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This testbank has been designed to be used in conjunction with Essentials of Anatomy and
Physiology for Nursing Practice, 2nd edition by Neal Cook, Andrea Shepherd and Jennifer
Boore. Correct answers for multiple choice questions are indicated with asterisks.
Chapter 1: Homeostasis
1. Match the terms from the following groups:
1. Substances entering the cell
2. Waste products leaving the cell
3. Conditions which allow life to continue
a. Steady temperature; pH between 7.35 and 7.45; electrolyte balance
b. Oxygen; substances for building complex molecules; substances acting as energy sources
c. Ammonia; carbon dioxide Ans: 1[b], 2[c], 3[a].
2. Which term is used to describe the maintenance of a constant internal environment in the
cell or body? *a. homeostasis b. equilibrium
c. pH balance
d. oxidative phosphorylation
3. Which of the following lists the correct sequence of levels forming the structural hierarchy
of the body?
a. organ, organ system, cellular, tissue, organism
b. chemical, cellular, tissue, organism, organ, organ system *c. chemical,
cellular, tissue, organ, organ system, organism d. organism, organ system,
organ, tissue, cellular, chemical
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4. Consider a feedback loop where the stimulus is an increase in blood sugar. If the feedback
loop is a negative feedback loop, what would be the result of such a stimulus? a. increase in
blood sugar levels *b. decrease in blood sugar levels
c. initial increase in blood sugar levels, followed by a decrease
d. initial decrease in blood sugar levels, followed by an increase
5. What is the result of the initial stimulus in a positive feedback loop?
a. The stimulus is suppressed.
b. The stimulus is switched off.
c. There is no effect on the stimulus. *d. The stimulus is amplified or exaggerated.
6. In systems controlled by negative feedback, the effector response returns the level of
the stimulus towards its original level. *a. True b. False
7. Which of the following lists the correct sequence of messaging between the
components of a control system?
a. control centre, receptors, effectors *b.
receptors, control centre, effectors c.
receptors, effectors, control system
d. effectors, control system, receptors
8. Which of the following apply to the control centre?
a. It sets the limits for a specific variable.
b. It integrates the information received with other information.
c. It sends instructions to change the action of the effector.
d. a. and c. above only
*e. a., b. and c. above
9. Insert the missing term. Receptors and ______ communicate with the control centre to
form a feedback system that regulates various internal conditions
Ans: effectors
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10. Match the following descriptions with the correct body system.
1. the system that processes sensory information
2. the system that delivers nutrients to body tissues
3. the system that breaks down and absorbs food
4. the system that includes the fingernails 5. the system that includes the bladder
a. Urinary/renal
b. Integumentary
c. Digestive
d. Cardiovascular
e. Nervous
Ans: 1 (e)
2 (d)
3 (c)
4 (b)
5 (a)
Chapter 2: The Human Cell
1. Which of the following molecules is the primary energy store in living cells? a.
DNA
b. RNA
c. Cyclic AMP
*d. ATP
2. What would be the result if a cell lacked ribosomes?
a. It would be unable to move.
*b. It would be unable to synthesise proteins. c.
It would be unable to synthesise DNA.
d. It would be unable to metabolise sugars.
e. It would be unable to divide.
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3. Which compounds (1) form the inherited genetic material inside each cell and (2) relay
instructions from the genes to guide protein synthesis? *a. DNA and RNA b. DNA and
ATP
c. RNA and ATP
d. ADP and ATP
4. Which cell organelle is the main location for the production of useable energy in the form
of ATP?
a. ribosome
b. rough endoplasmic reticulum
c. smooth endoplasmic reticulum
d. golgi apparatus *e. mitochondrion
5. Which cell organelle contains enzymes that destroy invading microbes or other harmful
substances?
a. mitochondrion
b. ribosome
c. centriole
*d. lysosome
6. Proteins are packaged by the Golgi Body into secretory granules for export by exocytosis.
*a. True b. False
7. Match the names of each of the structures to the correct number on the diagram of the cell.
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Test bank
Correct answers are indicated by *
Using This Testbank
This testbank has been designed to be used in conjunction with Essentials of Anatomy and
Physiology for Nursing Practice, 2nd edition by Neal Cook, Andrea Shepherd and Jennifer
Boore. Correct answers for multiple choice questions are indicated with asterisks.
