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1
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glycoprotein is a protein covalently attached to

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a carbohydrate

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2
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the disffusion of H2O across a semi permeable or selectively permeable membrane is termed

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Osmosis

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3
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Oxygen enter a cell via

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Diffusion

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4
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The rate of diffusion of a particle across a membrane will increase if

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The lipid solubility of the particle increases

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5
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In which one of the following transport processes is the substance moving down its electrochemical gradient

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Glucose into adipose tissue

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6
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Which of the following requires energy

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Active transport

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7
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Which of the following characteristics is shared by simple diffusion of alcohol and facilitated diffusion of glucose

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Occurs down an electrochemical gradient

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8
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The Na/K pump is important in axons because it

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Maintain concentration gradient of Na and K across the axon membrane

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9
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Which of the following would occur as a result of the inhibition of Na K ATPase

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Increased intercellular Ca concentration

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10
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Solutions A and B are separated by a semipermeable membrane that is permeable to K,but not to Cl.solution A is 100 mM KCl,and solution B is 1mM KCl.which of the following statements about solution A and solution B is true.

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K+ will diffuse from solution A to solution B until a membrane potential develops with solution A negative with respect to solution B

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11
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The term used to describe,”cell eating “is

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Phagocytosis

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12
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Which of the following processes results in the formation of a food vacuole within the cell that will subsequently be digested by enzymes from the lysosome

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Pinocytosis

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13
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Signaling between cells usually results in the activation of protein

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Kinases

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14
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Which of the following is NOT a typical event associated with cell signaling

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Stimulation of apoptosis

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15
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Sending a signal through the cell membrane can lead to the production of second messagers inside the cell.which of the following can serve as second messagers

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cAMP IP3 Ca DG NO

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16
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Some receptors for growth factors activate a protein kinases cascade with the participation of multiple enzymes to effect a change in expression. Which of the following statements about a protein kinases cascade are true

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1 Multiple steps allow the amplification of the signal
2 External signals can lead to changes in gene expression
3 Multiple steps leading to kinase activations can result in cells having different responses,depending on the presence or absence of target proteins
4 multiple steps in activation mean that abnormal stimulation of a cell response such as growth can occur with mutations in more than one gene

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17
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Estrogen and testosterone are steroid hormones,and are most likely to bind to

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Cytoplasmic receptors

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18
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The endogenous GTPase activity of G-protein serves to

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Hydrolyze GTP returning the G protein to a pre-stimulated level of activity

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19
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The sodium gradient across the nerve cell membrane is

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Used as a source of energy for the transport of other ions

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20
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Membrane excitability will be increased by the greatest amount by

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Increasing extra cellular K+

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21
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Resting potential is

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Excess negative ions accumulate inside the plasma membrane

Excess positive ions accumulate outside the plasma membrane

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22
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The membrane potential will depolarize by the greatest amount if the membrane permeability increases for

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Sodium

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23
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The resting potential of a nerve membrane is primarily dependent on the concentration gradient of

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Potassium

24
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The action potential of a neuron

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Is terminated by efflux of K+

25
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Regarding an action potential,what happens immediately after threshold is reached

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Increased sodium influx

26
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The diffusion of K+out of the cell makes the inside of the cell less positive,or more negative,and acts to restore the original resting membrane potential a process called

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Repolarization

27
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Both the depolarization and repolarization changes that occur during the action potential are produced by

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Diffusion of ions down their concentration gradients

28
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During the absolute refractory period along an axon membrane of a neuron,

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The neuron is unable to respond to a stimulus of any intensity

29
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Depolarization occurs when the membrane charge becomes _______
Positive than resting membrane potential and hyper polarization occurs when the membrane potential charge becomes ________negative than resting membrane potential

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30
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In a nerve, the magnitude of the action potential overshoot is normally a function of the

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Extra cellular sodium concentration

31
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Which of the following words or phrases is most closely associated with an end-plate potential at the neuromuscular junction

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Depolarization

32
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Which one of the following muscle proteins plays an important role in contraction of both smooth and striated muscle

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Actin

Myosin

33
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During the process of excitation-contraction in skeletal muscle,calcium is released from the sarcoplasmic reticulum by

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Membrane depolarization

34
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A drug completely blocks Na channels in nerves. Which of the following effects on the action potential would be expected to produce

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Block the occurrence of action potential

35
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An increase in sodium conductance is associated with

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The upstroke of the smooth muscle action potential

36
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Which of the following is not a property of chemically regulated gates

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They respond best to membrane potential changes,such as depolarization

37
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Which of the following best describes the process of exocytosis

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Secretory vesicle fusion and content release

38
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The amount of force produced by a skeletal muscle can be increased by

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Decreasing the interval between contractions

39
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The rate of conduction of action potential along a nerve will be increased by

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Myelinating the nerve

40
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Increasing the extra cellular potassium concentration will

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Decrease potassium permeability

41
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Excitation-contraction coupling in smooth muscle is initiated when calcium binds to

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Calmodulin

42
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The flow of calcium into the cell is an important component of the upstroke phase of action potential in

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intestinal smooth muscle

43
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_________blocks Acetylcholine receptor sites causing skeletal muscle relaxation

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Curare

44
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When skeletal muscle is in its resting state,myosin cross bridges are prevented from binding to actin molecules by

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Tropomyosin

45
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The action potential of skeletal muscle

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Spread inward to all parts of the muscle via the T tubule

46
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The function of tropomyosin in skeletal muscle include

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Acting as a “relaxing protein “at rest by covering up the site where myosin binds to actin

47
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The cross-bridges of the sarcomere in skeletal muscle are made up of

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myosin

48
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The correct temporal sequence for events at the neuromuscular junction is

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Uptake of Ca2+ into the presynaptic terminal,release of acetylcholine;depolarization of the muscle end plate

49
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Which characteristics or components are shared by skeletal muscle and smooth muscle

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Elevation of intracellular Ca2+for excitation-contraction coupling

50
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Repeated stimulation of a skeletal muscle fiber causes tetanic contraction because the intracellular concentration of which solute increases and remains at high levels

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Ca2+

51
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A person with myasthenia gravis notes increased muscle strength when he is treated with an acetylcholine esterase inhibitors.The basis for his improvement is increased

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Levels of Ach at the muscle and plates

52
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The contractile response in skeletal muscle

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Produces more tension when the muscle contracts isometrically than when the muscle contracts isotonically

53
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At the muscle end plate,acetylcholine causes the opening of

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Na + and K + channels and depolarization

54
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Initiation of an action potential in skeletal muscle by stimulating its motor nerve

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Requires the release of acetylcholine

55
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Which of the following events occurs before depolarization of the T tubules in skeletal muscle in the cell mechanism of excitation-contraction coupling

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Depolarization of the sarcolemmal membrane

56
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Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disorder resulting in reduced numbers of ACh receptors at skeletal-muscle endplates.Which of the following drugs (applied at a pharmacological dose)would be effective in improving neuromuscular transmission in myasthenia gravis patients

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Neostigmine (cholinesterase inhibitor)

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