Anatomy and Physiology 10th Edition Patton Test Bank

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,Chapter01:OrganizationoftheBody
Patton:AnatomyandPhysiology,10thEdition


MULTIPLECHOICE

1. Whichofthefollowingdescribesanatomy?
a. Usingdevicestoinvestigateparameterssuchasheartrateandbloodpressure
b. Investigatinghumanstructureviadissectionsandothermethods
c. Studyingtheunusualmannerinwhichanorganismrespondstopainfulstimuli
d. Examiningthephysiologyoflife

ANS:B DIF: Memorization
REF:p.3TOP:AnatomyandPhysiology

2. Systemicanatomyisatermthatrefersto:
a. physiologicalinvestigationatamicroscopiclevel.
b. anatomicalinvestigationthatbeginsintheheadandneckandconcludesatthefeet.
c. anatomicalinvestigationthatusesanapproachofstudyingthebodybysyste
ms—groupsoforganshavingacommonfunction.
d. anatomicalinvestigationatthemolecularlevel.
ANS:C DIF: Memorization
REF:p.4TOP:AnatomyandPhysiology

3. Physiologycanbesubdividedaccordingtothe studied.
a. typeoforganism
b. organizationallevel
c. systemicfunction

, d. Alloftheabovearecorrect.
ANS:D DIF: Memorization
REF:p.4TOP:Physiology

4. Physiology:
a. recognizestheunchanging(asopposedtothedynamic)natureofthings.
b. investigatesthebody’sstructure.
c. isconcernedwithorganismsanddoesnotdealwithdifferentlevelsoforganizationsuchas
cellsandsystems.
d. isthesciencethatexaminesthefunctionoflivingorganismsandtheirparts.
ANS:D DIF: Memorization
REF:p.4TOP:Physiology

5. Oneofthebasicprinciplesofthestandardizedterminologyistheavoidanceof
,or
termsthatarebasedonaperson’sname.
a. homonyms
b. antonyms
c. eponyms
d. synonyms

ANS:C DIF: Memorization REF:p.5


TOP:LanguageofScienceandMedicine

6. Metabolismrefersto:
a. thechemicalbasisoflife.
b. thesumofallthephysicalandchemicalreactionsoccurringinthebody.
c. anorganizationofsimilarcellsspecializedtoperformacertainfunction.
d. asubdivisionofphysiology.
ANS:B DIF: Application REF:p.5 TOP:CharacteristicsofLife

7. Fromsmallesttolargest,thelevelsoforganizationofthebodyare:
a. organism,chemical,tissue,cellular,organ,system,organelle.
b. chemical,microscopic,cellular,tissue,organ,system,organism.
c. organism,system,organ,tissue,cellular,organelle,chemical.
d. chemical,organelle,cellular,tissue,organ,system,organism.

ANS:D DIF: Memorization
REF:p.6TOP:LevelsofOrganization

8. Thesmallestlivingunitsofstructureandfunctioninthebodyare:
a. molecules.
b. cells.
c. organelles.
d. atoms.

ANS:B DIF: Memorization
REF:p.7TOP:LevelsofOrganization

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