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apII test 3

front 1

________ happens in the cytoplasm, whereas ________ happens in the mitochondrion.

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Glycolysis; the citric acid (Krebs) cycle

front 2

What is the synthesis of glucose from amino acids called?

back 2

Gluconeogenesis

front 3

________ are short term regulators of appetite, whereas ________ is a long-term regulator.

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Peptide YY (PYY) and cholecystokinin (CCK); insulin

front 4

Which of the following are macronutrients?

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Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and water

front 5

Which of the following constitutes the so-called "bad cholesterol?"

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Low-density lipoproteins

front 6

Which of the following is the healthiest ratio of triglycerides?

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High HDL: low LDL

front 7

The inner membrane of a mitochondrion contains the protein ________, which harnesses the energy created by H+ flow to produce ATP by a process called ________.

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ATP synthase; the chemiosmotic mechanism

front 8

Where are most carbohydrates in the body found?

back 8

Muscle glycogen

front 9

what process produces most of the NADH that contributes to ATP synthesis in the cell?

back 9

The citric acid cycle

front 10

Which vitamin deficiency is the most common worldwide?

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Vitamin A

front 11

Carbohydrates function as structural components in all of the following except ________.

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amino acids

front 12

Which of the following is not a function of proteins in the body?

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Serving as cofactors for enzymes

front 13

Which of the following compounds yields the most ATP per molecule?

back 13

Glycogen

front 14

Which of the following is a product of glycolysis?

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Pyruvate

front 15

Which of the following represents the overall reaction for aerobic respiration?

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C6H12O6 + 6 CO2 → 6 O2 + 6 H2O

front 16

Where is the greatest volume of water in the body found?

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Intracellular fluid (ICF)

front 17

In which compartment would fluid accumulate in edema?

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Tissue (interstitial) fluid

front 18

Which of the following occurs with hypokalemia?

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Cells are hyperpolarized.

front 19

Long-term inhibition of thirst is mostly associated with which of the following?

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A drop in blood osmolarity

front 20

Water output is largely controlled by varying ________.

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urine volume

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Most body water intake is from ________, whereas most body water lost is via ________.

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drinking; urine

front 22

What is the function of aldosterone?

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It increases Na+ reabsorption and K+ secretion.

front 23

What determines osmosis from one fluid compartment to another?

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The relative concentration of solutes in each compartment

front 24

Which of these conditions is not a result of hyperkalemia?

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the resting membrane potential is more negative.

front 25

which of the following represents the complete chemical reaction for the bicarbonate buffer system

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CO2 + H2O HCO3 - + H+ H2CO3

front 26

Where are cells with aldosterone receptors found?

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Distal convoluted tubule

front 27

What is the function of antidiuretic hormone?

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It promotes water conservation.

front 28

What is the principal cation of the ECF?

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Na+

front 29

A buffer system converts a weak acid or base into a strong one.

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False

front 30

Fluid intake is governed mainly by hypothalamic neurons called ________.

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osmoreceptors

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________ is a hormone, whereas ________ is an enzyme.

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Secretin; pepsin

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Pepsinogen is produced by ________ and is activated by ________, which is secreted by ________.

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chief cells; hydrochloric acid (HCl); parietal cells

front 33

Which of the following is the accessory organ of digestion responsible for producing bile?

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Liver

front 34

The ________ gland is an extrinsic salivary gland, whereas the ________ gland is an intrinsic salivary gland.

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submandibular; lingual

front 35

Hydrochloric acid (HCl) is secreted by ________ cells.

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parietal

front 36

An example of chemical digestion is the break down of ________ into ________.

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nucleic acids; nucleotides

front 37

Which of the following nutrients must be digested in order to be absorbed?

back 37

Proteins

front 38

The layer that is responsible for the motility that propels food and residue through the digestive tract is called the ________.

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muscularis externa

front 39

Which of the following is not normally found in saliva?

back 39

Protease

front 40

The oral phase of swallowing is under ________ control and the pharyngo-esophageal phase is ________.

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central nervous system; controlled by autonomic reflexes

front 41

The outermost layer of the digestive tract, which is composed of a thin layer of areolar tissue and simple squamous epithelium, is called the ________.

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serosa (mesentery)

front 42

The physiological process that moves a nutrient from the outside of the body to the inside is called ________.

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absorption

front 43

Each of the following lists some of the tissue layers of the digestive tract. Which one has them in correct order from lumen to external surface?

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Lamina propria, muscularis mucosae, submucosa, muscularis externa, serosa

front 44

The serous membranes that suspend the stomach and intestines from the abdominal wall are called ________.

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mesenteries

front 45

Which of the following is not an accessory organ of digestion?

back 45

Pancreas

front 46

All of the following except _____ contribute to the large surface area available for nutrient absorption in the small intestine.

