Exam Revision HUBS 1406
2026 Exam Questions and
Correct Answers | New Update
Kidney failure often leads to:
A) Dehydration.
B) Decreased parathyroid hormone secretion.
C) Acidosis.
D) Increased red blood cell production. - ANSWER ✔✔C) Acidosis.
Substances larger than ________ are normally not allowed to pass
through the filtration membrane.
,A) Urea.
B) Sodium ions.
C) Glucose.
D) Amino acids.
E) Albumin. - ANSWER ✔✔E) Albumin.
Hypoventilation leads to:
A) Low plasma CO2 levels and high pH.
B) Low plasma CO2 levels and low pH.
C) High plasma CO2 levels and high pH.
D) High plasma CO2 levels and low pH. - ANSWER ✔✔D) High
plasma CO2 levels and low pH.
A person as lost a lot of blood after a large cut. Which of the following
would be likely to occur as a result of the blood loss?
A) Increased renin secretion.
B) Increased parathyroid hormone secretion.
,C) Decreased aldosterone secretion.
D) Decreased erythropoietin secretion. - ANSWER ✔✔A) Increased
renin secretion.
A person with chronic renal failure is likely to suffer from:
A) Anaemia.
B) Increased appetite.
C) Quicker blood clotting.
D) Alkalosis. - ANSWER ✔✔A) Anaemia.
A person with chronic renal failure may have weak bones because:
A) The effects of acidosis and parathyroid hormone would combine to
decrease the minerals in bone.
B) The effects of excess vitamin D would result in high plasma levels of
calcium, leading to deposits in the bones.
C) The nitrogenous wastes would build up in the bone.
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, D) The effects of erythropoietin on the red bone marrow would weaken
the bones. - ANSWER ✔✔A) The effects of acidosis and parathyroid
hormone would combine to decrease the minerals in bone.
A person with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is unable to
ventilate their lungs properly. Their kidneys are likely to respond to this
by:
A) Increasing excretion of bicarbonate ions.
B) Increasing excretion of hydrogen ions.
C) More retention of bicarbonate ions.
D) B and C. - ANSWER ✔✔D) B and C.
Quentin Van Hoogle was diagnosed as a child with a severe
enterokinase deficiency. Based on what you know about this enzyme,
which of the following effects would be the final result of this deficiency?
A) Increased muscle growth and repair due to excess amino acid
availability.
B) Diarrhoea and abnormally high levels of nitrogenous wastes in urine.
C) Constipation and development of obesity due to low leptin levels.
2026 Exam Questions and
Correct Answers | New Update
Kidney failure often leads to:
A) Dehydration.
B) Decreased parathyroid hormone secretion.
C) Acidosis.
D) Increased red blood cell production. - ANSWER ✔✔C) Acidosis.
Substances larger than ________ are normally not allowed to pass
through the filtration membrane.
,A) Urea.
B) Sodium ions.
C) Glucose.
D) Amino acids.
E) Albumin. - ANSWER ✔✔E) Albumin.
Hypoventilation leads to:
A) Low plasma CO2 levels and high pH.
B) Low plasma CO2 levels and low pH.
C) High plasma CO2 levels and high pH.
D) High plasma CO2 levels and low pH. - ANSWER ✔✔D) High
plasma CO2 levels and low pH.
A person as lost a lot of blood after a large cut. Which of the following
would be likely to occur as a result of the blood loss?
A) Increased renin secretion.
B) Increased parathyroid hormone secretion.
,C) Decreased aldosterone secretion.
D) Decreased erythropoietin secretion. - ANSWER ✔✔A) Increased
renin secretion.
A person with chronic renal failure is likely to suffer from:
A) Anaemia.
B) Increased appetite.
C) Quicker blood clotting.
D) Alkalosis. - ANSWER ✔✔A) Anaemia.
A person with chronic renal failure may have weak bones because:
A) The effects of acidosis and parathyroid hormone would combine to
decrease the minerals in bone.
B) The effects of excess vitamin D would result in high plasma levels of
calcium, leading to deposits in the bones.
C) The nitrogenous wastes would build up in the bone.
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, D) The effects of erythropoietin on the red bone marrow would weaken
the bones. - ANSWER ✔✔A) The effects of acidosis and parathyroid
hormone would combine to decrease the minerals in bone.
A person with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is unable to
ventilate their lungs properly. Their kidneys are likely to respond to this
by:
A) Increasing excretion of bicarbonate ions.
B) Increasing excretion of hydrogen ions.
C) More retention of bicarbonate ions.
D) B and C. - ANSWER ✔✔D) B and C.
Quentin Van Hoogle was diagnosed as a child with a severe
enterokinase deficiency. Based on what you know about this enzyme,
which of the following effects would be the final result of this deficiency?
A) Increased muscle growth and repair due to excess amino acid
availability.
B) Diarrhoea and abnormally high levels of nitrogenous wastes in urine.
C) Constipation and development of obesity due to low leptin levels.
