BIO 256 FINAL EXAM-ACTUAL EXAM-LATEST UPDATE 2025 | COMPLETE
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Which involves movement of nutrients from food you have eaten from the gastrointestinal tract
to the blood or lymph? - (answers)absorption
Which is how food moves through the gastrointestinal tract by using peristalsis? -
(answers)propulsion
Which involves movement of indigestible solid wasters form the gastrointestinal tract? -
(answers)defecation
The process of deglutition results in - (answers)swallowing
Pepsinogen, an inactive digestive enzyme, is secreted by the - (answers)chief cells of the
stomach
Control of gastric secretion is provided by - (answers)both neural and hormonal mechanisms
The small intestine receives ______ from the liver and gall bladder and ______ from the
pancreas. - (answers)bile, pancreatic juice
Which is NOT a component of bile? - (answers)digestive enzymes
Which is an exocrine product of the pancreas? - (answers)bicarbonate
Which hormone induces secretion of enzyme-rich pancreatic juice? - (answers)CCK
(cholecystokinin)
Bile production and secretion is promoted by - (answers)secretin
,Most chemical digestion and absorption occurs in the - (answers)small intestine
Inadequate colonic water absorption results in - (answers)diarhea
Which is NOT a function of the normal bacterial flora of the colon? - (answers)hydrolysis of
proteins to supply amino acids
The stimulus that brings about the need for defecation is - (answers)distension of rectum
You have just eaten a meal high in complex carbohydrates. Which of the following enzymes will
help to digest the meal? - (answers)amylase
The absorption of which ion is coupled to the absorption of glucose or amino acids? -
(answers)Na+
Digestion of table sugar requires - (answers)sucrase
Dietary fats are important because - (answers)they help the body absorb fat-soluble vitamins
Select the correct statement about proteins - (answers)Proteins will be used by most cells for
ATP synthesis if insufficient carbohydrates are ingested.
Vitamins are organic compounds. They - (answers)often function as coenzymes to assist in
catalysis
The primary function of cellular respiration is to - (answers)generate ATP, which traps some of
the chemical energy of food molecules in its high-energy bonds
Gluconeogenesis is the process in which - (answers)glucose is formed from noncarbohydrate
molecules
,The process of breaking triglycerides down into glycerol and fatty acids is known as -
(answers)lipolysis
Which is NOT a function of cholesterol? - (answers)used for energy
Triglycerides synthesized in hepatocytes are transported to adipocytes by - (answers)VLDL's
Adipose tissue produces ______, sending an important satiety signal to your hypothalamus,
which controls your sense of hunger. - (answers)leptin
Which does NOT promote heat-loss? - (answers)vasoconstriction of peripheral blood vessels
Which hormone initiates puberty? - (answers)gonadotropin release hormone
The seminal vesicles - (answers)secrete fluid that partly composes the semen
Immediately following ejaculation, the seman - (answers)clots
Erectile tissue of the penis are filled with - (answers)blood sinuses
After completion of meiosis, the human egg and sperm are similar because - (answers)they have
the same number of chlromosomes
Which cells surround developing sperm to provide a testes-blood barrier, which prevents the
immune system from attacking sperm? - (answers)sustentacular cells
A low secretion of luteinizing hormone (LH) in the otherwise normal male adult would cause -
(answers)decreased testosterone secretion
, The primary function of the uterus is to - (answers)receive, retain, and nourish a fertilized ovum
A female infant is born with several hundred oocytes, each one genetically unique. This is due to
- (answers)independent assortment and random crossover in meiosis.
