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1. The inner wall of the gut, surrounding the lumen consists of
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2. Motility in the gut is controlled by
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3. Rugae are
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4. Contraction of the circular muscle layer in the gut wall causes
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5. Which of the following are found in salvia
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6. Which of the following statements about the oesophagus is FALSE
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7. Which one of the following is not a component of the hepatobiliary system
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8. In which part of the intestine does most digestion and absoption of nutrients take place
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9. Which one of the following statements is FALSE
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10. Chylomicrons are
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11. What is exchanged between blood and tissue
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12. What differnet types of tissue are found in artery walls
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13. Which blood vessel : is site of gas exchange and waste exchange
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14. Which blood vessel: plays important role in regulating blood pressure and in distributing blood
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15. What does this descibe :these have thinner walls, it relates to the blood pressure is less, they have valves to prevent backflow
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16. The hollow centre of blood vessels through which blood flows is called the
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17. Blood vessels that are composed of only a single layer of cells and a basement membrane and that allow exchange of nutrients between the blood and tissues cells are called
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18. Relaxation or decrease in the amount of smooth muscle contraction results in --------------- & ---------------- in the size of arteriole
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19. If blood vessels has a wall consisting of a layer of endothelium & a basement membrane and the diameter of the vessel is approximately the same as that of a red blood cell then the vessel is probadly a
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20. What method is used to calculate energy expenditure by measuring oxygen consumption
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21. What percentage of the day's total energy expenditure of the average person is represented by the basal metobolism
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22. What is the major factor that determine basal metabolic rate
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23. Which of the following is a feature of basal metabolic rate (bmr)
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24. What is athe range of body fat content of normal weight young women
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25. What is the range of body fat of normal weight young men
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26. The recommended energy intake for an average 25yr old woman is
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27. The thermic effect of food normally accounts for how much of TEE
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28. Dietary guidelines recommend that carbohydrates contribute what percentage of the total energy intake
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29. Which of the following is a component of all 3 disaccharides
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30. What is another name for lactose
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31. Glycogen is stored mainly in which of the following tissue

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400g stored in muscle , 100g in liver

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32. Which of the following in not a function of fat

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glucose is energy for brain

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33. Current recommendation for the percentage contribution of fat in the diet are
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34. What compound is composed of 3 fatty acids attached to a molecule of glycerol
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35. A primary function of fat in the body is to
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36. How many differnet kinds of amino acids make up proteins
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37. What is the process by which heat or acidity disrupts the normal shape of a protein chain
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38. Which of the following proteins inactivate foreign bacteria and viruses
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39. Most enzymes are
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40. Which of the following characteristics of enzymes is not true
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41. What is the major energy carrier in most cells
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42. Glycolsis is the conversion of
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43. The sucssive stages in the breakdown of glucose in the cell are
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44. Glycolysis is a way of producing ATP anaerobically if there were 4 glucose molecules available for glycolysis how many ATP will be produced
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45. If there were 6 molecules of glucose available how many ATP ould be produced if they were completely oxidised to carbon dioxide and water
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46. When a person is performing intense physical excercise and begins to feel fatigue and burning pain in the muscle it is most likely due to the muscle accumulation of
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47. The partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the alveolia is
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48. The partial pressure of oxygen in the arteriol blood is
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49. Partial pressure of oxygen in the alveolia is less than in the atmostphere because
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50. Which one of the following would have the highest partial pressure of oxygen
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51. Which of the following ould be a consquence of an increase in arterial PCO2
1 reduced ventilation
2 increased ventilation
3 stimulation of central chemoreceptors
4 increase activity of respiraqtory muscle
5 increase metabolic rate
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52. In which form is carbon dioxide not carried in blood
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53. Fill in the blanks in the following chemical reaction
co2+ --------------- ->h2co3 -> h+ -----
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54. The ----------------------- nervous system will increase heart rate, where as the -------------------------------  nervous system will decrease heart rate
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55. The main non-neural factor affecting heart rate is a hormone ------------- which will ---------- increase heart rate
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56. Contraction of the heart muscle is known as
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57. The bulk of the middle layer of the heart wall is composed of
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58. Which of the following is primary pacemaker of the heart
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59. Part of mitrochondria where electron transport chain occurs
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60. Lymphactic vessels found within intestinal villi
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61. Type of stomach cell which produces hydrochloric acid
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62. IMPAIRMENT OF BILE FLOW
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63. The main functional unit of the kidneys is  
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64. Approximately how much of the water filtered from plasma is reabsoded by the kidneys each day
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65. The normal glomeruler filteration rate (GFR) is approx.
