FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN
PHYSIOLOGY ACTUAL TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS COMPLETE
STUDY GUIDE
●● Connective
Answer: The cell types blood, bone, and fat, would be categorized into
which of the following major cell classes?
●● Interstitial fluid and plasma
Answer: Extracellular fluid is composed of
●● Homeostasis
Answer: The maintenance of a stable internal environment compatible
for life is called
●● False
Answer: True/False? The primary mechanism to maintain homeostasis is
positive feedback
●● Cell
Answer: The smallest functional unit in the human body, from a
physiological perspective is the
,●● Cells, tissues, organs, organs systems, organism
Answer: What is the order of complexity for the components of the
body, from least to most complex?
●● Positive feedback
Answer: A virus enters the body, and it activates immune cells. These
immune cells release chemical messengers that activate more immune
cells. This type of response would be characterized as
●● Physiology
Answer: Study of functions of living things
●● Mechanisms (Why is a particular function being performed and how
is it performed)
Answer: Physiology emphasizes
●● Anatomy
Answer: Study of the structure of the body
●● Relatively stable
Answer: Kept in a narrow range for optimal function
,●● Examples of variables
Answer: Blood pressure, blood gas levels, blood glucose, body ph,
temperature
●● Sensor, integrating center, effector
Answer: Three components of reflex pathways
●● Negative feedback and positive feedback
Answer: Reflex pathways can be arranged to create 2 different types of
feedback loops
●● Negative feedback
Answer: Change in a condition away from setpoint leads to a response
which counteracts that change
●● Positive feedback
Answer: Change in a condition away from setpoint leads to a response
which amplifies that change
●● Antagonistic effectors
Answer: Homeostasis is often maintained by opposing effectors that
move conditions in opposite directions
, ●● Intrinsically (local response)
Answer: Cells within the organ sense a change and signal to neighboring
cells to respond appropriately
●● Extrinsically (global response)
Answer: Outside of the organ (examples - endocrine and nervous
system)
●● Cell
Answer: Basic unit of structure and function of living things
●● Tissue
Answer: Group of similar cells that perform a similar function
●● Organ
Answer: Group of two or more tissues
●● Organ system
Answer: Group of organs that work together to perform related functions
●● Organism
Answer: Systems working together in coordination
PHYSIOLOGY ACTUAL TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS COMPLETE
STUDY GUIDE
●● Connective
Answer: The cell types blood, bone, and fat, would be categorized into
which of the following major cell classes?
●● Interstitial fluid and plasma
Answer: Extracellular fluid is composed of
●● Homeostasis
Answer: The maintenance of a stable internal environment compatible
for life is called
●● False
Answer: True/False? The primary mechanism to maintain homeostasis is
positive feedback
●● Cell
Answer: The smallest functional unit in the human body, from a
physiological perspective is the
,●● Cells, tissues, organs, organs systems, organism
Answer: What is the order of complexity for the components of the
body, from least to most complex?
●● Positive feedback
Answer: A virus enters the body, and it activates immune cells. These
immune cells release chemical messengers that activate more immune
cells. This type of response would be characterized as
●● Physiology
Answer: Study of functions of living things
●● Mechanisms (Why is a particular function being performed and how
is it performed)
Answer: Physiology emphasizes
●● Anatomy
Answer: Study of the structure of the body
●● Relatively stable
Answer: Kept in a narrow range for optimal function
,●● Examples of variables
Answer: Blood pressure, blood gas levels, blood glucose, body ph,
temperature
●● Sensor, integrating center, effector
Answer: Three components of reflex pathways
●● Negative feedback and positive feedback
Answer: Reflex pathways can be arranged to create 2 different types of
feedback loops
●● Negative feedback
Answer: Change in a condition away from setpoint leads to a response
which counteracts that change
●● Positive feedback
Answer: Change in a condition away from setpoint leads to a response
which amplifies that change
●● Antagonistic effectors
Answer: Homeostasis is often maintained by opposing effectors that
move conditions in opposite directions
, ●● Intrinsically (local response)
Answer: Cells within the organ sense a change and signal to neighboring
cells to respond appropriately
●● Extrinsically (global response)
Answer: Outside of the organ (examples - endocrine and nervous
system)
●● Cell
Answer: Basic unit of structure and function of living things
●● Tissue
Answer: Group of similar cells that perform a similar function
●● Organ
Answer: Group of two or more tissues
●● Organ system
Answer: Group of organs that work together to perform related functions
●● Organism
Answer: Systems working together in coordination
