Final Exam Review (Multiple Choice)-
Advanced Anatomy & Physiology
Which of the following metabolic processes would be used if the body is experiencing decreased blood
sugar?
a) glygogenolysis
b) lipolysis
c) gluconeogenesis
d) all of the above - Answer-d
What will initiate lipogenesis?
a) Elevated blood protein levels
b) Decreased blood triglycerides
c) Elevated blood glucose levels
d) Elevated levels of blood LDL - Answer-c
DNA contains smaller molecules called nucleotides that attach to form the larger double helix strands.
Which of the following molecules are not found in Nucleotides?
a) phosphate
b) deoxyribose
,c) nitrogenous base molecules
d) ribose - Answer-d
Depolarization is described by which of the following statements?
a) A wave like process where potassium molecules move into the cell creating a positive polarity that
travels across the cell membrane.
b) A wave like process where calcium molecules move into the cell creating a positive polarity that
travels across the cell membrane.
c) A wave like process where sodium molecules move into the cell creating a positive polarity that
travels across the cell membrane.
d) A wave like process where hydrogen molecules move into the cell creating a positive polarity that
travels across the cell membrane. - Answer-c
In genetics strands of DNA have four different parts. Which of the following is not a section or structure
of a DNA strand?
a) Telomere
b) Gene
c) Ribosome
d) Epigenome - Answer-C
Proteins, polypeptides, peptides and amino acids are extremely important to our body's normal
metabolism and homeostasis. What are their roles in the body?
a) Working in the nervous system as neurotransmitters
b) Producing enzymes such as pepsin or amylase
c) Becoming chemical messengers in the blood stream such as insulin
, d) All of the above - Answer-d
A gene can best be defined as ________.
a. a three-base triplet that specifies a particular amino acid
b. noncoding segments of DNA up to 100,000 nucleotides long
c. an RNA messenger that codes for a particular polypeptide
d. a segment of DNA that carries the instructions for one polypeptide chain - Answer-d
A reflex that causes muscle recruitment and contraction of opposite muscle groups (flexors vs extensors)
to maintain balence is called a:
a. flexor reflex.
b. plantar reflex.
c. crossed extensor reflex.
d. superficial reflex - Answer-c
Amy's hand was exposed to X rays. A gene in a skin cell of her hand mutated. This mutant gene
________.
a. will not form an exact duplicate of itself when the cell divides
b. will definitely cause skin cancer
c. will replicate itself and be passed on to Amy's children
d. will replicate itself when the cell divides but will not be passed on to Amy's offspring - Answer-d
DNA replication ________.
Advanced Anatomy & Physiology
Which of the following metabolic processes would be used if the body is experiencing decreased blood
sugar?
a) glygogenolysis
b) lipolysis
c) gluconeogenesis
d) all of the above - Answer-d
What will initiate lipogenesis?
a) Elevated blood protein levels
b) Decreased blood triglycerides
c) Elevated blood glucose levels
d) Elevated levels of blood LDL - Answer-c
DNA contains smaller molecules called nucleotides that attach to form the larger double helix strands.
Which of the following molecules are not found in Nucleotides?
a) phosphate
b) deoxyribose
,c) nitrogenous base molecules
d) ribose - Answer-d
Depolarization is described by which of the following statements?
a) A wave like process where potassium molecules move into the cell creating a positive polarity that
travels across the cell membrane.
b) A wave like process where calcium molecules move into the cell creating a positive polarity that
travels across the cell membrane.
c) A wave like process where sodium molecules move into the cell creating a positive polarity that
travels across the cell membrane.
d) A wave like process where hydrogen molecules move into the cell creating a positive polarity that
travels across the cell membrane. - Answer-c
In genetics strands of DNA have four different parts. Which of the following is not a section or structure
of a DNA strand?
a) Telomere
b) Gene
c) Ribosome
d) Epigenome - Answer-C
Proteins, polypeptides, peptides and amino acids are extremely important to our body's normal
metabolism and homeostasis. What are their roles in the body?
a) Working in the nervous system as neurotransmitters
b) Producing enzymes such as pepsin or amylase
c) Becoming chemical messengers in the blood stream such as insulin
, d) All of the above - Answer-d
A gene can best be defined as ________.
a. a three-base triplet that specifies a particular amino acid
b. noncoding segments of DNA up to 100,000 nucleotides long
c. an RNA messenger that codes for a particular polypeptide
d. a segment of DNA that carries the instructions for one polypeptide chain - Answer-d
A reflex that causes muscle recruitment and contraction of opposite muscle groups (flexors vs extensors)
to maintain balence is called a:
a. flexor reflex.
b. plantar reflex.
c. crossed extensor reflex.
d. superficial reflex - Answer-c
Amy's hand was exposed to X rays. A gene in a skin cell of her hand mutated. This mutant gene
________.
a. will not form an exact duplicate of itself when the cell divides
b. will definitely cause skin cancer
c. will replicate itself and be passed on to Amy's children
d. will replicate itself when the cell divides but will not be passed on to Amy's offspring - Answer-d
DNA replication ________.
