Question 1

Which organ (the largest in the body) plays a major role in the regulation of body temperature?

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The answer of Which organ (the largest in the body)...

Question 2

The cardiovascular system supplies oxygen and removes electrolytes from the body

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The cardiovascular system supplies oxygen and nutrients to the body and removes waste and carbon dioxide, but not electrolytes.

Question 3

The endocrine system provides information about the environment

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The endocrine system primarily regulates internal bodily functions through the release of hormones, not information about the external environment.

Question 4

What is the term used to describe fluids located outside the cell membrane?

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Extracellular refers to fluids located outside the cell membrane.

Question 5

Which compound acts as an energy source for active transport across the cell membrane?

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The answer of Which compound acts as an energy source...

Question 6

Glucose is moved into a cell, down a concentration gradient, using a carrier protein. Therefore transport of glucose into the cell is an example of active transport

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The answer of Glucose is moved into a cell, down...

Question 7

Which of the following would best describe what is meant by 'diffusion'?

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Diffusion is the movement of a substance from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration until equilibrium is reached. This can occur across a cell membrane or in a solution. Option B describes active transport, option C describes facilitated diffusion, and option D describes exocytosis.

Question 8

The term 'osmosis' refers to the movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane which solute molecules cannot cross

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This is the correct definition of osmosis. Only water molecules can move across the semi-permeable membrane, while solute molecules are unable to do so.

Question 9

Which of the following are features of active transport?

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Active transport requires energy in the form of ATP, uses carrier proteins to move molecules across the cell membrane, and may occur against a concentration gradient.

Question 10

Bile pigments arise from

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Bile pigments, such as bilirubin, are formed from the breakdown of hemoglobin in old red blood cells that are removed from circulation and processed by the liver.

Question 11

Bile salts ______ fats and therefore promote digestion and absorption of fats

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The answer of Bile salts ______ fats and therefore promote...

Question 12

Complete the following statement
The acid chyme that enters the small intestine is neutralised by the _______________ secretions from the pancreas

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The answer of Complete the following statement
The acid chyme that...

Question 13

Complete the following statement
The endocrine secretions of the pancreas regulate the metabolism of ___________

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The answer of Complete the following statement
The endocrine secretions of...

Question 14

Identify from the following those statements that apply to the pancreas

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The pancreas secretes an alkaline fluid that neutralizes the acidic chyme from the stomach, contains enzymes for fat digestion, releases precursors of protein-digesting enzymes, and its secretions are stimulated by the acid content of chyme.

Question 15

Nutrients other than fats are carried to the liver in the

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Nutrients other than fats from the small intestine are carried to the liver through the hepatic portal vein, which delivers blood directly from the intestines to the liver for processing and removal of harmful substances before it enters the systemic circulation.

Question 16

The proteolytic enzymes arising from the pancreas

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Proteolytic enzymes from the pancreas are secreted in an inactive precursor form (to prevent self-digestion of the pancreas) and are activated by intestinal secretions, specifically by the enzyme enteropeptidase in the small intestine.

Question 17

Complete the following statement
In the intestinal phase of the regulation of gastric secretion, the chyme entering the intestine stimulates secretion of a hormone which __________ gastric activity

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The answer of Complete the following statement
In the intestinal phase...

Question 18

Complete the following statement
The acid content of chyme entering the intestine stimulates hormone release which initiates secretion of __________ __________

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The answer of Complete the following statement
The acid content of...

Question 19

Complete the following statement
Sympathetic nervous activity _____________ gastric activity

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The answer of Complete the following statement
Sympathetic nervous activity _____________...

Question 20

Complete the following statement
The three phases of gastric activity are cephalic, gastric and _________ phases

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The answer of Complete the following statement
The three phases of...

Quiz 1: Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology for Nursing Practice

Which organ (the largest in the body) plays a major role in the regulation of body temperature?

The cardiovascular system supplies oxygen and removes electrolytes from the body

The endocrine system provides information about the environment

What is the term used to describe fluids located outside the cell membrane?

Which compound acts as an energy source for active transport across the cell membrane?

Glucose is moved into a cell, down a concentration gradient, using a carrier protein. Therefore transport of glucose into the cell is an example of active transport

Which of the following would best describe what is meant by 'diffusion'?

The term 'osmosis' refers to the movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane which solute molecules cannot cross

Which of the following are features of active transport?

Bile pigments arise from

Bile salts ______ fats and therefore promote digestion and absorption of fats

Complete the following statement The acid chyme that enters the small intestine is neutralised by the _______________ secretions from the pancreas

Complete the following statement The endocrine secretions of the pancreas regulate the metabolism of ___________

Identify from the following those statements that apply to the pancreas

Nutrients other than fats are carried to the liver in the

The proteolytic enzymes arising from the pancreas

Complete the following statement In the intestinal phase of the regulation of gastric secretion, the chyme entering the intestine stimulates secretion of a hormone which __________ gastric activity

Complete the following statement The acid content of chyme entering the intestine stimulates hormone release which initiates secretion of __________ __________

Complete the following statement Sympathetic nervous activity _____________ gastric activity

Complete the following statement The three phases of gastric activity are cephalic, gastric and _________ phases

Complete the following statement The acid content of chyme entering the intestine stimulates hormone release which initiates secretion of