1) Gas exchange in the aquatic salamander known as the axolotl
is correctly described as
A) active transport to move oxygen into the salamander from the
water.
B) carrier-mediated transport to move oxygen into the salamander
from the water.
C) facilitated diffusion of carbon dioxide from the salamander
into the water.
D) simple diffusion of oxygen into the salamander from the
water.
E) active transport of carbon dioxide from the salamander into
the water.
Answer: D
2) Circulatory systems have the primary benefit of overcoming the
shortcomings of
A) temperature differences between the lungs and
the active tissue.
B) the slow rate at which diffusion occurs
across cells.
C) communication systems involving only the
nervous system.
D) having to cushion animals from trauma.
E) fetal organisms maintaining an optimal body temperature.
Answer: B
3) To become bound to hemoglobin for transport in a mammal,
atmospheric molecules of oxygen must cross
A) zero membranes
oxygen binds directly to hemoglobin, a protein dissolved in the plasma
of the blood.
B) one membrane that of the lining in the lungs
and then bind directly to hemoglobin, a protein dissolved in the
plasma of the blood.
C) two membranes in and out of the cell
lining the lung and then bind directly to hemoglobin, a protein
dissolved in the plasma of the blood.
D) four membranes in and
out of the cell lining the lung, in and out of the endothelial cell
lining the pulmonary capillary–and then bind directly to hemoglobin, a
protein dissolved in the plasma of the blood.
E) five membranes
in and out of the cell lining the lung, in and out of the endothelial
cell lining the pulmonary capillary, and into the red blood cell to
bind with hemoglobin.
Answer: E
4) The fluid that moves around in the circulatory system of a typical
arthropod is
A) the digestive juices.
B) the intracellular
fluid.
C) the blood plasma.
D) the cytosol.
E) the
interstitial fluid.
Answer: E
5) Circulatory systems in molluscs
A) are open in all species
of molluscs.
B) are closed in all species of molluscs.
C)
are open in species of large-sized molluscs and are closed in species
of small-sized molluscs.
D) are open in species of small-sized
molluscs and are closed in species of large-sized molluscs.
E)
are open or closed without regard to body size.
Answer: D
6) The circulatory system of bony fishes, rays, and sharks is similar
to
A) that of birds, with a four-chambered heart.
B) the
portal systems of mammals, where two capillary beds occur
sequentially, without passage of blood through a pumping chamber.
C) that of reptiles, with one pumping chamber driving blood flow
to a gas-exchange organ, and a different pumping chamber driving blood
to the rest of the circulation.
D) that of sponges, where gas
exchange in all cells occurs directly with the external environment.
E) that of humans, where there are four pumping chambers to
drive blood flow.
Answer: B
7) A significant increase in the amount of interstitial fluid
surrounding the capillary beds of a human's lungs will cause
A)
an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide moving from the blood to
the lungs.
B) an increase in the amount of oxygen moving from
the lungs into the blood.
C) a decrease in the amount of oxygen
moving from the lungs into the blood.
D) an increase of pressure
that would cause the capillary beds to burst.
E) a decrease in
the amount of work needed for effective ventilation of the lungs.
Answer: C
8) Organisms with a circulating body fluid that is distinct from the
fluid that directly surrounds the body's cells are likely to have
A) an open circulatory system.
B) a closed circulatory
system.
C) a gastrovascular cavity.
D) branched tracheae.
E) hemolymph.
Answer: B
9) In which of the following organisms does blood flow from the
pulmocutaneous circulation to the heart before circulating through the
rest of the body?
A) annelids
B) molluscs
C) fishes
D) frogs
E) insects
Answer: D
10) The only vertebrates in which blood flows directly from
respiratory organs to body tissues without first returning to the
heart are the
A) amphibians.
B) birds.
C) fishes.
D) mammals.
E) reptiles.
Answer: C
11) To adjust blood pressure independently in the capillaries of the
gas-exchange surface and in the capillaries of the general body
circulation, an organism would need a(n)
A) open circulatory
system.
B) hemocoel.
C) lymphatic system.
D)
two-chambered heart.
E) four-chambered heart.
Answer: E
12) A portal system is
A) an area connecting arterioles to
venules.
