ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
OPENSTAX
TEST BANK
,1. An Introduction to the Human Body
1. is the study of the larger structures of the body, those visible without the aid of magnification
(A) Gross anatomy
(B) Microscopic anatomy
(C) Macroscopic anatomy
(D) Physical anatomy
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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
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3. Dissection is still used in ………….
(A) Medical schools
(B) Pathology labs
(C) Anatomy courses
(D) All of above
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4. Microscopic anatomy includes ………….
(A) Histology
(B) Cytology
(C) Both of above
(D) None of above
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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
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6. Human physiology is the scientific study of the............ of the structures of the body and the ways in
which they work together to support the functions of life.
(A) Chemistry
(B) Physic
(C) Both Above
(D) None of Above
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7. Homeostasis is the state of steady -------- maintained by living things.
(A) Internal Condition
(B) External conditions
(C) Both Above
(D) None of Above
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8. An organ is an anatomically distinct structure of the body composed of ---------- tissue types.
(A) One
(B) Two
(C) Two or more
(D) None of above
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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.
(A) Unicellular
(B) Bicellular
(C) Multicellular
(D) None of above
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10. The different organ systems each have different functions and therefore --------- roles to perform in
physiology.
(A) Unique
(B) Different
(C) Both Above
(D) None of Above
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11. A human body consists of trillions of cells organized in a way that maintains distinct ……….. .
(A) Internal compartments
(B) External compartments
(C) Both of above
(D) None of above
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12. The organism level is the .............level of organization
(A) Lowest
(B) Highest
(C) Medium
(D) Extreme
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13. Which of the following mechanism is involved in releasing energy?
(A) Catabolism
(B) Anabolism
(C) Both of above
(D) None of above
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14. Every cell in your body makes use of a chemical compound, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), to ………. .
(A) Store energy
(B) Release energy
, (C) Both of above
(D) None of above
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15............... is sthe sability sof san sorganism sto sadjust sto schanges sin sits sinternal sand sexternal
senvironments
(A) Responsiveness
(B) Movement
(C) Locomotion
(D) All sof sabove
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16. Anatomic sstructures sand sphysiological sprocesses sallow srunners sto scoordinate sthe saction sof
smuscle sgroups sand ssweat sin sresponse sto srising sinternal s……….. s.
(A) Body stemperature
(B) Blood spressure
(C) Hormone slevel
(D) All sof sabove
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s16 s17 ........ is sall sof sthe schanges sthe sbody sgoes sthrough sin slife.
(A) Development
(B) Growth
(C) Reproduction
(D) All sof sabove
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18. Development sincludes sthe sprocess sof s………. s.
(A) Differentiation
(B) Growth
(C) Repair
(D) All sof sabove
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19. Humans shave sbeen sadapting sto slife son sEarth sfor sat sleast sthe spast s…………. s.
, (A) 100000 syears
(B) 200000 syears
(C) 300000 syears
(D) 400000 syears
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20. Atmospheric sair sis sonly sabout .......... percent soxygen, sbut sthat soxygen sis sa skey scomponent sof sthe
chemical sreactions sthat skeep sthe sbody salive, sincluding sthe sreactions sthat sproduce sATP
(A) 20
(B) 30
(C) 40
(D) 60
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21. Controlled shypothermia soften sis sused, sfor sexample, sduring sopen-heart ssurgery sbecause sit... the
metabolic sneeds sof sthe sbrain, sheart, sand sother sorgans, sreducing sthe srisk sof sdamage sto sthem.
(A) Decreases
(B) Increases
(C) Remains sconstant
(D) None sof sabove
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22. In sthe semergency sdepartment, sthe sphysician sinduces scoma sand slowers sthe spatient’s sbody
stemperature sto sapproximately s91 sdegrees. sThis scondition, swhich sis smaintained sfor s24 shours the
patient’s smetabolic srate
(A) Slows
(B) Enhances
(C) Neutralizes
(D) None sof sabove
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23. The spressure sof sthe snitrogen sgas sin syour sblood swould sbe smuch . than sthe spressure sof snitrogen
sin
the sspace ssurrounding syour sbody
(A) Higher
, (B) Lower
(C) Equal
(D) None sof sabove
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24. Decompression ssickness s(DCS) sis sa scondition sin swhich sgases sdissolved sin sthe sblood sor sin
sother sbody stissues sare sno slonger sdissolved sfollowing sa sreduction sin spressure son sthe sbody.
sThis scondition saffects
……….
