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Test Bank Hole's Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology, 15th Edition
by Charles Welsh, Prentice-Craver

Chap 01 15e Welsh Answers Included F


1) The anatomical term for the forearm is F F F F F .




2) What investigator would conduct an experiment to determine how temperature changes
F F F F F F F F F F F




affect the rate at which the heart beats?
F F F F F F F




A) Anatomist
B) Physiologist
C) Chemist
D) Biochemist



3) Blood plasma is an example of what type of fluid?
F F F F F F F F F




A) Intracellular
B) Extracellular
C) Serous
D) Acidic



4) Which of the following lists illustrates the idea of increasing levels of organization?
F F F F F F F F F F F F




A) Molecules, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems F F F F F




B) Tissues, cells, organs, molecules, organ systems
F F F F F




C) Organs, molecules, organ systems, cells, tissues
F F F F F




D) Cell, atom, tissue, molecule, macromolecule
F F F F




5) In a crisis, the heart beats faster and more forcefully. What affect would this have on
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F




hydrostatic pressure? F




A) An increase in hydrostatic pressure
F F F F




B) A decrease in hydrostatic pressure
F F F F




C) No change in hydrostatic pressure
F F F F




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,6) The temperature in a room drops to 65oF, causing the heater to turn on. The temperature
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F




change is an example of a(an):
F F F F F




A) effector.
B) receptor.
C) stimulus.
D) response.



7) Which of the following is considered one of the characteristics of life?
F F F F F F F F F F F




A) Digestion
B) Respiration
C) Metabolism
D) Absorption



8) The ability of an organism to sense changes in its body is an example of:
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F




A) movement.
B) respiration.
C) responsiveness.
D) absorption.



9) What is the definition of metabolism?
F F F F F




A) All the cells in the body
F F F F F




B) All of the homeostatic setpoints in the body
F F F F F F F




C) All of the chemical reactions in the body
F F F F F F F




D) All of the organs in the body and their parts
F F F F F F F F F




10) What is/are the origin(s) of many of the terms in anatomy and physiology?
F F F F F F F F F F F F




A) Greek and Latin F F




B) Spanish and Portuguese F F




C) French and German F F




D) Chinese and Japanese F F




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,11) At what level of organization is skin?
F F F F F F




A) Tissue level F




B) Cellular level F




C) Organ level F




D) System level F




12) Which of the following is NOT a requirement to maintain the life of humans?
F F F F F F F F F F F F F




A) Water
B) Heat
C) Light
D) Pressure



13) What gas makes up approximately 1/5th of ordinary air and is used by cells to release energy
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F




from food substances?
F F




A) Oxygen
B) Carbon dioxide F




C) Hydrogen
D) Nitrogen



14) Which of the following processes are NOT concerned with maintaining the life of an adult
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F




organism?
A) Responsiveness
B) Movement
C) Reproduction
D) Metabolism



15) What is the definition of homeostasis?
F F F F F




A) The changing external conditions
F F F




B) The maintenance of stable external conditions
F F F F F




C) The changing internal conditions
F F F




D) The maintenance of internal conditions
F F F F




16) The method for testing a hypothesis, then rejecting or accepting it based on the results of
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F




experiments or observations, is called the F F F F F .




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, 17) Which of the following examples illustrates a homeostatic mechanism?
F F F F F F F F




A) Shivering in response to a drop in body temperature
F F F F F F F F




B) Increasing body temperature during exercise F F F F




C) Decreasing body temperature during prolonged exposure to cold conditions
F F F F F F F F




D) Dehydration from lack of water intake F F F F F




18) What requirement of life is also the most abundant chemical in the body and is the major
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F




component of extracellular fluid?
F F F




A) Water
B) Oxygen
C) Cell
D) Food



19) What term refers to the structures that provide information about the conditions of the
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F




internal environment?
F




A) Set points F




B) Effectors
C) Receptors
D) Homeostasis



20) Which of the following directly cause(s) the changes in the internal environment needed to
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F




maintain homeostasis?
F




A) Receptors
B) Effectors
C) Setpoint
D) Intracellular fluid F




21) Which of the following causes conditions in the body to move away from the normal state?
F F F F F F F F F F F F F F F




A) Negative feedback F




B) Homeostasis
C) Positive feedback F




D) Setpoint




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