IUPUI PHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM ACTUAL EXAM
2026 | UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS | INDIANA UNIVERSITY–PURDUE
UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS (IUPUI)
In an ECG, the ____________is the electrical activity associated with
_______________. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------P wave : atrial
depolarization
The second heart sound (S2) is the result of the _______________
valves _______________. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
semilunar : closing
Which one of the following types blood vessels contains one-way valves
to assist in blood flow? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------veins
Given the following values, calculate net filtration pressure (NFP): PC=
30 mmHg; PIF=5 mmHg; πP=15 mmHg; πIF= 3 mmHg. ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------13 mmHg filtration
,Which of the following would increase the resistance in a blood vessel?
Increased vessel length
Vasoconstriction
Increased blood viscosity ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------All of
these would increase resistance
In the intrinsic regulation of blood flow, which of the following is the
response expected in tissue being used during exercise? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Active hyperemia
An increase in blood pressure would result in an _______________ in
baroreceptor firing that will result in a(an) _______________ in
parasympathetic system activity to regulate the cardiovascular system.
---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------increase : increase
Of the cellular elements of blood, the _______________ and the
_______________ both function without a nucleus. ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------erythrocyte : platelet
, The pigments biliverden, bilirubin, urobilin, and stercobilin are producd
from the degredation of the _______________ in hemoglobin. ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------non-iron portion of heme
Which of the following leukocytes are granulocytes? Select all the
correct leukocytes. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Basophils
Eosinophils
Neutrophils
When a receptor is up-regulated, you would expect the cell to
_______________. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------become more
sensitive to the messenger
Which of the following extracellular chemical messengers activates a
plasma membrane receptor? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a
protein hormone (flag)
A chemical messenger binds to an ion channel receptor resulting in the
opening of the ion channel. The resulting movement of ions would
result in a change in ___________________. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-
----------------electrical properties of the cell
2026 | UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS | INDIANA UNIVERSITY–PURDUE
UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS (IUPUI)
In an ECG, the ____________is the electrical activity associated with
_______________. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------P wave : atrial
depolarization
The second heart sound (S2) is the result of the _______________
valves _______________. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
semilunar : closing
Which one of the following types blood vessels contains one-way valves
to assist in blood flow? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------veins
Given the following values, calculate net filtration pressure (NFP): PC=
30 mmHg; PIF=5 mmHg; πP=15 mmHg; πIF= 3 mmHg. ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------13 mmHg filtration
,Which of the following would increase the resistance in a blood vessel?
Increased vessel length
Vasoconstriction
Increased blood viscosity ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------All of
these would increase resistance
In the intrinsic regulation of blood flow, which of the following is the
response expected in tissue being used during exercise? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Active hyperemia
An increase in blood pressure would result in an _______________ in
baroreceptor firing that will result in a(an) _______________ in
parasympathetic system activity to regulate the cardiovascular system.
---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------increase : increase
Of the cellular elements of blood, the _______________ and the
_______________ both function without a nucleus. ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------erythrocyte : platelet
, The pigments biliverden, bilirubin, urobilin, and stercobilin are producd
from the degredation of the _______________ in hemoglobin. ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------non-iron portion of heme
Which of the following leukocytes are granulocytes? Select all the
correct leukocytes. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Basophils
Eosinophils
Neutrophils
When a receptor is up-regulated, you would expect the cell to
_______________. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------become more
sensitive to the messenger
Which of the following extracellular chemical messengers activates a
plasma membrane receptor? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a
protein hormone (flag)
A chemical messenger binds to an ion channel receptor resulting in the
opening of the ion channel. The resulting movement of ions would
result in a change in ___________________. ---------CORRECT ANSWER-
----------------electrical properties of the cell
