BIOLOGY 221
Practice Quizzes - Final Exam Review Material
J.E. Lathrop-Davis, Assistant Professor
CCBC Catonsville

1.       Which of the components of the circulatory system:

a.      is directly involved in transport of materials?  

b.     acts as conduits? 

c.      provides the pressure for movement 

2.     Which of the formed elements of blood:

a.      carries respiratory gases?

b.     fights infection?

c.      plays an important role in hemostasis? 

3.     Name two measurements used to estimate the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood.

a.    

b.          

c.          

4.     Describe – briefly – the control of erythropoiesis.

5.     Which of the ABO blood types is the:

a.      Universal donor?                                                      

b.     Universal recipient?                                                           

6.     Name the 3 mechanisms (phases) of hemostasis.

a.      ________________________

b.     ________________________

c.      ________________________

7.     Which heart chamber:

a.      receives blood from the systemic circulation?        

b.     pumps blood to the systemic circulation?               

c.      receives blood from the pulmonary circulation?      

d.      pumps blood to the pulmonary circulation?                   

8.     Which great vessel of the heart:

a.      carries blood to the systemic circulation?                    

b.     carries blood to the pulmonary circulation?                  

c.      returns blood from the systemic circulation?          

d.      returns blood from the pulmonary circulation?              

9.     What is the function of the:

a.      AV valves?              

b.     Semilunar valves       

10.  What ions provide the following in contractile cells?

a.      depolarization to threshold?                                   

b.     rapid depolarization of the action potential?          

c.      repolarization?                                                        

11.   What ions provide the following in autorhythmic cells?

a.      depolarization to threshold?                                  

b.     rapid depolarization of the action potential?         

c.      repolarization?                                                       

12.  Fill in the components of the conduction pathway starting with the normal pacemaker.

                                     (pacemaker) ->                                      ->

                                      ->                                      ->               

13.  To what electrical activity in the heart does each of the waves of an ECG correspond?

P wave                  

QRS complex              

T wave          

14.  What effect would each of the following have on cardiac output?

a.      hemorrhage                                                                    

b.     increased skeletal muscle activity                                  

c.      increased sympathetic impulses to heart                        

d.      very high extracellular K                                         

15.  What type of blood vessels:

a.      carry blood away from the heart?                                  

b.     are sites of exchange between blood and tissue?           

c.      return blood to the heart?                                              

16.  What layer of the blood vessel:

a.      provides a smooth surface that decreases friction?                                              

b.     provides control of the size of the lumen?                 

c.      anchors the blood vessel in the connective tissue?      

17.  Define anastomosis and give an example of an area where they would be important.

18.  What are three sources of resistance to blood flow? Indicate which of the three is the point at which resistance is controlled.

a.               

b.              

c.               

19.  Define the following:

a.      Pulse pressure            

b.     Mean arterial pressure          .

c.      Systolic pressure                  

d.      Diastolic pressure                 

20. Name two short-term chemical controls of blood pressure and – briefly - tell how each works.

21.  How does the renin-angiotensin pathway affect blood pressure and water balance?

22. How does stimulation of each of the following center affect blood pressure?

a.      Stimulation of the CAC  

b.     Stimulation of the CIC 

c.      Stimulation of the VMC  

23. Name and describe two things that aid venous return.

a.               

b.              

24. Explain how each of the following would cause edema:

a.      increased MAP            

b.     allergic reaction          

c.      hypothyroidism            

25. Which lymphatic tissues/organ(s):

a.      protect against airborne and waterborne pathogens?  

b.     remove worn out erythrocytes?                               

c.      filter fluid before it returns to the blood?               

d.      are essential to immunocompetency of T cells?         

26. Trace the flow of lymph from the lower limbs to the subclavian vein. Into which subclavian vein (right or left) does this lymph flow?

27. Name and describe 2 types of physical barriers.

a.               

b.              

28. How does each of the following signs of inflammation arise?

a.      Redness          

b.     Swelling      .

29. Which phagocytes:

a.      respond rapidly to localized infections?                     

b.     reside in tissues                                                        

30. Define immunogenic and differentiate between haptens and complete antigens.

31.  What is the role of phagocytes in specific resistance?

32. What are two ways in which a person might acquire humoral immunity?

a.               

b.              

33. What happens to:

a.      nonspecific resistance if helper T cells are deficient?

b.      specific resistance if helper T cells are deficient?

34. Define the basic processes involved in the exchange of gases between air and tissues:

a.      Ventilation          

b.     External respiration       

c.      Internal respiration             

d.      Blood gas transport       

35. The respiratory system can’t do all that (#34) alone, what other two systems of the body are involved and what does each do?

a.               

b.              

36. Where in the lungs does exchange of gases between air and blood actually take place? What type of vessels are involved?

a.      Lungs         

b.     Vessels      

37. What is the significance of the following tissue types in the following areas?

a.      Pseudostratified epithelium in the trachea

b.     Stratified squamous epithelium in the mouth and pharynx

38. What must occur for air to move into the lungs? How is it accomplished?

39. What must occur for air to move out of the lungs? How is it accomplished?

40. How is oxygen transported from the lungs to the tissues? How is CO2 transported?

a.      O2          

b.     CO2       

41.  Trace the flow of food through the alimentary canal from the oral orifice to the anus.

42. Where do the following take place:

a.      start of starch hydrolysis     

b.     start of protein hydrolysis            

c.      most chemical digestion     

d.      most absorption     

43. What are two ways in which the gastric mucosa is protected from the HCl and pepsin its cells produce?

a.               

b.              

44. Very little is absorbed in the stomach, yet it places an important role in absorption of a certain nutrient. What is the role, what is the nutrient, and what disorder to you get if the stomach fails to do its job?

a.      Role       

b.     Nutrient         

c.      Disorder       

45. What are three anatomical features of the small intestine and what does each do to aid digestion and/or absorption?

a.               

b.              

c.               

46. What are three functions of the liver?

a.               

b.              

c.               

47. Define essential amino acid.

48. List four uses of proteins in the body:

a.               

b.              

c.               

d.               

49. List the steps of aerobic glucose catabolism in order and tell how much ATP is made by each.

a.           

b.              

c.           

50. Describe the role of the hypothalamus in temperature control.