B) a series of vessels that returns blood to the heart
in an animal with an open circulatory system.
C) a space within
or between organs where blood is allowed to pool.
D) a slightly
muscular vessel that has minimal pumping action in an organism with no
heart.
E) a vessel or vessels connecting two capillary beds.
Answer: E
13) Which of the following develops the greatest pressure on the
blood in the mammalian aorta?
A) systole of the left atrium
B) diastole of the right ventricle
C) systole of the left
ventricle
D) diastole of the right atrium
E) diastole of
the left atrium
Answer: C
14) Which of the following pairs of mammalian blood vessels has blood
that is the least similar in its gas content?
A) the pulmonary
vein and the jugular vein
B) the veins from the right and left
legs
C) the pulmonary artery and the vena cava
D) the
pulmonary vein and the aorta
E) the inferior vena cava and the
superior vena cava
Answer: A
15) After several weeks of exercise, a human athlete's resting heart
rate is typically lower than before because
A) the body needs
less oxygen than before.
B) the body temperature has increased.
C) the stroke volume has increased.
D) the cardiac output
has decreased.
E) the body produces less carbon dioxide than before.
Answer: C
16) A human red blood cell in an artery of the left arm is on its way
to deliver oxygen to a cell in the thumb. To travel from the artery in
the arm to the left ventricle, this red blood cell must pass through
A) one capillary bed.
B) two capillary beds.
C)
three capillary beds.
D) four capillary beds.
E) five
capillary beds.
Answer: B
17) Which of the following is the correct sequence of blood flow in
reptiles and mammals?
A) left ventricle → aorta → lungs →
systemic circulation
B) right ventricle → pulmonary vein →
pulmocutaneous circulation
C) pulmonary vein → left atrium →
left ventricle → pulmonary circuit
D) vena cava → right atrium →
right ventricle → pulmonary circuit
E) right atrium → pulmonary
artery → left atrium → ventricle
Answer: D
18) A patient with a blood pressure of 120/75, a pulse rate of 40
beats/minute, a stroke volume of 70 mL/beat, and a respiratory rate of
25 breaths/minute will have a cardiac output of
A) 500
mL/minute.
B) 1,000 mL/minute.
C) 1,750 mL/minute.
D) 2,800 mL/minute.
E) 4,800 mL/minute.
Answer: D
19) Damage to the sinoatrial node in humans
A) is a major
contributor to heart attacks.
B) would block conductance between
the bundle branches and the Purkinje fibers.
C) would have a
negative effect on peripheral resistance.
D) would disrupt the
rate and timing of cardiac muscle contractions.
E) would have a
direct effect on blood pressure monitors in the aorta.
Answer: D
20) A stroke volume in the heart of 70 mL/cycle, with a pulse of 72
cycles per minute, results in a cardiac output of
A) 5 L/minute.
B) 504 mL/minute.
C) 0.5 L/minute.
D) 50 L/minute.
E) 500 L/minute.
Answer: A
21) The semilunar valves of the mammalian heart
A) are the
route by which blood flows from the atria to the ventricles.
B)
are found only on the right side of the heart.
C) are the
attachment site where the pulmonary veins empty into the heart.
D) prevent backflow of blood in the aorta and pulmonary
arteries.
E) are at the places where the anterior and posterior
venae cavae empty into the heart.
Answer: D
22) The material present in arterioles that is not present in
capillaries is
A) fully oxygenated blood.
B) plasma in
which carbon dioxide has been added.
C) a lining of endothelial
cells.
D) circular smooth muscle cells that can alter the size
of the arterioles.
E) white blood cells and platelets.
Answer: D
23) The set of blood vessels with the slowest velocity of blood flow
is
A) the arteries.
B) the arterioles.
C) the
metarterioles.
D) the capillaries.
E) the veins.
Answer: D
24) The set of blood vessels with the lowest blood pressure driving
flow is
A) the arteries.
B) the arterioles.
C) the
metarterioles.
D) the capillaries.
E) the veins.
Answer: E
25) An increased concentration of nitric oxide within a vascular bed
is associated with
A) vasoconstriction.
B) vasodilation.
C) narrowing of the arteries.
D) a reduction in blood flow
in that region.
