KIN 267 Midterm Exam 1 U of R 1
Name: ID Number:
KIN 267 (Human Physiology I) Mid-Term Examination 1 (Fall )
Answer Key
TIME: 13:00 – 14:15
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
Please enter your name and ID number at the top of this page.
Please enter the following onto the answer sheet provided:
Your name in the space labelled “NAME”.
Your ID number in the space labelled
“ID”.
This examination consists of 80 marks (75 multiple choice and 5 short answer marks).
Please select only one (1) answer for each multiple choice question and enter your answers
on the answer sheet. Please also answer the short answer questions provided in Part 2 on
the answer sheet. Negative marking will NOT be used for this examination.
There are 4 bonus questions included at the end of the exam. Correctly answering any of
these questions allow you to gain back some of the marks you lost on the regular exam
questions.
Do NOT detach any of the pages from the question booklet. Failure to hand in the entire
question booklet along with your answer sheet will result in a score of zero (0).
A
,KIN 267 Midterm Exam 1 U of R 2
Multiple choice.
Value = 75 marks (1 point for each correct answer)
1. Atoms and molecules are part of which level of organization in the human body?
a. Chemical
b. Cellular
c. Tissue
d. Organ
e. System
2. A structure made up of two or more types of tissues that performs a specific set
of functions is at what level of organization?
a. Chemical
b. Cellular
c. Tissue
d. Organ
e. System
3. Which system of the body is responsible for elimination of wastes and regulating the
volume and composition of the blood, including production of red blood cells?
a. Urinary
b. Respiratory
c. Digestive
d. Endocrine
e. Nervous
4. Which of the following organs is not a part of the digestive system?
a. Esophagus
b. Salivary glands
c. Spleen
d. Large intestine
e. Liver
5. The development of specialized cells from unspecialized stem cells is a description of
which of the following basic life processes?
a. Metabolism
b. Movement
c. Growth
d. Differentiation
e. Reproduction
, KIN 267 Midterm Exam 1 U of R 3
6. Cells are able to transport materials from one region of the cell to another just as the body
is able to transport substances to different locations, or skeletal muscles (working with
your skeleton) can transport you from the sofa to the refrigerator. What basic life process
is illustrated by this description?
a. Metabolism
b. Growth
c. Movement
d. Differentiation
e. Reproduction
7. Which of the following situations would represent a serious disruption of the homeostasis
of the volume and composition of body fluids?
a. Eating a normal meal and drinking a glass of water
b. Normal urination
c. Sweating on a warm day, but drinking lemonade in the shade afterwards
d. Drinking a sports drink after playing a game of basketball with friends
e. Becoming dehydrated as your lifeboat drifts on the empty ocean
8. The homeostasis of the body is controlled through a series of steps called a feedback
system or feedback loop. One component of such systems is a control center. Which of
the following organs would frequently serve as the control center for a feedback system
(remember, the control center evaluates the disruption to homeostasis, and it also
triggers a response)?
a. Skeletal muscles
b. Brain
c. Nerve endings in the skin
d. Blood and lymphatic fluid
e. Sweat glands
9. The meninges would be found within which body cavity?
a. Pelvic cavity
b. Thoracic cavity
c. Mediastinum
d. Vertebral and cranial
e. Abdominopelvic cavity
10. The diaphragm separates which two body cavities?
a. pelvic cavity from the abdominal cavity
b. cranial cavity from the vertebral cavity
c. thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity
Name: ID Number:
KIN 267 (Human Physiology I) Mid-Term Examination 1 (Fall )
Answer Key
TIME: 13:00 – 14:15
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
Please enter your name and ID number at the top of this page.
Please enter the following onto the answer sheet provided:
Your name in the space labelled “NAME”.
Your ID number in the space labelled
“ID”.
This examination consists of 80 marks (75 multiple choice and 5 short answer marks).
Please select only one (1) answer for each multiple choice question and enter your answers
on the answer sheet. Please also answer the short answer questions provided in Part 2 on
the answer sheet. Negative marking will NOT be used for this examination.
There are 4 bonus questions included at the end of the exam. Correctly answering any of
these questions allow you to gain back some of the marks you lost on the regular exam
questions.
Do NOT detach any of the pages from the question booklet. Failure to hand in the entire
question booklet along with your answer sheet will result in a score of zero (0).
A
,KIN 267 Midterm Exam 1 U of R 2
Multiple choice.
Value = 75 marks (1 point for each correct answer)
1. Atoms and molecules are part of which level of organization in the human body?
a. Chemical
b. Cellular
c. Tissue
d. Organ
e. System
2. A structure made up of two or more types of tissues that performs a specific set
of functions is at what level of organization?
a. Chemical
b. Cellular
c. Tissue
d. Organ
e. System
3. Which system of the body is responsible for elimination of wastes and regulating the
volume and composition of the blood, including production of red blood cells?
a. Urinary
b. Respiratory
c. Digestive
d. Endocrine
e. Nervous
4. Which of the following organs is not a part of the digestive system?
a. Esophagus
b. Salivary glands
c. Spleen
d. Large intestine
e. Liver
5. The development of specialized cells from unspecialized stem cells is a description of
which of the following basic life processes?
a. Metabolism
b. Movement
c. Growth
d. Differentiation
e. Reproduction
, KIN 267 Midterm Exam 1 U of R 3
6. Cells are able to transport materials from one region of the cell to another just as the body
is able to transport substances to different locations, or skeletal muscles (working with
your skeleton) can transport you from the sofa to the refrigerator. What basic life process
is illustrated by this description?
a. Metabolism
b. Growth
c. Movement
d. Differentiation
e. Reproduction
7. Which of the following situations would represent a serious disruption of the homeostasis
of the volume and composition of body fluids?
a. Eating a normal meal and drinking a glass of water
b. Normal urination
c. Sweating on a warm day, but drinking lemonade in the shade afterwards
d. Drinking a sports drink after playing a game of basketball with friends
e. Becoming dehydrated as your lifeboat drifts on the empty ocean
8. The homeostasis of the body is controlled through a series of steps called a feedback
system or feedback loop. One component of such systems is a control center. Which of
the following organs would frequently serve as the control center for a feedback system
(remember, the control center evaluates the disruption to homeostasis, and it also
triggers a response)?
a. Skeletal muscles
b. Brain
c. Nerve endings in the skin
d. Blood and lymphatic fluid
e. Sweat glands
9. The meninges would be found within which body cavity?
a. Pelvic cavity
b. Thoracic cavity
c. Mediastinum
d. Vertebral and cranial
e. Abdominopelvic cavity
10. The diaphragm separates which two body cavities?
a. pelvic cavity from the abdominal cavity
b. cranial cavity from the vertebral cavity
c. thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity
