HAPS practice exam questions with verified
answers
A catalyst would
A) reduce reaction time.
B) increase reaction time.
C) not alter the reaction time.
D) stop the reaction Ans✔✔✔-reduce reaction time
A lack of antidiuretic hormone will lead to
A) acromegaly.
B) dwarfism.
C) diabetes insipidus.
D) endemic goiter.
E) diabetes mellitus. Ans✔✔✔-diabetes insipidus
A person with type A blood has
A) anti-B agglutinin.
B) anti-A agglutinin.
C) anti-B and anti-A agglutinin.
D) A agglutinin. Ans✔✔✔-anti-B agglutinin
All of the following are functions of cholecystokinin (CCK) except it
A) stimulates gallbladder contraction.
B) promotes secretion of pancreatic enzymes.
,C) increases gastric HCl production.
D) induces the movement of bile into common bile duct.
E) causes hepatopancreatic sphincter to relax. Ans✔✔✔-increases gastric HCl
production
An example of a first-class lever in the body is around this joint.
A) atlanto-occipital
B) talocrural
C) parietal and occipital
D) ulna and humerus
E) temporomandibular Ans✔✔✔-atlanto-occipital
Anemia can be caused by all of the following except
A) nutritional deficiency of vitamin B12 or iron.
B) failure of gastric production of intrinsic factor.
C) kidney failure.
D) hypoxemia from smoking or air pollution Ans✔✔✔-hypoxemia from smoking
or air pollution
Antibody B is present in the blood plasma of individuals with which blood types?
A) types A and O
B) type B
C) types B and A
D) types B and O Ans✔✔✔-types A and O
,Antidiuretic hormone acts on the _____ to promote water retention.
A) proximal convoluted tubule
B) distal convoluted tubule
C) collecting duct
D) urinary bladder Ans✔✔✔-collecting duct
Calcium is released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum when an action potential
opens gated ion channels located in the ________________.
A) sarcolemma
B) myofilaments
C) myoglobin
D) T tubules Ans✔✔✔-T tubules
Chemical digestion of proteins begins in the ________________.
A) mouth
B) stomach
C) small intestine
D) large intestine Ans✔✔✔-stomach
Degeneration of the neurons in this area of the midbrain contribute to the muscle
tremors seen in Parkinson disease.
A) red nucleus
B) superior colliculi
C) inferior colliculi
D) substantia nigra
, E) corpora quadrigemina Ans✔✔✔-substantia nigra
Dehydration will most likely cause plasma to become ________________.
A) isotonic
B) hypotonic
C) hypertonic
D) hydrotonic
E) None of the above. Ans✔✔✔-hypertonic
Derived from white blood cells, these cells in the central nervous system are often
found at the site of injury of brain tissue.
A) oligodendrocytes
B) Schwann cells
C) astrocytes
D) ependymal cells
E) microglia Ans✔✔✔-microglia
During the depolarization phase of an action potential in a neuron
A) K+ ions move from inside to outside the membrane.
B) Na+ ions move from outside to inside the membrane.
C) the Na/K ATPase pumps Na into the cell.
D) K+ and Na+ ions trade places across the membrane.
E) both K+ and Na+ move from outside to inside the membrane Ans✔✔✔-Na+
ions move from outside to inside the membrane
answers
A catalyst would
A) reduce reaction time.
B) increase reaction time.
C) not alter the reaction time.
D) stop the reaction Ans✔✔✔-reduce reaction time
A lack of antidiuretic hormone will lead to
A) acromegaly.
B) dwarfism.
C) diabetes insipidus.
D) endemic goiter.
E) diabetes mellitus. Ans✔✔✔-diabetes insipidus
A person with type A blood has
A) anti-B agglutinin.
B) anti-A agglutinin.
C) anti-B and anti-A agglutinin.
D) A agglutinin. Ans✔✔✔-anti-B agglutinin
All of the following are functions of cholecystokinin (CCK) except it
A) stimulates gallbladder contraction.
B) promotes secretion of pancreatic enzymes.
,C) increases gastric HCl production.
D) induces the movement of bile into common bile duct.
E) causes hepatopancreatic sphincter to relax. Ans✔✔✔-increases gastric HCl
production
An example of a first-class lever in the body is around this joint.
A) atlanto-occipital
B) talocrural
C) parietal and occipital
D) ulna and humerus
E) temporomandibular Ans✔✔✔-atlanto-occipital
Anemia can be caused by all of the following except
A) nutritional deficiency of vitamin B12 or iron.
B) failure of gastric production of intrinsic factor.
C) kidney failure.
D) hypoxemia from smoking or air pollution Ans✔✔✔-hypoxemia from smoking
or air pollution
Antibody B is present in the blood plasma of individuals with which blood types?
A) types A and O
B) type B
C) types B and A
D) types B and O Ans✔✔✔-types A and O
,Antidiuretic hormone acts on the _____ to promote water retention.
A) proximal convoluted tubule
B) distal convoluted tubule
C) collecting duct
D) urinary bladder Ans✔✔✔-collecting duct
Calcium is released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum when an action potential
opens gated ion channels located in the ________________.
A) sarcolemma
B) myofilaments
C) myoglobin
D) T tubules Ans✔✔✔-T tubules
Chemical digestion of proteins begins in the ________________.
A) mouth
B) stomach
C) small intestine
D) large intestine Ans✔✔✔-stomach
Degeneration of the neurons in this area of the midbrain contribute to the muscle
tremors seen in Parkinson disease.
A) red nucleus
B) superior colliculi
C) inferior colliculi
D) substantia nigra
, E) corpora quadrigemina Ans✔✔✔-substantia nigra
Dehydration will most likely cause plasma to become ________________.
A) isotonic
B) hypotonic
C) hypertonic
D) hydrotonic
E) None of the above. Ans✔✔✔-hypertonic
Derived from white blood cells, these cells in the central nervous system are often
found at the site of injury of brain tissue.
A) oligodendrocytes
B) Schwann cells
C) astrocytes
D) ependymal cells
E) microglia Ans✔✔✔-microglia
During the depolarization phase of an action potential in a neuron
A) K+ ions move from inside to outside the membrane.
B) Na+ ions move from outside to inside the membrane.
C) the Na/K ATPase pumps Na into the cell.
D) K+ and Na+ ions trade places across the membrane.
E) both K+ and Na+ move from outside to inside the membrane Ans✔✔✔-Na+
ions move from outside to inside the membrane
