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What is an ionic bond? - ✔✔A bond formed when one atom transfers an electron to another
atom
The fluid filtered into the nephron is similar to plasma except that it does not contain a
significant amount of ___ - ✔✔Plasma protein
When the level of ADH decreases, - ✔✔The urine becomes less concentrated
Brain the body builder is on a high-protein diet to help him build muscle. He takes more than
the recommended amount of protein each day, to increase his protein stores. What will happen
to this protein? - ✔✔It will be digested into amino acids, absorbed and then used for protein
synthesis. excess will be converted into glucose or fat and the nitrogenous component excreted
in the urine.
Which of the following situations would probably not results in anaemia? - ✔✔Heart failure
Which of the following phases or processes in the monthly reproductive cycle of the female
occur simultaneously? - ✔✔Regression of the corpus luteum and a decrease in ovarian
progesterone secretion
The function of angiotensin II is to - ✔✔Constrict arterioles and increase blood pressure
Hannah has missed her period and wants to take a test to check whether she is pregnant.
Which of the following would be the most likely test result if Hannah was pregnant? -
✔✔Elevated levels of Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in urine
, Which of the following metabolic processes does not occur in the mitochondria? -
✔✔Glycolysis
Andrew's blood test showed high levels of ACTH and low levels of cortisol. Which of the
following could you determine from this? - ✔✔Andrew has a problem with his adrenal
cortex
Sometimes, patients who have suffered severe blood loss are given carbohydrate known as
dextran intravenously. Dextran cannot get out of blood vessels. How do you think dextran
infusion would help the patient? - ✔✔The dextran will increase the osmotic 'pull' within the
blood vessels, holding more water in the blood vessels and helping to maintain the circulating
volume.
After a long flight from Los Angeles to Sydney an elderly man has a painful swelling just behind
his knee. His doctor says he has a deep vein thrombosis. What is the risk associated with this
condition? - ✔✔The clot will dislodge from the leg vein and block the small arteries of the
pulmonary circulation, causing acute respiratory failure.
A person with chronic renal failure may have weak bones because - ✔✔The effects of
acidosis and parathyroid hormone would combine to decrease the minerals in bone
Lauren has pulled a muscle in her leg just before a big athletics competition. The injured area is
red, warm and swollen. Lauren really wants to compete and doesn't want her injury to stop her,
so she applies lots of ice, takes pain killers and uses lots of anti-inflammatory cream on the
area. What will Lauren's treatment do? - ✔✔The anti-inflammatory cream and pain killers
will allow Lauren to get back on the leg quicker, but will interrupt the healing process, as
inflammation is the first step in healing.
Blockage of the pancreatic duct can sometimes lead to activation of trypsinogen and
chymotrypsinogen in the pancreas. What would the results of this activation be? -
✔✔Trypsin and chymotrypsin, which are proteases, would start to digest the pancreas itself,
causing pancreatitis.
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