Chapter 1: Homeostasis
1. Match the terms from the following groups:
1. Substances entering the cell
2. Waste products leaving the cell
3. Conditions which allow life to continue
a. Steady temperature; pH between 7.35 and 7.45; electrolyte balance
b. Oxygen; substances for building complex molecules; substances acting as energy sources
c. Ammonia; carbon dioxide Ans: 1[b], 2[c], 3[a].
2. Which term is used to describe the maintenance of a constant internal environment in the
cell or body? *a. homeostasis b. equilibrium
c. pH balance
d. oxidative phosphorylation
3. Which of the following lists the correct sequence of levels forming the structural hierarchy
of the body?
a. organ, organ system, cellular, tissue, organism
b. chemical, cellular, tissue, organism, organ, organ system *c. chemical,
cellular, tissue, organ, organ system, organism d. organism, organ system,
organ, tissue, cellular, chemical
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4. Consider a feedback loop where the stimulus is an increase in blood sugar. If the feedback
loop is a negative feedback loop, what would be the result of such a stimulus? a. increase in
blood sugar levels *b. decrease in blood sugar levels
c. initial increase in blood sugar levels, followed by a decrease
d. initial decrease in blood sugar levels, followed by an increase
5. What is the result of the initial stimulus in a positive feedback loop?
a. The stimulus is suppressed.
b. The stimulus is switched off.
c. There is no effect on the stimulus. *d. The stimulus is amplified or exaggerated.
6. In systems controlled by negative feedback, the effector response returns the level of
the stimulus towards its original level. *a. True b. False
7. Which of the following lists the correct sequence of messaging between the
components of a control system?
a. control centre, receptors, effectors *b.
receptors, control centre, effectors c.
receptors, effectors, control system
d. effectors, control system, receptors
8. Which of the following apply to the control centre?
a. It sets the limits for a specific variable.
b. It integrates the information received with other information.
c. It sends instructions to change the action of the effector.
d. a. and c. above only
*e. a., b. and c. above
9. Insert the missing term. Receptors and ______ communicate with the control centre to
form a feedback system that regulates various internal conditions
Ans: effectors
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10. Match the following descriptions with the correct body system.
1. the system that processes sensory information
2. the system that delivers nutrients to body tissues
3. the system that breaks down and absorbs food
4. the system that includes the fingernails 5. the system that includes the bladder
a. Urinary/renal
b. Integumentary
c. Digestive
d. Cardiovascular
e. Nervous
Ans: 1 (e)
2 (d)
3 (c)
4 (b)
5 (a)
Chapter 2: The Human Cell
1. Which of the following molecules is the primary energy store in living cells? a.
DNA
b. RNA
c. Cyclic AMP
*d. ATP
2. What would be the result if a cell lacked ribosomes?
a. It would be unable to move.
*b. It would be unable to synthesise proteins. c.
It would be unable to synthesise DNA.
d. It would be unable to metabolise sugars.
e. It would be unable to divide.
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3. Which compounds (1) form the inherited genetic material inside each cell and (2) relay
instructions from the genes to guide protein synthesis? *a. DNA and RNA b. DNA and
ATP
c. RNA and ATP
d. ADP and ATP
4. Which cell organelle is the main location for the production of useable energy in the form
of ATP?
a. ribosome
b. rough endoplasmic reticulum
c. smooth endoplasmic reticulum
d. golgi apparatus *e. mitochondrion
5. Which cell organelle contains enzymes that destroy invading microbes or other harmful
substances?
a. mitochondrion
b. ribosome
c. centriole
*d. lysosome
6. Proteins are packaged by the Golgi Body into secretory granules for export by exocytosis.
*a. True b. False
7. Match the names of each of the structures to the correct number on the diagram of the cell.
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