E) a decreased amount of blood in the
capillaries of that vascular bed.
Answer: B
26) Among the following choices, which organism likely has the
highest systolic pressure?
A) mouse
B) rabbit
C)
human
D) hippopotamus
E) giraffe
Answer: E
27) Small swollen areas in the neck, groin, and axillary region are
associated with
A) increased activity of the immune system.
B) a broken limb.
C) blood sugar that is abnormally high.
D) dehydration.
E) sodium depletion.
Answer: A
28) The velocity of blood flow is the lowest in capillaries because
A) the capillary walls are not thin enough to allow oxygen to
exchange with the cells.
B) the capillaries are far from the
heart, and blood flow slows as distance from the heart increases.
C) the diastolic blood pressure is too low to deliver blood to
the capillaries at a high flow rate.
D) the systemic capillaries
are supplied by the left ventricle, which has a lower cardiac output
than the right ventricle.
E) the total cross-sectional area of
the capillaries is greater than the total cross-sectional area of the
arteries or any other part of the circulatory system.
Answer: E
29) The blood pressure is lowest in the
A) aorta.
B)
arteries.
C) arterioles.
D) capillaries.
E) venae cavae.
Answer: E
30) Fluid is filtered out of the bloodstream into the surrounding
interstitial fluid at the arteriole end of systemic capillaries
because
A) the osmotic pressure of the interstitial fluid is
greater than that of the blood.
B) the hydrostatic pressure of
the blood is less than that of the interstitial fluid.
C) the
hydrostatic pressure of the blood is greater than the osmotic pressure
of the blood.
D) the osmotic pressure of the interstitial fluid
is greater than the hydrostatic pressure of the blood.
E) the
osmotic pressure of the blood is greater than the hydrostatic pressure
of the interstitial fluid.
Answer: C
31) If, during protein starvation, the osmotic pressure on the venous
side of capillary beds drops below the hydrostatic pressure, then
A) hemoglobin will not release oxygen.
B) fluids will tend
to accumulate in tissues.
C) the pH of the interstitial fluids
will increase.
D) most carbon dioxide will be bound to
hemoglobin and carried away from tissues.
E) plasma proteins
will escape through the endothelium of the capillaries.
Answer: B
32) What will be the long-term effect of blocking the lymphatic
vessels associated with a capillary bed?
A) more fluid entering
the venous capillaries
B) an increase in the blood pressure in
the capillary bed
C) the accumulation of more fluid in the
interstitial areas
D) fewer proteins leaking out of the blood to
enter the interstitial fluid
E) the area of the blockage
becoming abnormally small
Answer: C
33) A species that has a normal resting systolic blood pressure of
>260 mm Hg is likely to be
A) an animal that is small and
compact, without the need to pump blood very far from the heart.
B) an animal with abundant lipid storage.
C) a species
that has very wide diameter veins.
D) an animal that has a very
long distance between its heart and its brain.
E) an animal that
makes frequent, quick motions.
Answer: D
34) Dialysis patients, who will have blood withdrawn, dialyzed, then
replaced, are always weighed when they enter the facility and then
weighed carefully again before they leave, because
A) even small
changes in body weight may signify changes in blood volume and
therefore blood pressure.
B) many people who have dialysis are
diabetic and must control their weight carefully.
C) dialysis
removes blood proteins and these weigh more than other blood
components.
D) dialysis is likely to cause edema and such
swelling must be controlled.
E) reclining posture during
dialysis can cause a tendency for weight gain.
Answer: A
35) Large proteins such as albumin remain in capillaries rather than
diffusing out, resulting in the
A) loss of osmotic pressure in
the capillaries.
B) development of an osmotic pressure
difference across capillary walls.
C) loss of fluid from
capillaries.
D) increased diffusion of CO2.
E) increased
diffusion of Hb.
Answer: B
36) Vasoconstriction in the gut is a likely response when an
individual is
A) lying down after standing up.
B) standing
up after lying down.
C) stressed and secreting stress hormones.
D) responding to increased blood pressure.
E) having an
allergy attack with lots of histamine secretion.
Answer: C
37) The diagnosis of hypertension in adults is based on the
A)
measurement of fatty deposits on the endothelium of arteries.
