BIOL 252 Exam 2 Practice Test
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,A 12-year-old male patient comes in complaining of leg pains, difficulty
walking in a straight line as well as a limp that has gotten worse. As a
child, he was in an accident leading to a broken leg. Upon x-ray, it is
determined there is a difference in the length of the femur. What is most
likely the initial injury that has led to this abnormality?
a.The patient broke the shorter leg on the epiphyseal plate.
b. The patient broke the longer leg on the periosteum.
c. The patient broke the longer leg on the epiphyseal plate.
d. The patient broke the shorter leg on the diaphysis.
e. The patient broke the longer leg in the diaphysis
a
,Jake has rising calcium levels in the blood. What should happen to bring
his calcium level back to normal homeostasis?
a. His parathyroid gland should secrete more calcitonin
b. His thyroid gland should secrete more calcitonin
c. His parathyroid gland should secrete less calcitonin
d. His thyroid gland should secrete less calcitonin
b
, In Jake's case, what is responsible for releasing calcium from the bone
into the blood stream in the first place?
a. Osteoclasts
b. Osteocytes
c. Osteoblasts
d. Chondrocytes
a
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,A 12-year-old male patient comes in complaining of leg pains, difficulty
walking in a straight line as well as a limp that has gotten worse. As a
child, he was in an accident leading to a broken leg. Upon x-ray, it is
determined there is a difference in the length of the femur. What is most
likely the initial injury that has led to this abnormality?
a.The patient broke the shorter leg on the epiphyseal plate.
b. The patient broke the longer leg on the periosteum.
c. The patient broke the longer leg on the epiphyseal plate.
d. The patient broke the shorter leg on the diaphysis.
e. The patient broke the longer leg in the diaphysis
a
,Jake has rising calcium levels in the blood. What should happen to bring
his calcium level back to normal homeostasis?
a. His parathyroid gland should secrete more calcitonin
b. His thyroid gland should secrete more calcitonin
c. His parathyroid gland should secrete less calcitonin
d. His thyroid gland should secrete less calcitonin
b
, In Jake's case, what is responsible for releasing calcium from the bone
into the blood stream in the first place?
a. Osteoclasts
b. Osteocytes
c. Osteoblasts
d. Chondrocytes
a
