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IvyTech APHY 102 Midterm Exam 2025
Diabetes insipidus is caused by
excess insulin.
insulin deficiency.
ADH deficiency.
excess ADH. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ ADH deficiency.
T/F: Persons with type AB blood are sometimes called
universal donors. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ False
Steroid hormones
are soluble in lipids.
combine with protein receptor molecules.
cause messenger RNA synthesis.
all of the above. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ all of the
above.
T/F: Plasma contains fibrinogen, serum does not.
True
False - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ True
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sweat gland is an example of a(n) _______ gland.
paracrine
autocrine
exocrine
endocrine - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ exocrine
The percentage of red blood cells in a sample of human
blood is normally about
60%.
30%.
45%.
15%. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ 45%.
Tropic hormones
A) function in only one sex.
B) block the actions of hormones that endocrine glands
secrete.
C) stimulate certain endocrine glands to secrete
hormones.
D) only function in the tropics. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ C)
stimulate certain endocrine glands to secrete hormones.
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The correct sequence of parts that carry cardiac
impulses is
A) AV node, AV bundle, Purkinje fibers, SA node
B) AV node, SA node, Purkinje fibers, AV bundle
C) SA node, Purkinje fibers, AV node, AV bundle
D) SA node, AV node, AV rrect bundle, Purkinje fibers -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ D) SA node, AV node, AV bundle,
Purkinje fibers
Bile salts function like detergents in that they
___________ fat globules.
A) emulsify
B) coagulate
C) liquefy
D) digest - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ emulsify
In an autoimmune disease, the immune response is
directed toward
A) all antigens.
B) foreign cells.
C) all antibodies.
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D) cells of the body ("self"). - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ D)
cells of the body ("self").
Which of the following is the correct sequence for the
digestion and absorption of lipids?
1. Formation of chylomicrons
2. Emulsification by bile
3. Dissolved in the epithelial cell membrane
4. Hydrolysis by pancreatic lipase
5. Movement into lacteal ducts
A) 2, 4, 3, 1, 5
B) 2, 1, 4, 3, 5
C) 4, 3, 2, 1, 5
D) 3, 2, 4, 5, 1 - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ A) 2, 4, 3, 1, 5
The spleen
A) consists of two lobes in the mediastinum.
B) resembles a large lymph node divided into lobules.
C) produces T lymphocytes.
D) produces B lymphocytes. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ B)
resembles a large lymph node divided into lobules.
IvyTech APHY 102 Midterm Exam 2025
Diabetes insipidus is caused by
excess insulin.
insulin deficiency.
ADH deficiency.
excess ADH. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ ADH deficiency.
T/F: Persons with type AB blood are sometimes called
universal donors. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ False
Steroid hormones
are soluble in lipids.
combine with protein receptor molecules.
cause messenger RNA synthesis.
all of the above. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ all of the
above.
T/F: Plasma contains fibrinogen, serum does not.
True
False - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ True
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sweat gland is an example of a(n) _______ gland.
paracrine
autocrine
exocrine
endocrine - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ exocrine
The percentage of red blood cells in a sample of human
blood is normally about
60%.
30%.
45%.
15%. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ 45%.
Tropic hormones
A) function in only one sex.
B) block the actions of hormones that endocrine glands
secrete.
C) stimulate certain endocrine glands to secrete
hormones.
D) only function in the tropics. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ C)
stimulate certain endocrine glands to secrete hormones.
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The correct sequence of parts that carry cardiac
impulses is
A) AV node, AV bundle, Purkinje fibers, SA node
B) AV node, SA node, Purkinje fibers, AV bundle
C) SA node, Purkinje fibers, AV node, AV bundle
D) SA node, AV node, AV rrect bundle, Purkinje fibers -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ D) SA node, AV node, AV bundle,
Purkinje fibers
Bile salts function like detergents in that they
___________ fat globules.
A) emulsify
B) coagulate
C) liquefy
D) digest - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ emulsify
In an autoimmune disease, the immune response is
directed toward
A) all antigens.
B) foreign cells.
C) all antibodies.
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D) cells of the body ("self"). - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ D)
cells of the body ("self").
Which of the following is the correct sequence for the
digestion and absorption of lipids?
1. Formation of chylomicrons
2. Emulsification by bile
3. Dissolved in the epithelial cell membrane
4. Hydrolysis by pancreatic lipase
5. Movement into lacteal ducts
A) 2, 4, 3, 1, 5
B) 2, 1, 4, 3, 5
C) 4, 3, 2, 1, 5
D) 3, 2, 4, 5, 1 - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ A) 2, 4, 3, 1, 5
The spleen
A) consists of two lobes in the mediastinum.
B) resembles a large lymph node divided into lobules.
C) produces T lymphocytes.
D) produces B lymphocytes. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ B)
resembles a large lymph node divided into lobules.