B)
measurement of the LDL/HDL ratio in peripheral blood.
C) percent
of blood volume made up of platelets.
D) blood pressure being
greater than 140 mm Hg systolic and/or >90 diastolic.
E)
number of leukocytes per mm3 of blood.
Answer: D
38) Among these choices, the biggest set that includes only those
"cells" that lack nuclei is
A) platelets.
B)
platelets and erythrocytes.
C) platelets, erythrocytes, and
basophils.
D) platelets, erythrocytes, basophils, and
neutrophils.
E) platelets, erythrocytes, basophils, neutrophils,
and monocytes.
Answer: B
39) In a healthy human, the typical life span of a red blood cell is
A) 24 hours.
B) one week.
C) one month.
D)
four months.
E) 80 years or more.
Answer: D
40) The hormone that stimulates the production of red blood cells,
and the organ where this hormone is synthesized, are
A) growth
hormone and pancreas, respectively.
B) erythropoietin and
kidney, respectively.
C) cortisol and adrenal gland,
respectively.
D) epinephrine and adrenal gland, respectively.
E) acetylcholine and bone marrow, respectively.
Answer: B
41) Dissolved proteins in human plasma include which of the
following?
I. fibrinogen
II. hemoglobin
III.immunoglobulin
A) I only
B) II only
C) I and III only
D) II
and III only
E) I, II, and III
Answer: C
42) The plasma proteins in humans
A) maintain the blood's
osmotic pressure.
B) transport water-soluble lipids.
C)
carry out gas exchange.
D) undergo aerobic metabolism.
E)
transport oxygen.
Answer: A
43) Cyanide poisons mitochondria by blocking the final step in the
electron transport chain. Human red blood cells placed in an isotonic
solution containing cyanide are likely to
A) retain the normal
cell shape, but the mitochondria will be poisoned.
B) lyse as
the cyanide concentration increases inside the cell.
C) switch
to anaerobic metabolism.
D) become unable to carry oxygen.
E) be unaffected.
Answer: E
44) Heart rate will increase in the presence of increased
A)
low-density lipoproteins.
B) immunoglobulins.
C)
erythropoietin.
D) epinephrine.
E) platelets.
Answer: D
45) The production of red blood cells is stimulated by
A)
low-density lipoproteins.
B) immunoglobulins.
C)
erythropoietin.
D) epinephrine.
E) platelets.
Answer: C
46) The meshwork that forms the fabric of a blood clot is
A)
chymotrypsin.
B) fibrin.
C) thrombin.
D)
prothrombin.
E) collagen.
Answer: B
47) A normal event in the process of blood clotting is the
A)
production of erythropoietin.
B) conversion of fibrin to
fibrinogen.
C) activation of prothrombin to thrombin.
D)
increase in platelets.
E) synthesis of hemoglobin.
Answer: C
48) When the air in a testing chamber is specially mixed so that its
oxygen content is 10% and its overall air pressure is 400 mm Hg, then
PO₂ is
A) 400 mm Hg.
B) 82 mm Hg.
C) 40 mm Hg.
D) 21 mm Hg.
E) 4 mm Hg.
Answer: C
49) The sun shining on a tidal pool during a hot day heats the water.
As some water evaporates, the pool becomes saltier, causing
A) a
decrease in its carbon dioxide content.
B) a decrease in its
oxygen content.
C) an increase in its ability to sustain aerobic
organisms.
D) a decrease in the water's density.
E) a
decrease in the movement of the water molecules.
Answer: B
50) Sponges, cnidarians, and flatworms lack a specialized gas
exchange surface because
A) they are too large for a circulatory
system to operate well.
B) they live without need for oxygen.
C) they do not produce carbon dioxide.
D) countercurrent
exchange mechanisms cannot function well in their living conditions.
E) nearly all of their cells are in direct contact with the
external environment.
Answer: E
51) Flying insects do all of the following except
A) increase
metabolism as much as 200-fold during flight.
B) switch from
diffusion of tracheal gases to active transport during flight.
C) utilize high numbers of mitochondria in flight muscles.
D) produce water molecules from oxygen in mitochondria.
