BIOS 256 FINAL EXAM| 300 QUESTIONS|
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Which is how you take food into your digestive tract? Correct Answer: Ingestion
Bile production and secretion is promoted by Correct Answer: Secretin
The function of the small intestine Brunner's gland is Correct Answer: Secrete alkaline mucus
Hepatocytes do NOT Correct Answer: Produce digestive enzymes
Which is NOT an exocrine product of the pancreas? Correct Answer: Insulin
Which digestive enzyme is NOT made by the pancreas? Correct Answer: Pepsin
Which phase of deglutition is controlled involuntary? Correct Answer: Both pharyngeal and
esophageal
Which of these is NOT a component of saliva? Correct Answer: Nitric oxide
Select the correct statement about absorption Correct Answer:
Which vitamin requires intrinsic factor in order to be absorbed? Correct Answer: B12
Which describes how food moves through the gastrointestinal tract by peristalsis? Correct
Answer: propulsion
The function of small intestine microvilli is Correct Answer: increase surface area for absorption
Which is NOT an exocrine product of the pancreas? Correct Answer: glucagon
Which hormone induces secretion of enzyme-rich pancreatic juice? Correct Answer: CCK
(cholecystokinin)
Where is cholecystokinin (CCK) produced? Correct Answer: duodenal mucosa
Most chemical digestion and absorption occurs in the Correct Answer: small intestine
Which part of the digestive tract is essential for comfort, but not essential for life? Correct
Answer: large intestine
Which is NOT a beneficial function of the normal bacterial flora of the colon? Correct Answer:
ferment indigestible carbohydrates, producing flatus
,Distal movement of chyme requires Correct Answer: relaxation of distal circular muscles and
contraction of distal longitudinal muscles
The absorption of which ion is coupled to the absorption of glucose or amino acids? Correct
Answer: Na
Digestion of milk sugar requires Correct Answer: lactase
It is important to ensure that your diet is adequately rich in vitamins because Correct Answer:
most vitamins are coenzymes needed for normal metabolism
Catabolism involves processes that Correct Answer: break down complex structures to simpler
ones
Transamination, oxidative deamination, and kept acid modication all occur in the Correct
Answer: liver
Which is NOT a function of cholesterol? Correct Answer: Used for energy
Which of the following nutrients yield the highest amount of energy per gram when
metabolized? Correct Answer: fats
Many factors influence BMR. Which of these is the most important? Correct Answer: the ratio
of surface area to volume (weight) of the body
Which of the following glands produce the greatest proportion of semen? Correct Answer: the
seminal vesicles
Which is not a role of prostaglandins in semen? Correct Answer: stimulate sperm to finish
meiosis so they can fertilize an ovum
Which of the following statements about sperm is not true? Correct Answer: the sperm midpiece
consists of Golgi bodies spiraled tightly around the contractile filaments of the tail
The cells that produce testosterone in the testis are called Correct Answer: interstitial cells
the female structure where the fertilized egg is normally implanted is the Correct Answer: uterus
Normally menstruation occurs when Correct Answer: blood levels of estrogen and progesterone
decrease
Which of the following statements about the female reproductive process is not true? Correct
Answer: Rebuilding the endometrium is under the control of prolactin
When a young woman has developed breasts and pubic and axillary hair, but she hasn't yet had
her first menstrual period, she is in Correct Answer: puberty
, Which developmental event occurs during the embryonic period? Correct Answer: most organs
and physical features appear
It is impossible for sperm to be able to fertilize an egg until after Correct Answer: they undergo
capacitation
Estrogen and progesterone maintain the integrity of the uterine lining and prepare the mammary
glands to secrete milk. Which of the following structures makes this possible during the first
three months of pregnancy? Correct Answer: corpus luteum
During which stage of labor is the baby born? Correct Answer: expulsion
The hormone promoting milk let-down is Correct Answer: oxytocin
Decrease compliance is most characteristic of which pulmonary disorder? Correct Answer:
pulmonary fibrosis
Decreased airway resistance means Correct Answer: the airways have been dilated
Organic cofactors are made from ___ and they are called ___ Correct Answer: Vitamins,
coenzymes
Which dietary factor is associated with high LDL cholesterol? Correct Answer: Saturated fatty
acids
A good example of a positive feedback mechanism would be Correct Answer: enhancement of
labor contractions by oxytocin
One of the functional characteristics of life is irritability. This refers to Correct Answer: sensing
changes in the environment and then reacting or responding to them
Which is the unit molecule of glycogen? Correct Answer: glucose
Which is made using the energy in food molecules and used to fuel work? Correct Answer: ATP
A coenzyme may be made from Correct Answer: Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)
Which allow cells to pump solutes from an area of lower concentration to an area of higher
concentration? Correct Answer: active transport
the movement of water through a semi-permeable membrane from an area of higher water
concentration to an area of lower concentration is called____, a form of____ Correct Answer:
osmosis, diffusion
translation produces Correct Answer: protein
