Multiple-Choice Questions

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1. A function of the liver
   a) Makes fibrinogen
   b) Makes urea
   c) Makes cholesterol
   d) All of these

2. Not a granulocyte
   a) Thrombocyte
   b) Lymphocyte
   c) Monocyte
   d) All of these (none are granulocytes)

3. Site of erythropoiesis (embryo to adult)
   a) Yellow bone marrow
   b) Kidney
   c) Spleen
   d) A & B

4. Type of anemia due to lack of vitamin B-12 in the diet
   a) Nutritional
   b) Aplastic
   c) Pernicious
   d) None of these

5. Urobilinogen
   a) May be recycled back to the liver
   b) May lead to the formation of urobolin
   c) May lead to the formation of bilirubin
   d) Two of these

6. The following are beta agonists (stimulate beta receptors)
   a) Alupent
   b) Atrovent
   c) Mucomyst
   d) A & B

7. Prevents coughing
   a) Tessalon
   b) Diphenhydramine
   c) Potassium iodine
   d) Theophylline

8. People with cirrhosis likely
   a) Would have an ascites
   b) Would have esophageal varices
   c) Would be malnourished
   d) B & C

9. Duct which leads directly to the gall bladder
   a) Hepatic
   b) Bile
   c) Cystic
   d) Common Bile

10. Bile salts
   a) Aid in emulsification
   b) May form micelles
   c) Are absorbed in the duodenum and recycled
   d) A & B

11. Term which describes making carbohydrates from amino acids
   a) Transamination
   b) Glycogenolysis
   c) Glycogenesis
   d) None of these

12. LDL's
   a) Are made in the liver
   b) Increase in response to aerobic exercise
   c) Transport cholesterol to the liver
   d) All of these

13. Needed to synthesize prothrombin
   a) Vitamin K
   b) Calcium
   c) Prothrombin activation
   d) All of these

14. Most common hepatitis worldwide
   a) HBV
   b) HCV
   c) HDV
   d) HEV

15. The Rathke's's pouch-derived portion of the pituitary secretes the following hormone (s)
   a) Somatostatin
   b) ADH
   c) Melatonin
   d) None of these

16. Mammotrophs
   a) Produce oxytocin
   b) Produce estrogen
   c) Produce GnRH
   d) Are found in the adenohypophysis

17. Causes secretion of milk
   a) Oxytocin
   b) Progesterone
   c) Prolactin
   d) Estrogen

18. Testosterone can be directly converted into
   a) Androstenedione
   b) Estrone
   c) Progesterone
   d) None of these

19. Part of the seminiferous tubule
   a) Sertoli cells
   b) Leydig cells
   c) Epididymis
   d) All of these

20. Sertoli cells produce
   a) Sperm
   b) Estrogen
   c) Plasminogen activating factor
   d) Two of these

21. XY males that lack estrogen receptors
   a) Would likely not have testis
   b) Would likely have a developed Mullerian system
   c) Would likely have a clitoris
   d) Would likely be taller than normal counterparts

22. Gland-like structure that secretes an alkaline fluid
   a) Seminal vesicle
   b) Prostate
   c) Bulbourethral glands
   d) Epididymis

23. A fetus without 5- alpha reductase
   a) Could have testis
   b) Could have a seminal vesicles
   c) Could have a scrotum
   d) Two of these

24. An individual with testicular feminizing syndrome
   a) Lacks Mullerian inhibiting factor
   b) Is genetically XY
   c) Generally does not have a penis
   d) Two of these

25. Part of the oviduct where fertilization normally takes place
   a) Isthmus
   b) Fundus
   c) Infundibulum
   d) Ampulla

26. Part of the pudendum
   a) Vestibule
   b) Vagina
   c) Labia
   d) Two of these

27. During the days generally associated with the proliferative phase
   a) The cervical mucus is watery
   b) There is deposition of fat the breasts
   c) There is a corpus luteum
   d) A & B

28. Thecal cells
   a) May participate in producing androgens
   b) May participate in producing produce inhibin
   c) May participate in producing plasminogen activating factor
   d) All of these

