NIGHTINGALE PHYSIOLOGY PRACTICE FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

NIGHTINGALE PHYSIOLOGY
PRACTICE FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
EpidemiologyA2isA2theA2studyA2ofA2theA2_____A2ofA2diseasesA2inA2humanA2populationsA2-
A2Ans--occurence,A2distribution,A2transmission


HomeostasisA2canA2bestA2beA2describedA2as:A2-A2Ans--aA2stateA2ofA2relativeA2constancy

WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2isA2notA2oneA2ofA2theA2basicA2componentsA2inA2aA2feedbackA2lo
opA2control?A2-A2Ans--Transmitter

TheA2bodiesA2thermostatA2isA2locatedA2inA2the:A2-A2Ans--Hypothalamus

PositiveA2feedbackA2controlA2systems:A2-A2Ans--accelerateA2aA2change

TheA2contractionA2ofA2theA2uterusA2duringA2theA2birthA2ofA2aA2babyA2isA2anA2exampleA2ofA2_
____A2feedbackA2-A2Ans--positive

WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2isA2aA2proteinA2substanceA2withA2noA2DNAA2orA2RNAA2andA2itsA
2thoughtA2toA2beA2theA2causeA2ofA2madA2cowA2disease?A2-A2Ans--Prion


IfA2theA2secretionA2ofA2oxytocinA2duringA2childbirthA2operatedA2asA2aA2negativeA2feedbackA
2controlA2loop,A2whatA2effectA2wouldA2itA2haveA2onA2uterineA2contractions?A2-A2Ans--
OxytocinA2wouldA2inhibitA2uterineA2contractions

TheA2termA2thatA2literallyA2meansA2selfA2immunityA2is:A2-A2Ans--autoimmunity

TheA2normalA2readingA2ofA2rangeA2ofA2normalA2isA2calledA2the:A2-A2Ans--SetA2point

OfA2theA211A2majorA2bodyA2systems,A2whichA2isA2theA2leastA2involvedA2inA2maintainingA2ho
meostasis?A2-A2Ans--reproductive

PathogenesisA2canA2beA2definedA2as:A2-A2Ans--theA2courseA2ofA2diseaseA2development

IntrinsicA2control:A2-A2Ans--IsA2sometimesA2calledA2autoregulation

OfA2theA2pathogenicA2organisms,A2whichA2ofA2theA2followingA2areA2theA2mostA2complex?
A2-A2Ans--Tapeworms


WhichA2lipidA2isA2partA2ofA2vitaminA2D?A2-A2Ans--Steroids

, TheA2elementA2thatA2isA2presentA2inA2allA2proteinsA2butA2notA2inA2carbohydratesA2is:A2-
A2Ans--Nitrogen


WhichA2energy-releasingA2orA2energy-
transferringA2moleculeA2doesA2notA2containA2aA2nucleotide?A2-A2Ans--creatineA2phosphate

TheA2aminoA2groupA2inA2anA2aminoA2acidA2isA2-A2Ans--NH3+

TheA2rolesA2playedA2byA2proteinsA2canA2beA2dividedA2intoA2whichA2categories?A2-A2Ans--
StructuralA2andA2functional

AminoA2acidsA2frequentlyA2becomeA2joinedA2by:A2-A2Ans--PeptideA2bonds

TheA2alphaA2helixA2isA2anA2exampleA2ofA2whichA2levelA2ofA2proteinA2structure?A2-A2Ans--
Secondary

TheA2typesA2ofA2lipidsA2foundA2thatA2formA2hormones,A2suchA2asA2cortisone,A2estrogen,A2a
ndA2testosteroneA2are:A2-A2Ans--Steroids

TheA2termA2glycoprotein,A2aA2combinationA2ofA2twoA2words,A2tellsA2youA2thatA2theA2compo
undA2isA2madeA2ofA2_____,A2withA2_____A2beingA2theA2dominantA2component.A2-A2Ans--
carbohydrateA2andA2protein;A2protein

WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2isA2notA2trueA2ofA2carbohydrates?A2-A2Ans--
AllA2ofA2theA2aboveA2areA2trueA2ofA2carbohydrates.
-theyA2includeA2substancesA2commonlyA2calledA2sugars
-theyA2areA2theA2body'sA2primaryA2sourceA2ofA2energy
-thereA2areA2aA2partA2ofA2bothA2DNAA2andA2RNA

WhichA2ofA2theA2followingA2isA2notA2trueA2ofA2RNA?A2-A2Ans--
allA2ofA2theA2aboveA2areA2trueA2ofA2RNA
-itA2containsA2riboseA2sugar
-itA2containsA2adenine
-itA2isA2composedA2ofA2smallerA2moleculesA2calledA2nucleotides

TheA2basicA2buildingA2blocksA2ofA2fatsA2are:A2-A2Ans--FattyA2acidsA2andA2glycerol

TheA2formationA2ofA2sucroseA2involvesA2theA2removalA2ofA2aA2moleculeA2ofA2water.A2ThisA2
isA2called:A2-A2Ans--dehydrationA2synthesis

IfA2oneA2sideA2ofA2aA2DNAA2moleculeA2isA2CTAGGCTG,A2theA2otherA2sideA2wouldA2be:A2-
A2Ans--GATCCGAC


SometimesA2referredA2toA2asA2anA2animalA2starch,A2_____A2isA2theA2mainA2polysaccharid
eA2inA2theA2body.A2-A2Ans--Glycogen