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Human physiology cumulative Final ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




test bank exam with correct ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




answers


1. Which of these is NOT one of the four general
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categories of cells that make up the human body? ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




A. epithelial cells
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B. collagen cells
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C. connective tissue cell
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D. neuron||\\||\\




E. muscle cell
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b
2. Physiology is the study of
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A. How two organisms interact
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B. How organisms function
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C. The spread of diseases
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D. The structure of the body
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b
3. The study of disease states in the body is called
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A. Pathophysiology
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,B. Anatomy
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C. Homeostasis
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D. Biology
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E. Histology
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a
4. Which is NOT a connective tissue cell?
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A. bone cells
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B. skeletal muscle cells
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C. blood cells
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D. fat cells
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E. cartilage cells
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b
5. What is the principal function performed by epithelial
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cells?
A. fat storage
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B. anchoring body structures
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C. forming boundaries between body compartments
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D. generating movement
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E. transmitting electrical signals
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c

,6. The cell type that is specialized to communicate with
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other cells and control their activities is
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A. Epithelial cells
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B. Muscle cells
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C. Connective tissue cells
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D. Nerve cells
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d
7. What is the term for the developmental process that
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leads to specialized cell types?||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




A. genomics
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B. differentiation
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C. homeostasis
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D. positive feedback
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E. acclimatization
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b
8. Which best describes the extracellular matrix?
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A. It is found just inside the cell membrane in all tissues, it
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sends branching collagen fibers between cells to connect
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them, and it transmits chemical information from the
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interior of one cell to the interior of adjacent cells. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




B. It is a tissue having more than the four general cell
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types, it transports proteins and polysaccharides between
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, body compartments, and it is the route by which
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chemical signals like hormones reach all parts of the body. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




C. It covers the body's surface, it contains connective and
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muscle tissue, and it helps generate movement. ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




D. It surrounds cells, it contains proteins, polysaccharides
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and minerals, it provides a scaffold for cell attachment,
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and it transmits chemical messengers to cells.
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d
9. If a person begins to sweat upon entering a hot room
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but continued sweating is able to keep the body
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temperature constant, which of these best describes her ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\ ||\\||\\




condition?
A. She is in an equilibrium state.
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B. She is not using energy to maintain a constant
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temperature.
C. She is in a steady state
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D. She is using a positive feedback mechanism.
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c
10. Which concept is the defining feature of the discipline
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of physiology?||\\||\\




A. descent with modification
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B. homeostasis
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