Test Bank Hole's Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology, 15th Edition
by Charles Welsh, Prentice-Craver
Chap 01 15e Welsh Answers Included
1) The anatomical term for the forearm is .
2) What investigator would conduct an experiment to determine how temperature changes
affect the rate at which the heart beats?
A) Anatomist
B) Physiologist
C) Chemist
D) Biochemist
3) Blood plasma is an example of what type of fluid?
A) Intracellular
B) Extracellular
C) Serous
D) Acidic
4) Which of the following lists illustrates the idea of increasing levels of organization?
A) Molecules, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems
B) Tissues, cells, organs, molecules, organ systems
C) Organs, molecules, organ systems, cells, tissues
D) Cell, atom, tissue, molecule, macromolecule
5) In a crisis, the heart beats faster and more forcefully. What affect would this have on
hydrostatic pressure?
A) An increase in hydrostatic pressure
B) A decrease in hydrostatic pressure
C) No change in hydrostatic pressure
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,6) The temperature in a room drops to 65oF, causing the heater to turn on. The temperature
change is an example of a(an):
A) effector.
B) receptor.
C) stimulus.
D) response.
7) Which of the following is considered one of the characteristics of life?
A) Digestion
B) Respiration
C) Metabolism
D) Absorption
8) The ability of an organism to sense changes in its body is an example of:
A) movement.
B) respiration.
C) responsiveness.
D) absorption.
9) What is the definition of metabolism?
A) All the cells in the body
B) All of the homeostatic setpoints in the body
C) All of the chemical reactions in the body
D) All of the organs in the body and their parts
10) What is/are the origin(s) of many of the terms in anatomy and physiology?
A) Greek and Latin
B) Spanish and Portuguese
C) French and German
D) Chinese and Japanese
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,11) Ata2whata2levela2ofa2organizationa2isa2skin?
A) Tissuea2level
B) Cellulara2level
C) Organa2level
D) Systema2level
12) Whicha2ofa2thea2followinga2isa2NOTa2aa2requirementa2toa2maintaina2thea2lifea2ofa2humans?
A) Water
B) Heat
C) Light
D) Pressure
13) Whata2gasa2makesa2upa2approximatelya21/5tha2ofa2ordinarya2aira2anda2isa2useda2bya2cellsa2toa2r
eleasea2energya2froma2fooda2substances?
A) Oxygen
B) Carbona2dioxide
C) Hydrogen
D) Nitrogen
14) Whicha2ofa2thea2followinga2processesa2area2NOTa2concerneda2witha2maintaininga2thea2lifea2
ofa2ana2adulta2organism?
A) Responsiveness
B) Movement
C) Reproduction
D) Metabolism
15) Whata2isa2thea2definitiona2ofa2homeostasis?
A) Thea2changinga2externala2conditions
B) Thea2maintenancea2ofa2stablea2externala2conditions
C) Thea2changinga2internala2conditions
D) Thea2maintenancea2ofa2internala2conditions
16) Thea2methoda2fora2testinga2aa2hypothesis,a2thena2rejectinga2ora2acceptinga2ita2baseda2ona2t
hea2resultsa2ofa2experimentsa2ora2observations,a2isa2calleda2the .
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, 17) Whicha2ofa2thea2followinga2examplesa2illustratesa2aa2homeostatica2mechanism?
A) Shiveringa2ina2responsea2toa2aa2dropa2ina2bodya2temperature
B) Increasinga2bodya2temperaturea2duringa2exercise
C) Decreasinga2bodya2temperaturea2duringa2prolongeda2exposurea2toa2colda2conditions
D) Dehydrationa2froma2lacka2ofa2watera2intake
18) Whata2requirementa2ofa2lifea2isa2alsoa2thea2mosta2abundanta2chemicala2ina2thea2bodya2anda
2isa2thea2majora2componenta2ofa2extracellulara2fluid?
A) Water
B) Oxygen
C) Cell
D) Food
19) Whata2terma2refersa2toa2thea2structuresa2thata2providea2informationa2abouta2thea2conditi
onsa2ofa2thea2internala2environment?
A) Seta2points
B) Effectors
C) Receptors
D) Homeostasis
20) Whicha2ofa2thea2followinga2directlya2cause(s)a2thea2changesa2ina2thea2internala2environment
a2neededa2toa2maintaina2homeostasis?
A) Receptors
B) Effectors
C) Setpoint
D) Intracellulara2fluid
21) Whicha2ofa2thea2followinga2causesa2conditionsa2ina2thea2bodya2toa2movea2awaya2froma2thea2norma
la2state?
