ANATOMY& PHYSIOLOGY LATEST EXAM 2024 -2025
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Electrolytes are substances that
Select one:
a. form covalent bonds with water.
b. conduct electricity when dissolved in water.
c. cannot conduct electricity in solution.
d. are NOT found in the human body in any appreciable amounts.
e. are NOT charged particles. - Correct Answer - b. conduct electricity when dissolved in
water.
A runner produced hypotonic sweat while running a marathon in hot weather. After the
race, he drank large volumes of water. As a result of the water intake, his body cells will
Select one:
a. shrink.
b. swell.
c. crenate.
d. shrivel.
e. not change. - Correct Answer - b. swell.
Which mature cells do not have a nucleus?
Select one:
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,a. columnar cells of upper respiratory tract
b. spermatozoa
c. columnar cells of small intestines
d. red blood cells
e. macrophage (large, mobile white blood cell) - Correct Answer - d. red blood cells
The structural RNA of ribosomes is a
Select one:
a. pre-mRNA.
b. proenzyme.
c. gene.
d. ribosomal RNA (rRNA).
e. codon. - Correct Answer - d. ribosomal RNA (rRNA).
A mRNA containing introns is a
Select one:
a. pre-mRNA.
b. proenzyme.
c. gene.
d. ribosomal RNA (rRNA).
e. codon. - Correct Answer - a. pre-mRNA.
An isotonic contraction is described as
Select one:
a. action potential frequency is high enough that no relaxation of muscle fibers occurs.
b. a muscle produces constant tension during contraction.
c. a muscle produces an increasing tension during contraction.
d. a muscle produces increasing tension as it shortens.
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,e. a muscle produces tension, but the length of the muscle is increasing. - Correct
Answer - b. a muscle produces constant tension during contraction.
Which of the following is true?
Select one:
a. Muscle fatigue has no influence on the force of contractions.
b. A threshold stimulus will cause contraction of a muscle fiber.
c. A subthreshold stimulus causes a muscle contraction.
d. Motor units do not obey the "all or none" law.
e. A threshold stimulus will not affect motor units. - Correct Answer - b. A threshold
stimulus will cause contraction of a muscle fiber.
The elevated oxygen consumption relative to activity level after exercise has ended is
called
Select one:
a. oxygen deficit.
b. oxygen debt.
c. oxygen repayment.
d. recovery oxygen consumption.
e. anaerobic recovery. - Correct Answer - d. recovery oxygen consumption.
When skeletal muscle is producing carbon dioxide and water while making ATP, which
chemical processes could be active at this time?
Select one:
a. anaerobic respiration
b. aerobic respiration
c. both anaerobic and aerobic respiration - Correct Answer - b. aerobic respiration
Which of the following is NOT an age related change in skeletal muscle?
Select one:
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, a. loss of muscle strength
b. loss of synapse surface area
c. loss of fast-twitch fibers
d. decreased recovery time
e. decrease in motor units - Correct Answer - d. decreased recovery time
Muscle hypertrophy results from increased numbers of
Select one:
a. myofibrils and sarcomeres.
b. muscle fibers.
c. motor units.
d. muscles.
e. muscle cells. - Correct Answer - a. myofibrils and sarcomeres.
Consider the following four phrases and select the one that does not belong with the
others.
Select one:
a. anaerobic metabolism
b. lactic acid production
c. fast twitch fibers
d. fuels runner in a marathon
e. muscle fibers split ATP rapidly - Correct Answer - d. fuels runner in a marathon
Which of the following is the longest muscle in the body?
Select one:
a. quadriceps femoris
b. sartorius
c. biceps femoris
d. tensor fasciae latae
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