bme 3 final review Question and
answers already passed 2025/2026
An IACUC (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee) weighs the scientific benefit of the application
versus: - correct answer ✔The harm caused to the animals
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
Choose the two main functions of the pancreas: (Select 2 of the 4 answers) - correct answer ✔It
produces and secretes digestive enzymes into the stomach
It controls glucose level in the blood stream through the secretion of insulin
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
An IACUC (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee) is the committee that decides whether to
provide funding for scientists' experiments. - correct answer ✔False
The best treatment for diabetes about 1915 was known as: - correct answer ✔The starvation diet
In 1921, picric acid was used as a - correct answer ✔both a common laboratory reagent and an
explosive for artillery shells
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
, Charles Evan Hughes, the US Secretary of State in 1920, was diagnosed with diabetes in 1920. - correct
answer ✔False
Blood test are only for measuring the number of red blood cells a person has. - correct answer ✔False
The University of Toronto licensed a patent on the production of insulin to Eli Lilly. The agreement
allowed Eli Lilly to manufacture and sell insulin. In return, Eli Lilly would give the University of Toronto -
correct answer ✔5% of Eli Lilly's net sales from the insulin
Fred Banting died in 1941 from: - correct answer ✔A plane crash
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
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
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
Arnold Beckman invented and sold one of the first integrated - correct answer ✔pH meters
Hypoglycemia can be alleviated by injecting insulin. - correct answer ✔False
Insulin that is secreted into your blood contains two chains: the A chain and the B chain. - correct
answer ✔True
answers already passed 2025/2026
An IACUC (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee) weighs the scientific benefit of the application
versus: - correct answer ✔The harm caused to the animals
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
Choose the two main functions of the pancreas: (Select 2 of the 4 answers) - correct answer ✔It
produces and secretes digestive enzymes into the stomach
It controls glucose level in the blood stream through the secretion of insulin
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
An IACUC (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee) is the committee that decides whether to
provide funding for scientists' experiments. - correct answer ✔False
The best treatment for diabetes about 1915 was known as: - correct answer ✔The starvation diet
In 1921, picric acid was used as a - correct answer ✔both a common laboratory reagent and an
explosive for artillery shells
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
, Charles Evan Hughes, the US Secretary of State in 1920, was diagnosed with diabetes in 1920. - correct
answer ✔False
Blood test are only for measuring the number of red blood cells a person has. - correct answer ✔False
The University of Toronto licensed a patent on the production of insulin to Eli Lilly. The agreement
allowed Eli Lilly to manufacture and sell insulin. In return, Eli Lilly would give the University of Toronto -
correct answer ✔5% of Eli Lilly's net sales from the insulin
Fred Banting died in 1941 from: - correct answer ✔A plane crash
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
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
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
Arnold Beckman invented and sold one of the first integrated - correct answer ✔pH meters
Hypoglycemia can be alleviated by injecting insulin. - correct answer ✔False
Insulin that is secreted into your blood contains two chains: the A chain and the B chain. - correct
answer ✔True
