Principles of Anatomy and Physiology (16th Edition) – Gerard J. Tortora – Comprehensive Test Bank with Practice Questions and Detailed Answers

Test Bank For Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, 16th
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Edition by Gerard J. Tortora
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|Chapter 1 - 29|Complete
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,
,Chapter 01 AnIntroduction to the HumanBody
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Questiontype:MultipleChoice:
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1) Which describes thestudyofthe functions ofbody structures?
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a) Anatomy
b) Physiology
c) Endocrinology
d) Histology
e) Immunology

ANSWER>> b 1 1




Difficulty:Easy 1




Bloomcode: Knowledge 1




Learning Objective 1: LO 1.1 Defineanatomyand physiology, and name several branchesof these
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sciences.
SectionReference1: Sec1.1 Anatomyand PhysiologyDefined
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Question type: Multiple Choice
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2) Agroup ofcells that worktogether to performaparticular function is a(n)
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a) tissue.
b) organ.
c) molecules.
d) compounds.
e) organism.

ANSWER>> a 1 1




Difficulty:Easy 1




Bloomcode:Knowledge 1




Learning Objective 1: LO1.2 Identifythe locations and functions of eachofthe organsystems and
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major organs of the human body.
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SectionReference1: Sec 1.2 Levels ofStructural Organization and BodySystems.
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, Questiontype:MultipleSelection
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3) What processoccurs when amino acids build new proteins?Select allthat apply.
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a) Metabolism
b) Anabolism
c) Catabolism
d) Responsiveness
e) Differentiation

Answer1:a 1 1




Answer2:b 1 1




Difficulty: Medium 1 1




Bloomcode:Application 1




Learning Objective 1: LO1.3 Definethe important lifeprocessesofthe humanbody. Section
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Reference 1: Sec 1.3 Characteristics of the Living Human Organism
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Questiontype: Essay 1 1




4) Howarereproduction, differentiationandgrowthrelated?
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ANSWER:

Difficulty: Hard 1 1




Bloomcode:Synthesis 1




Learning Objective 1: LO1.3 Definethe important lifeprocessesofthe humanbody. Section
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Reference 1: Sec 1.3 Characteristics of the Living Human Organism
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Solution: Reproduction occurs through the fertilization of an ovum by a sperm cell to form a zygote,
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followed by repeated cell divisions and the differentiation of these cells. Growth is an increase in
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bodysize that results froman increase inthe size ofexisting cells, an increase inthe number of cells, or
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both.


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5) Thetwoorgansystems that predominantlyregulateand maintain homeostasis arethe
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a) cardiovascularand integumentarysystems. 1 1 1




b) nervousand endocrine systems. 1 1 1




c) cardiovascular andrespiratorysystems. 1 1 1