- | Page
PHYSIOLOGY - FINAL
(NIGHTINGALE COLLEGE ) WEEK
15 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS LATEST UPD ATE
Question 1: Positive-feedback control systems:
CORRECT ANSWER: accelerate a change.
Question 2: Of the pathogenic organisms, which of the
following are the most complex?-Viruses -Tapeworms -Bacteria -Protozoa
CORRECT ANSWER: Tapeworms
Question 3: Shivering to try to raise your body
temperature back to normal would be an example of:
-the body trying to maintain homeostasis.-a positive-feedback mechanism.
- | Page
-a negative-feedback mechanism.the body trying to maintain homeostasis and a negative- feedback mechanism
CORRECT ANSWER: the body trying to maintain
homeostasis and a negative-feedback mechanism
Question 4: The term that literally means self-immunity
is:
CORRECT ANSWER: autoimmunity
Question 5: Intracellular parasites that consist of DNA or
RNA surrounded by a protein coat and sometimes by a
lipoprotein envelope are called:
CORRECT ANSWER: viruses
Question 6: Pathogenesis can be defined as:
CORRECT ANSWER: the course of disease
development.
Question 7: Intrinsic control:
- | Page
CORRECT ANSWER: is sometimes called
autoregulation.
Question 8: Which of the following is not one of the basic
components in a feedback control loop?-Effector mechanism -Transmitter -Sensor -Integrating center
CORRECT ANSWER: transmitter
Question 9: Negative-feedback control systems:
CORRECT ANSWER: oppose a change
Question 10: Negative-feedback mechanisms: -minimize changes in blood glucose levels.-maintain homeostasis.-are responsible for an increased rate of sweating when air temperature is higher than body temperature.
- | Page
All the above are correct of the negative-feedback mechanisms
CORRECT ANSWER: All the above are correct of the
negative-feedback mechanisms
Question 11: The amino group in an amino acid is:
CORRECT ANSWER: NH3+
Question 12: The element that is present in all proteins
but not in carbohydrates is:
CORRECT ANSWER: nitrogen
Question 13: Which of the following is not one of the
major groups of organic substances in the human body?-proteins -salts -lipids -nucleic acids