Bio 256 Final Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
Which |involves |movement |of |nutrients |from |food |you |have |eaten |from |the |gastrointestinal |
tract |to |the |blood |or |lymph? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-absorption
Which |is |how |food |moves |through |the |gastrointestinal |tract |by |using |peristalsis? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-propulsion
Which |involves |movement |of |indigestible |solid |wasters |form |the |gastrointestinal |tract? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-defecation
The |process |of |deglutition |results |in |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-swallowing
Pepsinogen, |an |inactive |digestive |enzyme, |is |secreted |by |the |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-chief |
cells |of |the |stomach
Control |of |gastric |secretion |is |provided |by |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-both |neural |and |hormonal |
mechanisms
The |small |intestine |receives |______ |from |the |liver |and |gall |bladder |and |______ |from |the |
pancreas. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-bile, |pancreatic |juice
Which |is |NOT |a |component |of |bile? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-digestive |enzymes
Which |is |an |exocrine |product |of |the |pancreas? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-bicarbonate
,Which |hormone |induces |secretion |of |enzyme-rich |pancreatic |juice? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
CCK |(cholecystokinin)
Bile |production |and |secretion |is |promoted |by |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-secretin
Most |chemical |digestion |and |absorption |occurs |in |the |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-small |intestine
Inadequate |colonic |water |absorption |results |in |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-diarhea
Which |is |NOT |a |function |of |the |normal |bacterial |flora |of |the |colon? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
hydrolysis |of |proteins |to |supply |amino |acids
The |stimulus |that |brings |about |the |need |for |defecation |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-distension |
of |rectum
You |have |just |eaten |a |meal |high |in |complex |carbohydrates. |Which |of |the |following |enzymes |
will |help |to |digest |the |meal? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-amylase
The |absorption |of |which |ion |is |coupled |to |the |absorption |of |glucose |or |amino |acids? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Na+
Digestion |of |table |sugar |requires |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-sucrase
Dietary |fats |are |important |because |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-they |help |the |body |absorb |fat-
soluble |vitamins
Select |the |correct |statement |about |proteins |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Proteins |will |be |used |by |
most |cells |for |ATP |synthesis |if |insufficient |carbohydrates |are |ingested.
, Vitamins |are |organic |compounds. |They |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-often |function |as |coenzymes |
to |assist |in |catalysis
The |primary |function |of |cellular |respiration |is |to |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-generate |ATP, |which |
traps |some |of |the |chemical |energy |of |food |molecules |in |its |high-energy |bonds
Gluconeogenesis |is |the |process |in |which |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-glucose |is |formed |from |
noncarbohydrate |molecules
The |process |of |breaking |triglycerides |down |into |glycerol |and |fatty |acids |is |known |as |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-lipolysis
Which |is |NOT |a |function |of |cholesterol? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-used |for |energy
Triglycerides |synthesized |in |hepatocytes |are |transported |to |adipocytes |by |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-VLDL's
Adipose |tissue |produces |______, |sending |an |important |satiety |signal |to |your |hypothalamus, |
which |controls |your |sense |of |hunger. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-leptin
Which |does |NOT |promote |heat-loss? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-vasoconstriction |of |peripheral |
blood |vessels
Which |hormone |initiates |puberty? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-gonadotropin |release |hormone
The |seminal |vesicles |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-secrete |fluid |that |partly |composes |the |semen
Answers
Which |involves |movement |of |nutrients |from |food |you |have |eaten |from |the |gastrointestinal |
tract |to |the |blood |or |lymph? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-absorption
Which |is |how |food |moves |through |the |gastrointestinal |tract |by |using |peristalsis? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-propulsion
Which |involves |movement |of |indigestible |solid |wasters |form |the |gastrointestinal |tract? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-defecation
The |process |of |deglutition |results |in |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-swallowing
Pepsinogen, |an |inactive |digestive |enzyme, |is |secreted |by |the |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-chief |
cells |of |the |stomach
Control |of |gastric |secretion |is |provided |by |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-both |neural |and |hormonal |
mechanisms
The |small |intestine |receives |______ |from |the |liver |and |gall |bladder |and |______ |from |the |
pancreas. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-bile, |pancreatic |juice
Which |is |NOT |a |component |of |bile? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-digestive |enzymes
Which |is |an |exocrine |product |of |the |pancreas? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-bicarbonate
,Which |hormone |induces |secretion |of |enzyme-rich |pancreatic |juice? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
CCK |(cholecystokinin)
Bile |production |and |secretion |is |promoted |by |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-secretin
Most |chemical |digestion |and |absorption |occurs |in |the |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-small |intestine
Inadequate |colonic |water |absorption |results |in |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-diarhea
Which |is |NOT |a |function |of |the |normal |bacterial |flora |of |the |colon? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
hydrolysis |of |proteins |to |supply |amino |acids
The |stimulus |that |brings |about |the |need |for |defecation |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-distension |
of |rectum
You |have |just |eaten |a |meal |high |in |complex |carbohydrates. |Which |of |the |following |enzymes |
will |help |to |digest |the |meal? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-amylase
The |absorption |of |which |ion |is |coupled |to |the |absorption |of |glucose |or |amino |acids? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Na+
Digestion |of |table |sugar |requires |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-sucrase
Dietary |fats |are |important |because |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-they |help |the |body |absorb |fat-
soluble |vitamins
Select |the |correct |statement |about |proteins |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Proteins |will |be |used |by |
most |cells |for |ATP |synthesis |if |insufficient |carbohydrates |are |ingested.
, Vitamins |are |organic |compounds. |They |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-often |function |as |coenzymes |
to |assist |in |catalysis
The |primary |function |of |cellular |respiration |is |to |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-generate |ATP, |which |
traps |some |of |the |chemical |energy |of |food |molecules |in |its |high-energy |bonds
Gluconeogenesis |is |the |process |in |which |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-glucose |is |formed |from |
noncarbohydrate |molecules
The |process |of |breaking |triglycerides |down |into |glycerol |and |fatty |acids |is |known |as |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-lipolysis
Which |is |NOT |a |function |of |cholesterol? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-used |for |energy
Triglycerides |synthesized |in |hepatocytes |are |transported |to |adipocytes |by |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-VLDL's
Adipose |tissue |produces |______, |sending |an |important |satiety |signal |to |your |hypothalamus, |
which |controls |your |sense |of |hunger. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-leptin
Which |does |NOT |promote |heat-loss? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-vasoconstriction |of |peripheral |
blood |vessels
Which |hormone |initiates |puberty? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-gonadotropin |release |hormone
The |seminal |vesicles |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-secrete |fluid |that |partly |composes |the |semen
