General Biology

Spring 2004

 

PRACTICE FINAL EXAMINATION

 

Don’t forget that 25% of the exam will be on material from Midterms I-III

 

1.  A countercurrent heat exchanger_______________

a.  would move excessive heat from the body

b.  involves a transfer of heat from outgoing arteries to incoming veins to conserve body heat

c.  transfers cool blood from outgoing arteries to incoming veins to conserve body heat

d.  none of the above

 

2.  An example of reabsorption in the kidney would be______________

a.  movement of salt from the glomerulus into the proximal tubule

b.  movement of glucose from the proximal tubule into the blood

c.  transport of metabolized antibiotics into the tubules

d.  movement of water from the blood into the kidney caused by ADH

 

3. Which of the following is not an important function of the kidneys?

a.  filtration

b.  reabsorption

c.   secretion

d.  all of the above are important functions

 

4.  Which is the preferred nitrogenous excretory product of birds?

a.  urea

b. ammonia

c.  uric acid

d.  all of the above

 

5.  A marine (saltwater) fish deals osmotic loss of water by___________

a.  excreting a concentrated urine

b.  drinking minimal water

c.  excreting urea

d.  none of the above

 

6.  A freshwater fish must have a strategy to deal with________

a.  excessive water intake

b.  excessive salt intake

c.  underdeveloped gills

d.  dehydration

 

7.  Which of the following is not part of the kidney structure?

a.  proximal tubule

b.  collecting duct

c.  glomerulus

d.  vas deferens

 

8.  The ________ transports urine from the kidneys to the __________, while the ________ transports urine to the outside world

a.  ureter; collecting duct; urethra

b.  ureter; bladder; urethra

c.  urethra; bladder; ureter

d.  urethra; seminal vesicle; ureter

 

9.  A person with elevated blood sodium levels, may have ______ levels of _________

a.  reduced; thyroid hormone

b.  elevated; glucagon

c.  elevated; aldosterone

d.  reduced;  epinephrine

 

10.  Which of the following is not included in the classical definition of an endocrine gland?

a.  produces a hormone that enters the blood

b.  the hormone exerts its effects on a distant target organ

c.  is recognized by target cells by the presence of receptors

d.  communication between two nerve cells

 

11.  The target organ for the hormone prolactin is the_____________

a.  pituitary

b.  hypothalamus

c.  mammary gland

d.  heart

 

12.  Which of the following hormones regulates our sleep-wake cycle

a.  prolactin

b.  thyroxine

c.  melatonin

d. ACTH

 

13.  Parathyroid hormone causes an increase in____________

a.  blood calcium levels

b.  bone sodium levels

c.  cortisol production

d.  insulin production

 

14.  Calcitonin, a hormone produced by the ________, removes calcium from ______and deposits it in ________

a. anterior pituitary; bone; blood

b. parathyroid gland; bone; blood

c. C-cells (thyroid); blood; bone

d. adrenal; blood; bone

 

15.  _________, produced by the pituitary gland, ________ the water content of  blood

a.  aldosterone; decreases

b.  cortisol; decreases

c.  vasopressin (ADH); increases

d.  epinephrine; decreases

 

16.  __________, produced by the __________, _________ blood sugar levels

a. glucagon; pancreas; increases

b. insulin; adrenal; increases

c. insulin; pancreas; increases

d. prolactin; posterior pituitary; decreases

 

17.  Which of the following hormones would stimulate metabolism?

a.  ACTH

b.  TSH

c. oxytocin

d.  growth hormone

 

18. Which of the following is not true about the thyroid axis?

a.  it is composed of the hypothalamus, pituitary, and thyroid glands

b.  thyroid hormoe inhibits TSH production

c.  it is a major component of the stress response

d.  a person with a hypothyroid (underactive) condition  may be cold

 

19.  Which of the following are not characteristic of the stress response?

a.  increased blood sugar levels

b. decreased production of cortisol

c.  increased production of epinephrine

d.  activation of the pituitary gland (ACTH)

 

20.  During diabetes, blood sugar levels are too _______, because ________ levels are too ______

a. low; glucagon; high

b. high; insulin; low

c. low; insulin; low

d. high; glucagon; low

 

21.  What is (are) the major difference(s) between the mechanisms of action of steroid and non-steroid hormones?

a. non-steroid hormones bind to receptors inside the cell

b. steroid hormones always activate gene expression

c. non-steroid hormones are slower acting than steroid hormones

d. both a and b

 

22. Hormones________________________________

a.  are secreted by endocrine cells into the blood

b.  are chemicals that transmit information between nerve cells

c.  are transported directly from endocrine glands into nerve cells

d. none of the above

 

23.  Which of the following glands is not considered an endocrine gland?

a.  lymph node

b. heart

c. pineal

d. pancreas

 

24.  Implantation of a fertilized egg occurs in the____________

a.  endometrium

b.  Fallopian tube

c.  vagina

d.  myometrium

25.  ________ , produced in the pituitary, stimulates ovulation

a.  TSH

b.  GnRH

c.  FSH

d.  LH

 

26.  Parturition, or delivery, depends on the production of ___________, produced in the _______ pituitary, which causes uterine muscle contractions.

a.  vasopressin; anterior

b.  oxytocin; posterior

c.  GnRH; anterior

d.  LH; anterior

 

27.  The site for follicle development in the female reproductive tract is the__________

a. uterus

b. oviduct

c. ovary

d. vagina

 

28. The in-home early pregnancy test kits (EPT) measure urine levels of _____________

a. progesterone

b. human chorionic gonadotropin

c. estrogen

d. FSH

 

29.  Following ovulation, the structure responsible for progesterone production is the  ______________

a. primary follicle

b. secondary follicle

c. oviduct

d. corpus luteum

 

30. In the female, the fetus controls the actual timing of _____________

a. childbirth

b. implantation

c. fertilization

d. ovulation

 

31.  High levels of ___________ in birth control pills are important because it prevents ovulation by blocking production of _________________

a. human chorionic gonadotropin; estrogen

b. progesterone; LH

c. progesterone; FSH

d. LH; progesterone

 

32.  A malfunctioning epididymis would result in the lack of______________

a.  ovum transport

b.  sperm maturation

c.  semen production

d.  ovulation

 

33.  Accessory glands in the male reproductive tract are responsible for production of __________

a. sperm

b. nutrient fluid

c. testosterone

d. mitochondria

 

34.   Acrosomes, located on sperm are responsible for_____________

a.   production of enzymes to penetrate the egg cell

 b.   formation of the sperm tail

 c.   lubrication

 d.   none of the above

 

35.  A region of the male reproductive tract responsible for the transport of sperm is called the ________________

a.  Fallopian tube

b.  seminiferous tubule

c.  prostate gland

d.  vas deferens

 

36.  Sperm production occurs in the _____________ of the testes

a.  vas deferens

b.  epididymis

c.  seminiferous tubules

d.  seminal vesicle gland

 

37.  The seminiferous tubules are a component of the_____________

a.  testes

b. oviduct

c.  prostate gland

d.  epididymis

 

38.  GnRH from the _________ stimulates release of __________ from the anterior pituitary gland, which is responsible for sperm production

a. hypothalamus; FSH

b. hypothalamus; LH

c. posterior pituitary; FSH

d. hypothalamus; TSH

 

 

 

39.  Which endocrine organ produces a hormone that lowers blood pressure?

a.  adrenal

b.  pituitary

c.  pancreas

d. heart

 

 

40.  During summer break, I will______________

a.  relax

b.  vacation

c.  visit with family and friends

d.  any of the above