Test Bank For Vander’s Human Physiology 16th
Edition
1. What does the study of disease processes aid in understanding? - ANSWER:
Normal functions.
2. What do Phase IV clinical drug trials involve? - ANSWER: Testing a drug only
on the specific human population who have the condition that the drug is
intended to treat.
3. What is the result of negative feedback? - ANSWER: A response that opposes
the original deviation from normal.
4. Is blood clotting an example of positive feedback? - ANSWER: Yes, because
the action of the effector enhances the stimulus.
5. What is the purpose of daily thyroid hormone replacement medication? -
ANSWER: To maintain normal thyroid hormone levels.
6. What does stratified epithelial tissue provide? - ANSWER: Protection, but it
does not transport substances between the internal and external environments.
7. What is the function of sebaceous glands? - ANSWER: To lubricate the skin.
8. Can enamel be regenerated? - ANSWER: No, enamel cannot be regenerated.
9. How can motor nerve fibers in the skin regulate blood flow? - ANSWER: By
affecting the diameter of cutaneous blood vessels.
10. Are blood plasma and interstitial fluid separated from each other? - ANSWER:
Yes, but there is communication and exchange between these fluids.
11. What does physiology emphasize? - ANSWER: Cause-and-effect
mechanisms.
12. What is the study of how disease or injury alters physiological processes called?
- ANSWER: Pathophysiology. #$%^&
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13. What is the first step in the scientific method? - ANSWER: The formation of a &^%$#
hypothesis. %^&*(
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14. Which phase of clinical trials maximizes the number of test participants? -
ANSWER: Phase III clinical trials. %$#%
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15. What do Phase I clinical trials NOT involve? - ANSWER: Testing on the target
human population.
16. What is the term for measurements in an experiment where the subject's group
status is unknown? - ANSWER: Blind measurement.
17. What makes a hypothesis scientific? - ANSWER: It can be tested.
18. What must a theory be based on to be considered scientific? - ANSWER:
Reproducible data.
19. What is the normal range of blood glucose concentration after fasting? -
ANSWER: Approximately 70 to 99 mg/100 ml.
20. What is the normal range of arterial blood pH? - ANSWER: 7.35-7.45.
21. In a feedback loop, what does the integrating center send information to? -
ANSWER: The effector.
22. What are the regulators of effectors in most feedback loops? - ANSWER:
Hormones and nerve impulses.
23. What are homeostatic regulatory mechanisms that are 'built-in' to the organs? -
ANSWER: Intrinsic mechanisms.
24. What type of homeostatic regulatory mechanisms are the endocrine and nervous
systems considered? - ANSWER: Extrinsic mechanisms.
25. When blood glucose levels rise, what role do pancreatic islets serve in the
feedback loop? - ANSWER: They act as the integrating center.
26. What detects a decrease in mean arterial pressure? - ANSWER: A sensor.
27. What type of feedback occurs when platelets accumulate at a damaged vessel #$%^&
site? - ANSWER: Positive feedback. *()_)(*
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28. What is the role of platelets in the positive feedback mechanism during vessel %^&*(
damage? - ANSWER: They act as effectors. )(*&^
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29. What is pathophysiology? - ANSWER: The study of how disease processes
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affect the function of the body.
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30. What is comparative physiology? - ANSWER: The study of the physiological
differences and similarities among different species.
31. What is anatomy? - ANSWER: The study of the structure of organisms and
their parts.
32. What is the scientific method? - ANSWER: A systematic approach to research
and experimentation.
33. What is the purpose of clinical trials? - ANSWER: To test the safety and
efficacy of new drugs or treatments.
34. What is the significance of reproducible data in scientific research? -
ANSWER: It ensures that findings can be verified and are reliable.
35. What is the role of a hypothesis in scientific research? - ANSWER: It provides
a testable prediction that can be investigated.
36. What term describes the concept of maintaining stable internal conditions despite
external changes? - ANSWER: Homeostasis.
37. Which of the following is NOT an example of dynamic constancy? A) Sweating or
shivering B) Administering IV fluids C) Pancreas releasing insulin D) Adjusting
breathing rate - ANSWER: B) Administering IV fluids to a person with
dehydration.
38. What does the fluctuation of estrogen levels throughout the menstrual cycle
indicate? - ANSWER: Estrogen is involved in both positive and negative
feedback with the anterior pituitary and hypothalamus.
39. What is the control of hormone secretion by its own effects called? - ANSWER:
Negative feedback.
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40. What is the primary stimulus for insulin secretion? - ANSWER: Increased *()_)(*
blood glucose concentrations.