E)
generate carbon dioxide from catabolism of fuel molecules.
Answer: B
52) The epiglottis of a human covers the glottis when he or she is
A) talking.
B) breathing.
C) swallowing.
D)
yawning.
E) sleeping.
Answer: C
53) In mammals, most gas exchange between the atmosphere and the
pulmonary blood occurs in the
A) trachea.
B) larynx.
C) bronchi.
D) bronchioles.
E) alveoli.
Answer: E
54) Gas exchange is more difficult for aquatic animals with gills
than for terrestrial animals with lungs because
A) water is less
dense than air.
B) water contains much less O₂ than air per unit
volume.
C) gills have less surface area than lungs.
D)
gills allow only unidirectional transport.
E) gills allow water
to flow in one direction.
Answer: B
55) Countercurrent exchange is evident in
A) the flow of water
across the gills of a fish and that of blood within those gills.
B) the flow of blood in the dorsal vessel of an insect and that
of air within its tracheae.
C) the flow of air within the
primary bronchi of a human and that of blood within the pulmonary
veins.
D) the flow of water across the skin of a frog and that
of blood within the ventricle of its heart.
E) the flow of fluid
out of the arterial end of a capillary and that of fluid back into the
venous end of the same capillary.
Answer: A
56) Countercurrent exchange in the fish gill helps to maximize
A) endocytosis.
B) blood pressure.
C) diffusion.
D) active transport.
E) osmosis.
Answer: C
57) Air-breathing insects carry out gas exchange
A) in their
specialized external gills.
B) in their specialized internal
gills.
C) in the alveoli of their lungs.
D) across the
membranes of their cells.
E) across all parts of their thin
cuticular exoskeleton.
Answer: D
58) An oil-water mixture works as an insecticidal spray against
mosquitoes and other insects because it
A) coats their lungs.
B) blocks the openings into the tracheal system.
C)
interferes with gas exchange across the capillaries.
D) clogs
their bronchi.
E) prevents gases from leaving the atmosphere.
Answer: B
59) Atmospheric pressure at sea level is equal to a column of 760 mm
Hg. Oxygen makes up 21% of the atmosphere by volume. The partial
pressure of oxygen (PO₂) in such conditions is
A) 160 mm Hg.
B) 16 mm Hg.
C) 120/75.
D)
21/760.
E) 760/21.
Answer: A
60) Some human infants, especially those born prematurely, suffer
serious respiratory failure because of
A) the sudden change from
the uterine environment to the air.
B) the overproduction of
surfactants.
C) the incomplete development of the lung surface.
D) lung collapse due to inadequate production of surfactant.
E) mutations in the genes involved in lung formation.
Answer: D
61) Of the following choices, impairment of a mammal's breathing
cycle is most likely following neural damage in
A) the cerebrum
and cerebellum.
B) the medulla oblongata and the pons.
C)
the adrenal medulla and the adrenal cortex.
D) the thalamus and
the hypothalamus.
E) the frontal lobe and the temporal lobe.
Answer: B
62) Air rushes into the lungs of humans during inhalation because
A) the rib muscles and diaphragm contract, increasing the lung
volume.
B) the volume of the alveoli increases as smooth muscles
contract.
C) gas flows from a region of lower pressure to a
region of higher pressure.
D) pulmonary muscles contract and
pull on the outer surface of the lungs.
E) a positive
respiratory pressure is created when the diaphragm relaxes.
Answer: A
63) The exhalation of air from human lungs is driven by
A) a
decrease in the volume of the thoracic cavity.
B) a decrease in
the residual volume of the lungs.
C) the contraction of the
diaphragm.
D) the closure of the epiglottis.
E) the
expansion of the rib cage.
Answer: A
64) As a person goes from rest to full-effort exercise, there is an
increase in the
A) tidal volume.
B) vital capacity.
C) residual volume.
D) total lung capacity.
E) All
of the above would be different.
Answer: A
65) A person with a tidal volume of 450 mL, a vital capacity of 4,000
mL, and a residual volume of 1,000 mL would have a potential total
lung capacity of
A) 1,450 mL.
B) 4,000 mL.
C) 4,450
mL.
D) 5,000 mL.
E) 5,450 mL.
