What are the two components of a nephron? -Correct Answer 1. Renal corpuscle
2. Renal tubule
What is the function of the renal corpuscle? -Correct Answer Renal corpuscle filters blood plasma
What is the function of the renal tubule? -Correct Answer Renal tubule refines the filtered fluid (fi...
A&P 2 Bio 252 Final Exam Questions and Answers
2024-2025 GRADED A
What are the two components of a nephron? -Correct Answer ✔1. Renal corpuscle
2. Renal tubule
What is the function of the renal corpuscle? -Correct Answer ✔Renal corpuscle filters
blood plasma
What is the function of the renal tubule? -Correct Answer ✔Renal tubule refines the
filtered fluid (filtrate) into urine
Identify the components of a nephron and their functions. -Correct Answer ✔Renal
corpuscle: filters blood plasma Renal tubule: refines the filtered fluid (filtrate) into urine
Identify the components of the renal tubule. -Correct Answer ✔Proximal convoluted
tubule (PCT), Nephron loop (loop of Henle), Distal convoluted tubule (DCT)
Identify the cells that produce insulin. -Correct Answer ✔Beta cells or B cells of the
pancreatic islets
Identify the cells that produce calcitonin. -Correct Answer ✔parafollicular cells of the
thyroid gland
Identify the stimulus for release of insulin. -Correct Answer ✔high blood glucose levels
(hyperglycemia)
Identify the cells that produce glucagon. -Correct Answer ✔alpha cells (A cells) of the
pancreatic islets
Identify the stimulus for release of glucagon. -Correct Answer ✔Low blood glucose
levels (hypoglycemia)
Identify the enzyme that is involved in the pathways of external and internal respiration
and the reaction that it catalyzes -Correct Answer ✔carbonic anhydrase and it catalyzes
the conversion of carbon dioxide into carbonic acid
Identify the methods of carbon dioxide transport within blood -Correct Answer ✔1.
Dissolved carbon dioxide 2. carbamino compounds 3. bicarbonate ions
Identify the methods of oxygen transport within blood. -Correct Answer ✔1. dissolved
oxygen 2. oxyhemoglobin
Final Exam A&P 2 Bio 252
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Define hypoxia -Correct Answer ✔a deficiency of oxygen at the tissue level
Define hypocapnia -Correct Answer ✔deficiency of carbon dioxide in the blood
Define hypercapnia -Correct Answer ✔elevated levels of carbon dioxide in the blood
Identify a potential causes of an elevated basophil count. -Correct Answer ✔Basophils
elevate during allergic reactions
Identify the structure that fails to function properly when a person chokes. -Correct
Answer ✔epiglottis
Identify the structure that fails to function properly during the clinical condition of
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). -Correct Answer ✔lower esophageal
sphincter
Identify the correct order of the components of the digestive/GI tract from the beginning
to the end. -Correct Answer ✔mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine,
large intestine
Identify the components of the small intestine and be able to list them in their correct
order. -Correct Answer ✔1st: dudodenum 2nd: jejunum 3rd: ileum
Identify the sections of the stomach. -Correct Answer ✔cardia, fundus, body, pyloric part
Describe the sections of the stomach. -Correct Answer ✔Cardia: surrounds the opening
of the esophagus. Fundus: superior and to the left of the cardia. Body: inferior to the
fundus; large central portion of the stomach. Pyloric part: is made up of 3 parts (pyloric
antrum, pyloric canal, pylorus)
Identify the normal pH range of blood and identify consequences if the blood pH is
outside of this normal range. -Correct Answer ✔Normal blood pH range 7.35 to 7.45.
When blood pH is above 7.45, alkalosis condition. When blood pH is below 7.35,
acidosis.
Identify the element that allows hemoglobin to bind oxygen. -Correct Answer ✔iron
Identify factors that can change or alter stroke volume. -Correct Answer ✔preload,
contractility, afterload
Describe the relationship each of these factors has to stroke volume (direct or inverse) -
Correct Answer ✔preload has a direct relationship to stroke volume. Contractility has a
direct relationship to stroke volume. Afterload has an inverse relationship to stroke
volume.
Final Exam A&P 2 Bio 252
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