ESSENTIALS OF ANATOMY AND
PHYSIOLOGY 6TH EDITION
COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER WITH
SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ homeostasis
Answer: metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several
complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic
nervous system to offset disrupting changes
◉ negative feedback mechanism
Answer: a control system where a stimulus initiates a response
that reverses or reduces the stimulus, thereby stopping the
response until the stimulus occurs again
◉ positive feedback mechanism
Answer: homeostatic control mechanism that increases the
stimulus to push the variable farther from its original value
◉ antebrachial
Answer: Forearm
◉ antecubital
Answer: Front of Elbow
, ◉ buccal
Answer: oral
◉ cervical
Answer: neck
◉ cutaneous
Answer: skin
◉ femoral
Answer: thigh
◉ frontal
Answer: forehead
◉ gastric
Answer: stomach
◉ hepatic
Answer: liver
◉ iliac
PHYSIOLOGY 6TH EDITION
COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER WITH
SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ homeostasis
Answer: metabolic equilibrium actively maintained by several
complex biological mechanisms that operate via the autonomic
nervous system to offset disrupting changes
◉ negative feedback mechanism
Answer: a control system where a stimulus initiates a response
that reverses or reduces the stimulus, thereby stopping the
response until the stimulus occurs again
◉ positive feedback mechanism
Answer: homeostatic control mechanism that increases the
stimulus to push the variable farther from its original value
◉ antebrachial
Answer: Forearm
◉ antecubital
Answer: Front of Elbow
, ◉ buccal
Answer: oral
◉ cervical
Answer: neck
◉ cutaneous
Answer: skin
◉ femoral
Answer: thigh
◉ frontal
Answer: forehead
◉ gastric
Answer: stomach
◉ hepatic
Answer: liver
◉ iliac