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BME 111 Exam 2
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
03/08/2011

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Bending an object (such as a pipe) downward produces
Definition
All of the above
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Calculation of flexural stiffness of a material requires knowledge of _______ and _______.
Definition
Young's modulus and second moment area
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Plant cells build more rigidity into the cells
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by building cell walls
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Animal cells increase their rigidity by building
Definition
all of the above
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Branches and leaves deal with flexural stress
Definition
All of the above
Term
Plants use cylinders
Definition
In their trunks to resist buckling of columns.
Term
Plants use noncircular cross sections
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to resist torsional loading of leaves and flowers
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Joints are necessary
Definition
for movement
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It is difficult to calculate the flexural stiffness of biological materials. This is due to
Definition
A, C & D
Term
Beams in the human skeleton are found
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the shoulders, the pelvic girdle, the feet
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The more flexible components of the cytoskeleton that are used for cell shape and motility and have a role in muscle contractions are known as
Definition
actin fibers
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The stiffer components of the cytoskeleton that are used for intracellular transport as well as other functions are known as
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microtubules
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The principle component of the extracellular matrix is
Definition
collagen
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The cell needs the cytoskeleton and the extracellular matrix
Definition
because the membrane is so flexible it could build a very large multicellular organism.
Term
Tissues
Definition
are groupings of cells with the same function
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Multicellularity means
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A and B
Term
Hydrostats with fibers of fixed lengths arranged circumferentially and longitudinally
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All of the above
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Hydrostats with fibers of fixed lengths arranged in right or left-hand helices
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resist torsion
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Muscular hydrostats
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All of the above
Term
What are the fundamental units of life?
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Cells
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The cells membrane is composed of
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a lipid bilayer
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A bacteria contains
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A and B
Term
The Golgi Apparatus
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is where proteins are modified
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Plant cells
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All of the above
Term
Chloroplasts
Definition
All of the above
Term
Plant cell walls
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A and B
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Membrane proteins
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A and C
Term
Cell-cell adhesions
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B and C
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The functions for Membrane proteins include
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All of the above
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The rough endoplastic reticulum
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All of the above
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Cells must
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All of the above
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Which of these molecules can go through a membrane?
Definition
None of them
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Cholesterol has what effect on the membrane?
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stiffer
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Mitochondria
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All of the above
Term
The smooth endoplasmic reticulum
Definition
synthesizes lipids
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Which of these atoms/molecules can NOT go through the membrane?
Definition
Na+
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What can go through the membrane?
Definition
O2
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Which of these structures are unique to plant cells?
Definition
cell walls
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Which of these structures do eudaryotic cells have that prokaryotic cells do not have?
Definition
B & C
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Plants obtain their chemical energy by
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converting it from light energy
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Animalia obtain their chemical energy by __________ other organisms
Definition
ingesting
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Plant cell walls
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All of the above
Term
All bacteria are pathogenic, that is, they can make you sick
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False
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Bacteria are needed for bio-geochemical recycling of elements such as nitrogen
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True
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In bioremediation, bacteria can be used to
Definition
A & D
Term
The nucleus of a cell
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All of the above
Term
The phospholipids in a lipid bilayer self-assemble because of the hydrophobic regions in a phospholipid molecule want to be next to water
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False
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Lysosomes are vacuoles containing digestive enzymes
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True
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The phospholipids can move around within the leaflet of the lipid bilayer
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True
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The phospholipids can move from one leaflet to the other the leaflet of the lipid bilayer on their own.
Definition
False
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The membrane is very stiff
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False
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Which protein structure is used to traverse a membrane?
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alpha helix
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Cellular structure used to set up and separate different compartments
Definition
membranes
Term
Membrane proteins are involved in
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A, B, & D
Term
Organism with a nuclear region and no intracellular membrane bound organelles
Definition
Bacteria
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Algea
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A and C
Term
Algae
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All of the above
Term
The membrane bilayer is permeable to
Definition
None of the above
Term
Each transporter protein
Definition
has high specificity
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An ion channel
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All of the above
Term
Diffusion is
Definition
is due to the constant movement of molecules
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The diffusion rate is dependent on
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All of the above
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The diffusion rate equation
Definition
All of the above
Term
Osmosis
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is the net movement of water
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A Hypotonic solution for a particular molecule has
Definition
a lower concentration than the concentration of that molecule inside the cells
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Transporter proteins
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All of the above
Term
A symporter transport protein
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All of the above
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Active transport
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All of the above
Term
Na+ K+ ATPase
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A and C
Term
Membrane potential
Definition
All of the above
Term
The Cl- ion
Definition
is the principle anion outside of the cell
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The Nernst equation
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All of the above
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The most important anions in the cell
Definition
are the proteins
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The resting membrane potential is based on
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All of the above
Term
Symporter proteins
Definition
All of the above
Term
For the intestinal epithelium to function normally
Definition
All of the above
Term
Directed transport in the stomach
Definition
decreases the pH in the stomach contents by transporting protons into the stomach
Term
Phagocytosis
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All of the above
Term
Symporter proteins
Definition
A & C
Term
Antiporter proteins
Definition
A and C
Term
The principle anion in the cell is
Definition
Proteins
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The principle anion outside the cell is
Definition
Cl-
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The principle cation outside the cell is
Definition
Na+
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The principle cation inside the cell is
Definition
K+
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The resting membrane potential is primarily due to
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separation of charges
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The membrane is an _______ because it does not allow the free movement of charged ions.
