ANSWER BOOKLET

TEST AP101-3.2

PRACTICE TEST

Questions:
each)

25 Multiple-Choice Questions & 3 Short-Answer Questions (5 marks

Test Duration:

60 minutes

Total Mark:

40 marks

INSTRUCTION:
Only Bilingual Dictionaries allowed, NO NOTES. This test consists of two part: a) 25
multiple choice questions (numbers 1 to 25) to be answered on the computer answer
sheet (25 marks), and b) 5 short-answer (15 marks) questions. A total of 40 marks is
available.
Write your name and student number in the spaces provided on the computer answer
sheet. Carefully fill in the shapes on the computer-marked answer sheet under your
name and ID number with a 2B pencil. You must only use a 2B pencil on the computer
answer sheet. Please read the instructions on the answer sheet carefully and follow
them precisely. Select the best answer to questions. If you are unsure of an answer,
eliminate the alternatives that you know to be incorrect and select answer from the
remaining alternatives. To indicate your selection, use a 2B pencil to blacken the
corresponding oval on the computer answer sheet, AP101-1. No marks are deducted for
wrong answers. So students are advised to move on quickly without wasting too much
time on one question.

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Multiple-Choice Questions
1. Which of the following is not a triggering factor of RAAS?
A. increased sympathetic nervous system impulses
B. decreased stretch of receptors in afferent arterioles of the glomerulus
C. dehydration or severe haemorrhage
D. increased NaCl filtrate concentration in ascending loop of Henle
2. Which of the following is not a role of a phagocyte?
A. engulf bacteria
B. eat old or damaged cells
C. recognise a specific pathogen and remember it
D. some of them are able to process stuff they ate and present antigen on MHC II
3. If both parents are heterozygous for a recessive trait responsible for a genetic
condition, what is the chance the offspring will have the condition?
A. 25%
B. 50%
C. 0%
D. 100%
4. Immediately after ovulation, _______ causes the conversion of ruptured follicle to
corpus luteum:
A. FSH (Follicle stimulating hormone)
B. LH (Luteinising hormone)
C. GnRH (Gonadotropin-releasing hormone)
D. Oestrogen
5. All
A.
B.
C.
D.

of the following functions are carried out in the renal tubules, except:
reabsorption
filtration
secretion
none of the above (All carried out in the renal tubules)

6. The sudden release of LH that occurs during the middle of the ovarian cycle triggers:
A. repair and regeneration of endometrium
B. oogenesis
C. ovulation
D. spermatogenesis
7. Metastasis is:
A. an alternation in normal cell growth
B. growth of benign or malignant neoplastic cells
C. the ability to establish a secondary neoplasm at a new site
D. all of the above

8. A child whose mother has type A blood and father has type B blood could have
A. type A or type B blood
B. type AB
C. type O
D. All of the above are possible
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9. You have just eaten a meal high in complex carbohydrates. Which of the following
enzymes will help to digest the meal?
A. trypsin
B. amylase
C. cholecystokinin
D. gastrin
10.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Which of the followings requires intrinsic factor in order to be absorbed?

fats/lipids
vitamin K
carbohydrates
vitamin B12

11.
A.
B.
C.
D.

The presence of _____________ in the urine may be indicative of ________________.

protein, healthy kidneys
glycogen, urinary tract infection
ketones, diabetes
insulin, diabetes

12.
The process whereby neutrophils and other white blood cells are attracted to an
inflammatory site is:
A. chemotaxis
B. antigen presentation
C. phagocytosis
D. diapedesis
13.
A couple, both of whom are healthy, have a child with cystic fibrosis. How is this
best explained:
A. cystic fibrosis is a dominant disorder and both parents are normal
B. cystic fibrosis is a recessive disorder and both parents are carriers
C. cystic fibrosis is a dominant disorder and both parents are carriers
D. cystic fibrosis is not a genetic disorder and the parents were unlucky
14.
Pancreatic islets of Langerhans are
cells that produce and secrete a
hypoglycaemic hormone called
during ____ state, and a hyperglycaemic
hormone called
during _____ state.
A. exocrine, insulin, fasting, glycogen, fed
B. endocrine, glucagon, fed, insulin, fasting
C. exocrine, glucagon, fasting, insulin, fed
D. endocrine, insulin, fed, glucagon, fasting