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circular folds

front 47

. The release of bile into the duodenum is controlled by

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hepatopancreatic sphincter

front 48

The partially digested fluid that passes from the stomach into the small intestine is

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Chyme

front 49

Each hepatic lobule consists of plates of epithelial cells radially arranged around a blood vessel called the _____.

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central vein

front 50

Liver cells which among other things produce bile are called

back 50

hepatocytes

front 51

Which of the following statements about the duodenum is NOT true?

back 51

It is longer than the jejunum.

front 52

What is the correct order in which air flows through the respiratory tract?

back 52

pharynx; larynx; trachea; bronchi; bronchioles

front 53

The air passages beneath the conchae that create turbulence within the nasal cavity are

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meatuses.

front 54

. The lower respiratory tract begins at

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the glottis.

front 55

Pulmonary surfactant is produced by

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type II alveolar cells.

front 56

What happens when the diaphragm contracts?

back 56

The size of the thoracic cavity increases and air flows into the lungs.

front 57

What structure corresponds to the "Adam's apple"?

back 57

thyroid cartilage

front 58

which passageway may conduct either air or food or liquid in normal circumstances?

back 58

laryngopharynx

front 59

starting in the abdominal cavity and progressing dorsally, you would have to cut through the ____, in this order, to expose the kidney.

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peritoneum, renal fascia, perirenal fat capsule, and fibrous capsule

front 60

The sphincter that is found between the small intestine and large intestine is called

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the ileocecal sphincter

front 61

The parietal cell of the stomach secretes:

back 61

HCl

front 62

Emphysema can lead to which of the following?

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Respiratory acidosis

front 63

Blood plasma osmolarity is higher than intracellular fluid osmolarity.

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False

front 64

Fluid intake is governed mainly by hypothalamic receptors called osmoreceptors.

back 64

True

front 65

Aldosterone promotes potassium excretion

back 65

true

front 66

Uncompensated alkalosis is a pH imbalance that can only be corrected with clinical intervention.

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True

front 67

Chloride homeostasis is regulated as a side effect of sodium homeostasis.

back 67

True

front 68

Acidosis is a pH lower than 7, whereas alkalosis is a pH higher than 7.

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False

front 69

What are the major chemical buffer systems of the body?

back 69

The bicarbonate, phosphate, and protein

front 70

Which of the following occurs when blood volume and pressure become too high?

back 70

ADH release is inhibited.

front 71

Which of the following does not stimulate aldosterone secretion?

back 71

High blood sodium concentration

front 72

Which of the following is a result of phosphate excretion from the body?

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An increase in free calcium ions in the ECF

front 73

Hyponatremia is usually a result of hypotonic hydration.

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True

front 74

The bicarbonate buffer system would not work very well in the human body if not for the action of the respiratory system, which ___________.

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expels CO2 produced by the buffer system

front 75

Which of the following is not a role of calcium in the body?

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It is a significant component of nucleic acids.

front 76

Breathing into and out of a paper bag for a long period of time will lead to __________.

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respiratory acidosis

front 77

What is the most abundant anion in the ECF?

back 77

Cl-

front 78

What is the most abundant cation in the ICF?

back 78

K+

front 79

An excessive intake of antacids can lead to which of the following?

back 79

Metabolic alkalosis

front 80

What is the normal pH of tissue fluid?

back 80

7.35-7.45

front 81

Hypernatremia is a plasma __________ concentration above normal.

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Na+

front 82

A hemorrhage results in which of the following?

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A decrease in water volume without significantly affecting the osmolarity

front 83

How is calcium concentration in the body regulated?

back 83

By horomones

front 84

A hemorrhage results in which of the following?

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A decrease in water volume without significantly affecting the osmolarity

front 85

Defecation is stimulated by

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stretching of the rectum.

front 86

Bacterial flora carry out all of the following except

back 86

digest most of the proteins we get in the diet

front 87

The three most abundant classes of nutrients are

back 87

fats, proteins, and carbohydrates.

front 88

Proteins are digested by different enzymes acting in the following sequence

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pepsin, trypsin, carboxypeptidase, dipeptidase.

front 89

Lecithin prepares fats for hydrolysis by forming

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emulsification droplets.

front 90

Amino acids and monosaccharides are absorbed in the _____ and fatty acids are absorbed in the ______?

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small intestine, small intestine too

front 91

____________ break(s) down _______________.

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Peptidases; proteins

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Carbohydrate digestion begins in the ____, whereas protein digestion begins in the

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mouth; stomach

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The _____ of the small intestine is/are similar to the ______ of the stomach.

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intestinal crypts, gastric pits

front 94

The small intestine has a very large absorptive surface associated with all these structures except

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rugae

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Which of these is the site of contact digestion?

