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1. Thisaisatheastudyaofatheafunctionsaofa bodyastructures.
a. Anatomy
b. Physiology
c. Dissection
d. Histology
e. Immunology
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2. Thisaisadefinedaasaaagroupaofacellsawithasimilarastructureaandafunction.
a. Tissue
b. Organ
c. Molecules
d. Compounds
e. Organism
Ans:aAaDifficul
ty:aeasyaFeedba
ck:a1.2
3. Usingayourafingersatoafindayourapulseaonayourawristaisaanaexampleaof
a. Auscultation
b. Palpation
c. Responsiveness
d. Grossaanatomy
e. Physiologist
Ans:aB
Difficulty:amedium
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4. Percussionatechniquesacanabeausedatoadetermine
a. Heartabeats
b. Pulsearate
c. Amplifyasounds
d. Fluidainathealungs
e. Enlargedaorgans
Ans:aD
Difficulty:amediuma
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5. Thisaisatheasumaofaallacellularaprocessesathataoccurainatheabody.
a. Metabolism
b. Anabolism
c. Catabolism
d. Auscultation
e. Palpation
Ans:aAaDifficul
ty:ahardaFeedba
ck:a1.3
6. Listatheabasicaprocessesaofalife.
Ans:aTheabasicaprocessesaofalifeaincludeametabolism,aresponsiveness,amovement,ag
rowth,adifferentiationaandareproduction.
Difficulty:amediuma
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7. Thisaisathearegulationaofabodyaconditionsawithinanormalalimits.
a. Palpation
b. Percussion
c. Homeostasis
d. Autopsy
e. Histology
Ans:aCaDifficul
ty:aeasy
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8. Theasystemsathataprovideahomeostasisaare:
a. CardiovascularaandaIntegumentary
b. NervousasystemaandaEndocrine
c. Cardiovascularaandarespiratorya systems
d. Respiratorya andamuscularasystems
e. Urinaryaandaintegumentaryasystems
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ty:aeasyaFeedba
ck:a1.4
9. Thisabodyafluidadirectlyaaffectsatheaproperafunctioningaofacells.
a. Lymph
b. Blood
c. Interstitialafluid
d. Aqueousahumor
e. Vitreousabody
Ans:aC
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10. Nameatheadifferencesabetweenaaapositiveaandaaanegativeafeedbackasystem.
Ans:aAapositiveafeedbackasystemawillastrengthenaorareinforceaaachangeainaoneaofath
eabody’sacontrolledaconditionsawhileaaanegativeafeedbackasystemawillareverseaaacha
ngeainaaacontrolledacondition.
Difficulty:amediuma
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11. Thisaisatheastructureaofaaafeedbackasystemathatareceivesaoutputafromatheacontrolac
enter.
a. Receptor
b. Bodyafluids
c. Brain
d. Effector
e. Afferent