Test Bank For Principles of Anatomy and Physiology 16th
Edition by Gerard J. Tortora, All Chapters 1 – 29 | Complete
Questions and Answers
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. An Introduction to the Human Body
2. The Chemical Level of Organization
3. The Cellular Level of Organization
4. The Tissue Level of Organization
5. The Integumentary System
6. The Skeletal System: Bone Tissue
7. The Skeletal System: The Axial Skeleton
8. The Skeletal System: The Appendicular Skeleton
9. Joints
10. Muscular Tissue
11. The Muscular System
12. Nervous Tissue
13. The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves
14. The Brain and Cranial Nerves
15. The Autonomic Nervous System
16. Sensory, Motor, and Integrative Systems
17. The Special Senses
18. The Endocrine System
, 19. The Cardiovascular System: The Blood
20. The Cardiovascular System: The Heart
21. The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels and
Hemodynamics
22. The Lymphoid (Lymphatic) System and Immunity
23. The Respiratory System
24. The Digestive System
25. Metabolism and Nutrition
26. The Urinary System
27. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Homeostasis
28. The Genital (Reproductive) Systems
29. Development and Inheritance
CHAPTER 1 — AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HUMAN BODY
1. Which term describes the study of body structure?
A. Physiology
B. Anatomy
C. Pathology
D. Histology
Answer: B
Rationale: Anatomy examines the structures of the body and their
relationships.
2. Physiology primarily examines:
, A. Body structures
B. Body functions
C. Disease causes
D. Tissue classification
Answer: B
Rationale: Physiology focuses on how body structures function.
3. Which level of organization consists of atoms and molecules?
A. Cellular
B. Chemical
C. Tissue
D. Organ
Answer: B
Rationale: The chemical level includes atoms and molecules.
4. A group of similar cells performing a common function is a:
A. Tissue
B. Organ
C. System
D. Organism
Answer: A
Rationale: Tissues consist of groups of specialized cells with related
functions.
5. Which level follows the tissue level?
A. Chemical
B. Cellular
C. Organ
D. Organism
Edition by Gerard J. Tortora, All Chapters 1 – 29 | Complete
Questions and Answers
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. An Introduction to the Human Body
2. The Chemical Level of Organization
3. The Cellular Level of Organization
4. The Tissue Level of Organization
5. The Integumentary System
6. The Skeletal System: Bone Tissue
7. The Skeletal System: The Axial Skeleton
8. The Skeletal System: The Appendicular Skeleton
9. Joints
10. Muscular Tissue
11. The Muscular System
12. Nervous Tissue
13. The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves
14. The Brain and Cranial Nerves
15. The Autonomic Nervous System
16. Sensory, Motor, and Integrative Systems
17. The Special Senses
18. The Endocrine System
, 19. The Cardiovascular System: The Blood
20. The Cardiovascular System: The Heart
21. The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels and
Hemodynamics
22. The Lymphoid (Lymphatic) System and Immunity
23. The Respiratory System
24. The Digestive System
25. Metabolism and Nutrition
26. The Urinary System
27. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Homeostasis
28. The Genital (Reproductive) Systems
29. Development and Inheritance
CHAPTER 1 — AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HUMAN BODY
1. Which term describes the study of body structure?
A. Physiology
B. Anatomy
C. Pathology
D. Histology
Answer: B
Rationale: Anatomy examines the structures of the body and their
relationships.
2. Physiology primarily examines:
, A. Body structures
B. Body functions
C. Disease causes
D. Tissue classification
Answer: B
Rationale: Physiology focuses on how body structures function.
3. Which level of organization consists of atoms and molecules?
A. Cellular
B. Chemical
C. Tissue
D. Organ
Answer: B
Rationale: The chemical level includes atoms and molecules.
4. A group of similar cells performing a common function is a:
A. Tissue
B. Organ
C. System
D. Organism
Answer: A
Rationale: Tissues consist of groups of specialized cells with related
functions.
5. Which level follows the tissue level?
A. Chemical
B. Cellular
C. Organ
D. Organism