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Which is how you take food into your digestive tract? Correct Answer: Ingestion
Bile production and secretion is promoted by Correct Answer: Secretin
The function of the small intestine Brunner's gland is Correct Answer: Secrete alkaline mucus
Hepatocytes do NOT Correct Answer: Produce digestive enzymes
Which is NOT an exocrine product of the pancreas? Correct Answer: Insulin
Which digestive enzyme is NOT made by the pancreas? Correct Answer: Pepsin
Which phase of deglutition is controlled involuntary? Correct Answer: Both pharyngeal and
esophageal
Which of these is NOT a component of saliva? Correct Answer: Nitric oxide
Select the correct statement about absorption Correct Answer:
Which vitamin requires intrinsic factor in order to be absorbed? Correct Answer: B12
Which describes how food moves through the gastrointestinal tract by peristalsis? Correct
Answer: propulsion
The function of small intestine microvilli is Correct Answer: increase surface area for absorption
Which is NOT an exocrine product of the pancreas? Correct Answer: glucagon
Which hormone induces secretion of enzyme-rich pancreatic juice? Correct Answer: CCK
(cholecystokinin)
Where is cholecystokinin (CCK) produced? Correct Answer: duodenal mucosa
Most chemical digestion and absorption occurs in the Correct Answer: small intestine
Which part of the digestive tract is essential for comfort, but not essential for life? Correct
Answer: large intestine
Which is NOT a beneficial function of the normal bacterial flora of the colon? Correct Answer:
ferment indigestible carbohydrates, producing flatus
,Distal movement of chyme requires Correct Answer: relaxation of distal circular muscles and
contraction of distal longitudinal muscles
The absorption of which ion is coupled to the absorption of glucose or amino acids? Correct
Answer: Na
Digestion of milk sugar requires Correct Answer: lactase
It is important to ensure that your diet is adequately rich in vitamins because Correct Answer:
most vitamins are coenzymes needed for normal metabolism
Catabolism involves processes that Correct Answer: break down complex structures to simpler
ones
Transamination, oxidative deamination, and kept acid modication all occur in the Correct
Answer: liver
Which is NOT a function of cholesterol? Correct Answer: Used for energy
Which of the following nutrients yield the highest amount of energy per gram when
metabolized? Correct Answer: fats
Many factors influence BMR. Which of these is the most important? Correct Answer: the ratio
of surface area to volume (weight) of the body
Which of the following glands produce the greatest proportion of semen? Correct Answer: the
seminal vesicles
Which is not a role of prostaglandins in semen? Correct Answer: stimulate sperm to finish
meiosis so they can fertilize an ovum
Which of the following statements about sperm is not true? Correct Answer: the sperm midpiece
consists of Golgi bodies spiraled tightly around the contractile filaments of the tail
The cells that produce testosterone in the testis are called Correct Answer: interstitial cells
the female structure where the fertilized egg is normally implanted is the Correct Answer: uterus
Normally menstruation occurs when Correct Answer: blood levels of estrogen and progesterone
decrease
Which of the following statements about the female reproductive process is not true? Correct
Answer: Rebuilding the endometrium is under the control of prolactin
When a young woman has developed breasts and pubic and axillary hair, but she hasn't yet had
her first menstrual period, she is in Correct Answer: puberty
, Which developmental event occurs during the embryonic period? Correct Answer: most organs
and physical features appear
It is impossible for sperm to be able to fertilize an egg until after Correct Answer: they undergo
capacitation
Estrogen and progesterone maintain the integrity of the uterine lining and prepare the mammary
glands to secrete milk. Which of the following structures makes this possible during the first
three months of pregnancy? Correct Answer: corpus luteum
During which stage of labor is the baby born? Correct Answer: expulsion
The hormone promoting milk let-down is Correct Answer: oxytocin
Decrease compliance is most characteristic of which pulmonary disorder? Correct Answer:
pulmonary fibrosis
Decreased airway resistance means Correct Answer: the airways have been dilated
Organic cofactors are made from ___ and they are called ___ Correct Answer: Vitamins,
coenzymes
Which dietary factor is associated with high LDL cholesterol? Correct Answer: Saturated fatty
acids
A good example of a positive feedback mechanism would be Correct Answer: enhancement of
labor contractions by oxytocin
One of the functional characteristics of life is irritability. This refers to Correct Answer: sensing
changes in the environment and then reacting or responding to them
Which is the unit molecule of glycogen? Correct Answer: glucose
Which is made using the energy in food molecules and used to fuel work? Correct Answer: ATP
A coenzyme may be made from Correct Answer: Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)
Which allow cells to pump solutes from an area of lower concentration to an area of higher
concentration? Correct Answer: active transport
the movement of water through a semi-permeable membrane from an area of higher water
concentration to an area of lower concentration is called____, a form of____ Correct Answer:
osmosis, diffusion
translation produces Correct Answer: protein
