PNB 2264 EXAM I PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
the elbow is _____ to the wrist
a. lateral
b. medial
c. distal
d. proximal - Correct Answers -d. proximal
your body temperature rises, this ______ is sensed by _____ and in response
information is carried by ________ to activate the secretion of sweat
a. set point; receptors; the efferent pathway
b. stimulus; receptors; the efferent pathway
c. stimulus; the brain; the afferent pathway
d. set point; receptors; effectors
e. feedback; the brain; receptors - Correct Answers -b. stimulus; receptors; the efferent
pathway
adipose tissue is different than a tendon due to:
a. the unique combo of proteins present in the ECM
b. the degree of cellularity
c. increased ground substance in the matrix
d. all of the above - Correct Answers -d. all of the above
the major categories of tissue are:
a. nervous, musculoskeletal, epithelial, blood
b. blood, bone, muscle, nervous
c. muscle, nervous, connective, epithelial
d. skin, neuromuscular, organ, collagen - Correct Answers -c. muscle, nervous,
connective, epithelial
a tear in the blood vessel that exposures collagen to blood activates platelets to become
sticky and secrete chemical signals, which cause more platelets to become sticky and
secrete the same chemical signals. this is an example of _____ control
a. closed loop, negative feedback
b. closed loop, positive feedback
c. feed-forward
d. open-loop, positive feedback - Correct Answers -b. closed loop, positive feedback
, a cell is taken out of he body and placed into a test solution. the concentration of solute
X in the test solution is 100mM, and the concentration of solute X inside the cell is
200mM. The cell membrane is permeable to water but not solute X. Which of the
following statements is/are true?
a. there is a net flux of water out of the cell
b. the test solution is hypertonic
c. there is a flux of water molecules into and out of the cell
d. all of the above - Correct Answers -c. there is a flux of water molecules into and out
of the cell
which is NOT a connective tissue cell
a. bone cells
b. skeletal muscle
c. cartilage cells
d. fat cells
e. blood cells - Correct Answers -b. skeletal muscle
which is NOT a feature of connective tissue?
a. protein fibers in the matrix
b. glycosaminoglycan molecules in the matrix
c. cells
d. apical surface - Correct Answers -d. apical surface
the most abundant tissue within the body is:
a. muscle
b. connective tissue
c. nervous tissue
d. epithelial tissue - Correct Answers -b. connective tissue
which of the following situations best represents a homeostatic mechanism?
a. a person who becomes very nervous begins to sweat
b. after going outside on a hot day, the core body temp rises
c. after eating large batch of salt popcorn, levels of salt in the urine increase
d. as age increases, the amount of calcium in bones tend to decrease
e. all of the above - Correct Answers -c. after eating large batch of salt popcorn, levels
of salt in the urine increase
one of the contributing factor to the onset of cerebrovascular disease is a loss of
electrical and chemical communication between adjacent neurons and glial cells inside
the brain. one potential therapeutic approach might be to design a drug that increases
the expression of:
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
the elbow is _____ to the wrist
a. lateral
b. medial
c. distal
d. proximal - Correct Answers -d. proximal
your body temperature rises, this ______ is sensed by _____ and in response
information is carried by ________ to activate the secretion of sweat
a. set point; receptors; the efferent pathway
b. stimulus; receptors; the efferent pathway
c. stimulus; the brain; the afferent pathway
d. set point; receptors; effectors
e. feedback; the brain; receptors - Correct Answers -b. stimulus; receptors; the efferent
pathway
adipose tissue is different than a tendon due to:
a. the unique combo of proteins present in the ECM
b. the degree of cellularity
c. increased ground substance in the matrix
d. all of the above - Correct Answers -d. all of the above
the major categories of tissue are:
a. nervous, musculoskeletal, epithelial, blood
b. blood, bone, muscle, nervous
c. muscle, nervous, connective, epithelial
d. skin, neuromuscular, organ, collagen - Correct Answers -c. muscle, nervous,
connective, epithelial
a tear in the blood vessel that exposures collagen to blood activates platelets to become
sticky and secrete chemical signals, which cause more platelets to become sticky and
secrete the same chemical signals. this is an example of _____ control
a. closed loop, negative feedback
b. closed loop, positive feedback
c. feed-forward
d. open-loop, positive feedback - Correct Answers -b. closed loop, positive feedback
, a cell is taken out of he body and placed into a test solution. the concentration of solute
X in the test solution is 100mM, and the concentration of solute X inside the cell is
200mM. The cell membrane is permeable to water but not solute X. Which of the
following statements is/are true?
a. there is a net flux of water out of the cell
b. the test solution is hypertonic
c. there is a flux of water molecules into and out of the cell
d. all of the above - Correct Answers -c. there is a flux of water molecules into and out
of the cell
which is NOT a connective tissue cell
a. bone cells
b. skeletal muscle
c. cartilage cells
d. fat cells
e. blood cells - Correct Answers -b. skeletal muscle
which is NOT a feature of connective tissue?
a. protein fibers in the matrix
b. glycosaminoglycan molecules in the matrix
c. cells
d. apical surface - Correct Answers -d. apical surface
the most abundant tissue within the body is:
a. muscle
b. connective tissue
c. nervous tissue
d. epithelial tissue - Correct Answers -b. connective tissue
which of the following situations best represents a homeostatic mechanism?
a. a person who becomes very nervous begins to sweat
b. after going outside on a hot day, the core body temp rises
c. after eating large batch of salt popcorn, levels of salt in the urine increase
d. as age increases, the amount of calcium in bones tend to decrease
e. all of the above - Correct Answers -c. after eating large batch of salt popcorn, levels
of salt in the urine increase
one of the contributing factor to the onset of cerebrovascular disease is a loss of
electrical and chemical communication between adjacent neurons and glial cells inside
the brain. one potential therapeutic approach might be to design a drug that increases
the expression of:
