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Study Guide Page 10 Flashcards

1
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An example of a behavioral response to colder/warmer temperatures is the vasomotor response
of vasoconstriction/vasodilatation

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False

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2
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A fever is caused by pyrogens

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True

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3
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The medial plane includes the medial and proximal regions

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False

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4
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Hypertrophy is growth by increasing cell numbers

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False

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5
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The cephalic phase of the regulation of gastric acid secretion happens in anticipation of eating

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True

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6
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T/F an enzyme is a specialized protein

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True

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7
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T/F Metabolic rate is defined as the rate at which an animal uses energy

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True

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8
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The plasma membrane is composed of a phospholipid bilayer containing a hydrophilic head and
two hydrophobic tails.

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True

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9
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The brain and spinal cord are parts of the peripheral nervous system

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False

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10
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Anabolism is the “destructive” processes of metabolism

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False

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11
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In the thermoneutral zone, an animal must expend ATP to maintain homeostasis

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False

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12
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Plasma membranes are lipid bilayers and selectively permeable.

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True

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13
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The central nervous system consists of the autonomic and somatic divisions.

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False

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14
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T/F Anabolism is the destructive process of metabolism-

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False

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15
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T/F Producing heat by shivering is a physiological response-

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True

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16
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All cranial nerves contain a mix of sensory and motor neurons.

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False

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17
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T/F Hypertrophy is the term for cell growth

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True

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18
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T/F The jejunum contributes to enzymatic digestion and absorption.

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True

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19
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Carnivores start digesting starch in their mouth, and the secretion of amylase plays an
important role in the process

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False

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20
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Hormones are chemical messengers produced by endocrine organs that circulates in the blood,
produces a specific effect on other cells and it is released from glands or specialized cells within
a tissue

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True

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21
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An example of a chronic response to environmental change would be shivering as a result of a
colder environment

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False

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22
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Caudal is the side toward the rump of the animal?

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True

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23
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A horse is an example of a ruminant

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False

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24
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Aerobic ATP production is the most efficient way to produce energy.

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True; More ATP molecules are produced in aerobic production versus either
way of anaerobic production.

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25
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Pancreatic Lipase is used for protein digestion in the small intestine

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False; Pancreatic Lipase is used for lipid digestion in the small intestine.

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26
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Afferent neuron conduct “signal” away from the CNS (Motor neurons)

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False

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27
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All species have Gallbladder

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False

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28
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Conformity is less energy expensive than regulation

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True

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29
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Saliva secretion is controlled by the somatic nervous system.

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False

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30
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Lidocaine “blocks” voltage-gated Na+ channels.

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True

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31
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Resting membrane potential is -45 mV

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False

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32
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Conduction is a method of cooling that is used by the movement of fluid or air particles.

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False

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33
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Studying anatomy concerns the study of both the mechanism and origin of animal
function.

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False

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34
Q

Based on the effects of body weight and metabolic rate, as body weight increases, the weight
specific metabolic rate increases.

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F; it decreases

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35
Q

A ganglion is a grouping of nerve cell bodies in the central nervous system

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F; peripheral

nervous system

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36
Q

The nervous system is much faster than the endocrine system in transmitting messages to the
brain because it releases hormones into the blood

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False

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37
Q

To test an animal’s basal metabolic rate the animal must be at rest, in a fasting state, and within
its thermoneutral zone.

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True

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38
Q

A polar bear would have more unsaturated fatty acids than a desert fox.

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True

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39
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Substrate-limiting enzymes are the slowest step in a pathway that determine the rate
of an overall reaction.

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False

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40
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Hyperplasia is the increase in size because each cell grows

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False

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41
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Herbivores consume a diet high in fiber

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True

42
Q

Metabolic rate measures the animals “drain” on its environment’s chemical energy supplies.

A

True

43
Q

All are considered accessory organs for ruminants: salivary glands, esophagus, and pancreas.

A

False

44
Q

Animal Physiology is the study of the structure of living things

A

False

45
Q

Creatine Phosphate stores are only available for the first few seconds of energy production

A

True

46
Q

Active transport involves binding

A

True

47
Q

Reptiles are homeotherms.

A

False

48
Q

True or False: As action potentials propagate along an axon, their amplitude changes.

A

False

49
Q

True or False: Enzymes are specific to their individual catalytic reactions.

A

True

50
Q

An organ is a group of specialized cells.

A

False

51
Q

ATP is the main cellular energy source.

