Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach 8th Edition by Dee Silverthorn test bank
Exam
Name___________________________________
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) Physiology is the study of
A) the tissues and organs of the body at the microscopic level.
B) the facial features as an indication of personality.
C) the normal function of living organisms.
D) growth and reproduction.
E) the structure of the body.
Answer: C
2) The literal meaning of the term physiology is knowledge of
A) math. B) organs. C) nature. D) chemistry. E) science.
Answer: C
3) Because anatomy and physiology have different definitions, they are usually considered separately in studies of
the body.
A) True B) False
Answer: B
4) The following is a list of several levels of organization that make up the human body.
1. tissue
2. cell
3. organ
4. molecule
5. organism
6. organ system
The correct order from the smallest to the largest is
A) 6, 4, 5, 2, 3, 1. B) 4, 2, 1, 6, 3, 5. C) 2, 4, 1, 3, 6, 5. D) 4, 2, 1, 3, 6, 5. E) 4, 2, 3, 1, 6, 5.
Answer: D
5) "Glucose is transported from blood into cells because cells require glucose to meet their energy needs." This type
of explanation is
A) teleological. B) scatological. C) mechanistic. D) theological. E) metalogical.
Answer: A
6) "Glucose is transported from blood into cells by transporters in response to insulin." This type of explanation is
A) scatological. B) mechanistic. C) metalogical. D) theological. E) teleological.
Answer: B
7) Which is a buffer zone between the outside world and most of the cells of the body?
A) red blood cells
B) extracellular fluid
C) intracellular fluid
D) cell membrane
E) All of the answers are correct.
Answer: B
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8) Which is one of Cannon's "internal secretions"?
A) hormones
B) inorganic ions
C) nutrients
D) water
E) None of the answers are correct.
Answer: A
9) The study of body function in a disease state is
A) microbiology.
B) physiology.
C) pathophysiology.
D) necrology.
E) histology.
Answer: C
10) Homeostasis is the ability of the body to
A) prevent excessive blood loss.
B) quickly restore changed conditions to normal.
C) ignore external stimuli to remain in a state of rest.
D) prevent the external environment from changing.
E) prevent the internal environment from changing.
Answer: B
11) Oxytocin is a hormone released in response to cervical dilation. This causes more uterine contractions that will
further dilate the cervix. Which type of feedback does oxytocin trigger?
A) negative feedback B) nociceptive feedback
C) local control D) positive feedback
Answer: D
12) How genetics influences the body's response to drugs is called
A) pharmageddon.
B) pharmacodynamics.
C) pharmacogenomics.
D) paleopharmacology.
E) pharmacokinetics.
Answer: C
13) A physician basing clinical decisions on primary research published in biomedical literature is doing ________
medicine.
A) whimsical
B) traditional
C) holistic
D) alternative
E) evidence- based
Answer: E
14) A study in which a participant act as an experimental subject in part of the experiment and a control in another
part of the experiment is called a ________ study.
A) meta-analysis B) retrospective C) crossover D) double-blind
Answer: C
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15) The Internet database for molecular, cellular, and physiological information is called the ________ Project.
A) Physiome
B) Manhattan
C) Physiosome
D) Human Genome
E) Physiognomy
Answer: A
16) A placebo is
A) a drug or treatment that is expected to have no pharmacological effect.
B) any drug in a class of drugs commonly used as pain relievers.
C) a hole in a cavity wall through which an organ protrudes.
D) any drug being tested in a clinical trial.
E) a nutritive and respiratory organ in fetal development.
Answer: A
17) A technique used to resolve contradictory results in scientific studies is
A) retrospective analysis.
B) cross- sectional analysis.
C) longitudinal analysis.
D) meta-analysis.
E) prospective analysis.
Answer: D
18) A scientifically logical guess is a
A) law. B) hypothesis. C) theory. D) model. E) variable.
Answer: B
19) If a scientific model is supported or verified repeatedly by multiple investigators, it may become a
A) variable. B) law. C) hypothesis. D) model. E) theory.
Answer: E
20) Place these terms in the typical sequence in the process of scientific inquiry: experimental data, theory, model,
observation, hypothesis, replication.