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41. If blood glucose levels decrease from normal, which change occurs to restore %^&*(
glucose levels? A) Increase in insulin; increase in glucagon B) Increase in insulin; )(*&^
decrease in glucagon C) Decrease in insulin; increase in glucagon D) Decrease %$#%
in insulin; decrease in glucagon - ANSWER: C) Decrease in insulin; increase ^&*()(
in glucagon.
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42. Which of the following is NOT a primary tissue of the body? A) Nervous B)
Epithelial C) Muscular D) Osseous - ANSWER: D) Osseous.
43. Which type of muscle can be consciously controlled? - ANSWER: Skeletal
muscle.
44. What type of muscle has intercalated discs that couple cells both mechanically
and electrically? - ANSWER: Myocardial muscle.
45. If a muscle tissue sample has a striated appearance, which type of muscle could
it NOT be from? A) Muscle of the thigh B) Wall of digestive tract C) Wall of heart
chamber D) Muscle of the forearm - ANSWER: B) Wall of digestive tract.
46. Which characteristic is true of smooth muscle? A) Fibers are striated B) Attached
to skeleton by tendons C) Intercalated discs connect adjacent cells D) Found in
the walls of the digestive tract - ANSWER: D) Found in the walls of the
digestive tract.
47. Where are neuroglia, the supporting cells, present? A) Brain B) Spinal cord C)
Effector organs D) Both brain and spinal cord - ANSWER: D) Both brain and
spinal cord.
48. What part of a neuron would be affected if it cannot receive sensory input? -
ANSWER: Dendrites.
49. Which of the following is NOT a function of neuroglia? - ANSWER: (The
answer is not provided in the notes; please refer to additional resources for
functions of neuroglia.)
50. What are the functions of glial cells? - ANSWER: A) Bind neurons together, B)
Help nourish neurons, C) Conduct impulses to effectors, D) Modify the
extracellular environment of neurons.
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51. What type of tissue secretes fluid to reduce friction between organs in the
*()_)(*
abdominal cavity? - ANSWER: Simple Squamous epithelium.
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52. What shape do cells that are as wide as they are tall have? - ANSWER: %^&*(
Cuboidal shape. )(*&^
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53. What is the protein and polysaccharide layer that attaches epithelial tissue to the
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underlying connective tissue? - ANSWER: Basement Membrane.
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Edition
1. What does the study of disease processes aid in understanding? - ANSWER:
Normal functions.
2. What do Phase IV clinical drug trials involve? - ANSWER: Testing a drug only
on the specific human population who have the condition that the drug is
intended to treat.
3. What is the result of negative feedback? - ANSWER: A response that opposes
the original deviation from normal.
4. Is blood clotting an example of positive feedback? - ANSWER: Yes, because
the action of the effector enhances the stimulus.
5. What is the purpose of daily thyroid hormone replacement medication? -
ANSWER: To maintain normal thyroid hormone levels.
6. What does stratified epithelial tissue provide? - ANSWER: Protection, but it
does not transport substances between the internal and external environments.
7. What is the function of sebaceous glands? - ANSWER: To lubricate the skin.
8. Can enamel be regenerated? - ANSWER: No, enamel cannot be regenerated.
9. How can motor nerve fibers in the skin regulate blood flow? - ANSWER: By
affecting the diameter of cutaneous blood vessels.
10. Are blood plasma and interstitial fluid separated from each other? - ANSWER:
Yes, but there is communication and exchange between these fluids.
11. What does physiology emphasize? - ANSWER: Cause-and-effect
mechanisms.
12. What is the study of how disease or injury alters physiological processes called?
- ANSWER: Pathophysiology. #$%^&
*()_)(*
13. What is the first step in the scientific method? - ANSWER: The formation of a &^%$#
hypothesis. %^&*(
)(*&^
14. Which phase of clinical trials maximizes the number of test participants? -
ANSWER: Phase III clinical trials. %$#%
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,Test Bank For Vander’s Human Physiology 16th
Edition
15. What do Phase I clinical trials NOT involve? - ANSWER: Testing on the target
human population.
16. What is the term for measurements in an experiment where the subject's group
status is unknown? - ANSWER: Blind measurement.
17. What makes a hypothesis scientific? - ANSWER: It can be tested.
18. What must a theory be based on to be considered scientific? - ANSWER:
Reproducible data.
19. What is the normal range of blood glucose concentration after fasting? -
ANSWER: Approximately 70 to 99 mg/100 ml.
20. What is the normal range of arterial blood pH? - ANSWER: 7.35-7.45.
21. In a feedback loop, what does the integrating center send information to? -
ANSWER: The effector.
22. What are the regulators of effectors in most feedback loops? - ANSWER:
Hormones and nerve impulses.
23. What are homeostatic regulatory mechanisms that are 'built-in' to the organs? -
ANSWER: Intrinsic mechanisms.
24. What type of homeostatic regulatory mechanisms are the endocrine and nervous
systems considered? - ANSWER: Extrinsic mechanisms.
