GSU BIOLOGY 1104 FINAL QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1. DCommunicationDbetweenDneuronsDatDsynapsesDreliesDonD
A) releaseDofDneurotransmittersDfromDaDpre-synapticDneuron
B) bindingDofDneurotransmittersDtoDreceptorsDonDdendrites
C) diffusion
D) AllDofDtheDabove
E) onlyDADandDBD-DCORRECTDANSWERD-D
2. WhichDoneDofDtheDfollowingDhormonesDisDreleasedDbyDtheDposteriorDpituitary?D
A) TSH
B) gonadotropinDreleasingDhormone
C) growthDhormone
D) adrenaline
E) noneDofDtheDaboveD-DCORRECTDANSWERD-E
3. TheDregionDofDtheDbrainDthatDcontrolsDinvoluntaryDactionsDsuchDasDbreathingDandD"muscleD
memory"DisDthe:
A) thalamusDB)Dcerebrum.DC)DmidbrainDD)Dhindbrain.D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-D
4. WhichDpairDofDhormonesDisDresponsibleDforDkeepingDbloodDcalciumDlevelsDwithinDnormalDr
angesDinDsomeDanimals?
A) thyroxineDandDthymosin
B) aldosteroneDandDinsulin
C) ADHDandDgrowthDhormone
D) calcitoninDandDparathyroidDhormone
E) insulinDandDglucagonD-DCORRECTDANSWERD-D
5. .DInDaDtypicalDovarianDcycleDofDhumans,DonDwhatDdayDisDanDeggDreleased?D
A) 1
B) 7
, C) 14
D) 21D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-C
6. TrueDorDFalse.DNeuralDcellsDmaintainDaDrestingDpotentialDofDpositive,DsixtyDmillivolts.
A) True
B) FalseD-DCORRECTDANSWERD-B
7. WhichDoneDofDtheDfollowingDisDaDchemoreceptor?
A) pressureDreceptorsDinDtheDskin.
B) hairDcellsDinDtheDear
C) olfactoryDreceptorsDinDtheDnose
D) rodsDandDconesDinDtheDeye
E) allDofDtheDaboveD-DCORRECTDANSWERD-C
8. BrainDtumorsDresultDfromDuncontrolledDcellDdivision.DYetDinDadultDhumans,DmostDneuronsDi
nDtheDbrainDdoDnotDdivideDatDall.DWhichDofDtheDfollowingDexplainsDthis?
A) BrainDtumorsDusuallyDoccurDdueDtoDunstoppableDdivisionDofDboneDcells.
B) BrainDtumorsDareDusuallyDformedDfromDglialDcells,DtheDsupportingDcellsDofDtheDbrain
,DwhichDdivideDregularly.
C) WhenDtheDbrainDisDexposedDtoDcertainDchemicals,DuncontrolledDcellDdivisionDisDtrig
geredDinDneurons.
D) BrainDtumorsDareDusuallyDtheDresultDofDunstoppableDcellDdivisionDamongDtheDmuscl
eDcellsDofDtheDneckDandDfaceDthatDgrowDintoDtheDbrainDcavity.D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-
B
9. Ugh.DSomeoneDfailedDtoDflushDtheDtoiletDagainDinDLangdaleDHall.DTheDurineDinDtheDtoiletDisD
darkDyellow.DWhatDcouldDyouDconcludeDaboutDtheDpersonDwhoDleftDtheirDurineDforDyouDtoDf
lush?D
A) TheirDADHDlevelsDareDbelowDaverage.
B) TheirDADHDlevelsDareDrelativelyDhigh.
C) TheirDhypothalamusDisDsecretingDhighDlevelsDofDADH-RH.
D) bothDBDandDCD-DCORRECTDANSWERD-B
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1. DCommunicationDbetweenDneuronsDatDsynapsesDreliesDonD
A) releaseDofDneurotransmittersDfromDaDpre-synapticDneuron
B) bindingDofDneurotransmittersDtoDreceptorsDonDdendrites
C) diffusion
D) AllDofDtheDabove
E) onlyDADandDBD-DCORRECTDANSWERD-D
2. WhichDoneDofDtheDfollowingDhormonesDisDreleasedDbyDtheDposteriorDpituitary?D
A) TSH
B) gonadotropinDreleasingDhormone
C) growthDhormone
D) adrenaline
E) noneDofDtheDaboveD-DCORRECTDANSWERD-E
3. TheDregionDofDtheDbrainDthatDcontrolsDinvoluntaryDactionsDsuchDasDbreathingDandD"muscleD
memory"DisDthe:
A) thalamusDB)Dcerebrum.DC)DmidbrainDD)Dhindbrain.D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-D
4. WhichDpairDofDhormonesDisDresponsibleDforDkeepingDbloodDcalciumDlevelsDwithinDnormalDr
angesDinDsomeDanimals?
A) thyroxineDandDthymosin
B) aldosteroneDandDinsulin
C) ADHDandDgrowthDhormone
D) calcitoninDandDparathyroidDhormone
E) insulinDandDglucagonD-DCORRECTDANSWERD-D
5. .DInDaDtypicalDovarianDcycleDofDhumans,DonDwhatDdayDisDanDeggDreleased?D
A) 1
B) 7
, C) 14
D) 21D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-C
6. TrueDorDFalse.DNeuralDcellsDmaintainDaDrestingDpotentialDofDpositive,DsixtyDmillivolts.
A) True
B) FalseD-DCORRECTDANSWERD-B
7. WhichDoneDofDtheDfollowingDisDaDchemoreceptor?
A) pressureDreceptorsDinDtheDskin.
B) hairDcellsDinDtheDear
C) olfactoryDreceptorsDinDtheDnose
D) rodsDandDconesDinDtheDeye
E) allDofDtheDaboveD-DCORRECTDANSWERD-C
8. BrainDtumorsDresultDfromDuncontrolledDcellDdivision.DYetDinDadultDhumans,DmostDneuronsDi
nDtheDbrainDdoDnotDdivideDatDall.DWhichDofDtheDfollowingDexplainsDthis?
A) BrainDtumorsDusuallyDoccurDdueDtoDunstoppableDdivisionDofDboneDcells.
B) BrainDtumorsDareDusuallyDformedDfromDglialDcells,DtheDsupportingDcellsDofDtheDbrain
,DwhichDdivideDregularly.
C) WhenDtheDbrainDisDexposedDtoDcertainDchemicals,DuncontrolledDcellDdivisionDisDtrig
geredDinDneurons.
D) BrainDtumorsDareDusuallyDtheDresultDofDunstoppableDcellDdivisionDamongDtheDmuscl
eDcellsDofDtheDneckDandDfaceDthatDgrowDintoDtheDbrainDcavity.D-DCORRECTDANSWERD-
B
9. Ugh.DSomeoneDfailedDtoDflushDtheDtoiletDagainDinDLangdaleDHall.DTheDurineDinDtheDtoiletDisD
darkDyellow.DWhatDcouldDyouDconcludeDaboutDtheDpersonDwhoDleftDtheirDurineDforDyouDtoDf
lush?D
A) TheirDADHDlevelsDareDbelowDaverage.
B) TheirDADHDlevelsDareDrelativelyDhigh.
C) TheirDhypothalamusDisDsecretingDhighDlevelsDofDADH-RH.
D) bothDBDandDCD-DCORRECTDANSWERD-B