Exam
Name
MULTIPLE CHOICE.
ix i x Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
1) Physiology is the study of ix ix ix ix
A) the tissues and organs of the body at the microscopic level.
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
B) the facial features as an indication of personality.
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
C) the normal function of living organisms.
ix ix ix ix ix
D) growth and reproduction. ix ix
E) the structure of the body. ix ix ix ix
Answer: C
ix i x
2) The literal meaning of the term physiology is knowledge of
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix i x
A) math. B) organs. C) nature. ix ix D) chemistry. ix E) science.ix
Answer: C
ix i x
3) Because anatomy and physiology have different definitions, they are usually considered separately in studies of the
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
body.
ix
A) True B) False ix
Answer: B i x
4) The following is a list of several levels of organization that make up the human body.
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
1. tissue
2. cell
3. organ
4. molecule
5. organism
6. organ system ix
The correct order from the smallest to the largest is
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
A) 6, 4, 5, 2, 3, 1.
i x B) 4, 2, 1, 6, 3, 5.
ix C) 2, 4, 1, 3, 6, 5.
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix i x ix ix ix ix ix D) 4, 2, 1, 3, 6, 5.
i x ix ix ix ix ix E) 4, 2, 3, 1, 6, 5.
ix ix ix ix ix ix
Answer: D i x
5) "Glucose is transported from blood into cells because cells require glucose to meet their energy needs." This
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
ixtype of explanation is
ix ix ix
A) teleological. B) scatological. C) mechanistic. D) theological. E) metalogical. ix ix ix ix
Answer: A
ix i x
6) "Glucose is transported from blood into cells by transporters in response to insulin." This type of explanation is
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
A) scatological. B) mechanistic. C) metalogical. D) theological. E) teleological. ix ix ix ix
Answer: B
ix i x
7) Which is a buffer zone between the outside world and most of the cells of the body?
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
A) red blood cells ix ix
B) extracellular fluid i x
C) intracellular fluid i x
D) cell membrane ix
E) All of the answers are correct.
ix ix ix ix ix
Answer: B
ix i x
1
, 8) Which is one of Cannon's "internal secretions"?
ix ix ix ix ix ix
A) hormones
B) inorganic ions ix
C) nutrients
D) water
E) None of the answers are correct. ix ix ix ix ix
ix Answer: A i x
9) The study of body function in a disease state is
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
A) microbiology.
B) physiology.
C) pathophysiology.
D) necrology.
E) histology.
Answer: C
ix i x
10) Homeostasis is the ability of the body to ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
A) prevent excessive blood loss. ix ix ix
B) quickly restore changed conditions to normal. ix ix ix ix ix
C) ignore external stimuli to remain in a state of rest. ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
D) prevent the external environment from changing. ix ix ix ix ix
E) prevent the internal environment from changing. ix ix ix ix ix
ix Answer: B i x
11) Oxytocin is a hormone released in response to cervical dilation. This causes more uterine contractions that will
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
further dilate the cervix. Which type of feedback does oxytocin trigger?
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
A) negative feedback B) nociceptive feedback i x i x ix
C) local control i x D) positive feedback
ix i x ix
Answer: D i x
12) How genetics influences the body's response to drugs is called
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
A) pharmageddon.
B) pharmacodynamics.
C) pharmacogenomics.
D) paleopharmacology.
E) pharmacokinetics.
Answer: C
ix i x
13) A physician basing clinical decisions on primary research published in biomedical literature is doing
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
medicine.
ix
A) whimsical
B) traditional
C) holistic
D) alternative
E) evidence-based
Answer: E
ix i x
14) A study in which a participant act as an experimental subject in part of the experiment and a control in another
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
part of the experiment is called a
ix ix ix study. ix ix ix ix ix
A) meta-analysis B) retrospective C) crossover D)double-blind ix ix ix
ix Answer: C i x
2
, 15) The Internet database for molecular, cellular, and physiological information is called the
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix Project.
