TEST BANK FOR Human Anatomy & Physiology 11th Edition
The study of normal body structures is called - Answer anatomy
The study of how the body functions is called - Answer physiology
Feeling for swollen lymph nodes is an example of auscultation - Answer false
We can see through bones with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). - Answer true
Histology is the study of structures that can be observed without a magnifying lens - Answer
false
Feeling structures with your fingertips is called_________, whereas tapping on the body and
listening for sounds of abnormalities is called_________ - Answer palpation; percussion
Which of these is the best imaging technique for routinely examining the anatomical
development of a fetus? - Answer sonography
The study of the structure and function of cells is called - Answer cytology
Ultrastructure refers to the detailed structure to the level of the - Answer molecule
The study of how hormones function is called - Answer endocrinology
The study of mechanism of disease is called - Answer pathophysiology
All functions of the body can be interpreted as the effects of cellular activity. - Answer true
, The hypothetico-deductive method is common in physiology, whereas the inductive method is
common in anatomy. - Answer true
What is the process of using numerous observations to develop general principles and
predictions about a specific subject called? - Answer the inductive method
Most people think that ulcers are caused by psychological stress. It was discovered that an acid-
resistant bacterium, Heliobacter pylori, lives in the lining of the stomach. If these bacteria cause
ulcers, then treatment with an antibiotic should reduce ulcers. This line of investigation is an
example of_________ - Answer hypothetico-deductive reasoning
The use of controls and statistical testing are two aspects of experimental design that help to
ensure_________. - Answer objective + reliable results
Which process submits a scientist's ideas to the critical judgment of other specialists in the field
before the research is funded or published? - Answer peer review
A new drug apparently increases short-term memory. Students were divided randomly into two
groups at the beginning of the semester. One group was given the memory pill once a day for the
semester, and the other group was given a same-looking pill, but it was just sugar. The sugar pill
is termed a(n) - Answer placebo
Two groups of people were tested to determine whether garlic lowers blood cholesterol levels.
One group was given 800 mg of garlic powder daily for four months and exhibited an average
12% reduction in the blood cholesterol. The other group was not given any garlic and after four
months averaged a 3% reduction in cholesterol. The group that was not given the garlic was
the_________ group. - Answer control
An individual scientific fact has more information than a theory - Answer false
An educated speculation or a possible answer to a question is called a(n)_________. A)
scientific method - Answer hypothesis
, Which of the following would contain the greatest amount of information that scientists consider
to be true to the best of their knowledge? - Answer a theory
Evolutionary (Darwinian) medicine traces some of our diseases to our evolutionary past. true -
Answer true
If a species of animal evolves over generations to grow a large fan-blade like growth on its back
to catch the wind and cool its body, this would be an example of responding to_________. -
Answer selection pressure
The terms development and evolution have the same meaning in physiology - Answer false
What is a change in the genetic composition of a population over time called? - Answer
evolution
The constant appearance of new strains of influenza virus is an example of_________. - Answer
evolution
What is the principal theory of how evolution works? - Answer natural selection
Stereoscopic vision provides_________. - Answer depth perception
Most primates are_________, meaning they live in trees. - Answer arboreal
Which of the following was an adaptation that evolved in connection with human upright
walking? - Answer spinal + pelvic anatomy
A human is born before his/her nervous system has matured. This is traceable to_ - Answer
skeleton adaptations to bipedalism
What is the species of modern humans - Answer homo sapiens
, Organs are made of tissues. - Answer true
A molecule of water is more complex than a mitochondrion (organelle) - Answer false
An_________ is composed of two or more tissues types, whereas_________ are microscopic
structures in a cell. - Answer organ; organelles
Which of the following lists levels of human structure from the most complex to the simplest? -
Answer organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organelle
Which of the following lists examples of body structures from the simplest to the most
complex? - Answer protein, mitochondrion, adipocyte (fat cell), connective tissue, stomach
A(n)_________ is a group of similar cells and their intercellular materials in a discrete region of
an organ performing a specific function. - Answer tissue
All of the following are human organ systems except _____ - Answer epidermal
All of the following are organs except - Answer the digestive system
Taking apart a clock to see how it works is similar to_________ thinking about human
physiology. - Answer reductionist
Which of the following approaches understanding the human body by studying the interactions
of its parts? - Answer reductionism
What is the view that not everything about an organism can be understood or predicted from the
knowledge of its components; that is, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts? - Answer