25. When blood glucose levels rise, what role do pancreatic islets serve in the
feedback loop? - ANSWER: They act as the integrating center.
26. What detects a decrease in mean arterial pressure? - ANSWER: A sensor.
27. What type of feedback occurs when platelets accumulate at a damaged vessel #$%^&
site? - ANSWER: Positive feedback. *()_)(*
&^%$#
28. What is the role of platelets in the positive feedback mechanism during vessel %^&*(
damage? - ANSWER: They act as effectors. )(*&^
%$#%
29. What is pathophysiology? - ANSWER: The study of how disease processes
^&*()(
affect the function of the body.
*&^%$
#%^&*
()_)(*&
^%$#$
%^&*(
)__)(*
,Test Bank For Vander’s Human Physiology 16th
Edition
30. What is comparative physiology? - ANSWER: The study of the physiological
differences and similarities among different species.
31. What is anatomy? - ANSWER: The study of the structure of organisms and
their parts.
32. What is the scientific method? - ANSWER: A systematic approach to research
and experimentation.
33. What is the purpose of clinical trials? - ANSWER: To test the safety and
efficacy of new drugs or treatments.
34. What is the significance of reproducible data in scientific research? -
ANSWER: It ensures that findings can be verified and are reliable.
35. What is the role of a hypothesis in scientific research? - ANSWER: It provides
a testable prediction that can be investigated.
36. What term describes the concept of maintaining stable internal conditions despite
external changes? - ANSWER: Homeostasis.
37. Which of the following is NOT an example of dynamic constancy? A) Sweating or
shivering B) Administering IV fluids C) Pancreas releasing insulin D) Adjusting
breathing rate - ANSWER: B) Administering IV fluids to a person with
dehydration.
38. What does the fluctuation of estrogen levels throughout the menstrual cycle
indicate? - ANSWER: Estrogen is involved in both positive and negative
feedback with the anterior pituitary and hypothalamus.
39. What is the control of hormone secretion by its own effects called? - ANSWER:
Negative feedback.
#$%^&
40. What is the primary stimulus for insulin secretion? - ANSWER: Increased *()_)(*
blood glucose concentrations.
&^%$#
41. If blood glucose levels decrease from normal, which change occurs to restore %^&*(
glucose levels? A) Increase in insulin; increase in glucagon B) Increase in insulin; )(*&^
decrease in glucagon C) Decrease in insulin; increase in glucagon D) Decrease %$#%
in insulin; decrease in glucagon - ANSWER: C) Decrease in insulin; increase ^&*()(
in glucagon.
*&^%$
#%^&*
()_)(*&
^%$#$
%^&*(
)__)(*
, Test Bank For Vander’s Human Physiology 16th
Edition
42. Which of the following is NOT a primary tissue of the body? A) Nervous B)
Epithelial C) Muscular D) Osseous - ANSWER: D) Osseous.
43. Which type of muscle can be consciously controlled? - ANSWER: Skeletal
muscle.
44. What type of muscle has intercalated discs that couple cells both mechanically
and electrically? - ANSWER: Myocardial muscle.
45. If a muscle tissue sample has a striated appearance, which type of muscle could
it NOT be from? A) Muscle of the thigh B) Wall of digestive tract C) Wall of heart
chamber D) Muscle of the forearm - ANSWER: B) Wall of digestive tract.
46. Which characteristic is true of smooth muscle? A) Fibers are striated B) Attached
to skeleton by tendons C) Intercalated discs connect adjacent cells D) Found in
the walls of the digestive tract - ANSWER: D) Found in the walls of the
digestive tract.
47. Where are neuroglia, the supporting cells, present? A) Brain B) Spinal cord C)
Effector organs D) Both brain and spinal cord - ANSWER: D) Both brain and
spinal cord.
48. What part of a neuron would be affected if it cannot receive sensory input? -
ANSWER: Dendrites.
49. Which of the following is NOT a function of neuroglia? - ANSWER: (The
answer is not provided in the notes; please refer to additional resources for
functions of neuroglia.)
50. What are the functions of glial cells? - ANSWER: A) Bind neurons together, B)
Help nourish neurons, C) Conduct impulses to effectors, D) Modify the
extracellular environment of neurons.
#$%^&
51. What type of tissue secretes fluid to reduce friction between organs in the
*()_)(*
abdominal cavity? - ANSWER: Simple Squamous epithelium.
&^%$#
52. What shape do cells that are as wide as they are tall have? - ANSWER: %^&*(
Cuboidal shape. )(*&^
%$#%
53. What is the protein and polysaccharide layer that attaches epithelial tissue to the
^&*()(
underlying connective tissue? - ANSWER: Basement Membrane.
*&^%$
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()_)(*&
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