PHYSIOLOGY PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR EXAM I

1. Osmosis is a special case of

a) filtration b) active transport c) carrier transport d) diffusion e) facilitated diffusion
2. In a cell, movement of molecules from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration
a) uses facilitated diffusion b) requires cellular energy c) needs associated (peripheral) proteins
d) requires both cellular energy and facilitated diffusion e) uses its concentration gradient to move
3. Red blood cells would swell in which type of solution?
a) hypotonic b) isotonic c) hypertonic d) hydrophilic e) lipophilic
4. When an enyme is activated, which of the following can influence the ac!"!# of that enyme?
1. p! of surroundings 2. amount of enyme 3. concentration of substrate 4. proteolytic activation
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a) #, $ and % b) &, ' and % c) ' and ( d) & and # e) ', (, &, $ and #
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a) intracellular fluid b) plasma c) interstitial fluid d) e,tracellular fluid e) none of these
%. -t the pea. of an action potential, which of the following are true?
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d) the membrane / *$0 m1 e) all of these are true
&. Which of these neurotransmitters is primarily responsible for natural pain relief in the body?
a) 23 b) 4ubstance + c) 5opamine d) 4erotonin e) "3ndorphins
'. 6he speed of conduction of a nerve impulse can be determined by which of the following factors?
1. temperature 2. diameter of a,on 3. stimulus frequency 4. myelin sheath $. stimulus strength
a) #, (, & and % b) #, ' and ( c) ( and # d) ( and ' e) %, ' and #
(. -ll of these characteristics belong to graded potentials, e,cept for7
a) they have constant magnitude b) there are no refractory periods c) summation is possible
d) typically occurs at the cell body of a neuron e) they are decremental
1). 6he type of neuron that communicates information from the central to the peripheral nervous system8
a) sensory neuron b) interneuron c) motor neuron d) afferent neuron e) glial cell
11. 9ompared to the 3ndocrine 4ystem, regulation of the body by the 2ervous 4ystem provides
a) relatively slow but long"lasting responses to stimuli b) swift but brief responses to stimuli
c) swift, long"lasting responses to stimuli d) antagonist hormone interactions
e) relatively slow, short"lived responses to stimuli
12. :ovement of solvent and dissolved substances across a cell membrane by hydrostatic pressure is
a) filtration b) facilitated diffusion c) osmosis d) simple diffusion e) active transport
13. 6he substance acetylcholine (-9h) is released from synaptic vesicles by the process of
a) phagocytosis b) simple diffusion c) passive transport d) e,ocytosis e) endocytosis
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LA* CONCEPTS ON EXAM I+
1. 5efine diffusion, osmosis, hyper", iso" and hypotonic solutions8 9alculate molarity and osmolarity8
2. What were the substrates and products for urease and amylase? What was bromothymol blue?
3. !ow do p!, temperature, competitive and non"competitive inhibitors affect enymes?
4. What are sensory receptors? 5escribe thermo", mechano", baro", chemo", photo", and nociceptors8
$. 5escribe adaptation in terms of receptors (phasic vs8 tonic)8 What are olfaction and gustation?
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14. 9alculate the Osmolarity of a 08;< solution of 2a9l8 Which of the following is the best answer?
a) #00 mOs: b) #&0 mOs: c) (00 mOs: d) %00 mOs: e) $00 mOs:
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a) amylase b) urease c) bromothymol blue d) urea e) amylose
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