Old Final Exam, part 2

Which of the following performs both endocrine and exocrine functions?
a) pituitary
b) thyroid
c) parathyroid
d) pancreas

Functions of proteins include
A) serving as the primary energy source of cells
B) transport of nitrogen gas in the blood
C) serving as part of the cholesterol molecule
D) providing structural strength in connective tissue

When glucose is metabolized in the absence of oxygen, one of the end products is
A) ketone bodies
B) pyruvic acid
C) citric acid
D) lactic acid

The mitochondria are the sites of
A) glycolysis
B) lactic acid formation
C) the citric acid cycle
D) anaerobic respiration

Hypoventilation would cause
A) metabolic acidosis
B) respiratory alkalosis
C) metabolic alkalosis
D) respiratory acidosis

The primary role of the carbonic acid-bicarbonate buffer system is to
A) prevent pH changes caused by organic and fixed acids
B) buffer carbonic acid
C) buffer the urine
D) buffer stomach acid

Metabolic acidosis can be
A) all of these
B) caused by diabetes
C) compensated for by increasing the depth and rate of breathing
D) compensated for by kidney excretion of ammonium

The process that uses aminoacids and glycerol to form glucose is
A) ketogenesis
B) lipogenesis
C) glycogenesis
D) gluconeogenesis

A poiltically active student decides to go on a hunger strike for a favorite cause. After 5 days of fasting, you would expect to find
A) all of these
B) elevated blood pH
C) elevated glucocorticoid levels
D) elevated insulin levels

The absorptive state
A) occurs immediately after meals
B) all of these
C) is when glycogenolysis usually occurs
D) has gluconeogenses is one of its main events

The network of capillaries that is lovated in Bowman's capsule is called the
A) vasa recta
B) proximal convoluted capillary
C) peritubular capillary
D) glomerulus