Physiology #5

1. Major initiating response for peristalsis is

2. iron deficiency anemia shows

3. A patient has recurrent attacks of asthma that occur most frequently after aspirin administration. Which of the following is the pathogenetic mechanism in this form of asthma?

4. Salivary amylase is activated by

5. small airways has laminar air flow because

6. life span of RBC is

7. Which of these substance is secreted by beta cells of pancreas along with insulin

8. Absence of which of the following cell types is responsible for loss of vitamin B12 absorption?

9. Glomerular filtration of a substance depends upon

10. An increase in the concentration of 2,3 biphosphoglycerate (2,3DPG) may be seen in all of the following except

11. which of the following is absorbed in stomach

12. A student volunteers to have his lung volumes and capacities measured. He is instructed to breathe several times until the helium has equilibrated between the spirometer and his lungs, and then exhale as much air as he possibly can. Calculations are made to determine the amount of air remaining in his lungs, which is called the

13. physiolgical response to smoking are all except

14. all of the following structures lie in the renal medulla except

15. which of the following is the active form of calcium in circulation

16. Percentage of Total body water to total body weight at birth is

17. the primary action of nitric oxide in the gastrointestinal tract is

18. During a fast, a brief phase of intense sequential contractions begins in the stomach and gradually migrates to the ileum. Release of which of the following intestinal hormones is most likely responsible for this observed effect?

19. Which of the following indices would be expected to be decreased in a kidney donor after full recovery from the removal of the kidney?

20. Bile acids consist of all except