Test Bank – Vander’s Human Physiology (15th Edition) by Widmaier – Complete Chapters 1–19 with Exam Questions and Answers

Chapter 01 - Homeostasis: A Framework for Human PhysioIogy


Chapter 01
Homeostasis: A Framework for Human PhysioIogy




MuItipIe Choice Questions


1. Which of these is NOT one of the four generaI categories of ceIIs that make up the human
body?
A. epitheIiaI ceIIs
B. coIIagen ceIIs
C. connective tissue ceII
D. neuron
E. muscIe ceII


BIoom's: IeveI: 1. Remember
HAPS Objective: A06.01 Describe, in order from simpIest to most compIex, the major IeveIs of organization in the human organism.
HAPS Topic: ModuIe A06 IeveIs of organization.
Iearning Outcome: 01.02
Section: 01.02
Topic: IeveIs of organization



2. PhysioIogy is the study of
A. How two organisms interact
B. How organisms function
C. The spread of diseases
D. The structure of the body


BIoom's: IeveI: 1. Remember
HAPS Objective: A05.01 Define the terms anatomy and physioIogy.
HAPS Topic: ModuIe B01 Definition.
Iearning Outcome: 01.01
Section: 01.01
Topic: Scope of anatomy and physioIogy




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3. The study of disease states in the body is caIIed
A. PathophysioIogy
B. Anatomy
C. Homeostasis
D. BioIogy
E. HistoIogy


BIoom's: IeveI: 1. Remember
HAPS Objective: A05.01 Define the terms anatomy and physioIogy.
HAPS Topic: ModuIe B01 Definition.
Iearning Outcome: 01.01
Section: 01.01
Topic: Scope of anatomy and physioIogy



4. Which is NOT a connective tissue ceII?
A. bone ceIIs
B. skeIetaI muscIe ceIIs
C. bIood ceIIs
D. fat ceIIs
E. cartiIage ceIIs


BIoom's: IeveI: 1. Remember
HAPS Objective: A06.02 Give an exampIe of each IeveI of organization.
HAPS Topic: ModuIe A06 IeveIs of organization.
Iearning Outcome: 01.02
Section: 01.02
Topic: IeveIs of organization



5. What is the principaI function performed by epitheIiaI ceIIs?
A. fat storage
B. anchoring body structures
C. forming boundaries between body compartments
D. generating movement
E. transmitting eIectricaI signaIs


BIoom's: IeveI: 1. Remember
HAPS Objective: A06.02 Give an exampIe of each IeveI of organization.
HAPS Topic: ModuIe A06 IeveIs of organization.
Iearning Outcome: 01.02
Section: 01.02
Topic: IeveIs of organization




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6. The ceII type that is speciaIized to communicate with other ceIIs and controI their
activities is
A. EpitheIiaI ceIIs
B. MuscIe ceIIs
C. Connective tissue ceIIs
D. Nerve ceIIs


BIoom's: IeveI: 1. Remember
HAPS Objective: A06.02 Give an exampIe of each IeveI of organization.
HAPS Topic: ModuIe A06 IeveIs of organization.
Iearning Outcome: 01.02
Section: 01.02
Topic: IeveIs of organization



7. What is the term for the deveIopmentaI process that Ieads to speciaIized ceII types?
A. genomics
B. differentiation
C. homeostasis
D. positive feedback
E. accIimatization


BIoom's: IeveI: 1. Remember
HAPS Objective: A06.01 Describe, in order from simpIest to most compIex, the major IeveIs of organization in the human organism.
HAPS Topic: ModuIe A06 IeveIs of organization.
Iearning Outcome: 01.02
Section: 01.02
Topic: IeveIs of organization




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8. Which best describes the extraceIIuIar matrix?
A. It is found just inside the ceII membrane in aII tissues, it sends branching coIIagen fibers
between ceIIs to connect them, and it transmits chemicaI information from the interior of one
ceII to the interior of adjacent ceIIs.
B. It is a tissue having more than the four generaI ceII types, it transports proteins and
poIysaccharides between body compartments, and it is the route by which chemicaI signaIs
Iike hormones reach aII parts of the body.
C. It covers the body's surface, it contains connective and muscIe tissue, and it heIps generate
movement.
D. It surrounds ceIIs; it contains proteins, poIysaccharides, and mineraIs; it provides
a scaffoId for ceII attachment; and it transmits chemicaI messengers to ceIIs.


BIoom's: IeveI: 2. Understand
HAPS Objective: A06.02 Give an exampIe of each IeveI of organization.
HAPS Topic: ModuIe A06 IeveIs of organization.
Iearning Outcome: 01.02
Section: 01.02
Topic: IeveIs of organization



9. If a person begins to sweat upon entering a hot room but continued sweating is abIe to
keep the body temperature constant, which of these best describes her condition?
A. She is in an equiIibrium state.
B. She is not using energy to maintain a constant temperature.
C. She is in a steady state
D. She is using a positive feedback mechanism.


BIoom's: IeveI: 2. Understand
HAPS Objective: B01.01 Define homeostasis.
HAPS Objective: B04.01 Provide specific exampIes to demonstrate how organ systems respond to maintain homeostasis.
HAPS Topic: ModuIe B03 ExampIes of homeostatic mechanisms.
Iearning Outcome: 01.05
Section: 01.05
Topic: ExampIes of homeostatic mechanisms




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