A) Physiome
B) Manhattan
C) Physiosome
D) Human Genome i x
E) Physiognomy
ix Answer: A i x
16) A placebo is
ix ix
A) a drug or treatment that is expected to have no pharmacological effect.
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
B) any drug in a class of drugs commonly used as pain relievers.
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
C) a hole in a cavity wall through which an organ protrudes.
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
D) any drug being tested in a clinical trial.
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
E) a nutritive and respiratory organ in fetal development.
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
ix Answer: A i x
17) A technique used to resolve contradictory results in scientific studies is
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
A) retrospective analysis. ix
B) cross-sectional analysis. ix
C) longitudinal analysis. i x
D) meta-analysis.
E) prospective analysis. ix
ix Answer: D i x
18) A scientifically logical guess is a
ix ix ix ix ix
A) law. B) hypothesis. ix C) theory. ix D) model.
ix E) variable.
ix
ix Answer: B i x
19) If a scientific model is supported or verified repeatedly by multiple investigators, it may become a
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
A) variable. B) law. C) hypothesis. D) model. E) theory. ix ix ix ix
ix Answer: E i x
20) Place these terms in the typical sequence in the process of scientific inquiry: experimental data, theory, model,
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
i observation, hypothesis, replication.
x ix ix
A) observation, replication, model, experimental data, hypothesis, theory ix ix ix ix i x ix
B) observation, hypothesis, experimental data, replication, model, theory ix ix ix ix i x ix
C) experimental data, theory, model, observation, hypothesis, replication ix ix i x ix i x ix
D) theory, observation, experimental data, hypothesis, replication, model
i x ix i x i x ix i x
E) replication, hypothesis, experimental data, theory, model, observation ix ix ix ix ix ix
ix Answer: B i x
21) You are interested in learning more about Parkinson's disease, a neurological disorder that mainly affects motor
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
i function. Which is the best source to begin your investigation?
x ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
A) MedlinePlus
B) Ask.com
C) public library ix
D) physiology textbook ix
E) a physician ix
ix Answer: A i x
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Name
MULTIPLE CHOICE.
ix i x Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
1) Physiology is the study of ix ix ix ix
A) the tissues and organs of the body at the microscopic level.
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
B) the facial features as an indication of personality.
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
C) the normal function of living organisms.
ix ix ix ix ix
D) growth and reproduction. ix ix
E) the structure of the body. ix ix ix ix
Answer: C
ix i x
2) The literal meaning of the term physiology is knowledge of
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix i x
A) math. B) organs. C) nature. ix ix D) chemistry. ix E) science.ix
Answer: C
ix i x
3) Because anatomy and physiology have different definitions, they are usually considered separately in studies of the
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
body.
ix
A) True B) False ix
Answer: B i x
4) The following is a list of several levels of organization that make up the human body.
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
1. tissue
2. cell
3. organ
4. molecule
5. organism
6. organ system ix
The correct order from the smallest to the largest is
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
A) 6, 4, 5, 2, 3, 1.
i x B) 4, 2, 1, 6, 3, 5.
ix C) 2, 4, 1, 3, 6, 5.
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix i x ix ix ix ix ix D) 4, 2, 1, 3, 6, 5.
i x ix ix ix ix ix E) 4, 2, 3, 1, 6, 5.
ix ix ix ix ix ix
Answer: D i x
5) "Glucose is transported from blood into cells because cells require glucose to meet their energy needs." This
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
ixtype of explanation is
ix ix ix
A) teleological. B) scatological. C) mechanistic. D) theological. E) metalogical. ix ix ix ix
Answer: A
ix i x
6) "Glucose is transported from blood into cells by transporters in response to insulin." This type of explanation is
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
A) scatological. B) mechanistic. C) metalogical. D) theological. E) teleological. ix ix ix ix
Answer: B
ix i x
7) Which is a buffer zone between the outside world and most of the cells of the body?
