Test Bank for Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, 16th Edition – Complete Chapter Quizzes & Answers (2025)

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PrinciplesloflAnatomylandlPhysiology,l16thlEdition,lbylBryanlDerrickson,lGeral
dlTortora.
Testbank Chapter 1. l l An Introduction to the Human Body
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Multiple Choice
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1. This is the study of the functions of l l body structures
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. a. Anatomy
b. Physiology
c. Dissection
d. Histology
e. Immunology

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2. Thislisldefinedlaslalgrouploflcellslwithlsimilarlstructurelandlfunction.
a. Tissue
b. Organ
c. Molecules
d. Compounds
e. Organism

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3. Usinglyourlfingersltolfindlyourlpulselonlyourlwristlislanlexamplelof
a. Auscultation
b. Palpation
c. Responsiveness
d. Grosslanatomy
e. Physiologist

Ans:lB
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,4. Percussionltechniqueslcanlbelusedltoldetermine
a. Heartlbeats
b. Pulselrate
c. Amplifylsounds
d. Fluidlinlthellungs
e. Enlargedlorgans

Ans:lD
Difficulty:lmediuml
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5. Thislislthelsumloflalllcellularlprocesseslthat occurlinlthelbody.
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a. Metabolism
b. Anabolism
c. Catabolism
d. Auscultation
e. Palpation

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6. Listlthelbasiclprocesseslofllife.

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ldifferentiationlandlreproduction.
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7. Thislislthelregulationloflbodylconditionslwithinlnormalllimits.
a. Palpation
b. Percussion
c. Homeostasis
d. Autopsy
e. Histology

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, 8. Thelsystemslthatlprovidelhomeostasislare:
a. CardiovascularlandlIntegumentary
b. NervouslsystemlandlEndocrine
c. Cardiovascularland respiratoryl systems
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d. Respiratoryl andlmuscularlsystems
e. Urinarylandlintegumentarylsystems

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9. Thislbodylfluidldirectlylaffectslthelproperlfunctioningloflcells.
a. Lymph
b. Blood
c. Interstitiallfluid
d. Aqueouslhumor
e. Vitreouslbody

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10. Nameltheldifferenceslbetweenlalpositivelandlalnegativelfeedbacklsystem.

Ans:lAlpositivelfeedbacklsystemlwilllstrengthenlorlreinforcelalchangelinloneloflth
elbody’slcontrolledlconditionslwhilelalnegativelfeedbacklsystemlwilllreverselalcha
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11. Thislislthelstructurelofla feedbacklsystemlthatlreceivesloutputlfromlthelcontrollce
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nter.
a. Receptor
b. Bodylfluids
c. Brain
d. Effector
e. Afferent