BIOL 1693 midterm 1 Questions with
complete solution 2025
Define second messenger - correct answer ✔A second messenger is a
chemical that is created within a cell when the first messenger (hormone)
binds to a cellular receptor.
Four stress responses that are part of the alarm reaction - correct answer
✔Increased heart rate
Increased blood volume
Increased blood sugar levels
Increased breathing rate
Which of the following is not a function or characteristic of glucocorticoids?
a. They function to make sure that enough ATP is available for normal
metabolism
b. They provide a resistance to stress
c. They raise blood pressure
d. They are anti-inflammatory compounds
e. They encourage connective tissue regeneration - correct answer ✔The
correct answer is: They encourage connective tissue regeneration
Insulin maintains the blood glucose level by:
Select one:
a. Transporting glucose from the blood into the cells of the body
b. Glycogenesis
, c. Lipogenesis
d. Decreasing glycogenolysis
e. All of the above are correct - correct answer ✔E
List the major plasma proteins. - correct answer ✔Albumins
Globulins
Fibrinogen
Describe macrophages - correct answer ✔Macrophages are monocytes that
have migrated out of the vascular system into adjacent tissues. One of their
functions is to phagocytose cellular debris following an infection.
Define the extrinsic pathway of coagulation. - correct answer ✔The extrinsic
pathway of coagulation is a pathway initiated by a tissue factor released from
damaged cells outside the vascular system.
Define the intrinsic pathway of coagulation. - correct answer ✔Initiated within
vascular system and is damage to blood vessel wall
define a thrombosis - correct answer ✔A thrombosis is a local coagulation in
a blood vessel which forms when the clotting mechanism is activated.
How does fibrinolysis occur? - correct answer ✔Fibrinolysis occurs when
inactive plasminogen in a blood clot becomes plasmin, which digests fibrin
threads and inactivates clotting proteins.
Blood volume for the average male is - correct answer ✔5-6 liters
Which of the following is not a formed element?
complete solution 2025
Define second messenger - correct answer ✔A second messenger is a
chemical that is created within a cell when the first messenger (hormone)
binds to a cellular receptor.
Four stress responses that are part of the alarm reaction - correct answer
✔Increased heart rate
Increased blood volume
Increased blood sugar levels
Increased breathing rate
Which of the following is not a function or characteristic of glucocorticoids?
a. They function to make sure that enough ATP is available for normal
metabolism
b. They provide a resistance to stress
c. They raise blood pressure
d. They are anti-inflammatory compounds
e. They encourage connective tissue regeneration - correct answer ✔The
correct answer is: They encourage connective tissue regeneration
Insulin maintains the blood glucose level by:
Select one:
a. Transporting glucose from the blood into the cells of the body
b. Glycogenesis
, c. Lipogenesis
d. Decreasing glycogenolysis
e. All of the above are correct - correct answer ✔E
List the major plasma proteins. - correct answer ✔Albumins
Globulins
Fibrinogen
Describe macrophages - correct answer ✔Macrophages are monocytes that
have migrated out of the vascular system into adjacent tissues. One of their
functions is to phagocytose cellular debris following an infection.
Define the extrinsic pathway of coagulation. - correct answer ✔The extrinsic
pathway of coagulation is a pathway initiated by a tissue factor released from
damaged cells outside the vascular system.
Define the intrinsic pathway of coagulation. - correct answer ✔Initiated within
vascular system and is damage to blood vessel wall
define a thrombosis - correct answer ✔A thrombosis is a local coagulation in
a blood vessel which forms when the clotting mechanism is activated.
How does fibrinolysis occur? - correct answer ✔Fibrinolysis occurs when
inactive plasminogen in a blood clot becomes plasmin, which digests fibrin
threads and inactivates clotting proteins.
Blood volume for the average male is - correct answer ✔5-6 liters
Which of the following is not a formed element?
