Can You Pass This Difficult Physiology Exam? Trivia Quiz

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Living things have a very interesting mechanism. Do you consider yourself so well informed when it comes to physiology? The quiz below is designed to test out what you know when it comes to this field of study and how the human body works. Take it up and get to see just how much you know so far. All the best!

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Can You Pass This Difficult Physiology Exam? Trivia Quiz

Cellulose, glycogen, and starch are all polymers of:

Our mouth "waters" when the _____ branch of the autonomic nervous system stimulates ______ cells to transport _______ across the glandular epithelium.

The s cells of the duodenal mucosa release _____, which binds to ______ in the exocrine pancreas

in the gastrointestinal system, which of the following cell types are enriched for carbonic anhydrase?

lactase converts lactose to glucose and galactose. it is an example of a(n):

The blood supply to the liver contains

The blood vessels in the intestinal villi carry blood into the _____ on the way to the liver:

Which of the following is (are) found in the apical membranes of parietal cells?

Glucose in the small intestine moves from the lumen of the small intestine into the epithelial cells by:

Cholecystokinine (cck) is a _____ hormone that binds to _____ cells in the _____ to cause the release of digestive enzymes.

Chymotrypsin, which digests ____ into ____, is released as chymotrypsinogen from the _____.

Which of the following is (are) found in the apical plasma membranes of enterocytes in the small intestine?

For bile salts and bile acids _____ is ______.

The role of pancreatic lipase is to:

Chylomicrons:

in the kidney and small intestine, high concentrations of _____ permit the resorption of ______.

The aldosterone receptor is a _____ found in the _____.

The vasa recta carry ______, and are _____ to ______.

Much of the ______ that returns water to the glomerulus in Bowman's capsule is produced by ______.

Vasopressin is a ______ hormone that binds to _____ in the _______ epithelial cells.

Cells of the macula densa recognize changes in ____ and contribute to the control of hydrostatic pressure in the _____.

An individual who has been on a diet high in sodium begins to eat a diet low in sodium, which of the following would you expect to be true in the hours to days after initiating the new diet?

In the proximal convoluted tubule, sodium leaves the epithelial cells by

Following a 24 hour period of no water intake, you would expect blood levels of vasopressin to be ____ and number of _____ in epithelial cells of the collectin duct to be ______.

The cell bodies of the neruons that form synapses in the diaphragm are found in the:

The role of carbonic anhydrase in erythrocytes in capillaries in active muscle is to speed up generation of:

In tissues, such as muscle during exercise, Po2 is _____, so that O2 _____ the _____ in hemoglobin.

In the lung, smooth muscle is found in the _____ where epinephrine causes the muscle to _____ and _____.

Type II cells secrete detergent like molecules whose effect is to _____ in aveoli and ______.

The cells in the brain stem that control and regulate breathing rhythm respond primarily to the concentration of ______ in the _______.

until the late 1930's, prolonged thoracic surgery was problematic because once the intrapleural cavity was opened to the atmosphere, the lung collapsed. which of the following could have been used to solve this problem?

At an altitude of 25,000 feet above sea level, the atmospheric pressure is 282 mm Hg. in the alveoli of the lungs, the percentage of O2 is 14%, for a rightward shift, what is the percent saturation of hemoglobin in the alveolus under these conditions (y axis)? use the law of partial pressure

Most of the carbon dioxide is carried in the blood as:

In some respitory diseases, the elastic recoil of the lung is drastically decreased. the effect of this disease is to hamper:

The phrenic nerve innervates ______ muscle of the diaphragm and releases the neurotransmitter ______.

The peripheral chemosensors that can affect breathing rate monitor CO2 and O2 in ______ blood.

Intrapulmonary pressure is greater than the atmospheric pressure

When the amount of oxygen carried in the blood is reduced, cells in the _____ increase the production of the protein hormone _____.

CCK is a peptide hormone released from cells in the small intestine, it binds to receptors on:

In the mucosa of the stomach, the ____ cell is enriched for carbonic anhydrase and contains receptors for ____.

In the stomach, the region that is enriched for elastin and permits its expansion is the

Which of the following is (are) enzymes that act in the bulk fluid in the lumen of the intestine?

In the salivary glands of the mouth, Na+ channels are found predominately on the basilar membrane. The Na+/K+ ATPases are located on the _____ surface of the secretory epithelial cells. The _____ cells lack aquaporins.

The cells that release glucose in response to low blood glucose are the

Our mouth "waters" when the _ branch of the autonomic nervous system stimulates cells to transport _____ across the glandular epithelium.

The s cells of the duodenal mucosa release _, which binds to __ in the exocrine pancreas

Cholecystokinine (cck) is a ___ hormone that binds to _ cells in the ___ to cause the release of digestive enzymes.

Chymotrypsin, which digests into , is released as chymotrypsinogen from the _.

For bile salts and bile acids _ is __.

in the kidney and small intestine, high concentrations of _ permit the resorption of __.

The aldosterone receptor is a _ found in the _.

The vasa recta carry ____, and are _ to ____.

Much of the that returns water to the glomerulus in Bowman's capsule is produced by .

Vasopressin is a ____ hormone that binds to _ in the _____ epithelial cells.

Cells of the macula densa recognize changes in and contribute to the control of hydrostatic pressure in the _.

Following a 24 hour period of no water intake, you would expect blood levels of vasopressin to be __ and number of _ in epithelial cells of the collectin duct to be ____.

In tissues, such as muscle during exercise, Po2 is ___, so that O2 _ the ___ in hemoglobin.

In the lung, smooth muscle is found in the ___ where epinephrine causes the muscle to _ and ___.

Type II cells secrete detergent like molecules whose effect is to _ in aveoli and __.

The cells in the brain stem that control and regulate breathing rhythm respond primarily to the concentration of in the _.

The phrenic nerve innervates muscle of the diaphragm and releases the neurotransmitter .

When the amount of oxygen carried in the blood is reduced, cells in the _ increase the production of the protein hormone _.

In the mucosa of the stomach, the cell is enriched for carbonic anhydrase and contains receptors for .

In the salivary glands of the mouth, Na+ channels are found predominately on the basilar membrane. The Na+/K+ ATPases are located on the _ surface of the secretory epithelial cells. The _ cells lack aquaporins.