Digestive System
Neurophys/ Sensory
Muscles
Skeletal
Immune System
100

Digestion of macromolecules involves what molecule to lyse the bond between polymers to make monomers?

Water (hydrolysis)


The reverse rxn?

Condensation/Dehydration (water is a product)

100

What stimulates vesicles containing neurotransmitters to release the neurotransmitters from an axon terminal?

CALCIUM


100

Which band is defined by the presence of myosin but no actin?

a. Z line

b. M line

c. A band

d. H zone

e. I band

d.    H zone

100

An osteon is composed of…

a. Collection of osteoblasts

b. Layers of bone lamellae surrounding a central canal

c. Collection of osteoclasts

d. Cartilage

b. Layers of bone lamellae surrounding a central canal

T/F: Osteons are located within spongy bone?

FALSE, osteons are located within compact bone. Unlike compact bone, spongy bone already has so many holes and crevices (lots of surface area) that blood vessels and nerves can pass through and interact with bone tissue.


100

These are sites on the antigen that the immune system recognizes. This is the part of an antigen molecule to which an antibody’s variable region attaches itself.

Antigenic determinants/epitopes

vs

Antibody’s variable region = antigen binding site = paratope

200

What kind of feeders are earthworms?

Deposit

200

What are the two photoreceptors and their roles? Where are they located?

Rods → sensitive to light

Cones → color vision

Both located in the back of the retina

200

These are invaginations of the muscle cell membrane that carry the action potential deeper into the muscle fiber, ensuring that the signal reaches the sarcoplasmic reticulum for calcium release and muscle contraction.

A) neuromuscular junctions

B) fascicles

C) myofilaments

D) T tubules

E) sarcomeres

T tubules - know the processes of excitation and contraction in sequence!

200

Which of the following materials makes up mollusc exoskeletons?

A) Calcium phosphate

B) Chitin

C) Calcium carbonate

D) Wax

E) Epithelial cells

C) Calcium carbonate

What about arthropod skeletons?

200

What’s the key difference between B-cell receptors and T-cell receptors?

T-cell receptors 

  • can only bind to antigens bound to MHC proteins on APCs

  • cannot recognize free antigens 

  • need antigen presentation

  • Classes correspond to which T cells?

Vs

B-cell receptors (aka antibodies aka immunoglobulins) 

  • can recognize and bind to free antigens

  • does not need to utilize MHC proteins for antigen presentation

300

Which element is needed for ATP and nucleic acid formation?

Phosphorus

300

Which of the following statements about ommatidia is FALSE?

a.    Lenses are found next to photoreceptors

b.    Brain compiles and integrates lots of images 

c.    They creates a mosaic image, much like the pixels on a digital screen.

d.    Ommatidia are the optical units of arthropods

e.    Each ommatidium has its own lens

f.     None of the above

None of the above

300

In the first 10 seconds of exercise, which of the following is providing your body the majority of energy?

a. Glycolysis

b. Creatine phosphate

c. Lactic acid

d. Citric Acid Cycle

e. Electron transport chain

Creatine phosphate pathway - creatine phosphate floating in cytoplasm; the phosphate binds to ADP to quickly make ATP

  • An example of an immediate ATP-making pathway

  • Allows for immediate ATP, but is quickly exhausted

300

Which of the following is incorrect?

a) Osteoblasts - deposits new bone matrix

b) Osteoclasts - release calcium into ECF

c) Osteocytes - surrounded by bone matrix

d) Osteoclasts - dissolve bone matrix

e) Osteoblasts - withdraws calcium from bone bank

f) Osteoclasts - responsible for reabsorption of bone

e)   Osteoblasts - withdraws calcium from bone bank

Osteoblasts add to / “deposit” calcium into bone bank.