Answer: D
66) During most daily activities, the human respiration rate is most
closely linked to the blood levels of
A) nitric acid.
B)
nitrogen.
C) oxygen.
D) carbon dioxide.
E) carbon monoxide.
Answer: D
67) Breathing is usually regulated by
A) erythropoietin levels
in the blood.
B) the concentration of red blood cells.
C)
hemoglobin levels in the blood.
D) CO₂ and O₂ concentration and
pH-level sensors.
E) the lungs and the larynx.
Answer: D
68) At an atmospheric pressure of 870 mm Hg of 21% oxygen, the
partial pressure of oxygen is
A) 100 mm Hg.
B) 127 mm Hg.
C) 151 mm Hg.
D) 182 mm Hg.
E) 219 mm Hg.
Answer: D
69) At sea level, atmospheric pressure is 760 mm Hg. Oxygen gas is
approximately 21% of the total gases in the atmosphere, so the
approximate partial pressure of oxygen is
A) 0.2 mm Hg.
B)
20.0 mm Hg.
C) 76.0 mm Hg.
D) 160.0 mm Hg.
E) 508.0
mm Hg.
Answer: D
70) At the summit of a high mountain, the atmospheric pressure is 380
mm Hg. If the atmosphere is still composed of 21% oxygen, then the
partial pressure of oxygen at this altitude is
A) 0 mm Hg.
B) 80 mm Hg.
C) 160 mm Hg.
D) 380 mm Hg.
E)
760 mm Hg.
Answer: B
71) Carbon dioxide levels in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid affect
its pH. This enables the organism to sense a disturbance in gas levels
as
A) the brain directly measures and monitors carbon dioxide
and causes breathing changes accordingly.
B) the medulla
oblongata, which is in contact with cerebrospinal fluid, monitors pH
and uses this measure to control breathing.
C) the brain alters
the pH of the cerebrospinal fluid to force the animal to retain more
or less carbon dioxide.
D) stretch receptors in the lungs cause
the medulla oblongata to speed up or slow breathing.
E) the
medulla oblongata is able to control the concentration of bicarbonate
ions in the blood.
Answer: B
72) An increase from pH 7.2 to pH 7.4 around hemoglobin causes
A) hemoglobin to release all bound oxygen molecules.
B) an
increase in the affinity of hemoglobin to bind oxygen molecules.
C) hemoglobin to denature.
D) an increase in the binding
of H+ by hemoglobin.
E) hemoglobin to more readily give up its
oxygen molecules.
Answer: B
73) An "internal reservoir" of oxygen in rested muscle is
found in oxygen molecules bound to
A) hemoglobin.
B)
bicarbonate ions.
C) carbonic acid.
D) actin and myosin.
E) myoglobin.
Answer: E
74) Hemoglobin and hemocyanin
A) are both found within blood
cells.
B) are both red in color.
C) are both freely
dissolved in the plasma.
D) both transport oxygen.
E) are
both found in mammals.
Answer: D
75) The Bohr shift on the oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve is
produced by changes in
A) the partial pressure of oxygen.
B) the partial pressure of carbon monoxide.
C) hemoglobin
concentration.
D) temperature.
E) pH.
Answer: E
76) Most of the carbon dioxide produced by humans is
A)
converted to bicarbonate ions by an enzyme in red blood cells.
B) bound to hemoglobin.
C) transported in the erythrocytes
as carbonic acid.
D) simply dissolved in the plasma.
E)
bicarbonate ions bound to hemoglobin.
Answer: A
77) Hydrogen ions produced within human red blood cells are prevented
from significantly lowering plasma pH because they bind to
A)
hemoglobin.
B) plasma proteins.
C) carbon dioxide.
D) carbonic acid.
E) plasma buffers.
Answer: A
78) The hemocyanin of arthropods and molluscs differ from the
hemoglobin of mammals in that
A) the oxygen dissociation curve
for hemocyanin is linear.
B) hemocyanin carries appreciably more
carbon dioxide.
C) hemocyanin has protein coupled to copper
rather than iron.
D) the protein of hemocyanin is not bound to
metal.
E) hemocyanin includes cyanic acid.
