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,1. Which of these is NOT one of the four general categories of cells that make up the human body?
A. epithelial cells
B. collagen cells
C. connective tissue cell
D. neuron
E. muscle cell - correct ans:b
2. Physiology is the study of
A. How two organisms interact
B. How organisms function
C. The spread of diseases
D. The structure of the body - correct ans:b
3. The study of disease states in the body is called
A. Pathophysiology
B. Anatomy
C. Homeostasis
D. Biology
E. Histology - correct ans:a
4. Which is NOT a connective tissue cell?
A. bone cells
B. skeletal muscle cells
C. blood cells
D. fat cells
E. cartilage cells - correct ans:b
5. What is the principal function performed by epithelial cells?
,A. fat storage
B. anchoring body structures
C. forming boundaries between body compartments
D. generating movement
E. transmitting electrical signals - correct ans:c
6. The cell type that is specialized to communicate with other cells and control their activities is
A. Epithelial cells
B. Muscle cells
C. Connective tissue cells
D. Nerve cells - correct ans:d
7. What is the term for the developmental process that leads to specialized cell types?
A. genomics
B. differentiation
C. homeostasis
D. positive feedback
E. acclimatization - correct ans:b
8. Which best describes the extracellular matrix?
A. It is found just inside the cell membrane in all tissues, it sends branching collagen fibers between cells
to connect them, and it transmits chemical information from the interior of one cell to the interior of
adjacent cells.
B. It is a tissue having more than the four general cell types, it transports proteins and polysaccharides
between body compartments, and it is the route by which chemical signals like hormones reach all parts
of the body.
C. It covers the body's surface, it contains connective and muscle tissue, and it helps generate
movement.
D. It surrounds cells, it contains proteins, polysaccharides and minerals, it provides a scaffold for cell
attachment, and it transmits chemical messengers to cells. - correct ans:d
, 9. If a person begins to sweat upon entering a hot room but continued sweating is able to keep the body
temperature constant, which of these best describes her condition?
A. She is in an equilibrium state.
B. She is not using energy to maintain a constant temperature.
C. She is in a steady state
D. She is using a positive feedback mechanism. - correct ans:c
10. Which concept is the defining feature of the discipline of physiology?
A. descent with modification
B. homeostasis
C. evolution
D. dimorphism
E. differentiation - correct ans:b
11. Describing a physiological variable as "homeostatic," means that it
A. has varied from the normal value, and will remain constant at the new value.
B. never varies from an exact set point value.
C. is in an equilibrium state that requires no energy input to stay at the normal value.
D. is in a state of dynamic constancy that is regulated to remain near a stable set point value.
E. has no normal range, but will just change to match the outside environmental conditions. - correct
ans:d
12. Which of the following situations best represents a homeostatic mechanism?
A. A person who becomes very nervous begins to sweat profusely.
B. After going outside on a hot day, the core body temperature increases.
C. Increasing the size of fast food restaurant portions causes body weight to increase.
D. After eating a large batch of salty popcorn, levels of salt in the urine increase.
E. As age increases, the amount of calcium in bones tends to decrease. - correct ans:d
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,1. Which of these is NOT one of the four general categories of cells that make up the human body?
A. epithelial cells
B. collagen cells
C. connective tissue cell
D. neuron
E. muscle cell - correct ans:b
2. Physiology is the study of
A. How two organisms interact
B. How organisms function
C. The spread of diseases
D. The structure of the body - correct ans:b
3. The study of disease states in the body is called
A. Pathophysiology
B. Anatomy
C. Homeostasis
D. Biology
E. Histology - correct ans:a
4. Which is NOT a connective tissue cell?
A. bone cells
B. skeletal muscle cells
C. blood cells
D. fat cells
E. cartilage cells - correct ans:b
5. What is the principal function performed by epithelial cells?
,A. fat storage
B. anchoring body structures
C. forming boundaries between body compartments
D. generating movement
E. transmitting electrical signals - correct ans:c
6. The cell type that is specialized to communicate with other cells and control their activities is
A. Epithelial cells
B. Muscle cells
C. Connective tissue cells
D. Nerve cells - correct ans:d
7. What is the term for the developmental process that leads to specialized cell types?
A. genomics
B. differentiation
C. homeostasis
D. positive feedback
E. acclimatization - correct ans:b
8. Which best describes the extracellular matrix?
A. It is found just inside the cell membrane in all tissues, it sends branching collagen fibers between cells
to connect them, and it transmits chemical information from the interior of one cell to the interior of
adjacent cells.
B. It is a tissue having more than the four general cell types, it transports proteins and polysaccharides
between body compartments, and it is the route by which chemical signals like hormones reach all parts
of the body.
C. It covers the body's surface, it contains connective and muscle tissue, and it helps generate
movement.
D. It surrounds cells, it contains proteins, polysaccharides and minerals, it provides a scaffold for cell
attachment, and it transmits chemical messengers to cells. - correct ans:d
, 9. If a person begins to sweat upon entering a hot room but continued sweating is able to keep the body
temperature constant, which of these best describes her condition?
A. She is in an equilibrium state.
B. She is not using energy to maintain a constant temperature.
C. She is in a steady state
D. She is using a positive feedback mechanism. - correct ans:c
10. Which concept is the defining feature of the discipline of physiology?
A. descent with modification
B. homeostasis
C. evolution
D. dimorphism
E. differentiation - correct ans:b
11. Describing a physiological variable as "homeostatic," means that it
A. has varied from the normal value, and will remain constant at the new value.
B. never varies from an exact set point value.
C. is in an equilibrium state that requires no energy input to stay at the normal value.
D. is in a state of dynamic constancy that is regulated to remain near a stable set point value.
E. has no normal range, but will just change to match the outside environmental conditions. - correct
ans:d
12. Which of the following situations best represents a homeostatic mechanism?
A. A person who becomes very nervous begins to sweat profusely.
B. After going outside on a hot day, the core body temperature increases.
C. Increasing the size of fast food restaurant portions causes body weight to increase.
D. After eating a large batch of salty popcorn, levels of salt in the urine increase.
E. As age increases, the amount of calcium in bones tends to decrease. - correct ans:d