The corpus albicans is - (answers)scar tissue remaining after ovulation when a pregnancy does
not occur
Normally menstruation occurs when - (answers)blood levels of estrogen and progesterone
decrease
All of the following statements referring to the uterine cycle are true except - (answers)FSH and
LH directly promote development of the uterine endometrium
When an older woman has stopped having regular menstrual periods, she is in -
(answers)menopause
When an ovum is fertilized a(n) _____ is formed - (answers)zygote
Estrogen and progesterone maintain the integrity of the uterine lining and prepare the mammary
glands to secrete milk. Which o the following structures makes this possible during the first three
months of pregnancy? - (answers)corpus luteum
Which is formed by the chorion of the embryo and the maternal endometrium? -
(answers)placenta
Onset of labor may be a result of all of the following factors except - (answers)aspirin and
similar drugs
Milk ejection or let-down reflex is stimulated by which of the following hormones associated
with pregnancy? - (answers)oxytocin
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|MOSTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS- RATED 100% CORRECT!! GUARANTEED PASS!! ALREADY
GRADED A+
Which involves movement of nutrients from food you have eaten from the gastrointestinal tract
to the blood or lymph? - (answers)absorption
Which is how food moves through the gastrointestinal tract by using peristalsis? -
(answers)propulsion
Which involves movement of indigestible solid wasters form the gastrointestinal tract? -
(answers)defecation
The process of deglutition results in - (answers)swallowing
Pepsinogen, an inactive digestive enzyme, is secreted by the - (answers)chief cells of the
stomach
Control of gastric secretion is provided by - (answers)both neural and hormonal mechanisms
The small intestine receives ______ from the liver and gall bladder and ______ from the
pancreas. - (answers)bile, pancreatic juice
Which is NOT a component of bile? - (answers)digestive enzymes
Which is an exocrine product of the pancreas? - (answers)bicarbonate
Which hormone induces secretion of enzyme-rich pancreatic juice? - (answers)CCK
(cholecystokinin)
Bile production and secretion is promoted by - (answers)secretin
,Most chemical digestion and absorption occurs in the - (answers)small intestine
Inadequate colonic water absorption results in - (answers)diarhea
Which is NOT a function of the normal bacterial flora of the colon? - (answers)hydrolysis of
proteins to supply amino acids
The stimulus that brings about the need for defecation is - (answers)distension of rectum
You have just eaten a meal high in complex carbohydrates. Which of the following enzymes will
help to digest the meal? - (answers)amylase
The absorption of which ion is coupled to the absorption of glucose or amino acids? -
(answers)Na+
Digestion of table sugar requires - (answers)sucrase
Dietary fats are important because - (answers)they help the body absorb fat-soluble vitamins
Select the correct statement about proteins - (answers)Proteins will be used by most cells for
ATP synthesis if insufficient carbohydrates are ingested.
Vitamins are organic compounds. They - (answers)often function as coenzymes to assist in
catalysis
The primary function of cellular respiration is to - (answers)generate ATP, which traps some of
the chemical energy of food molecules in its high-energy bonds
Gluconeogenesis is the process in which - (answers)glucose is formed from noncarbohydrate
molecules
,The process of breaking triglycerides down into glycerol and fatty acids is known as -
(answers)lipolysis
Which is NOT a function of cholesterol? - (answers)used for energy
Triglycerides synthesized in hepatocytes are transported to adipocytes by - (answers)VLDL's
Adipose tissue produces ______, sending an important satiety signal to your hypothalamus,
which controls your sense of hunger. - (answers)leptin
Which does NOT promote heat-loss? - (answers)vasoconstriction of peripheral blood vessels
Which hormone initiates puberty? - (answers)gonadotropin release hormone
The seminal vesicles - (answers)secrete fluid that partly composes the semen
Immediately following ejaculation, the seman - (answers)clots
Erectile tissue of the penis are filled with - (answers)blood sinuses
After completion of meiosis, the human egg and sperm are similar because - (answers)they have
the same number of chlromosomes
Which cells surround developing sperm to provide a testes-blood barrier, which prevents the
immune system from attacking sperm? - (answers)sustentacular cells
A low secretion of luteinizing hormone (LH) in the otherwise normal male adult would cause -
(answers)decreased testosterone secretion
, The primary function of the uterus is to - (answers)receive, retain, and nourish a fertilized ovum
A female infant is born with several hundred oocytes, each one genetically unique. This is due to
- (answers)independent assortment and random crossover in meiosis.
The corpus albicans is - (answers)scar tissue remaining after ovulation when a pregnancy does
not occur
Normally menstruation occurs when - (answers)blood levels of estrogen and progesterone
decrease
All of the following statements referring to the uterine cycle are true except - (answers)FSH and
LH directly promote development of the uterine endometrium
When an older woman has stopped having regular menstrual periods, she is in -
(answers)menopause
When an ovum is fertilized a(n) _____ is formed - (answers)zygote
Estrogen and progesterone maintain the integrity of the uterine lining and prepare the mammary
glands to secrete milk. Which o the following structures makes this possible during the first three
months of pregnancy? - (answers)corpus luteum
Which is formed by the chorion of the embryo and the maternal endometrium? -
(answers)placenta
Onset of labor may be a result of all of the following factors except - (answers)aspirin and
similar drugs
Milk ejection or let-down reflex is stimulated by which of the following hormones associated
with pregnancy? - (answers)oxytocin