(A) Underwater sdivers
(B) Pilots
(C) Mountaineers
(D) All sof sabove
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25. The smost scommon ssymptom sof sDCS sis s………….. s.
(A) Pain sin sthe sjoints
(B) Headache
(C) Vision sdisturbances
(D) All sof sabove
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26. The sbrain striggers sthe sthyroid sgland sin sthe sendocrine ssystem sto srelease sthyroid shormone, swhich
s………
metabolic sactivity sand sheat sproduction sin scells sthroughout sthe sbody.
(A) Increases
(B) Decreases
(C) Remains sconstant
(D) None sof sabove
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27. Childbirth sand sthe sbody’s sresponse sto sblood sloss sare stwo sexamples sof........... Loops sthat sare
normal sbut sare sactivated sonly swhen sneeded.
(A) Positive sfeedback
(B) Negative sfeedback
(C) Both sof sabove
, (D) None sof sabove
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28............. position sdescribes sa sposition sin sa slimb sthat sis snearer sto sthe spoint sof sattachment sor sthe
strunk
of sthe sbody
(A) Proximal
(B) Distal
(C) Medial
(D) Lateral
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29. sA splane sis................surface sthat spasses sthrough sthe sbody.
(A) Two sdimensional
(B) Three sdimensional
(C) Imaginary stwo sdimensional
(D) Imaginary sthree sdimensional
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30. sThe ............ is sthe slargest scavity sin sthe sbody
(A) Abdominopelvic s cavity
(B) Thoracic scavity
(C) Cranial scavity
(D) Spinal scavity
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2. The sChemical sLevel sof sOrganization
1. Human schemistry sincludes s…….. s.
(A) Organic smolecules
(B) Elements
(C) Biochemical
(D) All sof sabove
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2. In sglucose, sthere sare salways ssix scarbon sand ssix soxygen sunits sfor severy hydrogen sunits.
(A) Three
(B) Six
(C) Twelve
(D) Eighteen
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3. The spercentage sof spotassium sin shuman sbody sis s………….
(A) 0.2
(B) 0.3
(C) 0.4
(D) 0.5
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4. Uranium s(U), sis sreferred sto sas sa sheavy smetal sand sit scontains . neutrons
(A) 238
(B) 92
(C) 146
(D) 240
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5. The snumber sof sprotons sand sneutrons s………….
(A) May sbe sequal sfor ssome selements
(B) Are sequal sfor sall selements
(C) Both sof sabove
(D) None sof sabove
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6. An sisotope sis sone sof sthe sdifferent sforms sof san selement, sdistinguished sfrom sone sanother sby
sdifferent snumbers sof s…………. s.
(A) Electrons
(B) Protons
, (C) Neutrons
(D) All sof sabove
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7. Excessive sexposure sto sradioactive sisotopes scan scause s………….. s.
(A) Damage sof shuman scells
(B) Birth sdefects
(C) Cancer
(D) All sof sabove
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8. If syou stake sa slook sat sthe speriodic stable sof sthe selements, syou swill snotice sthat shydrogen sand
shelium sare splaced salone son seither ssides sof sthe stop srow; sthey sare sthe sonly selements sthat shave
s……….. s.
(A) One selectron sshells
(B) Two selectron sshells
(C) Three selectron sshells
(D) Four selectron sshells
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9. The smost scommon sexample sof ...........in sthe snatural sworld soccurs sbetween smolecules sof swater
(A) Ionic sbonding
(B) Covalent sbonding
(C) Hydrogen sbonding
(D) All sof sabove
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10................. is sthe senergy sof sposition, sor sthe senergy smatter spossesses sbecause sof sthe spositioning
sor
structure sof sits scomponents.
(A) Kinetic senergy
(B) Chemical senergy
(C) Potential senergy
(D) None sof sabove
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