Weeks 1-5

Question 1

What are the functions of proteins?

Answer 1

Contraction, energy, fluid balance, protection, regulation, structure, transport, coagulation

Question 2

What is the typical antibody responsible for primary immune responses?

Answer 2

IgM

Question 3

What is the best opsonin?

Answer 3

IgG

Question 4

What system controls skeletal muscle?

Answer 4

Somatic nervous system

Question 5

What role does the temporal lobe play?

Answer 5

Processing sensory input, memory, and language

Question 6

What is the primary function of the parietal lobe?

Answer 6

Processing sensory information and integrating it to guide spatial awareness, perception, and coordination

Question 7

What does the circle of Willis provide?

Answer 7

Collateral blood flow from blood vessels supplying the brain

Question 8

What do oligodendrocytes produce?

Answer 8

Myelin

Question 9

What is the function of Schwann cells?

Answer 9

Produce myelin for axons in the PNS

Question 10

What is the role of Alpha One receptors?

Answer 10

Increase the strength and myocardial contractions

Question 11

What type of adenoma causes visual disturbances?

Answer 11

Pituitary adenoma

Question 12

What disorder is caused by hypersecretion of growth hormone (GH) in adults?

Answer 12

Acromegaly

Question 13

Which gland secretes ADH and oxytocin?

Answer 13

Posterior Pituitary gland

Question 14

What would you expect after a brain injury affecting the posterior pituitary gland?

Answer 14

Increase in urine volume (polyuria), dehydration

Question 15

What is the role of calcitonin in osteoporosis?

Answer 15

Inhibits reabsorption from the bones

Question 16

What is an example of an amine?

Answer 16

Epinephrine

Question 17

What is released during stress?

Answer 17

ACTH

Question 18

What is the most common cause of elevated levels of antidiuretic hormone?

Answer 18

Cancer

Question 19

What happens to parathyroid hormone secretion when serum calcium levels increase?

Answer 19

Slows down the rate of secretion

Question 20

What does SIADH stand for?

Answer 20

Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion

Question 21

What electrolyte imbalance is expected in SIADH?

Answer 21

Hyponatremia or low sodium

Question 22

What would lab testing for Graves disease show?

Answer 22

T3 level to be abnormally high

Question 23

What is released from the adrenal medulla during stress?

Answer 23

Catecholamines

Question 24

What effect does epinephrine have on myocardial contractility?

Answer 24

Increases myocardial contractility and heat production

Question 25

What are the stages of general adaptation syndrome?

Answer 25

1. Alarm stage 2. Resistance or adaptive stage 3. Exhaustion stage

Question 26

What amino acid is replaced with valine in some conditions?

Answer 26

Glutamic acid

Question 27

What is drug-induced anemia?

Answer 27

A form of immune hemolytic anemias

Question 28

What defect is seen in Fanconi Anemia?

Answer 28

Defect in DNA repair

Question 29

What type of genetic inheritance is associated with leukemia?

Answer 29

Autosomal recessive

Question 30

What kind of anemia is caused by acute blood loss?

Answer 30

Post Hemorrhagic anemia

Question 31

What type of anemia is Post Hemorrhagic anemia?

Answer 31

Normocytic-normochromic anemia

Question 32

What can decreased folate absorption lead to?

Answer 32

Pernicious anemia

Question 33

Which white blood cells are the first to respond to a trauma site?

Answer 33

Neutrophils

Question 34

How long do neutrophils live on average?

Answer 34

4 days

Question 35

What percentage of cardiac output does the brain need to function?

Answer 35

20%

Question 36

What does the medulla oblongata regulate?

Answer 36

Heart rate and blood pressure

Question 37

What is the effect of Alpha One receptor stimulation?

Answer 37

Increases the strength of myocardial contraction

Question 38

What are Alpha-1 receptor agonists used to treat?

Answer 38

Conditions such as vasodilatory shock

Question 39

What are the four stages of the M phase (mitosis)?

Answer 39

Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

Question 40

What is the function of the olfactory nerve?

Answer 40

Sense of smell

Question 41

What muscles does the oculomotor nerve control?

Answer 41

Muscles that direct eyeball and eyelid

Question 42

What does the trigeminal nerve control?

Answer 42

Face and chewing

Question 43

What does the vagus nerve innervate?

Answer 43

Viscera, abdomen