Physiology MCQ Flashcards
- The normal pH range of blood is
7.35-7.45
- The process by which formed elements of the blood develop is called
Haemopoiesis
- A megakaryoblast will develop into a
platelet
- Which of the following hormones stimulate proliferation of RBC in red bone marrow
erythropoietin (EPO)
- The process of a white blood cell squeezing between endothelial cells to exit a blood vessel is called
Emigration
- Which of the following connective tissue cells consist of a matrix of fibres
areolar, adipose, reticular and dense
- Which of the following connective tissue cells consist of a matrix of gelatinous material
Cartilage
- Which of the following tissues consist of a material called a matrix
connective
- Which of the following cells are associated with a gel matrix
chondrocytes
- In order to hold tissue together, fibres are involved. Which of the following types of fibres hold tissue together by forming a net-like arrangement of fibres
reticular
- Cells that engulf bacteria or cell debris within loose connective tissue are
Macrophages
- Three types of connective tissue include
CT proper, fluid CT, and supporting CT
- Which of the following tissue types consist of cells that generally have a spacious intracellular area consisting of a matrix of various types
connective
- How does muscle tissue contribute to homeostasis
generating heat to maintain body temperature, moving materials through the body, pulling on bones to move the body
- The primary function of muscle is
conversion of chemical energy into mechanical energy
Skeletal muscle is
striated, largely under voluntary control
Cardiac muscle is
striated
smooth muscle is
regulated by the autonomic division of the nervous system
- Which of the following describes the filaments of skeletal muscle tissue
the filament extends through the entire length of the myofiber
Myofibrils
include the contractile protein actin and myosin
thick filaments
composed primarily of myosin
Thin filaments
composed of actin, troponin and tropomyosin
- Which of the following does not happen during a muscle contraction
the thick and thin filaments shorten
Action potentials
allow an impulse to travel over long or short distances
- Place the events involved in generating an action in order:
- K+ moves out of the cell
- Na+ activation gates open
- Excess K+ leaves the cell causing hyperpolarization
- Na+ enters cell and voltage becomes less negative
- K+ channels close
- Threshold stimulus arrives
- Leakage channels restore restarting membrane potential
- Na+ inactivation gates close and K+ open
- threshold stimulus arrives
- Na+ activation gates open
- Na+ enters cell and voltage becomes less negative
- Na+ inactivation gates close and K+ open
- K+ moves out of the cell
- Excess K+ leaves the cell causing hyperpolarisation
- K+ channels close
- Leakage channels restore restarting membrane potential
- Axons classified as A fibres
are myelinated, have large diameters, conduct impulses more rapidly than B or C fibres
Electrical synapses
occur when there is direct contact between electrically excitable cells, allow rapid communication between cells, allows synchronisation of cellular activities
- At a chemical synapase
the presynaptic neuron converts an electrical signal into a chemical signal
- In order for a neuron to regenerate
it must be in the PNS, the cell body must remain intact
Neurogenesis
occurs in embryonic brain, occurs in hippocampus even during adulthood, is inhibited by neuroglial products in most areas of the CNS, is inhibited by the absence of foetal growth stimulating factors
- The principal cations in our fluids are
Na and K
- The stage In cell life where the cell performs its normal functions and prepares for division is called
interphase
- During this phase of cell division, the chromosomes uncoil, the nuclear membrane forms, and cytokinesis occurs
telophase
Sperm cells each contain how many chromosomes
23 chromosomes
- The ability of a muscle tissue to stretch without being damaged is called
extensibility
- A muscle fibre (myofiber) is a muscle
cell
a tendon
attaches a muscle to bone, contains parallel bundles of collagen fibres and is an extension of the fused endomysium, perimysium and epimysium of a muscle
- An adult has more muscle mass than a child, how did this occur
hypertrophy
epithelial tissue
has a basement membrane
- Functions of epithelia
providing physical protection, absorption, controlling permeability and producing specialised secretions
- Gland which excretes hormones into the blood/tissues are
exocrine glands
- The pancreas produces
endocrine and exocrine secretions
- A neuromuscular junction (NMJ)
is the synapse of a motor neuron with a muscle fibre
Osteocytes are stationary cells sitting in small depressions in the bone matrix, these are called
lacunae
- Nutrients travel from the blood in the central canal to the osteocytes via
canaliculi