BIO 202 EXAM 1 2023/2024 WITH 100%
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Which of the following is NOT a sign of diabetes mellitus? - correct answer polycythemia (Got thick blood; increased RBC) Which anterior pituitary hormone does NOT target another endocrine gland? - correct answer growth hormone The normal RBC "graveyard" is the liver. - correct answer False A person with an extremely high count of neutrophils is likely suffering ________. - correct answer a bacterial infection An individual who is blood type AB negative can ________. - correct answer receive any blood type in moderate amounts except that with the Rh (or D) antigen If you centrifuge (spin) whole blood you will find the band of white blood cells and platelets (the Buffy coat) is much thinner than the packed red blood cells below it. This difference reflects the fact that ________. - correct answer white blood cells are fewer in number than red blood cells During an afternoon class, Lisa starts to feel hungry and worries that her blood sugar level may be dropping. Which hormone is helping to prevent a drop in blood sugar level? - correct answer glucagon Hemoglobin is made up of the protein heme and the red pigment globin. - correct answer False The process of fibrinolysis disposes of bacteria when healing has occurred. - correct answer False Aldosterone ________. - correct answer functions to regulate electrolyte balance by increasing sodium reabsorption 1 / 2
A mismatch of blood types during a transfusion is dangerous because ________. - correct answer pre- formed antibodies in the recipient's blood will bind and clump (agglutinate) the donated cells Which of the following is NOT a change typically produced by a hormonal stimulus? - correct answer stimulates production of an action potential The parathyroid glands respond to which type of stimulus? - correct answer humoral Which organ does NOT produce hormones? - correct answer spleen Hyposecretion of the thyroid in adults. - correct answer Myxedema Hypersecretion of the adrenal cortex. - correct answer Cushing's disease Hypersecretion of growth hormone. - correct answer Gigantism Hyposecretion of the pancreas - correct answer Diabetes mellitus Loss of fibrinogen within the plasma would most likely cause which of the following? - correct answer loss of blood clotting The hypothalamic-hypophyseal tract ________. - correct answer runs through the infundibulum LH is also referred to as a gonadotropin. - correct answer testosterone Which of the following is NOT a category of endocrine gland stimulus? - correct answer enzymatic Which two factors below make rapid and substantial blood loss life threatening? - correct answer loss of blood pressure and loss of oxygen carrying capacity
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