Test Bank — Principles of Human Physiology 6th Edition Cindy L. Stanfield (ISBN 9780134169804) 2026

Test Bank for Principles of Human Physiology
6th Edition by Stanfield
Chapters 1 - 24

,Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction to Physiology 2
Chapter 2 The Cell - Structure and Function 34
Chapter 3 Cell Metabolism 93
Chapter 4 Cell Membrane Transport 150
Chapter 5 Chemical Messengers 196
Chapter 6 The Endocrine System - Endocrine Glands and Hormone Actions 236
Chapter 7 Nerve Cells and Electrical Signaling 262
Chapter 8 Synaptic Transmission and Neural Integration 303
Chapter 9 The Nervous System - Central Nervous System 349
Chapter 10 The Nervous System - Sensory Systems 402
Chapter 11 The Nervous System - Autonomic and Motor Systems 475
Chapter 12 Muscle Physiology 500
Chapter 13 The Cardiovascular System - Cardiac Function 557
Chapter 14 The Cardiovascular System - Blood Vessels, Blood Flow, and Blood Pressure 603
Chapter 15 The Cardiovascular System - Blood 662
Chapter 16 The Respiratory System - Pulmonary Ventilation 693
Chapter 17 The Respiratory System - Gas Exchange and Regulation of Breathing 737
Chapter 18 The Urinary System - Renal Function 785
Chapter 19 The Urinary System - Fluid and Electrolyte Balance 840
Chapter 20 The Gastrointestinal System 889
Chapter 21 The Endocrine System - Regulation of Energy Metabolism and Growth 959
Chapter 22 The Reproductive System 1008
Chapter 23 The Immune System 1066
Chapter 24 Diabetes Mellitus 1113

,Principles of Human Physiology, 6e (Stanfield)
Chapter 1 Introduction to Physiology

1.1 Multiple Choice Questions

1) The smallest living units capable of carrying out their own basic life functions are called
A) organs.
B) organ systems.
C) tissues.
D) cells.
E) organelles.
Answer: D
HAPS LO: HAPS-1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
Chapter Section: 1.1

2) Cells are classified into which of the following four broad categories?
A) squamous, cubodial, columnar, and basement membranes
B) skeletal, cardiac, endocrine, and inervous
C) neurons, imuscle, iepithelial, iand iconnective itissue
D) atoms, itissues, iorgans, iand iorgan isystems
E) endocrine, inervous, iintegumentary, iand
ireproductiveiAnswer: iC
Learning iOutcome:
i1.1iHAPS iLO: iHAPS-
1
Bloom's iTaxonomy:
i KnowledgeiChapter iSection:
i 1.1


3) Epithelial icells iare iassociated iwith ia inoncellular imaterial icalled ia(n)
A) fibroblast.
B) connective itissue.
C) endocrine igland.
D) basement imembrane.
E) muscle
ifiber.iAnswer:
iD
Learning iOutcome:
i1.1iHAPS iLO: iHAPS-
1
Bloom's iTaxonomy:
i KnowledgeiChapter iSection:
i 1.1




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, 4) i are ifound iin ithe ilinings iof ihollow iorgans iwhere ithey iseparate ifluids iin ithe
iinterior icavity ifrom ithe isurrounding i body ifluids. iThe i interior icavity iof ia ihollow iorgan ior
ivessel iis iknownias ia .
A) Endocrine icells i: ilumen
B) Smooth imuscle icells i: icavity
C) Epithelial i: ilumen
D) Connective itissues i: ibasement imembran
E) Elastin icells i:
icavityiAnswer: iC
Learning iOutcome:
i1.1iHAPS iLO: iHAPS-
1
Bloom's iTaxonomy:
i KnowledgeiChapter iSection:
i 1.1


5) The itissue itype ithat igenerates imechanical iforce iand imovement, iand iwhose iactivity
iisicontrolled iboth ion ia ivoluntary iand i involuntary ilevel, i is tissue.
A) muscle
B) epithelial
C) connective
D) nervous
E) skeletal
iAnswer:
iA
Learning iOutcome:
i1.1iHAPS iLO:
i HAPS-1|2
Bloom's iTaxonomy:
i KnowledgeiChapter iSection:
i 1.1


6) Glands iare iderived i from iwhat itype iof itissue?
A) muscle
B) connective
C) epithelial
D) nerve
E) reticulari
Answer:
iC
Learning iOutcome:
i1.1iHAPS iLO: iHAPS-
1
Bloom's iTaxonomy:
i KnowledgeiChapter iSection:
i 1.1




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