Human Anatomy and Physiology II Final Exam
1. Respiratory acidosis can occur when ________. a
person's breathing is shallow due to obstruction
2. Catabolism would be best described as a process that ________.
breaks down complex structures to simpler ones
3. Digestion of which of the following would be affected the most if the liver were severely
damaged?
lipids
4. The mechanism of water reabsorption by the renal tubules is ________.
osmosis
5. Gluconeogenesis is the process in which ________.
glucose is formed from noncarbohydrate precursors
6. Chemical digestion of starch begins in the _____.
mouth
7. Which of the following is not a chemical buffer system?
nucleic acid
8. The renal ___________ is continuous with the
ureter. pelvis
9. Acidosis results in increasing levels of what
ion? Hydrogen
10. The site of electron transport is the:
mitochondrial inner membrane (cristae)
11. The functional and structural unit of the kidneys is the ________.
nephron
12. The gall bladder stores and releases bile, but does not produce
it. True
13. Cholesterol, though it is not an energy molecule, has importance in the body because it
________.
is a stabilizing component of the plasma membranes and is the parent molecule of steroid hormones
14. In order to prevent self-digestion of the pancreas, activation of pancreatic proteases occurs
in the:
duodenum.
15. Urine passes through the ________.
pelvis of the kidney to ureter to bladder to urethra
16. The filtration membrane includes all except ________.
renal fascia
17. The presence of glucose and ketone bodies in the urine can indicate:
untreated diabetes mellitus.
1. Respiratory acidosis can occur when ________. a
person's breathing is shallow due to obstruction
2. Catabolism would be best described as a process that ________.
breaks down complex structures to simpler ones
3. Digestion of which of the following would be affected the most if the liver were severely
damaged?
lipids
4. The mechanism of water reabsorption by the renal tubules is ________.
osmosis
5. Gluconeogenesis is the process in which ________.
glucose is formed from noncarbohydrate precursors
6. Chemical digestion of starch begins in the _____.
mouth
7. Which of the following is not a chemical buffer system?
nucleic acid
8. The renal ___________ is continuous with the
ureter. pelvis
9. Acidosis results in increasing levels of what
ion? Hydrogen
10. The site of electron transport is the:
mitochondrial inner membrane (cristae)
11. The functional and structural unit of the kidneys is the ________.
nephron
12. The gall bladder stores and releases bile, but does not produce
it. True
13. Cholesterol, though it is not an energy molecule, has importance in the body because it
________.
is a stabilizing component of the plasma membranes and is the parent molecule of steroid hormones
14. In order to prevent self-digestion of the pancreas, activation of pancreatic proteases occurs
in the:
duodenum.
15. Urine passes through the ________.
pelvis of the kidney to ureter to bladder to urethra
16. The filtration membrane includes all except ________.
renal fascia
17. The presence of glucose and ketone bodies in the urine can indicate:
untreated diabetes mellitus.
