1. An Introduction to the Human Body
Test Bank for Anatomy and Physiology 1. is the study of the larger structures of the body, those visible without the aid of magnification
Openstax 2nd Edition | All Chapters (A) Gross anatomy
Covered | Brand New Version! (B) Microscopic anatomy
(C) Macroscopic anatomy
(D) Physical anatomy
Ans A Diff Easy Page 8
2. The word “anatomy” comes from a Greek root that means “ ........... ’’
(A) To cut apart
(B) To fix with
(C) To view inside
(D) To study exterior
Ans A Diff Easy Page 8
3. Dissection is still used in ………….
(A) Medical schools
(B) Pathology labs
(C) Anatomy courses
(D) All of above
Ans D Diff Easy Page 8
4. Microscopic anatomy includes ………….
(A) Histology
(B) Cytology
(C) Both of above
(D) None of above
Ans C Diff Easy Page 8
5 ................ is the study of the structures that make up a discrete body system—that is, a group of
structures that work together to perform a unique body function.
(A) Regional anatomy
(B) Systematic anatomy
(C) Both of above
, (D) None of above (B) Different
Ans C Diff Easy Page 9 (C) Both Above
6. Human physiology is the scientific study of the ........... of the structures of the body and the ways in (D) None of Above
which they work together to support the functions of life.
Ans C Diff Easy Page14
(A) Chemistry
11. A human body consists of trillions of cells organized in a way that maintains distinct ……….. .
(B) Physic
(A) Internal compartments
(C) Both Above
(B) External compartments
(D) None of Above
(C) Both of above
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(D) None of above
7. Homeostasis is the state of steady -------- maintained by living things.
Ans A Diff Medium Page 14
(A) Internal Condition
12. The organism level is the ............level of organization
(B) External conditions
(A) Lowest
(C) Both Above
(B) Highest
(D) None of Above
(C) Medium
Ans A Diff Easy Page 9
(D) Extreme
Ans A Diff Medium Page 14
8. An organ is an anatomically distinct structure of the body composed of --------- tissue types.
13. Which of the following mechanism is involved in releasing energy?
(A) One (B) Two
(A) Catabolism
(C) Two or more
(B) Anabolism
(D) None of above
(C) Both of above
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(D) None of above
9. In ------------ organisms, including humans, all cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems of the body work
together to maintain the life and health of the organism. Ans C Diff Medium Page 14
(A) Unicellular 14. Every cell in your body makes use of a chemical compound, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), to ………. .
(B) Bicellular (A) Store energy
(C) Multicellular (B) Release energy
(D) None of above (C) Both of above
Ans C Diff Easy Page 14 (D) None of above
10. The different organ systems each have different functions and therefore --------- roles to perform in Ans C Diff Medium Page 15
physiology. 15 .............. is the ability of an organism to adjust to changes in its internal and external environments
(A) Unique
, (A) Responsiveness 20. Atmospheric air is only about ............ percent oxygen, but that oxygen is a key component of the
chemical reactions that keep the body alive, including the reactions that produce ATP
(B) Movement
(A) 20
(C) Locomotion
(B) 30
(D) All of above
(C) 40
Ans A Diff Hard Page 15
(D) 60
16. Anatomic structures and physiological processes allow runners to coordinate the action of muscle
groups and sweat in response to rising internal ……….. . Ans A Diff Medium Page 17
(A) Body temperature 21. Controlled hypothermia often is used, for example, during open-heart surgery because it ......... the
metabolic needs of the brain, heart, and other organs, reducing the risk of damage to them. (A)
(B) Blood pressure
Decreases
(C) Hormone level
(B) Increases
(D) All of above
(C) Remains constant
Ans A Diff Hard Page 16
(D) None of above
17 .............. is all of the changes the body goes through in life.
Ans A Diff Medium Page 18
(A) Development
(B) Growth 22. In the emergency department, the physician induces coma and lowers the patient’s body temperature
(C) Reproduction to approximately 91 degrees. This condition, which is maintained for 24 hours............. the patient’s
metabolic rate
(D) All of above
(A) Slows
Ans A Diff Medium Page 16
(B) Enhances
18. Development includes the process of ………. .
(C) Neutralizes
(A) Differentiation
(D) None of above
(B) Growth
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(C) Repair
23. The pressure of the nitrogen gas in your blood would be much ......... than the pressure of nitrogen in
(D) All of above the space surrounding your body
Ans D Diff Medium Page 16 (A) Higher
19. Humans have been adapting to life on Earth for at least the past …………. . (B) Lower
(A) 100000 years (C) Equal
(B) 200000 years (D) None of above
(C) 300000 years Ans A Diff Medium Page 19
(D) 400000 years 24. Decompression sickness (DCS) is a condition in which gases dissolved in the blood or in other body
tissues are no longer dissolved following a reduction in pressure on the body. This condition affects
Ans B Diff Hard Page 17 ……….
