HUBS1406 practice exam Questions With Complete
Solutions
1. Which organ makes most of the plasma proteins? Correct
Answers The liver
A diabetic patient is brought into hospital in a coma after a
suspected insulin overdose. What could be given to correct this?
Correct Answers Glucagon
A drug that inhibits angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE)
would cause Correct Answers Less secretion of aldosterone
A patient has severe emphysema that has extensively damaged
her alveoli and reduced the surface area for gas exchange.
Despite receiving oxygen therapy, she still fells breathless and
has an urge to breathe rapidly. What is the most likely
explanation for this? Correct Answers She is receiving oxygen,
but still retaining carbon dioxide and H+ ions, which are
stimulating her breathing.
A patient whose ECG shows normal P-waves, but some missing
QRS complexes and T waves is likely to have: Correct Answers
A damaged atrioventricular node
A person consults their doctor because they have been suffering
from lots of colds and other infections in recent weeks. The
patient has also started to develop a round, puffy face and a
lump of fat on his back. A blood test reveals a high glucose level
and a very high level of the pituitary hormone
adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH). What and where is the
, problem likely to be? Correct Answers Over-secretion of
cortisol due to a problem in the pituitary gland
A person is eating a diet rich in calcium but is not absorbing
much of the calcium. Which of the following could be used to
correct this problem? Correct Answers Vitamin D
A person suffering from the following symptoms: dry mouth,
indigestion and a racing heart rate. It is discovered that the
problem is due to overactivity in one of the divisions of the
nervous system. Which division is it likely to be? Correct
Answers Autonomic sympathetic
A person undergoes surgery for a tumour of the thyroid gland.
The surgery involves the removal of almost the entire gland.
After the surgery, the patient's plasma calcium levels were found
to be chronically low. What would be the most likely reason for
this? Correct Answers The removal of the thyroid gland would
have resulted in the removal of the parathyroid glands along
with it. Since parathyroid hormone normally raises plasma
calcium level, the plasma calcium level dropped after the
surgery.
A person with a chronic obstructive disease is unable to ventilate
their lungs properly. How will the kidneys respond to this?
Correct Answers They will excrete more hydrogen ions and
retain more bicarbonate ions
A person with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is unable
to ventilate their lungs properly. Their kidneys are likely to
Solutions
1. Which organ makes most of the plasma proteins? Correct
Answers The liver
A diabetic patient is brought into hospital in a coma after a
suspected insulin overdose. What could be given to correct this?
Correct Answers Glucagon
A drug that inhibits angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE)
would cause Correct Answers Less secretion of aldosterone
A patient has severe emphysema that has extensively damaged
her alveoli and reduced the surface area for gas exchange.
Despite receiving oxygen therapy, she still fells breathless and
has an urge to breathe rapidly. What is the most likely
explanation for this? Correct Answers She is receiving oxygen,
but still retaining carbon dioxide and H+ ions, which are
stimulating her breathing.
A patient whose ECG shows normal P-waves, but some missing
QRS complexes and T waves is likely to have: Correct Answers
A damaged atrioventricular node
A person consults their doctor because they have been suffering
from lots of colds and other infections in recent weeks. The
patient has also started to develop a round, puffy face and a
lump of fat on his back. A blood test reveals a high glucose level
and a very high level of the pituitary hormone
adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH). What and where is the
, problem likely to be? Correct Answers Over-secretion of
cortisol due to a problem in the pituitary gland
A person is eating a diet rich in calcium but is not absorbing
much of the calcium. Which of the following could be used to
correct this problem? Correct Answers Vitamin D
A person suffering from the following symptoms: dry mouth,
indigestion and a racing heart rate. It is discovered that the
problem is due to overactivity in one of the divisions of the
nervous system. Which division is it likely to be? Correct
Answers Autonomic sympathetic
A person undergoes surgery for a tumour of the thyroid gland.
The surgery involves the removal of almost the entire gland.
After the surgery, the patient's plasma calcium levels were found
to be chronically low. What would be the most likely reason for
this? Correct Answers The removal of the thyroid gland would
have resulted in the removal of the parathyroid glands along
with it. Since parathyroid hormone normally raises plasma
calcium level, the plasma calcium level dropped after the
surgery.
A person with a chronic obstructive disease is unable to ventilate
their lungs properly. How will the kidneys respond to this?
Correct Answers They will excrete more hydrogen ions and
retain more bicarbonate ions
A person with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is unable
to ventilate their lungs properly. Their kidneys are likely to
