Bio Sci E109 Midterm 3 (Final) Review Questions With
Complete Solutions
A common passageway shared by the respiratory and digestive
systems is Correct Answers pharynx
a drug that blocks the action of carbonic anhydrase in parietal
cells would result in Correct Answers a higher pH during
gastric digestion
a person has a total body water content and total body solute
content represented by position "X" on the figure below. That
person now drinks some water then urinates. Their position
could now be at the location on the graph indicated by the
letter... Correct Answers Q
acidic chyme that enters the small intestine stimulates secretion
of secretin. Which of the following would be a logical effect of
this hormone? Correct Answers stimulates secretion of
pancreatic juice
after day 10 in chemo, a patient losses a significant amount of
WBC, which of the following sets of symptoms/characteristics
would the patient most likely exhibit? Correct Answers be at
high risk for infections
An athlete training at high altitude is hoping to generate an
increase in Correct Answers red blood cells
, As filtrate flows down the descending loop of Henle, the
osmolarity Correct Answers increases, primarily because water
leaves the nephron
Assume that the blood passing through a pulmonary capillary
comes into equilibrium with the gases in the alveolus. Therefore,
at the downstream end of the capillary, the partial pressure of the
Correct Answers O2 in the pulmonary capillary will be the
same as the partial pressure of the O2 in the alveolus
At what stage in the life cycle of males and females do germ
cells start to undergo meiosis? Correct Answers starting
puberty in males and during the fetal stage in females
based on the data shown, the transepithelial transport of X is
____, and the direction of the transport is ___ Correct Answers
active, apical to basolateral
Birth control pills... when it does prevent pregnancy, the way it
works is Correct Answers it prevents ovulation
Blocking afferent action potentials from the chemoreceptors in
the carotid and aortic bodies would interfere with the brain's
ability to regulate breathing in response to all except which of
the following? Correct Answers changes in blood pressure
Blood doping is the removal and storage of one's own
erythrocytes. If this is performed at the appropriate time before
an athletic event, that athlete may have an advantage over his or
her competitors. What could be the problem with this type of
manipulation? Correct Answers increased blood viscosity
Complete Solutions
A common passageway shared by the respiratory and digestive
systems is Correct Answers pharynx
a drug that blocks the action of carbonic anhydrase in parietal
cells would result in Correct Answers a higher pH during
gastric digestion
a person has a total body water content and total body solute
content represented by position "X" on the figure below. That
person now drinks some water then urinates. Their position
could now be at the location on the graph indicated by the
letter... Correct Answers Q
acidic chyme that enters the small intestine stimulates secretion
of secretin. Which of the following would be a logical effect of
this hormone? Correct Answers stimulates secretion of
pancreatic juice
after day 10 in chemo, a patient losses a significant amount of
WBC, which of the following sets of symptoms/characteristics
would the patient most likely exhibit? Correct Answers be at
high risk for infections
An athlete training at high altitude is hoping to generate an
increase in Correct Answers red blood cells
, As filtrate flows down the descending loop of Henle, the
osmolarity Correct Answers increases, primarily because water
leaves the nephron
Assume that the blood passing through a pulmonary capillary
comes into equilibrium with the gases in the alveolus. Therefore,
at the downstream end of the capillary, the partial pressure of the
Correct Answers O2 in the pulmonary capillary will be the
same as the partial pressure of the O2 in the alveolus
At what stage in the life cycle of males and females do germ
cells start to undergo meiosis? Correct Answers starting
puberty in males and during the fetal stage in females
based on the data shown, the transepithelial transport of X is
____, and the direction of the transport is ___ Correct Answers
active, apical to basolateral
Birth control pills... when it does prevent pregnancy, the way it
works is Correct Answers it prevents ovulation
Blocking afferent action potentials from the chemoreceptors in
the carotid and aortic bodies would interfere with the brain's
ability to regulate breathing in response to all except which of
the following? Correct Answers changes in blood pressure
Blood doping is the removal and storage of one's own
erythrocytes. If this is performed at the appropriate time before
an athletic event, that athlete may have an advantage over his or
her competitors. What could be the problem with this type of
manipulation? Correct Answers increased blood viscosity