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66. Under normal circumstances how much glucose is excreted in the urine per day
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67. Which of the following systems work closely with the endocrine system to coordinate the body's functions?
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68. All of the following are endocrine glands EXCEPT
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69. A common second messenger used in signaling pathways of water-soluble hormones is
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Hormones that bind to receptors inside of target cells are usually
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71. Which of the following is a possible cellular response to a hormone
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72. C.AMP is the most common
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73. An example of a hormone that under certain circumstances is regulated by positive feedback is:
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Which of the following hormones is released in response to a nerve impulse?
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75. All of the following are hormones secreted by the anterior pituitary            gland EXCEPT
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76. The element essential for normal thyroid function is :
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77. . Cells that respond to a particular hormone are called
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78. An organ that can be classified as both an endocrine and exocrine gland is           the
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79. Mineralcorticoids
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80. Which of the following is NOT the autonmic nervous system
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81. Propranolol acts on the autonomic nervous system by doing which one of the following
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82. If a patient has an end distolic volume of 96ml and an end systolic volume of 17ml their stroke volume will be     ml

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96-17 = 79

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83. Blocks muscarinic receptors
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84. First potion of intestine
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85. Formed by fatty acids, cholesterol and apoliporoteins
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86. Outer layer of gastrointestinal tract wall
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87. The nephron is made up of hich one of the following types of epthelium
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88. List the following structures in the correct order in which fluid travels from the blood through the nephron
1, distal convoluted tubule
2, glomerulus
3, loop of henle
4, bowmans capsule
5, proximal convoluted tubule
6, collecting duct
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89. Which one of the following statements is FALSE
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90. The total filteration pressure at the glomerular capillaries is approx.
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Which of the following organs contain hormone producing cells?
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92. Steroid hormones
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93. All of the following pituitary hormones are released in response to hypothalamic releasing hormones EXCEPT
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94. Which of the following statements about the hormone glucagon is true?
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95. Which of the following hormones controls the production and release of glucocorticoids?
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96. The parasympathetic division of the autnomic system is also known as which of the following
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97. Which of the following effects are due to the action of the parasympathetic nervous system
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98. Which of the following statements are true concerning the lower oesophageal sphincter
1 it is composed of skeletal muscle
2 it is normally in the contracted state
3 it controls the exit of materal from the stomach
4 it prevents reflux of stomach acid into the oesophagus
5, it relaxes during swallowing
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99. Amylase is the enzyme respponsible for
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100. Which blood vessel: reservoir for approx 60% of total blood
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101. Which of the following is NOT true of resistance
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102. Veins are thinner walls than arteries because they
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103. What of the following is not found in plants
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104. What is the primary storage form of carbohydrates in the body
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105. When blood glucose levels fall, hat is the primary source of glucose to replenish the level
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106. Krebs cycle takes place in
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107. Oxygen is needed in
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108. What is the size of the normal diffusion gradient for oxygen between the alveoli and the pulmonary capillaries
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109. Which of the following are consequences of the bohhr effect
1 oxygen is released from haemoglobin at lower po2
2 more oxygen is picked up by haemoglobin at the lungs
3 the oxygen - haemoglobin dissociation curve remains unchanged
4 the oxygen haemoglobin dissociation curve becomes flatter
5 hydrogen ions bind to harmoglobin
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110. minute volume is defined as
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111. Peripheral respiratory   chemoreceptor are located in which of the following areas
1 the medulla
2 the pons
3 the aortic arch
4 the carotid bodies
5 the juxtaglomerular appartus
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112. Which of the following factor would produce a decrease in ventilation
1 decrease arterial pco2
2 increase body temperature
3 severe pain
4 increase blood pressure
5 stretching of anal sphincter
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113. If the heart rate is 72 beats per minute what is the length of one cardiac cycle
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114. A person with a systole blood pressure of 130 mmhg and distolic blood pressure of 85mmhg would have a mean arterial blood pressure of approx.
