Complete Test Bank Human Physiology 15th
Edition Fox Questions & Answers with
rationales (Chapter 1-20)
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D. hormone
A(n) ________ is transported in the bloodstream.
A. paracrine
B. autocrine
C. neurotransmitter
D. hormone
E. glial cell
A. insulin
The pancreas secretes ________ in response to high blood glucose levels.
A. insulin
B. growth hormone
C. glucagon
D. aldosterone
E. glucocorticoids
C. endocrine system
Which system produces chemical messengers known as hormones:
A. immune system
B. muscular system
C. endocrine system
D. integumentary system
E. nervous system
D. lysosome : phagolysosome
During phagocytosis, the phagosome binds with a(n) ________ to form a(n)
________.
,A. Golgi apparatus : vacuole
B. ingested particle : digested particle
C. ribosome : hybrid phagosome
D. lysosome : phagolysosome
E. bacteria : null cell
A. infundibulum
What is the name of the stalk that connects the hypothalamus and pituitary
gland?
A. infundibulum
B. adenohypophysis
C. median eminence
D. sella turcica
E. neurohypophysis
E. negative feedback inhibition
Target organs most often regulate the pituitary gland via ________.
A. spinal reflexes
B. direct nervous stimulation
C. antagonistic regulation
D. positive feedback inhibition
E. negative feedback inhibition
B. tight junctions
In epithelial tissue, the cells are linked together by ________, which prevent
paracellular movement from lumen to extracellular fluid.
B. tight junctions
C. gap junctions
D. aquaporins
E. hemidesmosomes
B. cytosol
Where are the enzymes of glycolysis located within the cell?
A. lysosome
B. cytosol
, C. outer mitochondrial membrane
D. nucleus
E. inner mitochondrial membrane
A. organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organelle
lists levels of human structure from the most complex to the simplest?
A. organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organelle
B. organ, organ system, tissue, cell, organelle
C. organ system, organelle, tissue, cell, organ
D. organ system, organ, cell, tissue, organelle
E. organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system
. amplify the response of the first messenger.
The function of a second messenger system is to
A. isolate the response to the inside of a cell.
B. amplify the response of the first messenger.
C. buffer a cell's response to a ligand.
D. facilitate the process of covalent modification of a protein.
E. keep calcium involved in these responses.
E. a chemical regulator secreted from an endocrine gland that travels through
the bloodstream to affect target cells
What is a hormone?
A. a chemical released from an endocrine gland that affects target cells without
entering the bloodstream
B. a chemical excreted from sweat gland that signals other individuals about the
physiological status of the body
C. a chemical found in the blood that catalyzes the destruction of ingested toxins
and foreign substances
D. a chemical released from a nerve cell that affects nearby cells across a synapse
E. a chemical regulator secreted from an endocrine gland that travels through the
bloodstream to affect target cells
D. synergistic.
Edition Fox Questions & Answers with
rationales (Chapter 1-20)
___________________________________________________________________
D. hormone
A(n) ________ is transported in the bloodstream.
A. paracrine
B. autocrine
C. neurotransmitter
D. hormone
E. glial cell
A. insulin
The pancreas secretes ________ in response to high blood glucose levels.
A. insulin
B. growth hormone
C. glucagon
D. aldosterone
E. glucocorticoids
C. endocrine system
Which system produces chemical messengers known as hormones:
A. immune system
B. muscular system
C. endocrine system
D. integumentary system
E. nervous system
D. lysosome : phagolysosome
During phagocytosis, the phagosome binds with a(n) ________ to form a(n)
________.
,A. Golgi apparatus : vacuole
B. ingested particle : digested particle
C. ribosome : hybrid phagosome
D. lysosome : phagolysosome
E. bacteria : null cell
A. infundibulum
What is the name of the stalk that connects the hypothalamus and pituitary
gland?
A. infundibulum
B. adenohypophysis
C. median eminence
D. sella turcica
E. neurohypophysis
E. negative feedback inhibition
Target organs most often regulate the pituitary gland via ________.
A. spinal reflexes
B. direct nervous stimulation
C. antagonistic regulation
D. positive feedback inhibition
E. negative feedback inhibition
B. tight junctions
In epithelial tissue, the cells are linked together by ________, which prevent
paracellular movement from lumen to extracellular fluid.
B. tight junctions
C. gap junctions
D. aquaporins
E. hemidesmosomes
B. cytosol
Where are the enzymes of glycolysis located within the cell?
A. lysosome
B. cytosol
, C. outer mitochondrial membrane
D. nucleus
E. inner mitochondrial membrane
A. organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organelle
lists levels of human structure from the most complex to the simplest?
A. organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organelle
B. organ, organ system, tissue, cell, organelle
C. organ system, organelle, tissue, cell, organ
D. organ system, organ, cell, tissue, organelle
E. organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system
. amplify the response of the first messenger.
The function of a second messenger system is to
A. isolate the response to the inside of a cell.
B. amplify the response of the first messenger.
C. buffer a cell's response to a ligand.
D. facilitate the process of covalent modification of a protein.
E. keep calcium involved in these responses.
E. a chemical regulator secreted from an endocrine gland that travels through
the bloodstream to affect target cells
What is a hormone?
A. a chemical released from an endocrine gland that affects target cells without
entering the bloodstream
B. a chemical excreted from sweat gland that signals other individuals about the
physiological status of the body
C. a chemical found in the blood that catalyzes the destruction of ingested toxins
and foreign substances
D. a chemical released from a nerve cell that affects nearby cells across a synapse
E. a chemical regulator secreted from an endocrine gland that travels through the
bloodstream to affect target cells
D. synergistic.
