BIO 202 (ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II)
MIDTERM EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM UPDATED
WITH ALL QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS |WELL GRADED A+
The following WBC is responsible for attacking and destroying tumor infected cells and
virus-infected cells?
A) macrophages
B) lymphocytes
C) neutrophils
D) eosinophils
E) basophils - CORRECT ANSWERS-B) lymphocytes
Which of the following is not responsible for having a vasoconstrictive effect on blood
vessels:
A) ANP
B) ADP
C) serotonin
D) thromboxane A2
E) endothelin - CORRECT ANSWERS-A) ANP
The following is not a major constitute of plasma:
A) albumin
B) electrolytes
C) CO2
D) platelets
E) immunoglobulins - CORRECT ANSWERS-D) platelets
Which of the following would be the most likely trigger for erythropoiesis?
A) hypoxia
B) decreased tissue demand for oxygen
C) an increased number of RBCs
D) moving to a lower altitude) fighting off an acute bacterial infection - CORRECT
ANSWERS-A) hypoxia
Which of the following hormones stimulates proliferation of red blood cells in red bone
marrow?
A) Endothelin
B) thrombopoietin (TPO)
C) Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF)
D) Colony stimulating Factors (CSF)
E) erythropoietin (EPO) - CORRECT ANSWERS-E) erythropoietin (EPO)
,_______is caused by a point mutation in the β-globin chain of hemoglobin, causing the
hydrophilic amino acid glutamic acid to be replaced with the hydrophobic amino acid
valine at the sixth position. The β-globin gene is found on chromosome 11. This results
in the following condition:
A) pernicious anemia
B) β -thalassemia
C) iron deficiency anemia
D) sickle cell anemia
E) aplastic anemia - CORRECT ANSWERS-D) sickle cell anemia
)When these particular leukocytes migrate into the interstitial spaces via chemotactic
stimuli, they transform from small WBCs into large phagocytic cells:
A) neutrophil
B) basophil
C) eosinophil
D) macrophage
E) lymphocyte - CORRECT ANSWERS-D) macrophage
A lack of intrinsic factor, leading to a deficiency of vitamin B12 and causing an
appearance of large pale cells called macrocytes, is characteristic of ________.
A) iron deficiency anemia
B) polycythemia vera
C) pernicious anemia
D) sickle-cell anemia
E) thalassemia - CORRECT ANSWERS-C) pernicious anemia
A male patient 21 years of age comes into urgent care due to the progressive onset of
malaise, lethargy, fatigue and a general sense of not feeling like himself. Upon clinical
interrogation you discover that 4 weeks prior he had traveled to the rain forest of South
America and had lived off the land, including drinking and bathing in a local river. Lab
results demonstrate a Helminthic (parasitic) infection. What WBC is most likely elevated
in this individual?
A) neutrophils
B) basophils
C) eosinophils
D) macrophagesE) lymphocytes - CORRECT ANSWERS-C) eosinophil
The following statement is not true of the coagulation cascade:
A) The intrinsic pathway is a faster pathway, while the extrinsic is slower but more
prolonged.
B) the intrinsic and extrinsic pathways both converge on factor X.
C) Prothrombin activator formed in both intrinsic and extrinsic pathways
D) Prothrombin activator catalyzes transformation of prothrombin to active enzyme
thrombin
E) Thrombin converts soluble fibrinogen to fibrin - CORRECT ANSWERS-A) The
intrinsic pathway is a faster pathway, while the extrinsic is slower but more prolonged.
, Ferritin is a protein used to:
A) transport iron in the blood.
B) store iron in the liver.
C) oxidize iron in the peroxisomes.
D) synthesize iron.
E) absorb iron across intestinal cells - CORRECT ANSWERS-B) store iron in the liver.
The following hormone is produced by the posterior pituitary gland. Its two primary
functions are to retain water in the body and to constrict blood vessels by regulating the
body's retention of water by acting to increase water reabsorption in the kidney's
collecting ducts. As a result, blood volume and osmotic pressure in the body remain
constant:
A) Aldosterone
B) Anti-Diuretic Hormone
C) Nitric Oxide
D) Atrial Natriuretic Peptide
E) Erythropoietin - CORRECT ANSWERS-B) Anti-Diuretic Hormone
2) An individual who presents with a blood type of "O negative" can ________.
A) donate to all blood types, with the exception of blood containing the presence of the
Rh antigen
B) donate to all blood types, regardless of the presence or absence or the Rh antigen
C) receive any blood type, including the presence of the Rh antigen on RBCs
E) receive any blood type in moderate amounts, regardless of the presence or absence
or the Rh antigen - CORRECT ANSWERS-A) donate to all blood types, with the
exception of blood containing the presence of the Rh antigen
The process by which all the formed elements of the blood develop from its tissue of
origin is called:
A) erythropoiesis
B) hematopoiesis
C) erythrocytosis
D) hemostasias
E) thrombopoiesis - CORRECT ANSWERS-B) hematopoiesis
) No visible cytoplasmic granules are present in what cell:
A) monocytes
B) basophils
C) eosinophils
D) neutrophils
E) all of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS-A) monocytes
When anti-A serum and anti-B serum agglutinate on a blood plate with donor blood, the
blood is type is considered to be:
A) A
B) B
MIDTERM EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM UPDATED
WITH ALL QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS |WELL GRADED A+
The following WBC is responsible for attacking and destroying tumor infected cells and
virus-infected cells?
