Biology 222, Exam 3                                      

April 16, 2002                       

Multiple Choice: 1 pt each.  Use Scantron for Questions 1-35

1) ______Thyroid stimulating hormone is produced by the: A)  posterior pituitary. B) anterior pituitary. C) parathyroid gland. D) hypothalamus.  E) thyroid.

2) _____ The liquid portion of blood that has been allowed to clot is called:A) plasma.   B) plasmin.  C) serum.  D) hemolysis.  E) a hematocrit.

3) ______  An average red blood cell lives for: A) less than a week.  B) 1 month. C) 3-4 months.  D) one year.  E) ten years.

4)_______ Which blood type can receive type B blood?  A) O.  B) AB.  C) B.  D) all of the above.  E) B & C.

5) _______ The most abundant protein in the plasma is:  A) plasmin.  B) hemoglobin. C) bilirubin.  D) albumin.  E) fibrin.

6)_______ The chemical catalyst that converts fibrinogen to fibrin is: A) factor X. B) prothrombin. C) thrombin. D) thromboplastin. D) profibrin.

7)_______ Hemoglobin can transport or bind: A) carbon dioxide. B) oxygen. C) water D)  all of the above. E) A & B.

8) ______ The "mobile receptor mechanism" is the hormonal mechanism associated  with:   A) steroid hormones.  B) protein hormones.  C) prostaglandins.   D) releasing hormones.

9) _______ Growth hormone stimulates the production of somatomedins or IGF-1 by the: A)  posterior pituitary. B) anterior pituitary. C) liver D) hypothalamus. E) thyroid.

10) _______ Melatonin is produced by the:  A) anterior pituitary.  B) posterior pituitary.  C) adrenal cortex.  D) pineal gland.  E) thyroid gland.

11) _______ An increase in the production of antidiuretic hormone results in: A) more urine being produced.  B) decreased growth. C) decreased milk production in females. D) less urine being produced.

12) _______The A and B antigens of red blood cells are: A) phospholipids. B) proteins. C) carbohydrates. D) nucleic acids. E) none of the above.

13) ______ Glucagon stimulates: A) glucose uptake by cells.  B) glycogen breakdown. C) red blood cell production.  D) fat buildup.  E) A & D

14) _______ A "slow metabolism" is generally associated with:  A) diabetes.B) acromegaly.  C) hypothyroidism.  D) Cushing's Disease.  E) eating at the cafÕ

15) _____ Which is NOT a steroid hormone?  A) testosterone.  B) aldosterone. C) cortisol.  D) thyroxine.  E) estrogen.

16) _____ Home pregnancy tests detect the presence of:  A) estrogen.  B) human                        chorionic gonadotropin.  C) progesterone.  D) follicle stimulating hormone.E) fetus stimulating hormone.

17) ______ Stress has its greatest effect on the:  A) testes.  B) pituitary. C) adrenal glands.  D) thyroid.  E) pancreas.

18) _____ Acromegaly is due to  ________ secretion of _____ during adulthood. A) over/growth hormone.  B) under/growth hormone.  C) over/calcitonin. D) over/thyroxine.  E) under/cortisol.

19) _____ Aldosterone acts to increase the concentration of ____ in the plasma. A)    glucose.  B) calcium.  C) potassium.  D) sodium.  E) iodine.

20) ______ Gammaglobulins are:  A) antibodies.  B) subunits of hemoglobin. B)    hormones that stimulate RBC production.  D) blood clotting factors. E) the stars of "That Gammaglobulin Show!" on the Fox network.

