PHYSIOLOGY FINAL (NIGHTINGALE COLLEGE) QUESTION BANK COMPLETE 600 QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS JUST RELEASED

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PHYSIOLOGY FINAL (NIGHTINGALE COLLEGE) QUESTION
BANK COMPLETE 600 QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS JUST RELEASED
Physiology - Final (Nightingale College) Week 15



Question: Positive-feedback control systems: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔accelerate a change.


Question: Of the pathogenic organisms, which of the following are the most complex?
-Viruses
-Tapeworms
-Bacteria

-Protozoa - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Tapeworms


Question: Shivering to try to raise your body temperature back to normal would be an example
of:
-the body trying to maintain homeostasis.
-a positive-feedback mechanism.

-a negative-feedback mechanism. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔the body trying to maintain
homeostasis and a negative-feedback mechanism



Question: The term that literally means self-immunity is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔autoimmunity


Question: Intracellular parasites that consist of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat and
sometimes by a lipoprotein envelope are called: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔viruses



Question: Pathogenesis can be defined as: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔the course of disease
development.

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Question: Intrinsic control: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔is sometimes called autoregulation.


Question: Which of the following is not one of the basic components in a feedback control
loop?
-Effector mechanism
-Transmitter
-Sensor

-Integrating center - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔transmitter



Question: Negative-feedback control systems: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔oppose a change


Question: Negative-feedback mechanisms:
-minimize changes in blood glucose levels.
-maintain homeostasis.
-are responsible for an increased rate of sweating when air temperature is higher than body
temperature. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔All the above are correct of the negative-feedback
mechanisms



Question: The amino group in an amino acid is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔NH3+


Question: The element that is present in all proteins but not in carbohydrates is: - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔nitrogen


Question: Which of the following is not one of the major groups of organic substances in the
human body?
-proteins
-salts

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-lipids

-nucleic acids - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔salts


Question: The term glycoprotein, a combination of two words, tells you that the compound is
made of _____, with _____ being the dominant component. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔carbohydrate and protein; protein


Question: Humans can synthesize 13 of 21 basic amino acids; the remaining 8, which must be
included in the diet, are called: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔essential amino acids


Question: Which energy-releasing or energy-transferring molecule does not contain a
nucleotide? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Creatine phosphate


Question: Which level of protein structure refers to the number, kind, and sequence of amino
acids? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔primary


Question: All of the following substances are organic except:
-lipids
-electrolytes
-carbohydrates

-proteins - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔electrolytes


Question: Which of the following is not true of RNA?
-it contains ribose sugar
-it contains adenine
-it is composed of smaller molecules called nucleotides

-all of the above are true of RNA - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔all of the above are true of RNA

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Question: The types of lipids found that form hormones, such as cortisone, estrogen, and
testosterone are: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Steroids


Question: The type of lipoprotein associated with "bad" cholesterol and the production of
atherosclerotic changes in blood vessels is: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔LDL


Question: What is the most important factor in determining the physical and chemical
properties of fatty acids? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Degree of saturation



Question: Peptide bonds join together molecules of: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔amino acids


Question: When two molecules of glucose are joined, they form which disaccharide? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔maltose


Question: Which of the following is not true of carbohydrates?
-They include substances commonly called sugars.
-They are the body's primary source of energy.
-They are a part of both DNA and RNA.

-All of the above are true of carbohydrates. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔All of the above are true of
carbohydrates.


Question: Which of the following statements is true?
-Amino acid chains form DNA.
-The site of transcription is within the nucleus, whereas the site of translation is in the
cytoplasm.
-Uracil is present in DNA in place of thymine.

-None of the above is true. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The site of transcription is within the
nucleus, whereas the site of translation is in the cytoplasm.