, (A) Underwater divers Ans A Diff Hard Page 25
(B) Pilots 29. A plane is ..................surface that passes through the body.
(C) Mountaineers (A) Two dimensional
(D) All of above (B) Three dimensional
Ans D Diff Medium Page 20 (C) Imaginary two dimensional
25. The most common symptom of DCS is ………….. . (D) Imaginary three dimensional
(A) Pain in the joints Ans C Diff Hard P age 25
(B) Headache 30. The............. is the largest cavity in the body
(C) Vision disturbances (A) Abdominopelvic cavity
(D) All of above (B) Thoracic cavity
Ans D Diff Medium Page 20 (C) Cranial cavity
26. The brain triggers the thyroid gland in the endocrine system to release thyroid hormone, which ……… (D) Spinal cavity
metabolic activity and heat production in cells throughout the body.
Ans A Diff Hard Page 27
(A) Increases
(B) Decreases
(C) Remains constant
2. The Chemical Level of Organization
(D) None of above
1. Human chemistry includes …….. .
Ans A Diff Hard Page 21
(A) Organic molecules
27. Childbirth and the body’s response to blood loss are two examples of .................. Loops that are (B) Elements
normal but are activated only when needed.
(C) Biochemical
(A) Positive feedback
(D) All of above
(B) Negative feedback
Ans D Diff Easy Page 42
(C) Both of above
2. In glucose, there are always six carbon and six oxygen units for every ........ hydrogen units.
(D) None of above
(A) Three
Ans A Diff Medium Page 22
(B) Six
28 ............ position describes a position in a limb that is nearer to the point of attachment or the trunk of
the body (C) Twelve
(A) Proximal (D) Eighteen
(B) Distal Ans C Diff Medium Page 43
(C) Medial 3. The percentage of potassium in human body is ………….
(D) Lateral (A) 0.2
Test Bank for Anatomy and Physiology 1. is the study of the larger structures of the body, those visible without the aid of magnification
Openstax 2nd Edition | All Chapters (A) Gross anatomy
Covered | Brand New Version! (B) Microscopic anatomy
(C) Macroscopic anatomy
(D) Physical anatomy
Ans A Diff Easy Page 8
2. The word “anatomy” comes from a Greek root that means “ ........... ’’
(A) To cut apart
(B) To fix with
(C) To view inside
(D) To study exterior
Ans A Diff Easy Page 8
3. Dissection is still used in ………….
(A) Medical schools
(B) Pathology labs
(C) Anatomy courses
(D) All of above
Ans D Diff Easy Page 8
4. Microscopic anatomy includes ………….
(A) Histology
(B) Cytology
(C) Both of above
(D) None of above
Ans C Diff Easy Page 8
5 ................ is the study of the structures that make up a discrete body system—that is, a group of
structures that work together to perform a unique body function.
(A) Regional anatomy
(B) Systematic anatomy
(C) Both of above
, (D) None of above (B) Different
Ans C Diff Easy Page 9 (C) Both Above
6. Human physiology is the scientific study of the ........... of the structures of the body and the ways in (D) None of Above
which they work together to support the functions of life.
Ans C Diff Easy Page14
(A) Chemistry
11. A human body consists of trillions of cells organized in a way that maintains distinct ……….. .
(B) Physic
(A) Internal compartments
(C) Both Above
(B) External compartments
(D) None of Above
(C) Both of above
Ans C Diff Medium Page 9
(D) None of above
7. Homeostasis is the state of steady -------- maintained by living things.
Ans A Diff Medium Page 14
(A) Internal Condition
12. The organism level is the ............level of organization
(B) External conditions
(A) Lowest
(C) Both Above
(B) Highest
(D) None of Above
(C) Medium
Ans A Diff Easy Page 9
(D) Extreme
Ans A Diff Medium Page 14
8. An organ is an anatomically distinct structure of the body composed of --------- tissue types.
13. Which of the following mechanism is involved in releasing energy?
(A) One (B) Two
(A) Catabolism
(C) Two or more
(B) Anabolism
(D) None of above
(C) Both of above
Ans C Diff Easy Page 11
(D) None of above
9. In ------------ organisms, including humans, all cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems of the body work
together to maintain the life and health of the organism. Ans C Diff Medium Page 14
(A) Unicellular 14. Every cell in your body makes use of a chemical compound, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), to ………. .
