PRINCIPLES OFHUMAN PHYSIOLOGY Test Bank

Multiple Choice Questions 1) The smallest living units capable of carrying out their own basic life functions are called . A) organs B) organ systems C) tissues D) cells E) organelles Answer: D Diff: 2 Page Ref: 3 2) carry/carries oxygen to the cells of the body, while the synthesis of these cells is regulated by the hormone . A) Erythrocytes : bone marrow B) Bone marrow : erythrocyte C) Erythrocytes : erythropoietin D) Erythropoietin : erythrocyte E) Bone marrow : erythropoietin Answer: C Diff: 4 Page Ref: 2 3) Which of the following is NOT one of the major cell types found in the human body? A) epithelial cells B) muscle cells C) endocrine cells D) nervous cells E) connective tissue cells Answer: C Diff: 3 Page Ref: 3 4) Which of the following is NOT a primary type of tissue? A) muscle B) skeletal C) nerve D) epithelial E) connective Answer: B Diff: 3 Page Ref: 3 Copyright © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. PRINCIPLES OFHUMAN PHYSIOLOGY 2 Test Bank for Principles of Human Physiology 5) The tissue type that generates mechanical force and movement, and whose activity is controlled both on a voluntary and involuntary level, is . A) muscle tissue B) epithelial tissue C) connective tissue D) nervous tissue E) skeletal tissue Answer: A Diff: 4 Page Ref: 5 6) What tissue type functions in the transport of specific molecules from one body compartment to another? A) muscle tissue B) epithelial tissue C) connective tissue D) nervous tissue E) reticular tissue Answer: B Diff: 4 Page Ref: 5 7) What tissue type lines internal hollow organs and external surfaces of the body, providing a barrier between the internal and external environment? A) epithelial tissue B) muscle tissue C) nervous tissue D) connective tissue E) reticular tissue Answer: A Diff: 4 Page Ref: 5 8) Glands are derived from what type of tissue? A) muscle B) connective C) epithelial D) nerve E) kleenex Answer: C Diff: 3 Page Ref: 5 9) What type of tissue lines exocrine glands? A) connective B) epithelial C) exonuclear D) nerve E) muscle Answer: B Diff: 4