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115. Heart rate is monitored and regulated by the
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116. If the heart rate is 120 beats per minute the length of each cardiac cycle is ------------------- seconds
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117. The ventricle are ----------------------% filled with blood prior to artial contraction
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118. Energy currency of cells
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119. Which one of the following is secreted into the urine from the blood
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120. Which one of the following hormones is secreted by neurones 
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121. Which of the following effects are due to the action of the sympathetic nervous system
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122. Arteries carry blood ---------------------- from heart nd towards --------------------------
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123. Which one of the following values represents the amount of oxygen transported in the blood bound to haemoglobin
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124. The enzyme which speeds up the formation of carbonic acids in red blood cells is
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125. During the cardiac cycle when the left artia contract the
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126. Which of the following statements are TRUE 
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127. Which one of the following statements is FALSE
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128. The pulmonary circulation carries deoxgenated blood from the --------------------- to the lung and returns oxygenated blood from the lungs to the -------------
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129. Which of the following factors occur as compensatory measure in response to sudden large reduction in plasma volume
1. increase production of anti-diuretic hormone
2. poduction of diluted urine
3. increase permeability of the renal collectiong duct
4. decrease glomerular filteration
5 constriction of arterioles
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130. The sympathetic division of the autnomic system is also known as which of the following
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The inner wall of the gut, surrounding the lumen consists of
Motility in the gut is controlled by
Rugae are
Contraction of the circular muscle layer in the gut wall causes
Which of the following are found in salvia
Which of the following statements about the oesophagus is FALSE
Which one of the following is not a component of the hepatobiliary...
In which part of the intestine does most digestion and absoption of...
Which one of the following statements is FALSE
Chylomicrons are
What is exchanged between blood and tissue
What differnet types of tissue are found in artery walls
Which blood vessel : is site of gas exchange and waste exchange
Which blood vessel: plays important role in regulating blood pressure...
What does this descibe :these have thinner walls, it relates to the...
The hollow centre of blood vessels through which blood flows is called...
Blood vessels that are composed of only a single layer of cells and a...
Relaxation or decrease in the amount of smooth muscle contraction...
If blood vessels has a wall consisting of a layer of endothelium &...
What method is used to calculate energy expenditure by measuring...
What percentage of the day's total energy expenditure of the average...
What is the major factor that determine basal metabolic rate
Which of the following is a feature of basal metabolic rate (bmr)
What is athe range of body fat content of normal weight young women
What is the range of body fat of normal weight young men
The recommended energy intake for an average 25yr old woman is
The thermic effect of food normally accounts for how much of TEE
Dietary guidelines recommend that carbohydrates contribute what...
Which of the following is a component of all 3 disaccharides
What is another name for lactose
Glycogen is stored mainly in which of the following tissue
Which of the following in not a function of fat
Current recommendation for the percentage contribution of fat in the...
What compound is composed of 3 fatty acids attached to a molecule of...
A primary function of fat in the body is to
How many differnet kinds of amino acids make up proteins
What is the process by which heat or acidity disrupts the normal shape...
Which of the following proteins inactivate foreign bacteria and...
Most enzymes are
Which of the following characteristics of enzymes is not true
What is the major energy carrier in most cells
Glycolsis is the conversion of
The sucssive stages in the breakdown of glucose in the cell are
Glycolysis is a way of producing ATP anaerobically if there were 4...
If there were 6 molecules of glucose available how many ATP ould be...
When a person is performing intense physical excercise and begins to...