15.
A macrophage was isolated and analysed for the presence of major
histocompatibility complex (MHC). Which of the following would be expected to be
present on its cell surface?
A. MHC I only
B. MHC II only
C. MHC I and MHC II
D. neither MHC I nor MHC II
16.
Which one of the following structures contains blood?
A. glomerulus
B. proximal convoluted tubule
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C. loop of Henle
D. Bowmans capsule
17.
The reason glucose is detected in the urine of individuals with uncontrolled
diabetes is because:
A. glucose is secreted in the collecting ducts of diabetics
B. glucose cannot be reabsorbed by the kidney
C. glucose is too large to be filtered by the nephron
D. the transport maximum (renal threshold) for glucose has been exceeded
18.
The function of the goblet cells is to:
A. provide protection against invading bacteria and other disease-causing organisms
that enter the digestive tract in food
B. absorb nutrients from digested food and store them for future use
C. secrete buffers in order to keep the pH of the digestive tract close to neutral
D. produce mucus that protects parts of the digestive organs from the effects of
powerful enzymes needed for food digestion
19.
Which of the following is not true of Huntingtons disease (HD), an autosomal
dominant trait?
A. is progressive neurodegenerative disease
B. offspring could become carriers of this trait and will not become affected in their
life
C. the symptoms of Huntingtons disease mostly appear in early 40s or later
D. both males and females are equally susceptible to HD
20.
A.
B.
C.
D.

The cells that produce testosterone are called:

sustentacular cells
corpora lutea (singular: corpus luterum)
interstitial cells
thecal and granulosa cells

21.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Without _______, there is no adaptive immune system.

plasma cells
macrophages
helper T cell
mast cells

22.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Which feature is characteristic of a malignant tumour?

grow slowly
invades local tissues and structures
has a well-defined capsule
is well-differentiated

23.
The ingestion of a meal high in fat content would cause which of the following to
occur?
A. severe indigestion would occur, caused by the lack of sufficient digestive enzymes
B. bile would be released from the gallbladder to emulsify the fat in the duodenum
C. the acid secretions from the stomach would be sufficient to digest this food
D. this type of food would cause secretion of gastrin to cease, causing digestive
upset
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24.
A.
B.
C.
D.

Lipogenesis occurs when __________.

there is a shortage of fatty acids
glucose levels drop significantly and glycogen storage is depleted
excess proteins are transported through the cell membrane
cellular ATP and glucose levels are high

25.
What cell type and antibody type are primarily responsible for initiating asthma
attacks?
A. mast cells, IgE
B. macrophages, IgE
C. mast cells, IgD
D. macrophages, IgD

Short Answer Questions

Digestion, Nutrition and Metabolism (5 marks)
1. The small intestine is known as the major absorption site of the GIT. Explain why the
small intestine cannot function properly by itself (i.e., it cannot absorb nutrients
without the help of other organs).
Name the TWO internal organs that are vital to the functioning of the small intestine.
(3 Marks)

2. Gus Waters is a 26 year old patient who recently had a partial gastrectomy a
surgical procedure where the lowest part of the stomach is removed. He asked you, a
student nurse, why he needs to take vitamin B12, when his small intestine is working
perfectly normal. (2 Marks)

Immune system (5 marks)

Hazel Grace Lancaster, a 29-year-old female, has been HIV-positive for at least 10 years.
HIV infects vital cells in the immune system such as helper T cells, macrophages and
dendritic cells. Answer the following question regarding this scenario.
3. Explain why Hazel is at higher risk of developing opportunistic infections (such as
bacterial, fungal and other infections that occur in people with a weakened immune
system) and some cancers (such as lymphomas and herpes virus-caused cervical
cancer) compared to a HIV-free person. Name a cell that plays the most important,
central role in immunity against them (3 Marks)

Werner Pfennig, a 20-year-old sceptical male, is a student nurse at University of South

Australia. He is advised that he should be immunised against Hepatitis B so he has done
background research on the mechanism of vaccination. Werner is very worried about the
possibility of suffering from fatal infections because vaccines contain attenuated
pathogens! He is now looking for exogenous antibodies harvested from the plasma of a
donor on eBay. Answer the following question regarding this scenario.
4. Do vaccines produce active or passive humoral immunity? Explain your answer. Why
is passive immunity less satisfactory? (2 Marks)

Reproductive system (5 marks)

Gus Waters is a 44-year-old man with advanced prostate cancer for which he takes
buserelin injection. His wife, Hazel Grace Lancaster, is a 44-year-old with type 1
diabetes, who has been recently suffering from erratic and increasingly shorter
menstrual periods. This couple with three lovely daughters has been attempting to have
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one more child (luckily a boy this time). However, unlike 20 years ago, it has been
bitterly unsuccessful. Answer the following question regarding this scenario.
5. After a series of tests, a doctor explains what could possibly be reasons for their
fertility issues. Hazel heard something about oestrogen production declines over
time in women, but she is unsure what this hormone is for. What does the oestrogen
cause to happen in the uterine/menstrual cycle? (1 mark)

6. Buserelin is used to control the growth of prostate cancer in men with advanced
prostate cancer. It reduces the production of leuinising hormone (LH). What changes
would you expect to observe in his testes? (2 marks)

7. A further investigation has revealed that Hazel was accidently injecting buserelin, a
drug which reduces the production of LH, instead of insulin for last several months.
What changes would you expect to observe in her ovarian cycle due to this drug? (2
marks)