FINAL EMTP 120 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
The hormone resisting reduces insulin sensitivity throughout the body and is secreted from where?
ANSW✅✅adipose tissue
The hormones released by the ________ control other endocrine glands. ANSW✅✅anterior
pituitary glands
This hormone specifically targets cells producing hormones called glucocorticoids, which affect
glucose metabolism. ANSW✅✅Adrenocorticotropic hormone
Type 1 diabetes is caused by: ANSW✅✅Inadequate production of insulin
What is the primary function of the antidiuretic hormone? ANSW✅✅To decrease the amount of
water lost in urine
Which hormone is released by the kidney to stimulate the production of red blood cells by bone
marrow? ANSW✅✅Erythropoietin
Oral hypoglycemic agents: ANSW✅✅Stimulate the release of insulin
What is the average pH of whole blood? ANSW✅✅7.35-7.45
What is thrombocytopenia? ANSW✅✅Low platelet count
What is a blood clot attached to a vessel wall called? ANSW✅✅a thrombus
Which of the following is the most abundant plasma protein and the one responsible for the osmotic
pressure of plasma? ANSW✅✅albumin
Which plasma protein is involved in blood clotting? ANSW✅✅fibrinogens
, Which plasma protein is responsible for antibodies and transport proteins? ANSW✅✅globulins
Which organ synthesizes most plasma proteins? ANSW✅✅liver
________ bind(s) and transport(s) carbon dioxide and oxygen. ANSW✅✅hemoglobin
The ________ is the percentage of whole blood volume occupied by cellular elements.
ANSW✅✅hematocrit
In red blood cells, oxygen binds by interacting with what? ANSW✅✅iron
Which part of the pericardium covers the heart and is also known as the epicardium?
ANSW✅✅Visceral pericardium
Which ion rushes out of the cell during repolarization? ANSW✅✅K+
Where do the left and right coronary arteries originate? ANSW✅✅Aortic sinuses
What is the term for the backflow of blood from the ventricle into the atrium.
ANSW✅✅Regurgitation
The QRS wave on an ECG tracing indicates: ANSW✅✅depolarization of the ventricles.
The normal rate of contraction is established by ________ cells, the nodal cells that reach threshold
first. ANSW✅✅pacemaker
The influx of ________ rapidly depolarizes the cardiac contractile cells. ANSW✅✅sodium
The general rule of "more in equals more out," or the greater the amount of blood entering the
ventricle, the greater the contraction, is referred to as the: ANSW✅✅frank starling principle
ANSWERS
The hormone resisting reduces insulin sensitivity throughout the body and is secreted from where?
ANSW✅✅adipose tissue
The hormones released by the ________ control other endocrine glands. ANSW✅✅anterior
pituitary glands
This hormone specifically targets cells producing hormones called glucocorticoids, which affect
glucose metabolism. ANSW✅✅Adrenocorticotropic hormone
Type 1 diabetes is caused by: ANSW✅✅Inadequate production of insulin
What is the primary function of the antidiuretic hormone? ANSW✅✅To decrease the amount of
water lost in urine
Which hormone is released by the kidney to stimulate the production of red blood cells by bone
marrow? ANSW✅✅Erythropoietin
Oral hypoglycemic agents: ANSW✅✅Stimulate the release of insulin
What is the average pH of whole blood? ANSW✅✅7.35-7.45
What is thrombocytopenia? ANSW✅✅Low platelet count
What is a blood clot attached to a vessel wall called? ANSW✅✅a thrombus
Which of the following is the most abundant plasma protein and the one responsible for the osmotic
pressure of plasma? ANSW✅✅albumin
Which plasma protein is involved in blood clotting? ANSW✅✅fibrinogens
, Which plasma protein is responsible for antibodies and transport proteins? ANSW✅✅globulins
Which organ synthesizes most plasma proteins? ANSW✅✅liver
________ bind(s) and transport(s) carbon dioxide and oxygen. ANSW✅✅hemoglobin
The ________ is the percentage of whole blood volume occupied by cellular elements.
ANSW✅✅hematocrit
In red blood cells, oxygen binds by interacting with what? ANSW✅✅iron
Which part of the pericardium covers the heart and is also known as the epicardium?
ANSW✅✅Visceral pericardium
Which ion rushes out of the cell during repolarization? ANSW✅✅K+
Where do the left and right coronary arteries originate? ANSW✅✅Aortic sinuses
What is the term for the backflow of blood from the ventricle into the atrium.
ANSW✅✅Regurgitation
The QRS wave on an ECG tracing indicates: ANSW✅✅depolarization of the ventricles.
The normal rate of contraction is established by ________ cells, the nodal cells that reach threshold
first. ANSW✅✅pacemaker
The influx of ________ rapidly depolarizes the cardiac contractile cells. ANSW✅✅sodium
The general rule of "more in equals more out," or the greater the amount of blood entering the
ventricle, the greater the contraction, is referred to as the: ANSW✅✅frank starling principle
