Anatomy & Physiology The Unity of Form and Function 10e By Kenneth S.
Saladin
Chapter 1-29 Answers are at the End of Each Chapter
Chapter 1
Student name:__________
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Feeling for swollen lymph nodes is an example of auscultation.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) We can see through bones with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
⊚ true
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3) Histology is the study of structures that can be observed without a magnifying lens.
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⊚ false
4) Cells were first named by microscopist Robert Hooke.
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5) All functions of the body can be interpreted as the effects of cellular activity.
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6) The hypothetico-deductive method is common in physiology, whereas the inductive method is
common in anatomy.
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7) An individual scientific fact has more information than a theory.
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,8) Evolutionary (Darwinian) medicine traces some of our diseases to our evolutionary past.
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9) The terms development and evolution have the same meaning in physiology.
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10) Organs are made of tissues.
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11) A molecule of water is more complex than a mitochondrion (organelle).
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12) Homeostasis and occupying space are both unique characteristics of living things.
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13) Negative feedback is a self-amplifying chain of events that tends to produce rapid change in
the body.
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14) Positive feedback helps to restore normal function when one of the body's physiological
variables gets out of balance.
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15) Anatomists around the world adhere to a lexicon of standard international terms which
stipulates both Latin names and accepted English equivalents.
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16) Lou Gehrig disease is the eponym for Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis, made famous by the "ice
bucket challege."
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,17) Sometimes anatomical terms come from origins that do not lend any insight into their
meaning.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
18) The study of normal body structures is called_________.
A) physiology B) anatomy C) pathology D) microscopy E) biology
19) The study of how the body functions is called_________.
A) neuroanatomy B) anatomy C) chemistry D) histology E) physiology
20) Feeling structures with your fingertips is called_________, whereas tapping on the body and
listening for sounds of abnormalities is called_________.
A) palpation; B) auscultation; C) percussion; D) palpation; E) percussion;
auscultation percussion auscultation percussion palpation
21) Which of these is the best imaging technique for routinely examining the anatomical
development of a fetus?
A) Auscultation B) PET scan C) MRI D) Sonography E) Radiography
22) The study of the structure and function of cells is called_________.
A) cytology B) gross C) exploratory D) comparative E) radiology
anatomy physiology physiology
23) Ultrastructure refers to the detailed structure to the level of the _________.
A) molecule B) cell C) organelle D) tissue E) organ
24) The study of how hormones function is called_________.
A) neuroanatomy B) neurophysiology C) endocrinology D) histology E) pathophysiology
25) The study of mechanism of disease is called_________.
A) neuroanatomy B) neurophysiology C) endocrinology D) histology E) pathophysiology
26) The terms physics, physiology, and physician come from a term_________ proposed to
distinguish natural causes from supernatural causes.
A) Hippocrates B) Plato C) Schwann D) Aristotle E) Avicenna
, 27) Who was a physician to the Roman gladiators, learned by dissection of animals, and saw
science as a method of discovery?
A) Hippocrates B) Plato C) Schwann D) Aristotle E) Galen
28) Known as "the father of modern anatomy,"_________ was the first to publish accurate
drawings of the body.
A) Vesalius B) Maimonides C) Harvey D) Aristotle E) van Leeuwenhoek
29) The most influential medical textbook of the ancient era was written by_________.
A) Hippocrates B) Aristotle C) Galen D) Vesalius E) Avicenna
30) Who established a code of ethics for physicians and is considered the "father of medicine"?
A) Aristotle B) Hippocrates C) Galen D) Vesalius E) Hooke
31) What is the process of using numerous observations to develop general principles and
predictions about a specific subject called?
A) Experimental B) The deductive C) The inductive D) A E) Statistical
design method method hypothesis testing
32) 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_________.
A) hypothetical B) hypothetico- C) the inductive D) experimental E) statistical
reasoning deductive reasoning method design analysis
33) The use of controls and statistical testing are two aspects of experimental design that help to
ensure_________.
A) an adequate B) objective and C) experimental D) psychosomatic E) treatment
sample size reliable results bias effects groups
34) Which process submits a scientist's ideas to the critical judgment of other specialists in the
field before the research is funded or published?
A) Adjudication B) Statistical C) Falsification D) Peer E) Hypothetico-deductive
testing review testing