A

True

52
Q

Catabolism is a destructive metabolic reaction

A

True

53
Q

The areas of the CNS with lots of myelinated axons are known as white matter

A

True

54
Q

Animal physiology is the study of the structure of living things.

A

False

55
Q

A cell is the basic building block of all animals.

A

True

56
Q

Calcium, iron, and sodium are macro-minerals.

A

False

57
Q

The omasum is the glandular stomach in ruminants and equivalent to the stomach in
mongastrics

A

False

58
Q

)Phospholipds being amphipathic (Polar head and 2 non polar tails) will not affect the
membrane fluidity

A

False

59
Q

Covalent regulation is a common way that peptide hormones can regulate enzyme
activity.

A

True

60
Q

The ribosomes are a part of the endomembrane system

A

False

61
Q

The rate of diffusion is determined by the concentration gradient, the membrane thickness, and
the diffusion coefficient

A

True

62
Q

Facilitated diffusion involved reversible binding with transporter proteins

A

True

63
Q

Secondary messengers allow very low concentrations of a signal to elicit a large cellular
response.

A

True

64
Q

Normal mammal cells are more negative on the inside and more positive on the outside.

A

True

65
Q

A cell must become polarized to cause an action potential

A

True

66
Q

An extracellular signal is needed to communicate the intracellular response (signal transduction)
to the receiving cell

A

False

67
Q

Ruminants and hind-gut fermentors have the ability to absorb and utilize dietary glucose

A

False

68
Q

ATP is needed in the process of passive transport/facilitated diffusion.

A

False

69
Q

The regulation of bile secretion is entirely under hormonal regulation

A

True

70
Q

Hormones don’t have to circulate the blood

A

False

71
Q

All species have a non-glandular region of the stomach that is lines with stratified squamous
cells

A

False

72
Q

Animal physiology is the study of how animals work (and why)

A

True

73
Q

Conduction, Convection, Thermal Radiation, and Evaporation are the 4 methods of heat transfer

A

True

74
Q

Catabolism is the “constructive” processes of metabolism

A

False

75
Q

The endomysium is the layer of connective tissue surrounding the individual muscle fibers

A

True

76
Q

The sole purpose of the pancreas is to secrete enzymes for digestion

A

False; The pancreas

also secretes hormones like Insulin and Glycogen

77
Q

Adaptive Relaxation is when the stomach expands to accommodate digestion and keeps the
pressure constant in the stomach.

A

True

78
Q

Simple diffusion is the movement from high concentration to low

A

False

79
Q

An example of a hormone is estrogen

A

True

80
Q

Walking is more efficient than swimming in terms of energy cost per distance.

A

False

81
Q

Calcium must bind to myosin to expose troponin binding sites. False
Parasympathetic nervous system has a long pre-ganglionic axon.

A

True

82
Q

Rumen capacity in cattle is 10 gallons.

A

False

83
Q

Bilirubin consists of red blood cell breakdown products and is what gives feces a brown color.

A

True

84
Q

A nerve is a cluster of cell bodies in the peripheral nervous system.

A

False

85
Q

Hypertrophy describes growth by increasing cell numbers

A

False

86
Q

The reticulum contains similar microorganisms as the rumen

A

True

87
Q

The growth of cells by increasing cell numbers is called hypertrophy.

A

False

88
Q

Enzymes are specific to individual reactions that they catalyze.

A

True

89
Q

Passive transport requires ATP

A

False

90
Q

Simple Diffusion goes an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration

A

True

91
Q

The Parotid Salivary gland is both mucosal as well as serous.

A

False, serous only

92
Q

A stretch-gated channel is relies on mechanical forces to open

A

True

93
Q

An animal can make up large amounts of ATP in preparation for strenuous activity because cells
are able to store ATP.

A

False

94
Q

The avian foregut contains the following components: Esophagus, Crop, Proventriculus, and
Gizzard.

A

True

95
Q

Increasing the speed of the air or fluid in motion will increase the rate of convectio

A

True

96
Q

The muscle type found in the heart is known as smooth muscle,

A

False, Cardiac muscle

97
Q

The definition of physiology is the study of the regulation of change within organisms

A

True

98
Q

ATP can be used to make glucose and proteins

A

True

99
Q

Catabolism is the constructive process of metabolism

A

False

100
Q

Convection is a faster method of heat transfer than conduction.

A

True

101
Q

Myosin is a part of the thin filament in muscles

A

False

102
Q

Ectoderms regulate their body temperature using behavioral means

A

True

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