The partial pressure of carbon dioxide in the alveolia is
The partial pressure of oxygen in the arteriol blood is
Partial pressure of oxygen in the alveolia is less than in the...
Which one of the following would have the highest partial pressure of...
Which of the following ould be a consquence of an increase in arterial...
In which form is carbon dioxide not carried in blood
Fill in the blanks in the following chemical reaction co2+...
The ----------------------- nervous system will increase heart rate,...
The main non-neural factor affecting heart rate is a hormone...
Contraction of the heart muscle is known as
The bulk of the middle layer of the heart wall is composed of
Which of the following is primary pacemaker of the heart
Part of mitrochondria where electron transport chain occurs
Lymphactic vessels found within intestinal villi
Type of stomach cell which produces hydrochloric acid
IMPAIRMENT OF BILE FLOW
The main functional unit of the kidneys is  
Approximately how much of the water filtered from plasma is reabsoded...
The normal glomeruler filteration rate (GFR) is approx.
Under normal circumstances how much glucose is excreted in the urine...
Which of the following systems work closely with the endocrine system...
All of the following are endocrine glands EXCEPT
A common second messenger used in signaling pathways of water-soluble...
Hormones that bind to receptors inside of target cells are usually ...
Which of the following is a possible cellular response to a hormone
C.AMP is the most common
An example of a hormone that under certain circumstances is regulated...
Which of the following hormones is released in response to a nerve...
All of the following are hormones secreted by the anterior pituitary...
The element essential for normal thyroid function is :
. Cells that respond to a particular hormone are called
An organ that can be classified as both an endocrine and exocrine...
Mineralcorticoids
Which of the following is NOT the autonmic nervous system
Propranolol acts on the autonomic nervous system by doing which one of...
If a patient has an end distolic volume of 96ml and an end systolic...
Blocks muscarinic receptors
First potion of intestine
Formed by fatty acids, cholesterol and apoliporoteins
Outer layer of gastrointestinal tract wall
The nephron is made up of hich one of the following types of epthelium
List the following structures in the correct order in which fluid...
Which one of the following statements is FALSE
The total filteration pressure at the glomerular capillaries is...
Which of the following organs contain hormone producing cells?
Steroid hormones
All of the following pituitary hormones are released in response to...
Which of the following statements about the hormone glucagon is true?
Which of the following hormones controls the production and release of...
The parasympathetic division of the autnomic system is also known as...
Which of the following effects are due to the action of the...
Which of the following statements are true concerning the lower...
Amylase is the enzyme respponsible for
Which blood vessel: reservoir for approx 60% of total blood
Which of the following is NOT true of resistance
Veins are thinner walls than arteries because they
What of the following is not found in plants
What is the primary storage form of carbohydrates in the body
When blood glucose levels fall, hat is the primary source of glucose...
Krebs cycle takes place in
Oxygen is needed in
What is the size of the normal diffusion gradient for oxygen between...
Which of the following are consequences of the bohhr effect1 oxygen is...
Minute volume is defined as
Peripheral respiratory   chemoreceptor are located in...
Which of the following factor would produce a decrease in ventilation...
If the heart rate is 72 beats per minute what is the length of one...
A person with a systole blood pressure of 130 mmhg and distolic blood...
Heart rate is monitored and regulated by the
If the heart rate is 120 beats per minute the length of each cardiac...
The ventricle are ----------------------% filled with blood prior to...
Energy currency of cells
Which one of the following is secreted into the urine from the blood
Which one of the following hormones is secreted by neurones 
Which of the following effects are due to the action of the...
Arteries carry blood ---------------------- from heart nd towards...
Which one of the following values represents the amount of oxygen...
The enzyme which speeds up the formation of carbonic acids in red...
During the cardiac cycle when the left artia contract the
Which of the following statements are TRUE 
Which one of the following statements is FALSE
The pulmonary circulation carries deoxgenated blood from...
Which of the following factors occur as compensatory measure in...
The sympathetic division of the autnomic system is also known as which...
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