BIO 377 Exam 3

After fluid passes through the entire proximal tubule, the fluid will enter the _________.

Which equation describes the calculation of glomerular filtration pressure (BC= Bowman's capsule and GC= glomerular capillary)?

Which curve best represents the shape of the GFR vs Mean Arterial Presure curve?

What is the equation for determining clearance?

Water reabsorption is controlled by hormones in the _________.

All of the following are true about the renal handling of glucose EXCEPT:

A) If plasma [glucose]>300 mg/dL, then urine will be "sweet"
B) Normal plasma [glucose]=100 mg/dL
C) If plasma [glucose]<200 mg/dL, then practically NO glucose is reabsorbed normally
D) None of these are exceptions
E) If plasma [glucose]<200 mg/dL, then practically NO glucose in the urine normally

If nothing else is removed from the filtrate once it reaches the late distal tubules, the urine excreted would be _________ and _________.

What is the normal range of blood pH?

On a typical holiday day-off in Maine, most of your water loss is by way of ________.

Bicarbonate crosses the apical membrane of the proximal tubule by ____________.

A patient is exhibiting several signs of acid-base imbalance. Blood tests reveal blood pH is 7.5, and bicarbonate and CO₂ levels in blood are both low. What is the state of this patient?

Which of the following is NOT true concerning the role of ADH on kidney function?

A) ADH stimulates insertion of water channels (aquapores) into collecting ducts
B) ADH is released into the blood stream when you are THIRSTY
C) ADH will tend to help CONCENTRATE urine osmolarity
D) ADH will tend to make the collecting ducts MORE permeable to water
E) ADH will tend to make the collecting ducts LESS permeable to salts (like Na⁺)

The flow of chyme from the stomach to the small intestine in regulated by the ________.

In order to begin the process of fat digestion, the fat globules must be _________.

Which of the following is FALSE concerning jaundice?

A) the obstructive form usually results from blockage of the bile duct
B) the hemolytic form usually results from the destruction of RBCs
C) results from too high of bile salt levels in extracellular fluid
D) none of these are FALSE
E) results in a yellowish tint to eyeballs or other [e.g. skin surface] regions

The secretion of leptin causes _______.

In response to the presence of food within the duodenum, the increased release of _________ will primarily stimulate an increase in bicarbonate secretion from the exocrine pancreas.

The molecular building blocks for urea production in our bodies is (are) ________.

Vitamin B12 is absorbed in the ________ through _________.

What do parietal cells secrete ?

According to the lecture notes, which nutrient is most associated with Δ in [skin pigmentation]?

The thyroid gland secretes ________.

Hormones which can have an effect on glucose levels in the blood include ________.

The beta cells in the ________ release insulin.

Calcium levels in the blood may be most affected by secretions from the _________.

Which of the following hormones is NOT secreted by the endocrine region of the pancreas?

A) glucagons
B) somatostatin
C) insulin
D) pancreatic polypeptide
E) glucocorticoids

Myxedema results from ________.

Any excess glucose in the liver not required for energy and not stored as glycogen will _________.

Glycogen from _________ is required for the maintenance of blood glucose.

For homeotherms, the graph of body temperature versus room temperature ______________.

What is the primary hormone mediating the stress response (or general adaptation syndrome)?

Acromegaly is associated with a(n) __________.

Hypersecretion of the adrenal cortex is differently associated with __________.