(B) Bicellular (A) Store energy
(C) Multicellular (B) Release energy
(D) None of above (C) Both of above
Ans C Diff Easy Page 14 (D) None of above
10. The different organ systems each have different functions and therefore --------- roles to perform in Ans C Diff Medium Page 15
physiology. 15 .............. is the ability of an organism to adjust to changes in its internal and external environments
(A) Unique
, (A) Responsiveness 20. Atmospheric air is only about ............ percent oxygen, but that oxygen is a key component of the
chemical reactions that keep the body alive, including the reactions that produce ATP
(B) Movement
(A) 20
(C) Locomotion
(B) 30
(D) All of above
(C) 40
Ans A Diff Hard Page 15
(D) 60
16. Anatomic structures and physiological processes allow runners to coordinate the action of muscle
groups and sweat in response to rising internal ……….. . Ans A Diff Medium Page 17
(A) Body temperature 21. Controlled hypothermia often is used, for example, during open-heart surgery because it ......... the
metabolic needs of the brain, heart, and other organs, reducing the risk of damage to them. (A)
(B) Blood pressure
Decreases
(C) Hormone level
(B) Increases
(D) All of above
(C) Remains constant
Ans A Diff Hard Page 16
(D) None of above
17 .............. is all of the changes the body goes through in life.
Ans A Diff Medium Page 18
(A) Development
(B) Growth 22. In the emergency department, the physician induces coma and lowers the patient’s body temperature
(C) Reproduction to approximately 91 degrees. This condition, which is maintained for 24 hours............. the patient’s
metabolic rate
(D) All of above
(A) Slows
Ans A Diff Medium Page 16
(B) Enhances
18. Development includes the process of ………. .
(C) Neutralizes
(A) Differentiation
(D) None of above
(B) Growth
Ans A Diff Easy Page 18
(C) Repair
23. The pressure of the nitrogen gas in your blood would be much ......... than the pressure of nitrogen in
(D) All of above the space surrounding your body
Ans D Diff Medium Page 16 (A) Higher
19. Humans have been adapting to life on Earth for at least the past …………. . (B) Lower
(A) 100000 years (C) Equal
(B) 200000 years (D) None of above
(C) 300000 years Ans A Diff Medium Page 19
(D) 400000 years 24. Decompression sickness (DCS) is a condition in which gases dissolved in the blood or in other body
tissues are no longer dissolved following a reduction in pressure on the body. This condition affects
Ans B Diff Hard Page 17 ……….
, (A) Underwater divers Ans A Diff Hard Page 25
(B) Pilots 29. A plane is ..................surface that passes through the body.
(C) Mountaineers (A) Two dimensional
(D) All of above (B) Three dimensional
Ans D Diff Medium Page 20 (C) Imaginary two dimensional
25. The most common symptom of DCS is ………….. . (D) Imaginary three dimensional
(A) Pain in the joints Ans C Diff Hard P age 25
(B) Headache 30. The............. is the largest cavity in the body
(C) Vision disturbances (A) Abdominopelvic cavity
(D) All of above (B) Thoracic cavity
Ans D Diff Medium Page 20 (C) Cranial cavity
26. The brain triggers the thyroid gland in the endocrine system to release thyroid hormone, which ……… (D) Spinal cavity
metabolic activity and heat production in cells throughout the body.
Ans A Diff Hard Page 27
(A) Increases
(B) Decreases
(C) Remains constant
2. The Chemical Level of Organization
(D) None of above
1. Human chemistry includes …….. .
Ans A Diff Hard Page 21
(A) Organic molecules
27. Childbirth and the body’s response to blood loss are two examples of .................. Loops that are (B) Elements
normal but are activated only when needed.
(C) Biochemical
(A) Positive feedback
(D) All of above
(B) Negative feedback
Ans D Diff Easy Page 42
(C) Both of above
2. In glucose, there are always six carbon and six oxygen units for every ........ hydrogen units.
(D) None of above
(A) Three
Ans A Diff Medium Page 22
(B) Six
28 ............ position describes a position in a limb that is nearer to the point of attachment or the trunk of
the body (C) Twelve
(A) Proximal (D) Eighteen
(B) Distal Ans C Diff Medium Page 43
(C) Medial 3. The percentage of potassium in human body is ………….
(D) Lateral (A) 0.2
