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Final physio questions
Tina Truong
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Question 1

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Which of the following is NOT a step in long - term potentiation of glutamertergic synapse?
Answer
  • High frequency of action potentials in presynaptic cell
  • Release of glutamate
  • Glutamate binds to Na and Ca channels
  • Na and Mg enter the post-synaptic cell
  • Secondary messages induce long - lasting increase in glutamate receptors and sensitivity

Question 2

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If the thalamus was not functioning to its full capacity, which sense would be least affected?
Answer
  • Olfactory
  • Hearing
  • Vision
  • Vestibular
  • Taste

Question 3

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In the presence of light, the bipolar cells will become _________ in the ON Pathway, while the bipolar cells would become____________ in the OFF Pathway.
Answer
  • Hyperpolarize; Hyperpolarize
  • Depolarized; Hyperpolarized
  • Depolarize; Depolarize
  • Hyperpolarize; Depolarize
  • None of the above

Question 4

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If the lateral inhibition mechanism was not functional in your sensory system, which of the following would not occur?
Answer
  • localization of a stimulus sit
  • decrease in stimulus duration
  • summation of afferent neuron action potentials
  • amplification of a stimulus
  • None of the above

Question 5

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If the hair cells in the ampulla of the ear were mutated, what would happens to the vestibular system?
Answer
  • Loss of eye muscle control
  • Loss of maintenance of upright posture and balance
  • Loss of conscious awareness of the position or acceleration of the body
  • None of the above
  • All of the above

Question 6

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The sensation of pain in the left arm when one is having a heart attack is known as:
Answer
  • Hyperalgesia
  • b. Hypersensitivity
  • c. Pain localization
  • d. Referred Pain
  • e. A mutation in the nociceptors

Question 7

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In order for the skeletal muscle fiber to relax _____ must occur.
Answer
  • a. Hydrolysis of ATP by Na+/K+-ATPase in the plasma membrane
  • b. Binding of ATP to myosin
  • c. Hydrolysis of ATP by Ca2+-ATPase in the sarcoplasmic reticulum
  • d. Hydrolysis of ATP by myosin

Question 8

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How does the excitation (depolarization) of the cardiac nodes flow through the atrial and ventriole portions of the heart? (from start to finish)
Answer
  • a. AV node, SA node, His bundle, Purkinje fibers
  • b. SA node, Av node, His bundle, Purkinje fibers
  • c. Av node, SA node, Purkinje fibers, His bundle
  • d. SA node, AV node, Purkinje fibers, His bundle

Question 9

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In the cardiac system, decreasing blood pressure would also affect which of the following?
Answer
  • a. increase net filtration pressure
  • b. increase πC
  • c. decrease net filtration pressure
  • d. decrease πC

Question 10

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In the cardiac system, if arterial pressure is decreased, what is the body’s way to compensate for this?
Answer
  • there is a decrease in baroreceptor firing, which increases sympathetic response
  • b. there is an increase in baroreceptor firing, which increases sympathetic response
  • c. there is a decrease in baroreceptor firing, which increases parasympathetic response
  • d. there is a decrease in baroreceptor firing, which decrease sympathetic response

Question 11

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When at the top of Mt. Everest, less oxygen is available and therefore PO2 levels are decreased. PO2 levels are sensed by the ________ which causes ________ firing and contraction of respiratory muscles which attempts to return PO2 levels back to normal.
Answer
  • a. Central chemoreceptors, increased
  • b. Peripheral chemoreceptors, increased
  • c. Central chemoreceptors, decreased
  • d. Peripheral chemoreceptors, decreased

Question 12

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Reduction in surfactant in the alveolar cells would:
Answer
  • 1) Decrease compliance within the lung, making it harder to expand
  • 2) Increase surface tension at the air-water interfaces within the alveoli
  • 3) Increase the cohesive forces between water molecules
  • 4) Increase compliance within the lung, making it harder to expand

Question 13

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The afferent arteriole in the kidney has dilated. What effects does this have on the P_GC (glomerular capillary pressure) and GFR (glomerular filtration rate)? (Figure 14.9)
Answer
  • A. Decreased P_GC; increased GFR
  • B. Increased P_GC; increased GFR
  • C. Decreased P_GC; decreased GFR
  • D. Increased P_GC; decreased GFR
  • E. None of the above

Question 14

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If an individual experiences an increase in sodium and water reabsorption, it would result from which of the following:HC
Answer
  • A. A decrease in aldosterone secretion
  • B. An increase in aldosterone secretion
  • C. A decrease in plasma angiotensin II
  • D. An increase in arterial pressure

Question 15

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One of the negative feedback systems of high [HCl] in relation to cephalic and gastric control include:
Answer
  • A. Gastrin secretion on the parietal cells
  • B. Histamine secretion on the parietal cells
  • *C. Somatostatin secretion on the parietal cells
  • D. Luminal distension of amino acids and peptides
  • E. Enteric neural activity on the parietal cells

Question 16

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How is increased acidity in the duodenum hormonally regulated?
Answer
  • A. Increased neural activity affects the parietal cell to increase bicarbonate secretion.
  • B. Bicarbonate is secreted from the small intestine, which causes the pancreas to secrete selectin.
  • *C. Secretin is secreted from the small intestine, which causes the pancreas to secrete bicarbonate.
  • D. CCK is secreted from the duodenum, inhibiting acid secretion from the stomach

Question 17

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What is the fate of ingested amino acids in excess of those needed to maintain a stable rate of protein turnover?
Answer
  • a. Increase in body protein
  • b. Converted to glycogen
  • c. Converted to carbohydrate or fat
  • d. Transported via the blood to adipose tissue

Question 18

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What is the first line of defense in the maintenance of the plasma glucose concentration within a homeostatic range?
Answer
  • A. Hepatic glycogenolysis
  • B. Increase GLUT-4 concentration
  • Gluconeogenesis
  • Lipolysis
  • E. none of the above

Question 19

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The catabolism of triglycerides in adipose tissue yields what?
Answer
  • A. Fatty acids only
  • B. Glycerol only
  • C. Fatty acids and glycerol
  • D. Sterols and glycerol
  • E. none of the above

Question 20

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A few hours into post absorptive state, through which pathway are proteins converted into glucose ?
Answer
  • Glycolysis
  • Gluconeogenesis
  • C. Oxidative Phosphorylation
  • D. Alpha-keto acid pathway
  • E. none of the above

Question 21

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Besides plasma concentration of glucose, what other factors stimulate insulin secretion
Answer
  • Incretins
  • Exercise
  • C. Increased amino acid concentration
  • D. A and C
  • E. All of the above

Question 22

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How does the liver respond to decreased levels of plasma insulin?
Answer
  • a. Increase glucose release; increase ketone synthesis
  • b. Increase glucose synthesis; Increase ketone release
  • c. Decrease glucose release; decrease ketone synthesis
  • d. Decrease glucose synthesis; decrease ketone release

Question 23

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In skeletal muscle, as insulin secretion increases,
Answer
  • a) blood glucose increases
  • b) blood fatty acids increase
  • c) protein synthesis increases
  • d) blood amino acids increase

Question 24

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Which factor(s) do NOT cause calorigenic effect
Answer
  • Acetylcholine
  • B. Thyroid hormones (T3 and T4)
  • Epinephrine
  • D. B and C
  • E. None of the above
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