VANDERS CH 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
The tall slender body shape that helps to dissipate heat in people native to equatorial
regions is an example of
A. an adaptation.
B. acclimatization.
C. set point resetting.
D. homeostasis.
E. phase-shift. - Answer-a
After spending several days at a high altitude, where oxygen pressure is low, a person
will begin to produce more red blood cells, which enhances the ability of blood to carry
oxygen to the tissues. What term best describes this type of response?
A. developmental acclimatization
B. positive feedback
C. physiological acclimatization
D. feedforward regulation
E. evolution - Answer-c
Circadian rhythms are biological rhythms with what main characteristic?
A. They are cyclical, like the 28-day female menstrual cycle.
B. They are cyclical, like the rhythmic beating of the heart.
C. They are voluntary rhythms, like the time you decide to eat lunch each day.
D. They cease to occur when a person is in a dark environment.
E. They repeat approximately every 24 hours, like daily spikes in hormone secretion. -
Answer-e
What is the location of the internal pacemaker that sets biological rhythms?
A. suprachiasmatic nucleus of the brain
B. ventricles of the heart
C. endocrine gland in the gonads
D. photoreceptors of the eye
E. the adrenal glands - Answer-a
A protein is found in blood that is produced by the pancreas and acts on receptors of
cells in the liver. What type of physiological regulator is it most likely to be?
A. a hormone
B. an autocrine signal
C. a paracrine signal
, D. a neurotransmitter
E. an enzyme - Answer-a
Which best describes how the total body balance of any chemical substance is
determined?
A. the rate the body produces the substance
B. the rate the substance is secreted from the body
C. the rate the substance is metabolized by the body
D. the difference between the amount of substance lost from the body and the amount
gained the body
E. the amount produced by the body minus the amount metabolized by the body -
Answer-d
A burn patient ingests 100 grams of protein per day and loses 110 grams of protein per
day due to the injury. What is the overall protein state of the patient?
A. Positive protein balance
B. Negative protein balance
C. Stable protein balance
D. A state that can't be determined - Answer-b
Which of these is NOT one of the four general categories of cells that make up the
human body?
A. epithelial cells
B. collagen cells
C. connective tissue cell
D. neuron
E. muscle cell - Answer-b
Physiology is the study of
A. How two organisms interact
B. How organisms function
C. The spread of diseases
D. The structure of the body - Answer-b
The study of disease states in the body is called
A. Pathophysiology
B. Anatomy
C. Homeostasis
D. Biology
E. Histology - Answer-a
Which is NOT a connective tissue cell?
A. bone cells
B. skeletal muscle cells
C. blood cells
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
The tall slender body shape that helps to dissipate heat in people native to equatorial
regions is an example of
A. an adaptation.
B. acclimatization.
C. set point resetting.
D. homeostasis.
E. phase-shift. - Answer-a
After spending several days at a high altitude, where oxygen pressure is low, a person
will begin to produce more red blood cells, which enhances the ability of blood to carry
oxygen to the tissues. What term best describes this type of response?
A. developmental acclimatization
B. positive feedback
C. physiological acclimatization
D. feedforward regulation
E. evolution - Answer-c
Circadian rhythms are biological rhythms with what main characteristic?
A. They are cyclical, like the 28-day female menstrual cycle.
B. They are cyclical, like the rhythmic beating of the heart.
C. They are voluntary rhythms, like the time you decide to eat lunch each day.
D. They cease to occur when a person is in a dark environment.
E. They repeat approximately every 24 hours, like daily spikes in hormone secretion. -
Answer-e
What is the location of the internal pacemaker that sets biological rhythms?
A. suprachiasmatic nucleus of the brain
B. ventricles of the heart
C. endocrine gland in the gonads
D. photoreceptors of the eye
E. the adrenal glands - Answer-a
A protein is found in blood that is produced by the pancreas and acts on receptors of
cells in the liver. What type of physiological regulator is it most likely to be?
A. a hormone
B. an autocrine signal
C. a paracrine signal
, D. a neurotransmitter
E. an enzyme - Answer-a
Which best describes how the total body balance of any chemical substance is
determined?
A. the rate the body produces the substance
B. the rate the substance is secreted from the body
C. the rate the substance is metabolized by the body
D. the difference between the amount of substance lost from the body and the amount
gained the body
E. the amount produced by the body minus the amount metabolized by the body -
Answer-d
A burn patient ingests 100 grams of protein per day and loses 110 grams of protein per
day due to the injury. What is the overall protein state of the patient?
A. Positive protein balance
B. Negative protein balance
C. Stable protein balance
D. A state that can't be determined - Answer-b
Which of these is NOT one of the four general categories of cells that make up the
human body?
A. epithelial cells
B. collagen cells
C. connective tissue cell
D. neuron
E. muscle cell - Answer-b
Physiology is the study of
A. How two organisms interact
B. How organisms function
C. The spread of diseases
D. The structure of the body - Answer-b
The study of disease states in the body is called
A. Pathophysiology
B. Anatomy
C. Homeostasis
D. Biology
E. Histology - Answer-a
Which is NOT a connective tissue cell?
A. bone cells
B. skeletal muscle cells
C. blood cells
