HAPS PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
primary follicle - Answer -Stratified cuboidal cells called granulosa cells surround the
oocyte, forming which of the following?
A) primary follicle
B) primordial follicle
C) graafian follicle
D) secondary follicle
day 14 - Answer -Ovulation ordinarily occurs on what day of the female sexual cycle?
A) day 1
B) day 14
C) day 21
D) day 28
homologous. - Answer -Male and female organs that develop from the same embryonic
tissue are called
A) heterozygous.
B) homozygous.
C) homologous.
D) abnormalities of sexual development.
acrosome - Answer -This part of the sperm contains enzymes that are used to
penetrate the egg.
A) midpiece
B) acrosome
C) nucleus
D) axoneme
It supports blood volume and pressure - Answer -Of the following, which best describes
the function of water in the body?
A) It is a direct source of energy for ATP production.
B) It directly functions as a coenzyme.
C) It supports blood volume and pressure.
D) It functions in immune recognition.
E) It forms the backbone of the structure of plasma membranes
carbon dioxide - Answer -What is a metabolic by-product of aerobic respiration?
A) lactic acid
B) oxygen
C) carbon dioxide
D) pyruvate
,deamination - Answer -Which of the following terms is used to describe the removal of
an amino group NH2 from an amino acid?
A) ketoamination
B) amination
C) transamination
D) deamination
lipogenesis - Answer -Which of the following does not occur during the fasting state?
A) glycogenolysis
B) beta-oxidation
C) lipogenesis
D) gluconeogenesis
an increase in secretin release from the duodenum - Answer -The arrival of chyme
containing a mixture of fats, carbohydrates, and proteins into the duodenum over a
period of time would cause
A) an increase in secretin release from the duodenum.
B) diminished gallbladder contractions.
C) a decrease in bicarbonate secretion from the pancreas.
D) a decrease in CCK secretion.
E) a parasympathetic reflex which would promote gastric contractions
increases gastric HCl production - Answer -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.
stomach - Answer -Chemical digestion of proteins begins in the ________________.
A) mouth
B) stomach
C) small intestine
D) large intestine
volume depletion - Answer -Which of the following conditions may result from loss of
proportional amounts of water and sodium?
A) dehydration
B) volume depletion
C) fluid sequestration
D) hypotonic hydration
ADH - Answer -Which of the following can control water output independent of sodium?
A) renin
B) sweat
, C) aldosterone
D) ADH
ADH - Answer -This hormone, produced by the hypothalamus, will stimulate the
collecting ducts and the distal convoluted tubules to retain more water.
A) ADH
B) angiotensin I
C) aldosterone
D) ANP
E) parathyroid hormone
hypertonic - Answer -Dehydration will most likely cause plasma to become
________________.
A) isotonic
B) hypotonic
C) hypertonic
D) hydrotonic
E) None of the above.
protein - Answer -Which buffer system accounts for three-quarters of all the chemical
buffering of the body fluids?
A) phosphate
B) bicarbonate
C) protein
D) calcium
loops of juxtamedullary nephrons - Answer -The concentration gradient that exists from
the cortex to the medulla of the kidney is produced by the
A) loops of the cortical nephrons.
B) proximal convoluted tubules of juxtamedullary nephrons.
C) loops of the juxtamedullary nephrons.
D) distal convoluted tubules of cortical nephrons.
E) collecting ducts of juxtamedullary and cortical nephrons.
a stimulation of the sense of thirst - Answer -When blood pressure drops, the
juxtaglomerular cells of the kidney secrete the enzyme renin, which indirectly results in
A) a lowering of the mean arterial blood pressure.
B) an increase in the glomerular filtration rate.
C) a loss of sodium.
D) a stimulation of the sense of thirst.
urea - Answer -The major nitrogenous waste product in humans is ________________.
A) guanine
B) ammonia
C) uric acid
D) creatinine
primary follicle - Answer -Stratified cuboidal cells called granulosa cells surround the
oocyte, forming which of the following?
A) primary follicle
B) primordial follicle
C) graafian follicle
D) secondary follicle
day 14 - Answer -Ovulation ordinarily occurs on what day of the female sexual cycle?
A) day 1
B) day 14
C) day 21
D) day 28
homologous. - Answer -Male and female organs that develop from the same embryonic
tissue are called
A) heterozygous.
B) homozygous.
C) homologous.
D) abnormalities of sexual development.
acrosome - Answer -This part of the sperm contains enzymes that are used to
penetrate the egg.
A) midpiece
B) acrosome
C) nucleus
D) axoneme
It supports blood volume and pressure - Answer -Of the following, which best describes
the function of water in the body?
A) It is a direct source of energy for ATP production.
B) It directly functions as a coenzyme.
C) It supports blood volume and pressure.
D) It functions in immune recognition.
E) It forms the backbone of the structure of plasma membranes
carbon dioxide - Answer -What is a metabolic by-product of aerobic respiration?
A) lactic acid
B) oxygen
C) carbon dioxide
D) pyruvate
,deamination - Answer -Which of the following terms is used to describe the removal of
an amino group NH2 from an amino acid?
A) ketoamination
B) amination
C) transamination
D) deamination
lipogenesis - Answer -Which of the following does not occur during the fasting state?
A) glycogenolysis
B) beta-oxidation
C) lipogenesis
D) gluconeogenesis
an increase in secretin release from the duodenum - Answer -The arrival of chyme
containing a mixture of fats, carbohydrates, and proteins into the duodenum over a
period of time would cause
A) an increase in secretin release from the duodenum.
B) diminished gallbladder contractions.
C) a decrease in bicarbonate secretion from the pancreas.
D) a decrease in CCK secretion.
E) a parasympathetic reflex which would promote gastric contractions
increases gastric HCl production - Answer -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.
stomach - Answer -Chemical digestion of proteins begins in the ________________.
A) mouth
B) stomach
C) small intestine
D) large intestine
volume depletion - Answer -Which of the following conditions may result from loss of
proportional amounts of water and sodium?
A) dehydration
B) volume depletion
C) fluid sequestration
D) hypotonic hydration
ADH - Answer -Which of the following can control water output independent of sodium?
A) renin
B) sweat
, C) aldosterone
D) ADH
ADH - Answer -This hormone, produced by the hypothalamus, will stimulate the
collecting ducts and the distal convoluted tubules to retain more water.
A) ADH
B) angiotensin I
C) aldosterone
D) ANP
E) parathyroid hormone
hypertonic - Answer -Dehydration will most likely cause plasma to become
________________.
A) isotonic
B) hypotonic
C) hypertonic
D) hydrotonic
E) None of the above.
protein - Answer -Which buffer system accounts for three-quarters of all the chemical
buffering of the body fluids?
A) phosphate
B) bicarbonate
C) protein
D) calcium
loops of juxtamedullary nephrons - Answer -The concentration gradient that exists from
the cortex to the medulla of the kidney is produced by the
A) loops of the cortical nephrons.
B) proximal convoluted tubules of juxtamedullary nephrons.
C) loops of the juxtamedullary nephrons.
D) distal convoluted tubules of cortical nephrons.
E) collecting ducts of juxtamedullary and cortical nephrons.
a stimulation of the sense of thirst - Answer -When blood pressure drops, the
juxtaglomerular cells of the kidney secrete the enzyme renin, which indirectly results in
A) a lowering of the mean arterial blood pressure.
B) an increase in the glomerular filtration rate.
C) a loss of sodium.
D) a stimulation of the sense of thirst.
urea - Answer -The major nitrogenous waste product in humans is ________________.
A) guanine
B) ammonia
C) uric acid
D) creatinine
