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BIO304 Final Exam (Human Physiology)
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MCQs on the physiological processes that occur within the human body, with particular attention on enzyme activity, cell signaling, metabolic processes, protein synthesis, and movement.
 

BIO304 Final Exam (Human Physiology)
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1. Blood pH is 7.30 as a result of hyperventilation. Which of the following mechanisms would the body use to return to homeostasis?
2. Which of the following is not an example of a sympathetic response?
3. Most cells contain a nucleus, cytoplasm, and a cell membrane. Which of the following cell types do not contain a nucleus?
4. What is unique about cardiac muscle?
5. Your friend has been having acid reflux and is taking antacids to help with the problem. How does an antacid change the pH of the stomach?
6. Which of the following is involved in the repolarization phase of an action potential?
7. How are type I diabetics different from type II diabetics?
8. You are a pharmacologist designing Drug XYZ. You want it to interfere with enzyme activity by interfering with substrate binding. What site will you target?
9. You are a scientist tasked with testing the effects of the active ingredient in a new drug, known as Drug X. Which of the following groups will serve as a control to best identify whether the effects of Drug X can truly be attributed to the active ingredient in Drug X?
10. The dendrites send graded potentials to the soma. What happens to the resting membrane potential (-70 mVolts) in the cell as a result of these graded potentials?
11. Which of the following statements best describe the function of veins?
12. When odorants enter the nose, what happens to them?
13. Which of the following is NOT an example of enzyme activity?
14. Which of the following is an autoimmune disease where the pancreas is unable to produce insulin?
15. Complete the following statement. The action potentials that initiate cardiac contraction are generated by specialized cells located in the:
16. What is the main function of proximal tubule?
17. What happens during the depolarization phase of an action potential?
18. After an action potential, what channel opens to reset the electrical gradient?
19. Which of the following statements best describes how the sodium-potassium ATPase pump functions?
20. A woman is in labor and is experiencing strong uterine contractions. What hormone is being released and from what gland?
21. How does the respiratory system affect the pH of blood?
22. Myrtle is told that she has a small bladder. What does this mean for Myrtle?
23. How does insulin work with glucagon to regulate blood glucose levels?
24. Which of the following best describes active labor?
25. Donna has iron deficiency anemia and because of this has difficulty transporting oxygen. What cells are involved?