29. Causes embryonic testes to secrete testosterone
   a) FSH
   b) LH
   c) HCG
   d) HCS

30. Causes decidual cells to secrete nutrients
   a) Estriol
   b) Relaxin
   c) HGG
   d) Progesterone

31. Possible source of oxytocin
   a) Anterior Pituitary
   b) Corpus luteum
   c) Thecal cells
   d) Uterus

32. Effect of Epogen on the number of megakaryocyte
   a) Increase or greater than
   b) Decrease of less than
   c) No effect or equal to

33. Effect of reduced amounts of iron on subsequent apoferitin synthesis
   a) Increase or greater than
   b) Decrease of less than
   c) No effect or equal to

34. Hematocrit of someone with primary polycythemia as compared to someone with secondary polycythemia
   a) Increase or greater than
   b) Decrease of less than
   c) No effect or equal to

35. Likelihood of finding bile in the hepatic artery as compared to finding it in the central vein
   a) Increase or greater than
   b) Decrease of less than
   c) No effect or equal to

36. Plasma concentration of glucose in the hepatic artery as compared to the hepatic portal vein after having eaten a candy bar
   a) Increase or greater than
   b) Decrease of less than
   c) No effect or equal to

37. Effect Questran on cholesterol synthesis
   a) Increase or greater than
   b) Decrease of less than
   c) No effect or equal to

38. Effect of thromboxane A-2 on the conversion of prothrombin to thrombin
   a) Increase or greater than
   b) Decrease of less than
   c) No effect or equal to

39. Number of steps in intrinsic pathway as compared to the extrinsic pathway
   a) Increase or greater than
   b) Decrease of less than
   c) No effect or equal to

40. Effect of prostacyclins on platelet aggregation
   a) Increase or greater than
   b) Decrease of less than
   c) No effect or equal to

41. Effect of streptase on the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin
   a) Increase or greater than
   b) Decrease of less than
   c) No effect or equal to

42. Effect of infant suckling on the release of oxytocin into the hypophyseal portal vein
   a) Increase or greater than
   b) Decrease of less than
   c) No effect or equal to

43. Effect of CRH on ACTH secretion (direct effect)
   a) Increase or greater than
   b) Decrease of less than
   c) No effect or equal to

44. Effect of growth hormone on lipolysis
   a) Increase or greater than
   b) Decrease of less than
   c) No effect or equal to

45. Effect growth hormone on plasma glucose levels
   a) Increase or greater than
   b) Decrease of less than
   c) No effect or equal to

46. Effect of growth hormone on bone growth at the level of the periosteum in a 30 year old male
   a) Increase or greater than
   b) Decrease of less than
   c) No effect or equal to

47. Effect of the onset of puberty and plasma IGF-1 levels
   a) Increase or greater than
   b) Decrease of less than
   c) No effect or equal to

48. Ability of a person with a vericoele to produce testosterone as compared to a normal person
   a) Increase or greater than
   b) Decrease of less than
   c) No effect or equal to

49. Effect of DHT on fetal development of the scrotum as compared to DHT's effect on development of the scrotum at puberty
   a) Increase or greater than
   b) Decrease of less than
   c) No effect or equal to

50. Effect of LH on ability of androgen binding protein to sequester androgens
   a) Increase or greater than
   b) Decrease of less than
   c) No effect or equal to

51. FSH levels in a 80 year old male as compared to an 18 year old male
   a) Increase or greater than
   b) Decrease of less than
   c) No effect or equal to

52. Number of corpora lutea per cycle as compared to the number of corpora albicans per cycle
   a) Increase or greater than
   b) Decrease of less than
   c) No effect or equal to

53. Effect of FSH treatment on the number of new oocytes in a 10 year old female
   a) Increase or greater than
   b) Decrease of less than
   c) No effect or equal to

54. Effect of estrogens on osteoblastic activity
   a) Increase or greater than
   b) Decrease of less than
   c) No effect or equal to

55. Effect of high estrogen levels on GnRH secretion
   a) Increase or greater than
   b) Decrease of less than
   c) No effect or equal to

56. Effect of RU-486 on GnRH levels
   a) Increase or greater than
   b) Decrease of less than
   c) No effect or equal to

57. Effect of relaxin on material sensitivity to insulin
   a) Increase or greater than
   b) Decrease of less than
   c) No effect or equal to

58. Effect of Danocrine on GnRH levels
   a) Increase or greater than
   b) Decrease of less than
   c) No effect or equal to

59. Effect of Motrin on estrogen levels
   a) Increase or greater than
   b) No effect or equal to
   c) No effect or equal to