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
A) red blood cells ix ix
B) extracellular fluid i x
C) intracellular fluid i x
D) cell membrane ix
E) All of the answers are correct.
ix ix ix ix ix
Answer: B
ix i x
1
, 8) Which is one of Cannon's "internal secretions"?
ix ix ix ix ix ix
A) hormones
B) inorganic ions ix
C) nutrients
D) water
E) None of the answers are correct. ix ix ix ix ix
ix Answer: A i x
9) The study of body function in a disease state is
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
A) microbiology.
B) physiology.
C) pathophysiology.
D) necrology.
E) histology.
Answer: C
ix i x
10) Homeostasis is the ability of the body to ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
A) prevent excessive blood loss. ix ix ix
B) quickly restore changed conditions to normal. ix ix ix ix ix
C) ignore external stimuli to remain in a state of rest. ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
D) prevent the external environment from changing. ix ix ix ix ix
E) prevent the internal environment from changing. ix ix ix ix ix
ix Answer: B i x
11) Oxytocin is a hormone released in response to cervical dilation. This causes more uterine contractions that will
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
further dilate the cervix. Which type of feedback does oxytocin trigger?
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
A) negative feedback B) nociceptive feedback i x i x ix
C) local control i x D) positive feedback
ix i x ix
Answer: D i x
12) How genetics influences the body's response to drugs is called
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
A) pharmageddon.
B) pharmacodynamics.
C) pharmacogenomics.
D) paleopharmacology.
E) pharmacokinetics.
Answer: C
ix i x
13) A physician basing clinical decisions on primary research published in biomedical literature is doing
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
medicine.
ix
A) whimsical
B) traditional
C) holistic
D) alternative
E) evidence-based
Answer: E
ix i x
14) A study in which a participant act as an experimental subject in part of the experiment and a control in another
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
part of the experiment is called a
ix ix ix study. ix ix ix ix ix
A) meta-analysis B) retrospective C) crossover D)double-blind ix ix ix
ix Answer: C i x
2
, 15) The Internet database for molecular, cellular, and physiological information is called the
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix Project.
A) Physiome
B) Manhattan
C) Physiosome
D) Human Genome i x
E) Physiognomy
ix Answer: A i x
16) A placebo is
ix ix
A) a drug or treatment that is expected to have no pharmacological effect.
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
B) any drug in a class of drugs commonly used as pain relievers.
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
C) a hole in a cavity wall through which an organ protrudes.
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
D) any drug being tested in a clinical trial.
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
E) a nutritive and respiratory organ in fetal development.
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
ix Answer: A i x
17) A technique used to resolve contradictory results in scientific studies is
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
A) retrospective analysis. ix
B) cross-sectional analysis. ix
C) longitudinal analysis. i x
D) meta-analysis.
E) prospective analysis. ix
ix Answer: D i x
18) A scientifically logical guess is a
ix ix ix ix ix
A) law. B) hypothesis. ix C) theory. ix D) model.
ix E) variable.
ix
ix Answer: B i x
19) If a scientific model is supported or verified repeatedly by multiple investigators, it may become a
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
A) variable. B) law. C) hypothesis. D) model. E) theory. ix ix ix ix
ix Answer: E i x
20) Place these terms in the typical sequence in the process of scientific inquiry: experimental data, theory, model,
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
i observation, hypothesis, replication.
x ix ix
A) observation, replication, model, experimental data, hypothesis, theory ix ix ix ix i x ix
B) observation, hypothesis, experimental data, replication, model, theory ix ix ix ix i x ix
C) experimental data, theory, model, observation, hypothesis, replication ix ix i x ix i x ix
D) theory, observation, experimental data, hypothesis, replication, model
i x ix i x i x ix i x
E) replication, hypothesis, experimental data, theory, model, observation ix ix ix ix ix ix
ix Answer: B i x
21) You are interested in learning more about Parkinson's disease, a neurological disorder that mainly affects motor
ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
i function. Which is the best source to begin your investigation?
x ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix ix
A) MedlinePlus
B) Ask.com
C) public library ix
D) physiology textbook ix
E) a physician ix
ix Answer: A i x
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