holism
The study of normal body structures is called - Answer anatomy
The study of how the body functions is called - Answer physiology
Feeling for swollen lymph nodes is an example of auscultation - Answer false
We can see through bones with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). - Answer true
Histology is the study of structures that can be observed without a magnifying lens - Answer
false
Feeling structures with your fingertips is called_________, whereas tapping on the body and
listening for sounds of abnormalities is called_________ - Answer palpation; percussion
Which of these is the best imaging technique for routinely examining the anatomical
development of a fetus? - Answer sonography
The study of the structure and function of cells is called - Answer cytology
Ultrastructure refers to the detailed structure to the level of the - Answer molecule
The study of how hormones function is called - Answer endocrinology
The study of mechanism of disease is called - Answer pathophysiology
All functions of the body can be interpreted as the effects of cellular activity. - Answer true
, The hypothetico-deductive method is common in physiology, whereas the inductive method is
common in anatomy. - Answer true
What is the process of using numerous observations to develop general principles and
predictions about a specific subject called? - Answer the inductive method
Most people think that ulcers are caused by psychological stress. It was discovered that an acid-
resistant bacterium, Heliobacter pylori, lives in the lining of the stomach. If these bacteria cause
ulcers, then treatment with an antibiotic should reduce ulcers. This line of investigation is an
example of_________ - Answer hypothetico-deductive reasoning
The use of controls and statistical testing are two aspects of experimental design that help to
ensure_________. - Answer objective + reliable results
Which process submits a scientist's ideas to the critical judgment of other specialists in the field
before the research is funded or published? - Answer peer review
A new drug apparently increases short-term memory. Students were divided randomly into two
groups at the beginning of the semester. One group was given the memory pill once a day for the
semester, and the other group was given a same-looking pill, but it was just sugar. The sugar pill
is termed a(n) - Answer placebo
Two groups of people were tested to determine whether garlic lowers blood cholesterol levels.
One group was given 800 mg of garlic powder daily for four months and exhibited an average
12% reduction in the blood cholesterol. The other group was not given any garlic and after four
months averaged a 3% reduction in cholesterol. The group that was not given the garlic was
the_________ group. - Answer control
An individual scientific fact has more information than a theory - Answer false
An educated speculation or a possible answer to a question is called a(n)_________. A)
scientific method - Answer hypothesis
, Which of the following would contain the greatest amount of information that scientists consider
to be true to the best of their knowledge? - Answer a theory
Evolutionary (Darwinian) medicine traces some of our diseases to our evolutionary past. true -
Answer true
If a species of animal evolves over generations to grow a large fan-blade like growth on its back
to catch the wind and cool its body, this would be an example of responding to_________. -
Answer selection pressure
The terms development and evolution have the same meaning in physiology - Answer false
What is a change in the genetic composition of a population over time called? - Answer
evolution
The constant appearance of new strains of influenza virus is an example of_________. - Answer
evolution
What is the principal theory of how evolution works? - Answer natural selection
Stereoscopic vision provides_________. - Answer depth perception
Most primates are_________, meaning they live in trees. - Answer arboreal
Which of the following was an adaptation that evolved in connection with human upright
walking? - Answer spinal + pelvic anatomy
A human is born before his/her nervous system has matured. This is traceable to_ - Answer
skeleton adaptations to bipedalism
What is the species of modern humans - Answer homo sapiens
, Organs are made of tissues. - Answer true
A molecule of water is more complex than a mitochondrion (organelle) - Answer false
An_________ is composed of two or more tissues types, whereas_________ are microscopic
structures in a cell. - Answer organ; organelles
Which of the following lists levels of human structure from the most complex to the simplest? -
Answer organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organelle
Which of the following lists examples of body structures from the simplest to the most
complex? - Answer protein, mitochondrion, adipocyte (fat cell), connective tissue, stomach
A(n)_________ is a group of similar cells and their intercellular materials in a discrete region of
an organ performing a specific function. - Answer tissue
All of the following are human organ systems except _____ - Answer epidermal
All of the following are organs except - Answer the digestive system
Taking apart a clock to see how it works is similar to_________ thinking about human
physiology. - Answer reductionist
Which of the following approaches understanding the human body by studying the interactions
of its parts? - Answer reductionism
What is the view that not everything about an organism can be understood or predicted from the
knowledge of its components; that is, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts? - Answer
holism