Answer: C
79) In an animal species known for endurance running rather than fast
sprinting, you would expect to find
A) a slower rate of oxygen
consumption so that its breathing will not have to be accelerated.
B) an increase of storage of oxygen in myoglobin of its muscles.
C) a relatively slow heart rate in order to lower oxygen
consumption.
D) a lower pressure of oxygen in the alveoli.
E) a much higher rate of oxygen consumption for its size.
Answer: E
Blood entering a capillary bed of an unusual vertebrate was measured
for the pressures exerted by various factors, as shown in Figure 42.1.
Figure 42.1
80) For this unusual capillary bed,
A) the pH is lower on
the arterial side than on the venous side.
B) oxygen is taken up
by the erythrocytes within the capillaries.
C) the osmotic
pressure remains constant due to carbon dioxide compensation.
D)
the hydrostatic pressure declines from the arterial side to the venous
side because oxygen is lost.
E) fluids will leave the
capillaries on the arterial side of the bed and re-enter on the venous side.
Answer: E
81) An anthropologist discovers the fossilized heart of an extinct
animal. The evidence indicates that the organism's heart was large,
well-formed, and had four chambers, with no connection between the
right and left sides. A reasonable conclusion supported by these
observations is that the
A) animal had evolved from birds.
B) animal was endothermic and had a high metabolic rate.
C) animal was most closely related to alligators and crocodiles.
D) animal was likely an invertebrate animal.
E) species
had little to no need to regulate blood pressure.
Answer: B
82) A group of students was designing an experiment to test the
effect of smoking on grass frogs. They hypothesized that keeping the
frogs in a smoke-filled environment for defined periods would result
in the animals developing lung cancer. However, when they searched for
previously published information to shore up their hypothesis, they
discovered they were quite wrong in their original assessment. Even
though they were never going to go ahead with their experiment (so as
not to harm frogs needlessly), they knew that a more likely outcome of
putting carcinogens in the air would be the development of
A)
the amphibian equivalent of hypertension.
B) skin cancer.
C) gill abnormalities in the next generation of tadpoles.
D) tracheal tube abnormalities.
E) diminished absorption
of oxygen.
Answer: B
83) Which of the following respiratory systems is not closely
associated with a blood supply?
A) the lungs of a vertebrate
B) the gills of a fish
C) the tracheal system of an insect
D) the skin of an earthworm
E) the parapodia of a
polychaete worm
Answer: C
84) Blood returning to the mammalian heart in a pulmonary vein drains
first into the
A) vena cava.
B) left atrium.
C)
right atrium.
D) left ventricle.
E) right ventricle.
Answer: B
85) Pulse is a direct measure of
A) blood pressure.
B)
stroke volume.
C) cardiac output.
D) heart rate.
E)
breathing rate.
Answer: D
86) When you hold your breath, which of the following blood gas
changes first leads to the urge to breathe?
A) rising O₂
B) falling O₂
C) rising CO₂
D) falling CO₂
E)
rising CO₂ and falling O₂
Answer: C
87) One feature that amphibians and humans have in common is
A)
the number of heart chambers.
B) the type of gas exchange
tissues.
C) a complete separation of circuits for circulation.
D) the number of circuits for circulation.
E) a low blood
pressure in the systemic circuit.
Answer: D
88) If a molecule of CO₂ released into the blood in your left toe is
exhaled from your nose, it must pass through all of the following
except
A) the pulmonary vein.
B) an alveolus.
C) the
trachea.
D) the right atrium.
E) the right ventricle.
Answer: A
89) Compared with the interstitial fluid that bathes active muscle
cells, blood reaching these cells in arteries has a
A) higher
PO₂.
B) higher PCO₂.
C) greater bicarbonate concentration.
D) lower pH.
E) lower osmotic pressure.
Answer: A
90) Which of the following reactions prevails in red blood cells
traveling through alveolar capillaries? (Hb = hemoglobin)
A) Hb + 4 O₂ → Hb(O₂)₄
B) Hb(O₂)₄ → Hb + 4 O₂
C) CO₂
+ H₂O → H₂CO₃
D) H₂CO₃ → H+ + HCO₃-
E) Hb + 4 CO₂ → Hb(CO₂)₄
Answer: A