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PHYSIOLOGY - FINAL (NIGHTINGALE
COLLEGE) WITH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
Which of the following is not true of the knee jerk reflex? - correct
answer-It is a flexor reflex.
All of the following are components critical to coagulation except -
correct answer-none of the above; all of these components are
critical to coagulation.
Which antibody is synthesized by immature B cells and then
inserted into their plasma membranes? - correct answer-
immunoglobulin M
The presentation of an antigen by an antigen-presenting cell
activates the T cell. The cell then divides repeatedly to form a
clone of identical sensitized T cells that form - correct answer-
effector T cells and memory cells.
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Adaptive immunity, part of the body's third line of defense, is
orchestrated by two different classes of a type of white blood cell
called the - correct answer-lymphocyte.
Which of the following is not a regulated process associated with
the functioning of the respiratory system? - correct answer-
Control of cell metabolism rate
If the tidal volume of a given individual is 500 ml, then the
anatomical dead space is approximately _____ ml. - correct
answer-150
Dalton law states that the partial pressure of a gas in a mixture of
gases is _____ to the total pressure of the mixture. - correct
answer-directly related to the concentration of that gas in the
mixture and
Which of the following cells contain 46 chromosomes? - correct
answer-Primary spermatocytes
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The gland that secretes an alkaline substance that constitutes
about 30% of the seminal fluid is the: - correct answer-prostate
gland.
A membrane carrier structure attracts a solute to a binding site,
changes shape, and releases the solute on the other side of the
cell membrane. This describes the process of: - correct answer-
carrier-mediated transport.
Positive-feedback control systems: - correct answer-accelerate a
change.
Of the pathogenic organisms, which of the following are the most
complex?
-Viruses
-Tapeworms
-Bacteria
-Protozoa - correct answer-Tapeworms
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Shivering to try to raise your body temperature back to normal
would be an example of:
-the body trying to maintain homeostasis.
-a positive-feedback mechanism.
-a negative-feedback mechanism. - correct answer-the body
trying to maintain homeostasis and a negative-feedback
mechanism
The term that literally means self-immunity is: - correct answer-
autoimmunity
Intracellular parasites that consist of DNA or RNA surrounded by
a protein coat and sometimes by a lipoprotein envelope are
called: - correct answer-viruses
Pathogenesis can be defined as: - correct answer-the course of
disease development.
Intrinsic control: - correct answer-is sometimes called
autoregulation.
PHYSIOLOGY - FINAL (NIGHTINGALE
COLLEGE) WITH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
Which of the following is not true of the knee jerk reflex? - correct
answer-It is a flexor reflex.
All of the following are components critical to coagulation except -
correct answer-none of the above; all of these components are
critical to coagulation.
Which antibody is synthesized by immature B cells and then
inserted into their plasma membranes? - correct answer-
immunoglobulin M
The presentation of an antigen by an antigen-presenting cell
activates the T cell. The cell then divides repeatedly to form a
clone of identical sensitized T cells that form - correct answer-
effector T cells and memory cells.
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Adaptive immunity, part of the body's third line of defense, is
orchestrated by two different classes of a type of white blood cell
called the - correct answer-lymphocyte.
Which of the following is not a regulated process associated with
the functioning of the respiratory system? - correct answer-
Control of cell metabolism rate
If the tidal volume of a given individual is 500 ml, then the
anatomical dead space is approximately _____ ml. - correct
answer-150
Dalton law states that the partial pressure of a gas in a mixture of
gases is _____ to the total pressure of the mixture. - correct
answer-directly related to the concentration of that gas in the
mixture and
Which of the following cells contain 46 chromosomes? - correct
answer-Primary spermatocytes
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The gland that secretes an alkaline substance that constitutes
about 30% of the seminal fluid is the: - correct answer-prostate
gland.
A membrane carrier structure attracts a solute to a binding site,
changes shape, and releases the solute on the other side of the
cell membrane. This describes the process of: - correct answer-
carrier-mediated transport.
Positive-feedback control systems: - correct answer-accelerate a
change.
Of the pathogenic organisms, which of the following are the most
complex?
-Viruses
-Tapeworms
-Bacteria
-Protozoa - correct answer-Tapeworms
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Shivering to try to raise your body temperature back to normal
would be an example of:
-the body trying to maintain homeostasis.
-a positive-feedback mechanism.
-a negative-feedback mechanism. - correct answer-the body
trying to maintain homeostasis and a negative-feedback
mechanism
The term that literally means self-immunity is: - correct answer-
autoimmunity
Intracellular parasites that consist of DNA or RNA surrounded by
a protein coat and sometimes by a lipoprotein envelope are
called: - correct answer-viruses
Pathogenesis can be defined as: - correct answer-the course of
disease development.
Intrinsic control: - correct answer-is sometimes called
autoregulation.
