NLN PAX entrance exam 100% Verified Questions &
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Q: name a function of white blood cell
Answer:
white blood cells or b cells are responsible for antibody reproduction
Q: name the three sites of chemical digestion in the digestive system
Answer:
mouth, stomach and small intestine
Q: urinary system functions
Answer:
1. synthesizing calcitriol and secreting erythropoietin
Q: regulating the concentration of ions
reabsorbing or secreting hydrogen ions and bicarbonate
detecting reductions in blood volume and pressure
one unique structure of eukaryotic cells
Answer:
nuclei
Q: cellular organelle used to recycle materials in digestion
Answer:
lysosome
Q: If the pressure in the pulmonary artery is increased above normal, which chamber of the heart will be affected first?
Answer:
the right ventricle
Q: what is the purpose sodium bicarbonate when released into the lumen of the small intestine?
Answer:
increases the ph of the chyme to protect the intestine
Q: which of the following describes a reflex arc?
Answer:
a stimulus and response controlled by the spinal cord
Q: describe the synthesis of the lagging strand of DNA
, Answer:
DNA polymerases synthesize DNA discontinuosly in pieces called okazaki fragments after initially attaching to RNA
primers
Q: Ligaments connect what?
Answer:
bone to bone
Q: Tendons connect to .
Answer:
muscle to bone
Q: major fuctions of the respiratory systems in hum
Answer:
responsible for vocalization, provides a large surface area for gas exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide and it helps
regulate the bloods PH
Q: Functions of the Forebrain
Answer:
-controls body temperature, hunger/thirst, and sleep
Q: -relaying and processing of sensory information
initiation and modulation of movement and behaviors
generation of emotion
memory storage
cognition-thought, impulse control, planning
functions of the hindbrain
Answer:
Most involuntary reflex responses
Q: Regulates behaviors (breathing, heart rate and maintenance of body position)
Functions of the midbrain
Answer:
Links the hindbrain and forebrain Part of reticular formation
Q: coordinates movement, sleep and arousal
Somatic vs. Germline - Somatic: Cannot be passed down (not in our eggs) Germline
Answer:
Passed down!
Q: what is the purpose of catalyst?
Answer:
To increase a reaction's rate by decreasing the activation energy
Answers
Q: name a function of white blood cell
Answer:
white blood cells or b cells are responsible for antibody reproduction
Q: name the three sites of chemical digestion in the digestive system
Answer:
mouth, stomach and small intestine
Q: urinary system functions
Answer:
1. synthesizing calcitriol and secreting erythropoietin
Q: regulating the concentration of ions
reabsorbing or secreting hydrogen ions and bicarbonate
detecting reductions in blood volume and pressure
one unique structure of eukaryotic cells
Answer:
nuclei
Q: cellular organelle used to recycle materials in digestion
Answer:
lysosome
Q: If the pressure in the pulmonary artery is increased above normal, which chamber of the heart will be affected first?
Answer:
the right ventricle
Q: what is the purpose sodium bicarbonate when released into the lumen of the small intestine?
Answer:
increases the ph of the chyme to protect the intestine
Q: which of the following describes a reflex arc?
Answer:
a stimulus and response controlled by the spinal cord
Q: describe the synthesis of the lagging strand of DNA
, Answer:
DNA polymerases synthesize DNA discontinuosly in pieces called okazaki fragments after initially attaching to RNA
primers
Q: Ligaments connect what?
Answer:
bone to bone
Q: Tendons connect to .
Answer:
muscle to bone
Q: major fuctions of the respiratory systems in hum
Answer:
responsible for vocalization, provides a large surface area for gas exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide and it helps
regulate the bloods PH
Q: Functions of the Forebrain
Answer:
-controls body temperature, hunger/thirst, and sleep
Q: -relaying and processing of sensory information
initiation and modulation of movement and behaviors
generation of emotion
memory storage
cognition-thought, impulse control, planning
functions of the hindbrain
Answer:
Most involuntary reflex responses
Q: Regulates behaviors (breathing, heart rate and maintenance of body position)
Functions of the midbrain
Answer:
Links the hindbrain and forebrain Part of reticular formation
Q: coordinates movement, sleep and arousal
Somatic vs. Germline - Somatic: Cannot be passed down (not in our eggs) Germline
Answer:
Passed down!
Q: what is the purpose of catalyst?
Answer:
To increase a reaction's rate by decreasing the activation energy
