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#Question id: 33513


Which one of the following statements regarding mutations in the mitochondria during aging is INCORRECT?

#Unit 2. Cellular Organization
  1. Mutations in mitochondrial genome lead to defects in energy production.
  2. The mutation rate in mitochondria is much higher than that in the nucleus.
  3. Mutations reduce ROS production since electron transport is faulty.
  4. There is an enhanced rate of apoptosis in cells with mutant mitochondria. 
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#Question id: 11085

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

The diagrams show changes in the partial pressures of oxygen and carbon dioxide as blood flows from the arterial end to the venous of the pulmonary capillaries. Which diagram best depicts the normal relationship between Po2 (red line) and Pco2 (green line) during resting conditions?

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#Question id: 11086

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

A 17-year-old female was bicycling without a helmet when she fell and hit her head. In the emergency room, she was not conscious and was receiving ventilator assistance. Her blood gases follow:

PaO2 = 52 mm Hg,

PaCO2 = 75 mm Hg, pH = 7.15, and

HCO3− = 31 mM

The majority of the CO2 was being transported as


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#Question id: 11087

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

Which of the following oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curves corresponds to normal blood (red line) and blood containing carbon monoxide (green line)?

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#Question id: 11088

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

At a fraternity party a 17-year-old male places a paper bag over his mouth and breathes in and out of the bag. As he continues to breathe into this bag, his rate of breathing continues to increase. Which of the following is responsible for the increased ventilation?

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#Question id: 11089

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

A 45-year-old man inhaled as much air as possible and then expired with a maximum effort until no more air could be expired. This produced the maximum expiratory flow-volume curve shown in the following diagram. What is the forced vital capacity of this man (in liters)?


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#Question id: 11090

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal

An aviator is flying at 30,000 ft where the barometric pressure is 226 mm Hg. He is breathing 100% oxygen, his alveolar PCO2 is 40 mm Hg, and his alveolar water vapor pressure is 47 mm Hg. What is the alveolar PO2 of the aviator (in mm Hg)? (Assume that the respiratory quotient is equal to 1.)