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Test Bank Hole's Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology, 15th Edition
by Charles Welsh, Prentice-Craver

Chap 01 15e Welsh Answers Included L


1) The anatomical term for the forearm is L L L L L .



2) What investigator would conduct an experiment to determine how temperature changes
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affect the rate at which the heart beats?
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A) Anatomist
B) Physiologist
C) Chemist
D) Biochemist



3) Blood plasma is an example of what type of fluid?
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A) Intracellular
B) Extracellular
C) Serous
D) Acidic



4) Which of the following lists illustrates the idea of increasing levels of organization?
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A) Molecules, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems L L L L L



B) Tissues, cells, organs, molecules, organ systems
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C) Organs, molecules, organ systems, cells, tissues
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D) Cell, atom, tissue, molecule, macromolecule
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5) In a crisis, the heart beats faster and more forcefully. What affect would this have on
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hydrostatic pressure? L




A) An increase in hydrostatic pressure
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B) A decrease in hydrostatic pressure
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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
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change is an example of a(an):
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A) effector.
B) receptor.
C) stimulus.
D) response.



7) Which of the following is considered one of the characteristics of life?
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A) Digestion
B) Respiration
C) Metabolism
D) Absorption



8) The ability of an organism to sense changes in its body is an example of:
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A) movement.
B) respiration.
C) responsiveness.
D) absorption.



9) What is the definition of metabolism?
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A) All the cells in the body
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B) All of the homeostatic setpoints in the body
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C) All of the chemical reactions in the body
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D) All of the organs in the body and their parts
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10) What is/are the origin(s) of many of the terms in anatomy and physiology?
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A) Greek and Latin L L




B) Spanish and Portuguese L L



C) French and German L L



D) Chinese and Japanese L L




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,11) At what level of organization is skin?
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A) Tissue level L




B) Cellular level L



C) Organ level L



D) System level L




12) Which of the following is NOT a requirement to maintain the life of humans?
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A) Water
B) Heat
C) Light
D) Pressure



13) What gas makes up approximately 1/5th of ordinary air and is used by cells to release energy
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from food substances?
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A) Oxygen
B) Carbon dioxide L




C) Hydrogen
D) Nitrogen



14) Which of the following processes are NOT concerned with maintaining the life of an adult
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organism?
A) Responsiveness
B) Movement
C) Reproduction
D) Metabolism



15) What is the definition of homeostasis?
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A) The changing external conditions
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B) The maintenance of stable external conditions
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C) The changing internal conditions
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D) The maintenance of internal conditions
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16) The method for testing a hypothesis, then rejecting or accepting it based on the results of
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experiments or observations, is called the L L L L L .




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, 17) Which of the following examples illustrates a homeostatic mechanism?
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A) Shivering in response to a drop in body temperature
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B) Increasing body temperature during exercise L L L L



C) Decreasing body temperature during prolonged exposure to cold conditions
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D) Dehydration from lack of water intake L L L L L




18) What requirement of life is also the most abundant chemical in the body and is the major
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component of extracellular fluid?
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A) Water
B) Oxygen
C) Cell
D) Food



19) What term refers to the structures that provide information about the conditions of the
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internal environment?
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A) Set points L




B) Effectors
C) Receptors
D) Homeostasis



20) Which of the following directly cause(s) the changes in the internal environment needed to
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maintain homeostasis?
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A) Receptors
B) Effectors
C) Setpoint
D) Intracellular fluid L




21) Which of the following causes conditions in the body to move away from the normal state?
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A) Negative feedback L



B) Homeostasis
C) Positive feedback L



D) Setpoint




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