APHY 102 MIDTERM FINAL PAPER 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ A night shift worker experiences extreme difficulty falling asleep
due to being exposed to bright lights during both night and day. The
unusual pattern of light exposure is disturbing their _________________ ,
which controls the release of the hormone ______________..
Answer: circadian rhythm; melatonin
◉ Capillary walls consist of a single layer of epithelial cells and they
exchange substances in the blood for substances in the tissue fluid
surrounding body cells..
Answer: True
◉ Kidney disease can cause hypertension by.
Answer: activating the renin angiotensin mechanism
◉ Target cells for releasing hormones are in the.
Answer: anterior pituitary gland
, ◉ From the collecting ducts, lymph enters ______________ and becomes
part of the ________________..
Answer: veins; plasma
◉ Which of the following lists best illustrates the idea of increasing
levels of complexity?.
Answer: Organelles, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems.
◉ The red blood cells of type AB blood have on their surfaces.
Answer: antigens A and B
◉ The pulmonary circuit.
Answer: sends oxygen-poor blood to the lungs.
◉ Arteries are strong, elastic vessels that carry blood to the heart..
Answer: False
◉ Which of the following has both endocrine and exocrine
functions?.
Answer: pancreas
◉ doctors suggest that during long periods of sitting, you should flex
and extend your feet at the ankles periodically and squeeze your calf
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ A night shift worker experiences extreme difficulty falling asleep
due to being exposed to bright lights during both night and day. The
unusual pattern of light exposure is disturbing their _________________ ,
which controls the release of the hormone ______________..
Answer: circadian rhythm; melatonin
◉ Capillary walls consist of a single layer of epithelial cells and they
exchange substances in the blood for substances in the tissue fluid
surrounding body cells..
Answer: True
◉ Kidney disease can cause hypertension by.
Answer: activating the renin angiotensin mechanism
◉ Target cells for releasing hormones are in the.
Answer: anterior pituitary gland
, ◉ From the collecting ducts, lymph enters ______________ and becomes
part of the ________________..
Answer: veins; plasma
◉ Which of the following lists best illustrates the idea of increasing
levels of complexity?.
Answer: Organelles, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems.
◉ The red blood cells of type AB blood have on their surfaces.
Answer: antigens A and B
◉ The pulmonary circuit.
Answer: sends oxygen-poor blood to the lungs.
◉ Arteries are strong, elastic vessels that carry blood to the heart..
Answer: False
◉ Which of the following has both endocrine and exocrine
functions?.
Answer: pancreas
◉ doctors suggest that during long periods of sitting, you should flex
and extend your feet at the ankles periodically and squeeze your calf
