells and melanocytes.
b) mast cells and basophils.
c) fixed macrophages and free macrophages.
d) neutrophils and eosinophils.
e) microphages and adipocytes.
6)
figure 12-2 the nerve action potential
which point of the graph shows when potassium ion outflow exceeds sodium ion
inflow?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
7) how would an elevated level of thyroid hormone in the body affect skeletal muscles?
a) it would stimulate atrophy.
b) it would stimulate hypertrophy.
c) it would stimulate energy use and heat production.
d) it would decrease heat production by muscle tissue.
e) it would cause an increase in muscle mass.
8) which cell produces the protein fibers in areolar connective tissue?
a) squamous cell
b) adipocyte
c) fibroblast
d) chondroblast
e) chondrocyte
9) how many net atp molecules are produced by the complete metabolism (all
pathways) of one glucose molecule?
a) 2 atp
b) 63 atp
c) 500 atp
d) 36 atp
e) 32 atp
10) if heavy exercise reduces blood flow to the kidneys, which of the following might
occur?
a) presence of protein in urine
b) presence of blood in urine
c) permanent kidney injury
d) damage to the glomeruli
e) all of the answers are correct.
11) excess secretion of growth hormone during early development will cause
a) dwarfism.
b) rickets.
c) gigantism.
d) acromegaly.
e) diabetes insipidus.
12) what would the complimentary dna template strand be to produce the mrna
sequence of
ugu – caa?
a) aca – gtt
b) ucu – guu
c) cgc – att
d) aca – guu
e) tct – gtt
13) the blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood away from the placenta is the
________.
14) the four sutures found in the skull are are lambdoid, coronal, sagittal, and
________.
15) during kidney dialysis, a person’s blood is passed through a bath that contains
several ions and molecules. the blood is separated from the dialysis fluid by a
membrane that allows water, small ions, and small molecules to pass, but does not
allow large proteins or blood cells to pass. what should the composition of dialysis fluid
be for it to remove urea (a small molecule) without changing the blood volume
(removing water from the blood)?
16) when the inspiratory muscles relax, the rib cage returns to its original position as a
result of ________.
17) coarse pigmented hairs are called ________.
18) amacrine and ________ cells facilitate or inhibit communication between
photoreceptors and ganglion cells.
19) what is the creatinine clearance test? how can it be used to estimate gfr? how
accurate is it?
20) ralph is taking scuba diving classes, and is warned not to hold his breath when
ascending from depth but to continuously release air from his mouth. what is the basis
of this instruction and what is the risk if it is ignored?