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This PDF document is a comprehensive guide for students preparing for the BIO 181 Exam 3 at Arizona State University (ASU) in 2025. It features actual exam questions and their verified correct answers, making it an invaluable resource for exam preparation. The document delves into various topics related to kidney function, the circulatory system, nervous system, hormone regulation, and respiratory system, providing clear and concise explanations. The content covers critical aspects of nephron function, explaining the impact of significant blood pressure drops on kidney function and the essential role of the circulatory system in urea concentration within the urine. It emphasizes the necessity of blood pressure to drive molecules from the glomerulus into the Bowman's capsule and confirms the presence of about one million nephrons in each kidney.

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BIO 181 Exam 3 2025 (ASU) | Actual
Exam Questions and Correct Answers
(Verified Answers) | Latest Version |
Just Released

What happens to the nephron if the blood pressure drops significantly? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------blood wont be able to be filtered, and kidneys
could turn off (go into kidney failure)




The inter-weaving of the circulatory system with the nephron is essential for the
concentration of urea in the urine. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------True




Blood pressure is the force that drives molecules out of the glomerulus into the
Bowman's capsule. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------True




Each kidney contains about one million nephrons. ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------
---------True




The collecting duct of the kidney drains into the _______________ and this enters
the _______________ _______________. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
ureter, urinary bladder

,The medulla of the kidney secretes epinephrine. ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------
-------False




Fast neurons as described in lecture require cytoplasmic signal transduction to
open an ion channel. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------False




Acetylcholine esterase breaks acetylcholine into muscarinic acid ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------False




Excitatory synapses cause hyperpolarization of post-synaptic cells. ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------False




Excitatory synapses cause depolarization of the post-synaptic cell. ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------True




The axon hillock in the pre-synaptic neuron fires based on temporal and spatial
summation of inputs. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------True

, The receptors in post-synaptic cells are the basis on which the synapse can be
defined as inhibitory or excitatory. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------True




The resting potential of neurons is: ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The
answer is not on this list




The central nervous system (CNS) contains: ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
There is no correct answer




The terminal web: ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------is a site of exocytosis




In the motor end plate, the event that is the immediate trigger for exocytosis is: --
-------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Calcium ions




The autonomic nervous system contains the sympathetic and the
parasympathetic nervous system. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------True




The axon from a pre-synaptic cell contacts the axon of another neuron. ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------False

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