EEOB 2520 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026/2027
Neurotransmitters can be combined with___because, unlike___, these two both___. -
ANSWERSParacrine - endocrines - travel to nearby effectors.
Considering our critical equations for physiology, carbon dioxide is associated with
water ( i.e., both are reactants or both are products) in - ANSWERSEquation 2 and 3
only.
During childbirth, the mother's contractions trigger additional and stronger contractions.
This situation is an example of ___feedback, as the system is moving ___ steady state.
- ANSWERSPositive - further from
When he sees a bowl of candy buckeyes, Brutus always begins to salivate. This action
is best described as - ANSWERSFeedforward.
Some tadpoles (juvenile frogs that have not yet morphed to have legs) will grow longer
legs when raised in pools in high predator areas. If the predators are then removed from
the frogs' environment, their legs will not shorten. This situation is best described as an
example of - ANSWERSDevelopmental acclimatization
Your liver is an example of a(n) ____ and your skin is an example of a (n) ___. -
ANSWERSOrgan -Organ
Collagen is to ___ as elastin is to ___. - ANSWERSRope - rubberband
Which of these trios is the correct order from least to most amount of energy that will
need to be used after the change to return to the set point? (FB= feedback) -
ANSWERSFeedforward, negative FB, positive FB
Which is a correct statement about body organization? - ANSWERSA cardiac muscle
cell and a skeletal muscle cell are genetically identical and created by mitosis
Equation #3 facilitates a critical process. Which of the following is the need for that
process? - ANSWERSCO2
When Dr.Bronson emails her grocery list to herself, it is similar to a (n) ____. When she
texts the list to her husband, it is similar to a(n)____. - ANSWERSAutocrine - endocrine
Which is a correct statement about the extracellular matrix (ECM)? -
ANSWERSCollagen is the most common type of fiber present
ANSWERS 2026/2027
Neurotransmitters can be combined with___because, unlike___, these two both___. -
ANSWERSParacrine - endocrines - travel to nearby effectors.
Considering our critical equations for physiology, carbon dioxide is associated with
water ( i.e., both are reactants or both are products) in - ANSWERSEquation 2 and 3
only.
During childbirth, the mother's contractions trigger additional and stronger contractions.
This situation is an example of ___feedback, as the system is moving ___ steady state.
- ANSWERSPositive - further from
When he sees a bowl of candy buckeyes, Brutus always begins to salivate. This action
is best described as - ANSWERSFeedforward.
Some tadpoles (juvenile frogs that have not yet morphed to have legs) will grow longer
legs when raised in pools in high predator areas. If the predators are then removed from
the frogs' environment, their legs will not shorten. This situation is best described as an
example of - ANSWERSDevelopmental acclimatization
Your liver is an example of a(n) ____ and your skin is an example of a (n) ___. -
ANSWERSOrgan -Organ
Collagen is to ___ as elastin is to ___. - ANSWERSRope - rubberband
Which of these trios is the correct order from least to most amount of energy that will
need to be used after the change to return to the set point? (FB= feedback) -
ANSWERSFeedforward, negative FB, positive FB
Which is a correct statement about body organization? - ANSWERSA cardiac muscle
cell and a skeletal muscle cell are genetically identical and created by mitosis
Equation #3 facilitates a critical process. Which of the following is the need for that
process? - ANSWERSCO2
When Dr.Bronson emails her grocery list to herself, it is similar to a (n) ____. When she
texts the list to her husband, it is similar to a(n)____. - ANSWERSAutocrine - endocrine
Which is a correct statement about the extracellular matrix (ECM)? -
ANSWERSCollagen is the most common type of fiber present
