ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
After passing through the tissues, blood is said to be deoxygenated. What does this mean? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Some of the oxygen that was loaded into the blood has been
released at the tissues. There is less oxygen in the blood after passing through the tissues.
The ATP used during metabolic reactions in the endoplasmic reticulum may have been produced
in the: (Select all that apply) - CORRECT ANSWER - mitochondria, cytoplasm
A cell's total osmotic concentration is unusually low, and the volume of the cell is putting excess
stress on the cell's plasma membrane. What is wrong? - CORRECT ANSWER - there is
too much water in the cell
Which step(s) of cellular respiration consume(s) oxygen? - CORRECT ANSWER -
oxidative phosphorilation
Which of the following would trigger vasodilation of the blood vessels in the arterioles? -
CORRECT ANSWER - a decrease in the concentration of epinephrine circulating around
in the blood
The universal equation of life(and metabolic reactions) is:
C6H12O6 + 6O2 --> 6CO2 + 6H2O
What metabolic fuel is indicated as a substrate in the equation above? - CORRECT
ANSWER - glucose
Bulk flow in animals requires a muscular pump. What is the main muscular pump of ventilation
during quiet breathing humans? - CORRECT ANSWER - Diaphragm
, Where does the cell produce ATP via substrate-level phosphorylation, during the process of
cellular respiration? - CORRECT ANSWER - in the cytoplasm and mitochondria
Freshwater fish tend to gain too much _________ and need to fight loss of __________. -
CORRECT ANSWER - water; salt
Which of the following would favor the movement of oxygen from the air sacs in the lungs, into
the blood? - CORRECT ANSWER - The PO2 in the lungs is 102 mmHg and the PO2 in
the blood is 45 mmHg.
Match the following structures with the correct descriptions.
Veins
Left side of the heart
Right side of the heart
Arteries - CORRECT ANSWER - Veins - carries blood back to the heart.
Right side of the heart - Receives blood from the systemic circuit
Left side of the heart - receives blood from the pulmonary circuit
Arteries - carries blood away from the heart
If the heart rate is 62 beats per minute, the respiration rate is 14 breaths per minute, the tidal
volume is 350 ml/breath, and the stroke volume is 55 ml, then what is the cardiac output
(ml/min)? - CORRECT ANSWER - 62 X 55 = 3,410
At a partial pressure of 100 mmHg in air, there is approximately 6 mL of oxygen per 100 mL
volume. In the blood, for the same pressure and volume, there is ______ mL of oxygen dissolved
in the plasma. - CORRECT ANSWER - much less
Which of the following is released during pyruvate oxidation? - CORRECT ANSWER -
carbon dioxide