Exam 2 Review

Question 1

Before entering the right atrium, blood is in the?

Answer 1

Vena Cava

Question 2

The final result of the clotting cascade is the conversion of fibrinogen to ________ by thrombin?

Answer 2

Fibrin

Question 3

Which of the following molecules in the serum is the strongest stimulus to increase respiratory
rate?

Answer 3

High CO2

Question 4

Which of the following structure has the mucocilliary apparatus?

Answer 4

Trachea

Question 5

The plasma protein primarily responsible for maintaining the oncotic pressure of blood is?

Answer 5

Albumin

Question 6

Which cellular component of blood is associated with blood clotting?

Answer 6

Thrombocyte

Question 7

The following are types of blood vessels except for?

Answer 7

Alveoli

Question 8

In what part of the vascular system does nearly all blood gas transfer occur?

Answer 8

Capillaries

Question 9

The innermost layer of the heart wall is the?

Answer 9

Endocardium

Question 10

Which of the following joints has a meniscus?

Answer 10

Stifle Joint

Question 11

On leaving the right ventricle, blood moves into the?

Answer 11

Pulmonary Artery

Question 12

The pancreas is located where?

Answer 12

adjacent to the proximal small intestine

Question 13

Where is the electro-coupling intercalated disk found?

Answer 13

Cardiac Muscle

Question 14

Where in the body can transitional epithelium be found?

Answer 14

Urinary Bladder

Question 15

On which side of the synapse is the neurotransmitter receptor found?

Answer 15

Dendrite

Question 16

At the level of the alveoli how does blood become oxygenated in the lungs?

Answer 16

passive diffusion of oxygen down concentration gradient

Question 17

Too much bilirubin in the blood due to excessive RBC destruction may cause?

Answer 17

icterus (hyperbilirubinemia)

Question 18

Systole occurs when:

Answer 18

the atrioventricular valves are closed

the ventricles contract

Question 19

Leukocytes can be defined by all of the following except:

Answer 19

Aid in blood clot formation

Question 20

On an ECG printout, the QRS complex represents?

Answer 20

atria relaxing, ventricle contraction

Question 21

Formation of cross bridging between actin and myosin requires what ion?

Answer 21

Ca++

Question 22

Erythrocytes’ primary role is to?

Answer 22

transport oxygen and carbon dioxide

Question 23

What does the distance between two P waves on an EKG represent?

Answer 23

one heart beat

Question 24

What is the correct path of blood flow through the following structures?
1-Vena cava, 2-Lungs, 3-Left ventricle, 4-Aorta, 5-Right atrium, 6-Right ventricle, 7-Pulmonary artery, 8-Pulmonary vein, 9- Left atrium

Answer 24

Vena cava
Right atrium
Right ventricle
Pulmonary artery
Lungs
Pulmonary  vein
Left atrium
Left ventricle
Aorta

Question 25

Which one of the following characteristics is not a part of synovial joints?

Answer 25

syndesmosis

Question 26

Which of the following structures carries deoxygenated blood:

Answer 26

pulmonary artery

Question 27

The fibromuscular cords, which run from the papillary muscles to the atrioventricular valves, are the?

Answer 27

chordae tendinae

Question 28

The thyroid produces the following hormone?

Answer 28

calcitonin

Question 29

Peristalsis is the wave-like contraction of?

Answer 29

Smooth Muscle

Question 30

A negative feedback loop causes?

Answer 30

decreased production of a hormone

Question 31

A bursa which completely surrounds a tendon is called a?

Answer 31

Synovial Sheath

Question 32

The neurohypophysis is responsible for releasing which quick acting hormone?

Answer 32

Oxytocin

Question 33

Nucleated red blood cells are common to which animal?

Answer 33

delaware Blue Hen

Question 34

Hindgut fermenters have a highly developed __________ to aid in digestion?

Answer 34

Cecum

Question 35

If the heart rate of an animal was 40 beats/minute, its rectal temperature was 99.8°F, its stroke volume was 30 ml/beat and it was noon, what would its cardiac output be in ml/minute?

Answer 35

1200

Question 36

What characteristic of Type I (slow twitch) skeletal muscle fibers make them resistant to fatigue?

Answer 36

Increased number of mitochondria

Question 37

The part of the vascular system where blood is oxygenated is the?

Answer 37

Pulmonary Circulation

Question 38

Which hormone would be triggered in response to hypocalcemia?

Answer 38

Parathyroid hormone

Question 39

What specialized tissue helps transmit electrical impulses to the ventricles of the heart?

Answer 39

purkinje fibers

Question 40

Warfarin inhibits which biological cascade?

Answer 40

Clot Formation

Question 41

A “suture” joint is an example of what kind of joint?

Answer 41

fibrous joint

Question 42

The formation of blood cells is called?

Answer 42

hematopoiesis

Question 43

A Goiter is a result of a deficiency of what chemical?

Answer 43

Iodine

Question 44

Which hormone governs when short and long day breeders breed?

Answer 44

Melatonin

Question 45

A ligament is made of?

Answer 45

dense connective tissue and connects bone to bone

Question 46

In the equine stomach the glandular region and the non-glandular region are separated by what?

Answer 46

margo plicatus

Question 47

Iodine is required for proper production of which hormone?

Answer 47

T3

Question 48

Due to low levels of oxygen (hypoxemia), cells in the kidney release which signaling agent (cytokine) to increase RBC production?

Answer 48

erythropoietin

Question 49

The pancreas produces two hormones; insulin and

Answer 49

glucagon