1. Which of the following vascular structures contains the largest proportion of the total blood volume in a normal individual?Venules and veinsCapillariesArteriolesAorta and large arteriesQuestion 1 of 20 2. which of the following is not a physioogical method of heat loss from the bodypostureperipheral vasoconstrictionvasodilationsweatingQuestion 2 of 20 3. With time, blood stored in a blood bank tends to become relatively depleted of 2,3- diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG). What effect does this have on the hemoglobin-oxygen dissociation curve?Shifts the curve to the right, so that the hemoglobin has a decreased oxygen affinityShifts the curve to the left, so that the hemoglobin has a decreased oxygen affinityShifts the curve to the left so that the hemoglobin has an increased oxygen affinityShifts the curve to the right, so that the hemoglobin has an increased oxygen affinityQuestion 3 of 20 4. A newborn infant has multiple hemorrhages. Clotting studies demonstrate an elevated prothrombin time and elevated INR. An abnormality of which of the following biochemical processes is likely present in this patient?Conversion of homocysteine to methionineFormation of gamma-carboxyglutamate residuesConversion of methylmalonyl CoA to succinyl CoADegradation of cystathionineQuestion 4 of 20 5. Amyline is secreted by which cells of islet of LangerhansBeta cellsgamma cellsDelta cellsalpha cellsQuestion 5 of 20 6. Carbon dioxide is transported in blood by a variety of mechanisms.Which of the following is quantitatively the most important method for transporting CO2?As CO2 in gas bubblesAs carbaminohemoglobinAs CO2 in physical solutionAs sodium bicarbonate in serumQuestion 6 of 20 7. carotid body regulatesregulates tissue fluidspO2 in venous bloodregulates hemoglobin synthesispO2 in arterial bloodQuestion 7 of 20 8. In colon absorption of what takes place:WaterFatProteinCarbohydratesQuestion 8 of 20 9. Wernicke's encephalopathy is due to deficiency of:Pantothenic acidRiboflavinNicotinic acidThiamineQuestion 9 of 20 10. the site where myosin heads bind to actin in skeletal muscles are covered bytropomyosinnone of the abovetroponincalciumQuestion 10 of 20 11. Penile erection is mediated byparasympathetic system via nicotinic receptorssympathetic system via beta receptorssympathetic system via alpha receptorsParasympathetic system via muscarinic receptorsQuestion 11 of 20 12. A man competing in a weightlifting competition lifts 325 lb over his head and holds it there for 5 seconds. Suddenly, his arms give way and he drops the weight to the floor. Which of the following receptors is responsible for this sudden muscle relaxation?Free nerve endingsMerkel diskMuscle spindleGolgi tendon organQuestion 12 of 20 13. in a normal person which of the following occurs when he becomes supine from a standing positionthere is an immediate increase in venous returncerebral blood flow increasesdecreased perfusion at the apex of lungheart rate increases and settles to a higher levelQuestion 13 of 20 14. In the clotting process, as the hemostatic plug develops, fibrin polymerizes into monomeric threads that are held together by noncovalent bonds. Which clotting protein increases the strength of the clot by cross-linking the newly formed fibrin threads?PlasminogenThrombinHigh molecular weight kininogen (HMWK)Factor XIIIQuestion 14 of 20 15. Which of the following methods is used for calculation of anatomical dead spaceSingle breath nitrogen testXenon dilution techniquebohlers methodSpirometryQuestion 15 of 20 16. Absence of which of the following cell types is responsible for loss of vitamin B12 absorption?Chief cellsParietal cellsG cellsGoblet cellsQuestion 16 of 20 17. All are true about reticular activating system exceptRecieves collateral from all sensory pathwayPolysynaptic pathwayProduces alpha block on EEGInvolved in arousalQuestion 17 of 20 18. Which hormone stimulates respiration?CorticosteroidsProlactinEstrogenProgesteroneQuestion 18 of 20 19. absorption of dietary iron from GIT is not affected by simultaneous intake ofascorbic acidsodium chloridecalciummilkQuestion 19 of 20 20. An increase in which of the following best explains the mechanism by which the cardiac output increases in severe anemia?Blood viscosityPeripheral vascular resistanceSplanchnic blood flowArteriolar diameterQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...