Bio 202 Penkrot Exam #1
Compared to skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle ______ - answer has gap junctions that
allow it to act as a single functional unit
What organ in the body regulates erythrocyte production by producing erythropoietin? -
answer Kidney
Blood reticulocyte counts provide information regarding _____ - answer Rate of
erythrocyte formation
Which organ does not produce hormones? - answer Spleen
Normal development of the immune response during infancy is due in part to hormones
produced by the ____ - answer Thymus gland
Fred's blood was determined to be AB positive. What does this mean? - answerThere
are no antibodies to A, B, or to Rh antigens in the plasma
No visible cytoplasmic granules are present in ________ - answerMonocytes
Which of the following is not a cardinal sign of diabetes mellitus? - answerPolycythemia
The P wave of a normal electrocardiogram indicates ____ - answerAtrial depolarization
The source of blood carried to capillaries in the myocardium would be the _____ -
answerCoronary arteries
Which of the events below does not occur when the semilunar valves are open? -
answerVentricles in diastole
Which two factors below make rapid and substantial blood loss life threatening? -
answerLoss of blood pressure and loss of oxygen carrying capacity
The primary targets of growth hormone are ___ - answerBones and skeletal muscles
If cardiac muscle is deprived of its normal blood supply, damage would primarily result
from ______ - answerDecreased delivery of oxygen
Which statement best describes arteries? - answerAll carry blood away from the heart.
Which of the following is characteristic of all leukocytes? - answerThey have nuclei
Compared to skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle ______ - answer has gap junctions that
allow it to act as a single functional unit
What organ in the body regulates erythrocyte production by producing erythropoietin? -
answer Kidney
Blood reticulocyte counts provide information regarding _____ - answer Rate of
erythrocyte formation
Which organ does not produce hormones? - answer Spleen
Normal development of the immune response during infancy is due in part to hormones
produced by the ____ - answer Thymus gland
Fred's blood was determined to be AB positive. What does this mean? - answerThere
are no antibodies to A, B, or to Rh antigens in the plasma
No visible cytoplasmic granules are present in ________ - answerMonocytes
Which of the following is not a cardinal sign of diabetes mellitus? - answerPolycythemia
The P wave of a normal electrocardiogram indicates ____ - answerAtrial depolarization
The source of blood carried to capillaries in the myocardium would be the _____ -
answerCoronary arteries
Which of the events below does not occur when the semilunar valves are open? -
answerVentricles in diastole
Which two factors below make rapid and substantial blood loss life threatening? -
answerLoss of blood pressure and loss of oxygen carrying capacity
The primary targets of growth hormone are ___ - answerBones and skeletal muscles
If cardiac muscle is deprived of its normal blood supply, damage would primarily result
from ______ - answerDecreased delivery of oxygen
Which statement best describes arteries? - answerAll carry blood away from the heart.
Which of the following is characteristic of all leukocytes? - answerThey have nuclei
