Test Bank for Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology 8th Edition by Frederic H. Martini, Edwin F. Bartholomew| 9780135203804| All Chapters 1-20| LATEST

TEST BANK
FOR ESSENTIALS OF ANATOMY AND
PHYSIOLOGY 8TH EDITION BY FREDERIC
H. MARTINI, EDWIN F. BARTHOLOMEW
ALL CHAPTERS 1-20| LATEST 2026 A+

,Table Of Contents
• An introduction to anatomy and physiology
• The chemical level of organization
• Cell structure and function
• The tissue level of organization
• The integumentary system
• The skeletal system
• The muscular system
• The nervous system
• The general and special senses
• The endocrine system
• The cardiovascular system: blood
• The cardiovascular system: the heart
• The cardiovascular system: blood vessels and circulation
• The lymphatic system and immunity
• The respiratory system
• The digestive system
• Metabolism and energetics
• The urinary system
• The reproductive system
• Development and inheritance

,Essentials of anatomy & physiology,8th edition (martini/bartholomew)
chapter 1 an introduction to anatomy and physiology

1.1 Multiple-choice questions

1) Characteristics of living organisms include the ability to
A) Repair and completely restore itself during any type of injury.
B) Respond and adapt to their environment.
C) Control the external environment.
D) Form positive feedback loops.
Create a protective covering over themselves.ANS: b
Learning outcome: 1-1
Bloom's taxonomy: remembering

2) The waste products of metabolism are eliminated through the process of
A) Assimilation.
B) Absorption.
C) Excretion.
D) Digestion.
E) Resorption
.
ANS: c
Learning outcome: 1-1
Bloom's taxonomy: remembering

3) Humans have specialized organ systems compared to smaller organisms because
A) We have to interact with our environment and smaller organisms do not.
B) Smaller organisms do not need as many nutrients.
C) Our cells are larger.
D) Small organisms do not do the same processes than humans do.
There is multicellularity and increased size in larger organisms.ANS: e
Learning outcome: 1-1
Bloom's taxonomy: understanding

4) Think about the definitions of anatomy and of physiology. The relationship between these two
fields is best described by the following statement:
A) Anatomy is the study of function.
B) All structures are derived from an ancestral structure.
C) Physiology becomes more complex over time.
D) Structure follows function.
Organs that have similar function also have similar structure.ANS: d
Learning outcome: 1-2
Bloom's taxonomy: understanding

, 5) Diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease would be covered in the specialty area of
physiology called
A) Hyperbaric physiology.
B) Pathophysiology.
C) Gross anatomy.
D) Regional anatomy.
E) Systemic
anatomy.
ANS: b
Learning outcome: 1-2
Bloom's taxonomy: understanding

6) Studying all the superficial and internal features in one specific area of the body is called
A) Gross anatomy.
B) Surface anatomy.
C) Systemic anatomy.
D) Regional anatomy.
E) Surgical
anatomy.
ANS: d
Learning outcome: 1-2
Bloom's taxonomy: remembering

7) One difference between a gross anatomist and a histologist would be
A) The use of a microscope.
B) The need to use sophisticated diagnostic imaging methods.
C) One studies physiology and the other studies anatomy.
D) Which organ systems one studies.
Which diseases are seen.ANS: a
Learning outcome: 1-2
Bloom's taxonomy: understanding

8) The study of cells and cellular structures is called
A) Gross anatomy.
B) Cytology.
C) Histology.
D) Organology.
E) Microbiology
.
ANS: b
Learning outcome: 1-2
Bloom's taxonomy: remembering