A) macrophages
B) lymphocytes
C) neutrophils
D) eosinophils
E) basophils - CORRECT ANSWERS-B) lymphocytes
Which of the following is not responsible for having a vasoconstrictive effect on blood
vessels:
A) ANP
B) ADP
C) serotonin
D) thromboxane A2
E) endothelin - CORRECT ANSWERS-A) ANP
The following is not a major constitute of plasma:
A) albumin
B) electrolytes
C) CO2
D) platelets
E) immunoglobulins - CORRECT ANSWERS-D) platelets
Which of the following would be the most likely trigger for erythropoiesis?
A) hypoxia
B) decreased tissue demand for oxygen
C) an increased number of RBCs
D) moving to a lower altitude) fighting off an acute bacterial infection - CORRECT
ANSWERS-A) hypoxia
Which of the following hormones stimulates proliferation of red blood cells in red bone
marrow?
A) Endothelin
B) thrombopoietin (TPO)
C) Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF)
D) Colony stimulating Factors (CSF)
E) erythropoietin (EPO) - CORRECT ANSWERS-E) erythropoietin (EPO)
,_______is caused by a point mutation in the β-globin chain of hemoglobin, causing the
hydrophilic amino acid glutamic acid to be replaced with the hydrophobic amino acid
valine at the sixth position. The β-globin gene is found on chromosome 11. This results
in the following condition:
A) pernicious anemia
B) β -thalassemia
C) iron deficiency anemia
D) sickle cell anemia
E) aplastic anemia - CORRECT ANSWERS-D) sickle cell anemia
)When these particular leukocytes migrate into the interstitial spaces via chemotactic
stimuli, they transform from small WBCs into large phagocytic cells:
A) neutrophil
B) basophil
C) eosinophil
D) macrophage
E) lymphocyte - CORRECT ANSWERS-D) macrophage
A lack of intrinsic factor, leading to a deficiency of vitamin B12 and causing an
appearance of large pale cells called macrocytes, is characteristic of ________.
A) iron deficiency anemia
B) polycythemia vera
C) pernicious anemia
D) sickle-cell anemia
E) thalassemia - CORRECT ANSWERS-C) pernicious anemia
A male patient 21 years of age comes into urgent care due to the progressive onset of
malaise, lethargy, fatigue and a general sense of not feeling like himself. Upon clinical
interrogation you discover that 4 weeks prior he had traveled to the rain forest of South
America and had lived off the land, including drinking and bathing in a local river. Lab
results demonstrate a Helminthic (parasitic) infection. What WBC is most likely elevated
in this individual?
A) neutrophils
B) basophils
C) eosinophils
D) macrophagesE) lymphocytes - CORRECT ANSWERS-C) eosinophil
The following statement is not true of the coagulation cascade:
A) The intrinsic pathway is a faster pathway, while the extrinsic is slower but more
prolonged.
B) the intrinsic and extrinsic pathways both converge on factor X.
C) Prothrombin activator formed in both intrinsic and extrinsic pathways
D) Prothrombin activator catalyzes transformation of prothrombin to active enzyme
thrombin
E) Thrombin converts soluble fibrinogen to fibrin - CORRECT ANSWERS-A) The
intrinsic pathway is a faster pathway, while the extrinsic is slower but more prolonged.
, Ferritin is a protein used to:
A) transport iron in the blood.
B) store iron in the liver.
C) oxidize iron in the peroxisomes.
D) synthesize iron.
E) absorb iron across intestinal cells - CORRECT ANSWERS-B) store iron in the liver.
The following hormone is produced by the posterior pituitary gland. Its two primary
functions are to retain water in the body and to constrict blood vessels by regulating the
body's retention of water by acting to increase water reabsorption in the kidney's
collecting ducts. As a result, blood volume and osmotic pressure in the body remain
constant:
A) Aldosterone
B) Anti-Diuretic Hormone
C) Nitric Oxide
D) Atrial Natriuretic Peptide
E) Erythropoietin - CORRECT ANSWERS-B) Anti-Diuretic Hormone
2) An individual who presents with a blood type of "O negative" can ________.
A) donate to all blood types, with the exception of blood containing the presence of the
Rh antigen
B) donate to all blood types, regardless of the presence or absence or the Rh antigen
C) receive any blood type, including the presence of the Rh antigen on RBCs
E) receive any blood type in moderate amounts, regardless of the presence or absence
or the Rh antigen - CORRECT ANSWERS-A) donate to all blood types, with the
exception of blood containing the presence of the Rh antigen
The process by which all the formed elements of the blood develop from its tissue of
origin is called:
A) erythropoiesis
B) hematopoiesis
C) erythrocytosis
D) hemostasias
E) thrombopoiesis - CORRECT ANSWERS-B) hematopoiesis
) No visible cytoplasmic granules are present in what cell:
A) monocytes
B) basophils
C) eosinophils
D) neutrophils
E) all of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS-A) monocytes
When anti-A serum and anti-B serum agglutinate on a blood plate with donor blood, the
blood is type is considered to be:
A) A
B) B