300

When histamine is released from a mast cell, what will be the next event in the inflammatory response? 

a) Histamine will target the phagocytes and stimulate apoptosis.

b) Histamine will lyse the bacteria in the wound. 

c) Histamine will bind to bacterial antigens.

d) Histamine will cause the blood vessel in the area to dilate and become leaky.

e) Histamine will stimulate Tc cells.

d) Histamine will cause the blood vessel in the area to dilate and become leaky. 


400

Which of the following contains the most amount of stored energy?

A) Amino acid

B) Nucleic acid

C) Triglycerides

D) Monosaccharides (ex: glucose)

C) Triglycerides

400

Which statement is correctly characterizes ionotropic receptors?

a.     Activate a G protein which allows ions to depolarize the cell

b.     Have an ion channel with a ligand binding site

c.     Cause only excitatory potentials

d.     Utilize second messenger molecules

e.     None of the above

b.     Have an ion channel with a ligand binding site

Does olfaction use ionotropic receptors?

400

What causes the power stroke during the cross-bridge cycle?


ADP + P being released from the myosin head

400

Little Timmy didn't get enough Vitamin D as a child and has developed bowed legs. Doctors determine that Little Timmy has a skeletal disease called Rickets. A symptom Little Timmy experiences is ________ which is caused by _________.

A) Brittle bones; collagen deficiency

B) Brittle bones; calcium phosphate deficiency

C) Flexible bones; collagen deficiency

D) Flexible bones; calcium phosphate deficiency

D) Flexible bones; calcium phosphate deficiency

400

Which of the following statements about innate immune systems is false?

A)  found in all animals.

B)  always on or are quickly activated.

C)  activate the adaptive immune responses.

D)  generally non-specific so they do not contain any receptors for foreign molecules.

E)  lack memory and fail to improve with more exposures to a pathogen

D)  generally non-specific so they do not contain any receptors for foreign molecules.

What are those receptors called? What do they bind to?

500

What conclusions can NOT be made from the mouse-to elephant curve? (Multiple select)

a) Medicinal dosing has a linear relationship with body mass

b) Food supply demands for coexisting animals

c) Smaller animals require more oxygen

d) Smaller animals require more food per gram of body weight

e) A mouse has a higher BMR than humans per gram of body weight

a and c

500

The opening of voltage gated potassium and sodium channels on an axon by a stimulus that exceeds threshold initially results in a strong depolarization because:

A)  the potassium channels open faster and potassium ions flow inward.

B)  the potassium channels open faster and potassium ions flow outward.

C)  the sodium channels open faster and sodium ions flow inward.

D)  the sodium channels open faster and sodium ions flow outward.

E)  both channels open at the same times and both ions flow inward.

C)  the sodium channels open faster and sodium ions flow inward.

500

Which of the following statements about sarcomere molecules is/are TRUE? (MULTIPLE SELECT)

A) Titin anchors actin to the Z line 

B) Tropomysoin blocks myosin binding sites

C) Troponin has one subunit that binds myosin

D) Myosin shortens in length as the sarcomere contracts

E) Myosin heads bind calcium

B is the only true statement

- A: Titin anchors MYSOSIN to the Z line

- C: Troponin has 3 subunits that bind to: tropomyosin, actin, and calcium - NOT MYOSIN

- D: Myosin and actin stay the same length during contraction. The sarcomere itself shortens as the filaments slide across each other.

- E: TROPONIN binds calcium (myosin does not).

500

A tiger cub consumes a lot of its mother’s calcium-rich milk. Which of the following are most active?

A. B cells

B. Osteoclasts

C. Osteons

D. Haversian cells

E. Osteoblasts

E. Osteoblasts

More calcium consumption → rise in blood calcium levels → build more bone (deposit excess calcium into our “bone banks”)

Example of what feedback mechanism? 

500

What characterizes a secondary immune response?

a.    Antibody and T cell production increased

b.    Memory cells create a “memory” of antigen/attack

c.    Slow response

d.    What occurs when a vaccination is first administered

e.    Infection from a previously-encountered pathogen

e.    Infection from a previously-encountered pathogen