BME 3 Review Question and answers
correctly solved 2025/2026
In 1889, Oscar Minkowski removed an organ from a dog. The dog subsequently developed symptoms
similar to diabetes patients. What was the organ? - correct answer ✔Pancreas
Immediately after his one year of surgical residence at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, Fred Banting
- correct answer ✔Opened his own practice to see patients
The pancreas is located: - correct answer ✔In the middle of the abdomen
Choose the two main functions of the pancreas: - correct answer ✔-It produces and secretes digestive
enzymes into the stomach
-It controls glucose level in the blood stream through the secretion of insulin
An IACUC (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee) must have at least five members. One of these
members must be a veterinarian. - correct answer ✔True
In 1921, picric acid was used as a - correct answer ✔both a common laboratory reagent and an
explosive for artillery shells
The best treatment for diabetes about 1915 was known as: - correct answer ✔The starvation diet
Fred Banting developed his idea on how to treat diabetes while he was: - correct answer ✔preparing a
lecture for medical students
A child who develops diabetes typically loses weight. In 1920, the best treatment for this child would be
to: - correct answer ✔restrict diet, causing more weight loss
, In 1921, the best way to measure glucose in blood was based on: - correct answer ✔the final color of a
mixture of blood and some reagents
James Collip needed an assay for the activity of insulin in order to develop a purification method. His
assay for insulin activity was based upon: - correct answer ✔Measuring the change in blood sugar
levels in rabbits
James Collip, at the University of Toronto, developed a method to isolate insulin based upon - correct
answer ✔The solubility of insulin in alcohol/water mixtures
In 1920 the company Eli Lilly was known for manufacturing - correct answer ✔Capsules for drugs
The quantity known as pH measures: - correct answer ✔The concentration of hydrogen ions in a
solution
Arnold Beckman invented and sold one of the first integrated - correct answer ✔pH meters
This technique reveals the structure of complex molecules: - correct answer ✔X-ray crystallography
Insulin from humans and cows are exactly alike. - correct answer ✔False
The order of amino acids in a protein produced by your body is - correct answer ✔determined by your
DNA
Severe symptoms of hypoglycemia could be confused with: - correct answer ✔Alcoholic intoxication
correctly solved 2025/2026
In 1889, Oscar Minkowski removed an organ from a dog. The dog subsequently developed symptoms
similar to diabetes patients. What was the organ? - correct answer ✔Pancreas
Immediately after his one year of surgical residence at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, Fred Banting
- correct answer ✔Opened his own practice to see patients
The pancreas is located: - correct answer ✔In the middle of the abdomen
Choose the two main functions of the pancreas: - correct answer ✔-It produces and secretes digestive
enzymes into the stomach
-It controls glucose level in the blood stream through the secretion of insulin
An IACUC (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee) must have at least five members. One of these
members must be a veterinarian. - correct answer ✔True
In 1921, picric acid was used as a - correct answer ✔both a common laboratory reagent and an
explosive for artillery shells
The best treatment for diabetes about 1915 was known as: - correct answer ✔The starvation diet
Fred Banting developed his idea on how to treat diabetes while he was: - correct answer ✔preparing a
lecture for medical students
A child who develops diabetes typically loses weight. In 1920, the best treatment for this child would be
to: - correct answer ✔restrict diet, causing more weight loss
, In 1921, the best way to measure glucose in blood was based on: - correct answer ✔the final color of a
mixture of blood and some reagents
James Collip needed an assay for the activity of insulin in order to develop a purification method. His
assay for insulin activity was based upon: - correct answer ✔Measuring the change in blood sugar
levels in rabbits
James Collip, at the University of Toronto, developed a method to isolate insulin based upon - correct
answer ✔The solubility of insulin in alcohol/water mixtures
In 1920 the company Eli Lilly was known for manufacturing - correct answer ✔Capsules for drugs
The quantity known as pH measures: - correct answer ✔The concentration of hydrogen ions in a
solution
Arnold Beckman invented and sold one of the first integrated - correct answer ✔pH meters
This technique reveals the structure of complex molecules: - correct answer ✔X-ray crystallography
Insulin from humans and cows are exactly alike. - correct answer ✔False
The order of amino acids in a protein produced by your body is - correct answer ✔determined by your
DNA
Severe symptoms of hypoglycemia could be confused with: - correct answer ✔Alcoholic intoxication
