test 1

Question 1

glucorticoid is to cortisol as mineralcorticoid is to what?

Answer 1

aldosterone

Question 2

an impulse from one nerve travels faster to anothernerve cell b/c of what adaptive feature of neurons?

Answer 2

nodes of ranvier

Question 3

what is the function of hepatic portal circulation

Answer 3

transport filtered blood from the liver to the heart

Question 4

which of the following is not a result of parasympathetic stimulation

Answer 4

dialation of the pupils

Question 5

which of the following is not a steroid based hormone

Answer 5

epiephrine

Question 6

what process/pathway generates the most amt. of ATP in cellular respiration

Answer 6

oxidative phosphorylation

Question 7

if the parietal cells of the stomach were not functioning, what would not happen?

Answer 7

pepsinogen would not be produced, and protein digestion would not occur in the stomach

Question 8

the CNS center that controls vital functions such as heart rate, respiration, and b.p. is

Answer 8

medulla

Question 9

preparing the body for the “flight or Flight” response is the role of what system

Answer 9

sympathetic nervous system

Question 10

Dehydration rx are used in what compounds?

Answer 10

Polysaccharides
Triglycerides
Proteins