A) Negativea2feedback
B) Homeostasis
C) Positivea2feedback
D) Setpoint
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by Charles Welsh, Prentice-Craver
Chap 01 15e Welsh Answers Included
1) The anatomical term for the forearm is .
2) What investigator would conduct an experiment to determine how temperature changes
affect the rate at which the heart beats?
A) Anatomist
B) Physiologist
C) Chemist
D) Biochemist
3) Blood plasma is an example of what type of fluid?
A) Intracellular
B) Extracellular
C) Serous
D) Acidic
4) Which of the following lists illustrates the idea of increasing levels of organization?
A) Molecules, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems
B) Tissues, cells, organs, molecules, organ systems
C) Organs, molecules, organ systems, cells, tissues
D) Cell, atom, tissue, molecule, macromolecule
5) In a crisis, the heart beats faster and more forcefully. What affect would this have on
hydrostatic pressure?
A) An increase in hydrostatic pressure
B) A decrease in hydrostatic pressure
C) No change in hydrostatic pressure
1
,6) The temperature in a room drops to 65oF, causing the heater to turn on. The temperature
change is an example of a(an):
A) effector.
B) receptor.
C) stimulus.
D) response.
7) Which of the following is considered one of the characteristics of life?
A) Digestion
B) Respiration
C) Metabolism
D) Absorption
8) The ability of an organism to sense changes in its body is an example of:
A) movement.
B) respiration.
C) responsiveness.
D) absorption.
9) What is the definition of metabolism?
A) All the cells in the body
B) All of the homeostatic setpoints in the body
C) All of the chemical reactions in the body
D) All of the organs in the body and their parts
10) What is/are the origin(s) of many of the terms in anatomy and physiology?
A) Greek and Latin
B) Spanish and Portuguese
C) French and German
D) Chinese and Japanese
2
,11) Ata2whata2levela2ofa2organizationa2isa2skin?
A) Tissuea2level
B) Cellulara2level
C) Organa2level
D) Systema2level
12) Whicha2ofa2thea2followinga2isa2NOTa2aa2requirementa2toa2maintaina2thea2lifea2ofa2humans?
A) Water
B) Heat
C) Light
D) Pressure
13) Whata2gasa2makesa2upa2approximatelya21/5tha2ofa2ordinarya2aira2anda2isa2useda2bya2cellsa2toa2r
eleasea2energya2froma2fooda2substances?
A) Oxygen
B) Carbona2dioxide
C) Hydrogen
D) Nitrogen
14) Whicha2ofa2thea2followinga2processesa2area2NOTa2concerneda2witha2maintaininga2thea2lifea2
ofa2ana2adulta2organism?
A) Responsiveness
B) Movement
C) Reproduction
D) Metabolism
15) Whata2isa2thea2definitiona2ofa2homeostasis?
A) Thea2changinga2externala2conditions
B) Thea2maintenancea2ofa2stablea2externala2conditions
C) Thea2changinga2internala2conditions
D) Thea2maintenancea2ofa2internala2conditions
16) Thea2methoda2fora2testinga2aa2hypothesis,a2thena2rejectinga2ora2acceptinga2ita2baseda2ona2t
hea2resultsa2ofa2experimentsa2ora2observations,a2isa2calleda2the .
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, 17) Whicha2ofa2thea2followinga2examplesa2illustratesa2aa2homeostatica2mechanism?
A) Shiveringa2ina2responsea2toa2aa2dropa2ina2bodya2temperature
B) Increasinga2bodya2temperaturea2duringa2exercise
C) Decreasinga2bodya2temperaturea2duringa2prolongeda2exposurea2toa2colda2conditions
D) Dehydrationa2froma2lacka2ofa2watera2intake
18) Whata2requirementa2ofa2lifea2isa2alsoa2thea2mosta2abundanta2chemicala2ina2thea2bodya2anda
2isa2thea2majora2componenta2ofa2extracellulara2fluid?
A) Water
B) Oxygen
C) Cell
D) Food
19) Whata2terma2refersa2toa2thea2structuresa2thata2providea2informationa2abouta2thea2conditi
onsa2ofa2thea2internala2environment?
A) Seta2points
B) Effectors
C) Receptors
D) Homeostasis
20) Whicha2ofa2thea2followinga2directlya2cause(s)a2thea2changesa2ina2thea2internala2environment
a2neededa2toa2maintaina2homeostasis?
A) Receptors
B) Effectors
C) Setpoint
D) Intracellulara2fluid
21) Whicha2ofa2thea2followinga2causesa2conditionsa2ina2thea2bodya2toa2movea2awaya2froma2thea2norma
la2state?
A) Negativea2feedback
B) Homeostasis
C) Positivea2feedback
D) Setpoint
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