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Matching.  Match the hormone with its function or description.  One hormone may be more than once.  (1 pt each)

21)_______ Requires iodine or iodide                                 A) oxytocin

22)_______ Stimulates milk ejection                                  B) calcitonin

23) _______ Stimulates milk production                             C) thyroxine

24)_______ Lowers blood calcium                         D) parathyroid hormone

25) _______ Raises blood calcium                                     E) prolactin

Matching.  Match the clinical condition with the ver or under production of the hormone. One hormone may be more than once.  (1 pt each)

26) _____ Diabetes insipidus                                 A) excess thyroxine or TSH                      

27) ______ Cushing's Syndrome                           B) too little thyroxine or TSH

28) ______ Grave's disease                                  C) excess ADH

29) ______ Cretinism                                          D) too little ADH

30) ______ Exophthalamos                                   E) too much ACTH or cortisol                  

Match the leukocyte with its characteristic.  (1 pt each)

31) _______ produce and secrete antibodies              A) lymphocytes

32) _______ most numerous leukocyte                                B) neutrophils

33) _______ agranulocytes            (lack granules)                C) monocytes

34) _______ subdivided into B and T cells              D) A & C

35) ______ phagocytic cells                                              E) B & C.

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Aldosterone is produced by the ______________ ____________________

Goiter is due to an abnormal growth of the ________________________ gland and is

due to too little _____________________ in the diet.

In females, FSH stimulates the production of _______________________ and in males it

stimulates the production of ______________________.  FSH is produced by the

______________________________________.

Aged red blood cells are removed primarily by the _____________________________.

Plasmin is the enzyme that ____________________________________. 

Vitamin B-12 deficiency can result in __________________________ anemia.

Bilirubin is a breakdown product of ____________________________ (be specific)

The three general functions of blood are:  1) _______________________,

2) _________________________ and 3) _____________________________.

Hemostasis involves three steps ___________________________, ___________________

________________________________, and _____________________________________.

The three tissues or organs that are sensitive to insulin are the __________________,

______________________________ and ___________________________________.

The average (150 pound male) has ___________ liters of blood.

The function of the lymphatic system is to __________________________________.

Erythropoietin is produced by the ______________________ in response to

low/high (circle one) levels of ________________________..  EPOGEN, the

manufactured version of erythropoietin was abused by some European cyclists 10

years ago and resulted to the death of a few athletes because _________________

_________________________________________________________________________.

Carbon monoxide an extremely toxic compound because _______________________

___________________________________________.

Diabetics typically experience Polyuria, which means ______________ ______________.

Factor X is the beginning of the __________________ pathway of blood clotting.


Outline the hormonal mechanisms or pathways used by the body to maintain level concentrations of either calcium or glucose.  (10 pts)

Outline the hormonal pathway that regulates the production of one of the following:

Cortisol or thyroxine (T3/T4).  Begin with the hypothalamus.


What is sickle cell anemia?  What is the cause of the disease?   (4 pts)

What are growth hormone's direct and indirect effects? (6 pts) (Make sure you specify which effects are direct and which are indirect!)

Why are prostaglandins called "local hormones?" Site one normal function of a prostaglandin.  What common drug inhibits prostaglandin synthesis? (6 pts)

What is the Rh factor?  How is it related to the hemolytic disease of the newborn (erythroblastosis fetalis)?  (4 pts)

Contrast type I and type II diabetes mellitus in terms of: (8 pts)

                                                            Type I                           Type II

age-of-onset:

(childhood or adult?)

can be treated with or

controlled by:

due to a defect in:

(be specific)

Why is the extrinsic pathway faster acting than the intrinsic pathway?  Why is it called the extrinsic pathway?  (4 pts)

Extra Credits:

What is the "love hormone?" What does it have to do with prairie voles?

What is a bililight?

What is t-PA?

What is the primary function of albumin? 

At the recent Grammy Awards, who won Albumin of the Year?  A) Sunday, Bloody Sunday by U2.  B) O Blood-Brother, Where Art Thou? the movie soundtrack.  C) Songs in Blood Type A, by Alicia Keys.  D) Drops of Serum, by Train.  E) none of the above, there is no such thing as "Albumin of the Year" you moron.  Anyway, the Grammys are wack, India.Arie should of won something.  Dylan? U2? Those old farts should have retired to Florida years ago, don't get me started!!!!!ÉÉÉÉ..