A) observation, replication, model, experimental data, hypothesis, theory
Name___________________________________
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) Physiology is the study of
A) the tissues and organs of the body at the microscopic level.
B) the facial features as an indication of personality.
C) the normal function of living organisms.
D) growth and reproduction.
E) the structure of the body.
Answer: C
2) The literal meaning of the term physiology is knowledge of
A) math. B) organs. C) nature. D) chemistry. E) science.
Answer: C
3) Because anatomy and physiology have different definitions, they are usually considered separately in studies of
the body.
A) True B) False
Answer: B
4) The following is a list of several levels of organization that make up the human body.
1. tissue
2. cell
3. organ
4. molecule
5. organism
6. organ system
The correct order from the smallest to the largest is
A) 6, 4, 5, 2, 3, 1. B) 4, 2, 1, 6, 3, 5. C) 2, 4, 1, 3, 6, 5. D) 4, 2, 1, 3, 6, 5. E) 4, 2, 3, 1, 6, 5.
Answer: D
5) "Glucose is transported from blood into cells because cells require glucose to meet their energy needs." This type
of explanation is
A) teleological. B) scatological. C) mechanistic. D) theological. E) metalogical.
Answer: A
6) "Glucose is transported from blood into cells by transporters in response to insulin." This type of explanation is
A) scatological. B) mechanistic. C) metalogical. D) theological. E) teleological.
Answer: B
7) Which is a buffer zone between the outside world and most of the cells of the body?
A) red blood cells
B) extracellular fluid
C) intracellular fluid
D) cell membrane
E) All of the answers are correct.
Answer: B
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8) Which is one of Cannon's "internal secretions"?
A) hormones
B) inorganic ions
C) nutrients
D) water
E) None of the answers are correct.
Answer: A
9) The study of body function in a disease state is
A) microbiology.
B) physiology.
C) pathophysiology.
D) necrology.
E) histology.
Answer: C
10) Homeostasis is the ability of the body to
A) prevent excessive blood loss.
B) quickly restore changed conditions to normal.
C) ignore external stimuli to remain in a state of rest.
D) prevent the external environment from changing.
E) prevent the internal environment from changing.
Answer: B
11) Oxytocin is a hormone released in response to cervical dilation. This causes more uterine contractions that will
further dilate the cervix. Which type of feedback does oxytocin trigger?
A) negative feedback B) nociceptive feedback
C) local control D) positive feedback
Answer: D
12) How genetics influences the body's response to drugs is called
A) pharmageddon.
B) pharmacodynamics.
C) pharmacogenomics.
D) paleopharmacology.
E) pharmacokinetics.
Answer: C
13) A physician basing clinical decisions on primary research published in biomedical literature is doing ________
medicine.
A) whimsical
B) traditional
C) holistic
D) alternative
E) evidence- based
Answer: E
14) A study in which a participant act as an experimental subject in part of the experiment and a control in another
part of the experiment is called a ________ study.
A) meta-analysis B) retrospective C) crossover D) double-blind
Answer: C
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15) The Internet database for molecular, cellular, and physiological information is called the ________ Project.
A) Physiome
B) Manhattan
C) Physiosome
D) Human Genome
E) Physiognomy
Answer: A
16) A placebo is
A) a drug or treatment that is expected to have no pharmacological effect.
B) any drug in a class of drugs commonly used as pain relievers.
C) a hole in a cavity wall through which an organ protrudes.
D) any drug being tested in a clinical trial.
E) a nutritive and respiratory organ in fetal development.
Answer: A
17) A technique used to resolve contradictory results in scientific studies is
A) retrospective analysis.
B) cross- sectional analysis.
C) longitudinal analysis.
D) meta-analysis.
E) prospective analysis.
Answer: D
18) A scientifically logical guess is a
A) law. B) hypothesis. C) theory. D) model. E) variable.
Answer: B
19) If a scientific model is supported or verified repeatedly by multiple investigators, it may become a
A) variable. B) law. C) hypothesis. D) model. E) theory.
Answer: E
20) Place these terms in the typical sequence in the process of scientific inquiry: experimental data, theory, model,
observation, hypothesis, replication.
A) observation, replication, model, experimental data, hypothesis, theory