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insulator
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Neurons (nerve cells) contain
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all of the above
Term
The structures that receive information in a neuron are called the
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dendrites
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The structures that conduct information away from the cell body and are quite variable in lengths are called the
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axons
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The voltage-gated sodium pump is opened when
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the threshold voltage value for the membrane potential is reached
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Opening the voltage gated sodium channel
Definition
allows sodium ions to diffuse into the cell
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The voltage-gated sodium pump is closed when
Definition
the membrane potential reaches 30 mV
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Depolarization of the membrane occurs when
Definition
Na+ ions flow in
Term
Repolarization of the membranes occurs when
Definition
K+ ions flow out
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Hyperpolarization of the membrane occurs when
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K+ ions flow out and membrane undershoots -70 mV
Term
The refractory period occurs when
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voltage gated sodium channels cannot reopen because the membrane potential is less than -70 mV
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Action potentials in axons move only in one direction, away from the cell body
Definition
True
Term
Schwann cells wrap their membranes around axons and thus act as __________ in the peripheral nervous system.
Definition
insulators
Term
Synapses
Definition
All of the above
Term
Voltage gated Ca channels
Definition
All of the above
Term
The synaptic vesicles
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All of the above
Term
Neurotransmitters
Definition
All of the above
Term
In the brain, one neuron may form synapses with up to 10,000 other neurons
Definition
True
Term
In the brain a neuron may have up to 10,000 neurons forming synapses on its dendrites and may not be activated until the right number and combination of synapses send a signal with a set period of time.
Definition
True
Term
If a single stimulus causes the membrane potential in the axon reach -65 mV, the response will be
Definition
nothing
Term
If a second stimulus arrives while a segment of the axon is in the absolute refractory period
Definition
there will be no response by the channels
Term
The functions of the nervous system include
Definition
All of the above
Term
The nervous system consists of
Definition
the central and peripheral nervous systems
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The central nervous system consists of
Definition
only the brain and the spinal cord
Term
The peripheral nervous system consists of
Definition
the motor (efferent) and the sensory (afferent) divisions
Term
The efferent division modulates and signals to
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A and B
Term
The interneuron
Definition
A and B
Term
The vertebrate brain
Definition
All of the above
Term
The cerebellum is involved in
Definition
coordination of movements and balance
Term
The cerebrum is involved in
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All of the above
Term
Some emergent properties of the brain include
Definition
All of the above
Term
The sensory receptors in the afferent system
Definition
A and B
Term
The visceral afferent system
Definition
monitors internal parameters
Term
While skateboarding down a ramp and around the professors standing at the end of the ramp, one is using
Definition
All of the above
Term
Thermoreceptors
Definition
A and B
Term
Mechanoreceptors
Definition
All of the above
Term
Some types of receptors include
Definition
All of the above
Term
Some limitations of receptors include
Definition
A and B
Term
When the brain receives information from the receptors
Definition
All of the above
Term
Integrating information
Definition
All of the above
Term
Brain activity can be monitored by
Definition
All of the above
Term
Microtubules
Definition
All of the above
Term
Cilia
Definition
B, C, E
Term
Flagella
Definition
A, D, E
Term
Bacteria flagella
Definition
All of the above
Term
A sacromere
Definition
All of the above
Term
The actin filament
Definition
All of the above
Term
The myosin protein
Definition
A and C
Term
The myosin heads
Definition
All of the above
Term
Muscle contractions
Definition
A and B
Term
Muscles work in
Definition
Antagonistic pairs
Term
When muscle tension remains constant as the length of the muscles changes, this is _____________.
Definition
An isotonic contraction
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When muscle contraction creates force without shortening, this is ___________.
Definition
An isometric contraction
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White muscle fibers
Definition
All of the above
Term
Red muscle fibers
Definition
A, B, C
Term
Rate limiting factors in muscle power output
Definition
C, D, E
Term
Muscle contractions are in response to
Definition
Nerve impulses
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What is the energy stored in ATP used for?
Definition
All of the above
Term
Microtubules have ________ _________ that can "walk" down them hauling organelles around the cell.
Definition
myosin motors
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The energy source for muscle contraction is
Definition
ATP
Term
ATP binding to the myosin head
Definition
detaches it from the actin protein
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ATP cleavage into ADP and Pi by the myosin head
Definition
A and C
Term
After the myosin head binds to the actin thin filament and ratchets the actin filament forward,
Definition
the myosin head releases ADP and Pi
Term
Nerve signaling at the neuromuscular junction causes
Definition
an action potential to be initiated on the cell membrane of the muscle
Term
The actin potential across the muscle membrane causes a protein to release Ca++ ions from the sacroplasmic reticulum. The Ca++ ions
Definition
bind with a protein known as troponin which then moves another protein (tropomyosin) off the binding sites on actin so myosin can bind
Term
Troponin and tropomyosin
Definition
All of the above
Term
The primary neurotransmitter at motor end plates is
Definition
acetylcholine
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Myosin proteins
Definition
All of the above
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