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Question 1

A lower motor neuron lesion extends from the _____ to the _____

Answer 1

Spinal cord, effector

Question 2

Alkaloids are detected by which tastes sensations?

Answer 2

Bitter

Question 3

Ammonia is carried in the bloodstream by?

Answer 3

Glutamine

Question 4

An increase in thyroid hormone would result in which of the following?

Answer 4

Increased fat metabolism

Question 5

Destruction of what area results in the inability to formulate sentances?

Answer 5

Broca’s area

Question 6

During the resting phase of a neuron what is secreted?

Answer 6

Na⁺ out

Question 7

How is glucose transported within the presence of a carrier protein channels?

Answer 7

Facilitated diffusion

Question 8

Laminar blood flow is characterized by?

Answer 8

Parabolic velocity profile

Question 9

Lymphatic tissue is predominantly found in?

Answer 9

Skin & gut

Question 10

Neurons which mediate conscious control over single muscle groups are located in the?

Answer 10

Pre-motor Cortex

Question 11

Node to node conduction best describes?

Answer 11

Saltatory conduction

Question 12

Osmoreceptors are located in?

Answer 12

Hypothalamus

Question 13

Pre-ganglionic sympathetic fibers arise from what part of the spinal cord?

Answer 13

Intermediolateral

Question 14

Proprioceptive fibers for sensory information from joints, tendons, muscles & ligaments are carried by what ascending tract?

Answer 14

Spinocerebellar

Question 15

Protein metabolism can best be measured through?

Answer 15

Urea in the urine

Question 16

Saltatory conduction is described as conduction or an action potential through which type of fiber?

Answer 16

Myelinated nerve fber

Question 17

Secretin causes release of?

Answer 17

Bicarbonate

Question 18

Stimulation of baroreceptors cause an increase in?

Answer 18

Vagal stimulation of the heart

Question 19

Stimulation of gut smooth muscle by the sympathetic nervous system causes?

Answer 19

Hyperpolarization & Decreased function

Question 20

Systemic circulation differs from pulmonic circulation in that it has a _____ pressure and a _____ resistance to flow?

Answer 20

Higher, higher

Question 21

The absolute refractory period is responsible for which of the following?

Answer 21

To prevent tetany

Question 22

The action of norepinephrine of the SA node is mediated by what type of transmembrane reaction?

Answer 22

Ca²⁺

Question 23

The air remaining in the lungs after maximal expiration is known as?

Answer 23

Residual volume

Question 24

The amount of air left in the lung after maximal forced expiration is called what volume?

Answer 24

Residual

Question 25

The autorhythmicity of the heart is contolled by?

Answer 25

SA node

Question 26

The bodies primary response to rapid hemorrhage with blood loss is?

Answer 26

Increase renin production of the JG cells

Question 27

The chemosensitive area of the medulla oblongata is most sensitive to?

Answer 27

H ions

Question 28

The descending pain modular system specifically inhibits which of the following?

Answer 28

Internal C fiber in the horn

Question 29

The greatest increase in peripheral vascular restriction in response to wide spread sympathetic stimulation is going to effect which tissue?

Answer 29

Cutaneous

Question 30

The greatest percent infiltrated water is reabsorbed in the?

Answer 30

Proximal tubule

Question 31

The greatest percent of filtrated water is resorbed in the?

Answer 31

Proximal tubule

Question 32

The Hering-Brewer reflex is initiated by which of the following?

Answer 32

Stretch receptors & the lungs and bronchioles

Question 33

The majority of acetylcholine is removed from the sympathetic cleft by?

Answer 33

Enzymatic degradation

Question 34

The net amount of tension developed in skeletal muscle is determined by?

Answer 34

Number of motor neurons recruited

Question 35

The release of a hormone from the anterior pituitary will stimulate the release of?

Answer 35

Thyroxine

Question 36

The release of which of the following hormones is necessary for ovulation to occur?

Answer 36

LH

Question 37

The respiratory system control in the brain stem is most strongly influenced by?

Answer 37

CO₂ concentration in blood

Question 38

The role of the troponin-tropomyosin complex in skeletal muscle is?

Answer 38

Inhibit cross-bridge formation

Question 39

The stomach secretes which of the following substances?

Answer 39

Gastrin

Question 40

The sucking reflex stimulates the release of which of the following from the posterior pituitary?

Answer 40

Oxytocin

Question 41

Thermostatic variation is recognized by which area of the CNS?

Answer 41

Anterior hypothalamus

Question 42

What chemical produces hyperpolarization reactions in humans?

Answer 42

Potassium

Question 43

What is the function of an inhibitory neurotransmitter?

Answer 43

Activates calcium channels

Question 44

What is the pituitary hormone involved in the secretory phase of menstruation?

Answer 44

LH

Question 45

When exercising a muscle which of the following does not cause a muscle to shorten?

Answer 45

Isometric

Question 46

When you come in contact with a cold object heat is lost by which of the following means?

Answer 46

Conduction

Question 47

Where is the somatosensory area of the brain located?

Answer 47

Parietal Lobe

Question 48

Which area of the brain coordinates vountary eye movement?

Answer 48

Frontal

Question 49

Which has the largest lung volume?

Answer 49

Vital capacity

Question 50

Which hormone is released during long-term stress?

Answer 50

Cortisol

Question 51

Which hormone is responsible for producing milk?

Answer 51

Prolactin

Question 52

Which is the greatest amount of resistance in the periphery?

Answer 52

Capillaries

Question 53

Which neurotransmitter is released at the postganglionic sympathetics?

Answer 53

Norepinephrine

Question 54

Which of the following causes contraction of the gallbladder?

Answer 54

Cholecystokinin

Question 55

Which of the following conditions is most likely to cause edema?

Answer 55

Increased venous pressure

Question 56

Which of the following connective tissues is derived from monocytes?

Answer 56

Macrophages

Question 57

Which of the following does not have a role in regulating blood sugar?

Answer 57

Leutenizing Hormone

Question 58

Which of the following does not promote the secretion of Glucose?

Answer 58

Acetylcholine

Question 59

Which of the following increases gastric mobility?

Answer 59

Gastrin

Question 60

Which of the following is a charachteristic of smooth muscle?

Answer 60

Actin

Question 61

Which of the following is a rapidly adapting receptor?

Answer 61

Pacinian corpuslce

Question 62

Which of the following is increased in fast muscle fibers?

Answer 62

Concentration of glycotic enzymes

Question 63

Which of the following is most apt to produce the lowest renal filtration faction for glucose?

Answer 63

Hypoglycemia

Question 64

Which of the following is not involved in smooth muscle contraction?

Answer 64

Voluntary motor stimulation

Question 65

Which of the following is secreted from the follicular stage of the menstrual cycle?

Answer 65

Estradiol

Question 66

Which of the following is the integrated system of the spinal cord?

Answer 66

Cerebral motor cortex

Question 67

Which of the following is the primary factor in long-term altered blood pressure?

Answer 67

Blood volume

Question 68

Which of the following is the stimulus to activate the flexor/withdraw response?

Answer 68

Pain

Question 69

Which of the following most efficiently causes loss of body heat when compared to ambient heat?

Answer 69

Radiation

Question 70

Which of the following structures is not involved in the light reflex?

Answer 70

Lateral geniculate

Question 71

Which of the following substances is not a catecholamine?

Answer 71

Acetylcholine

Question 72

Which substance made by the kidney is responsible for oxygen carrying capacity of the blood?

Answer 72

Erythropoietin