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brush border of the small intestine

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Which of the following enzymes functions at the lowest pH?

back 96

pepsin

front 97

Which of these nutrients is absorbed by the lacteals of the small intestine?

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triglyceride

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Pancreatic enzymes are secreted in response to the hormone

back 98

cholecystokinin (CCK)

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The ____ synthesizes bile acids by metabolizing _____

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liver, cholesterol

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Of the following components of bile, only _____ has/have a digestive function.

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bile salts

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_____, which is secreted by ______ cells, is necessary for Vitamin B12 absorption.

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Intrinsic factor, parietal

front 102

_____ is associated with food stretching the stomach and activating myenteric and vagovagal reflexes, which in turn stimulate gastric secretions?

back 102

the gastric phase

front 103

The organ that stores excess glucose and releases it later into the blood is

back 103

the liver.

front 104

The ___________ regulates digestive tract motility, secretion, and blood flow, and its neurons are found in the ____________.

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nonkeratinized; lingual papillae

front 105

Infants have _____ deciduous teeth, whereas adults have _______ permanent teeth.

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20;32

front 106

Both pacreatic juice and bile are secreted into the duodenum

back 106

True

front 107

Gastric juice consists entirely of water and hydrochloric acid.

back 107

False

front 108

Where would you measure the shell temperature of a patient?

back 108

Their skin

front 109

Which of the following is true regarding body temperature?

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Adult oral temperature is typically 36.6° to 37.0°C.

front 110

Which of the following is the primary source of body heat?

back 110

Nutrient oxidation

front 111

How is the basal metabolic rate (BMR) different from the total metabolic rate (TMR)?

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The TMR includes the BMR.

front 112

Three hours after your lunch and you are absorbing nutrients, which digestive phase are you in?

back 112

Absorptive state

front 113

Which of the following is not a major class of nutrients?

back 113

Nucleic acids

front 114

Which of the following results in heat exhaustion?

back 114

Extreme electrolyte loss via sweat

front 115

Shivering warms the body because it increases the rate of what?

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ATP hydrolysis

front 116

What is the quickest physiological mechanism for achieving moderate heat loss?

back 116

Cutaneous vasodilation

front 117

Which of the following enhances loss of body heat by conduction?

back 117

Convection

front 118

During periods of fasting, why is fat said to have a protein-sparing effect?

back 118

The body does not oxidize its proteins unless it has consumed its fat reserves first

front 119

Approximately what percentage of the energy in a glucose molecule winds up in ATP with the rest lost as body heat?

back 119

40

front 120

Glycogenesis is stimulated by __________, whereas glycogenolysis is stimulated by __________.

back 120

insulin; glucagon and epinephrine

front 121

Fats should account for about __________ percent of the daily caloric intake

back 121

30

front 122

When should the basal metabolic rate be measured?

back 122

When a person first rises in the morning

front 123

Which of the following does not raise the total metabolic rate?

back 123

Starvation

front 124

Which of the following is secreted during the postabsorptive state?

back 124

Growth hormone

front 125

Which of the following occurs during the absorptive state?

back 125

Gluconeogenesis is suppressed

front 126

The liver performs all of the following functions except __________.

back 126

producing insulin and glucagon

front 127

.The first step in using amino acids as fuel is to __________ them.

back 127

deaminate

front 128

Which metabolic process produces ammonia?

back 128

Deamination of glutamic acid

front 129

Which of the following is not a function of the liver?

back 129

Secretion of digestive enzymes

front 130

Where does the highest rate of tissue protein turnover occur?

back 130

The intestinal mucosa

front 131

ncomplete fatty acid oxidation produces __________, which might lead to __________.

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ketone bodies; acidosis

front 132

Fatty acids are catabolized through which process?

back 132

Beta oxidation

front 133

Most of the fat in the body is stored in what form?

back 133

Triglycerides

front 134

Minerals are __________, whereas vitamins are __________.

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inorganic elements; organic compounds

front 135

High-quality __________ proteins are those that provide all the essential amino acids

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complete

front 136

__ transport lipids to the surface of the intestinal absorptive cells, which process them into ____

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micelles; fat globules

front 137

the muscle tone of the ____ along the colon contracts it lengthwise, causing its walls to bulge and form pouches called _____

back 137

taeniae coli; haustra

front 138

bacteria constitute about ______% of the dry weight of the feces

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30

front 139

Acid reflux into the esophagus ("heartburn") is normally prevented by __________.

back 139

the lower esophageal sphincter (LES)

front 140

The __________ regulates the flow of contents from the stomach to the duodenum.

back 140

pyloric sphincter

front 141

Which of the following nutrients is absorbed by the lacteals of the small intestine

back 141

Triglycerides

front 142

Mouth secreted-enzyme that increases in activity upon entering the HCI of the stomach.

back 142

Lingual Lipase