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Guyton and Hall Textbook of
Medical Physiology 14th
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MASTERING
MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

,Test Bank Resources (Guyton Physiology) for Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology 14th Edition
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Functional Organization of the Human Body and Control of the “Internal Environment”
Chapter 2. The Cell and Its Functions
Chapter 3. Genetic Control of Protein Synthesis, Cell Function, and Cell Reproduction
Chapter 4. Transport of Substances Through Cell Membranes
Chapter 5. Membrane Potentials and Action Potentials
Chapter 6. Contraction of Skeletal Muscle
Chapter 7. Excitation of Skeletal Muscle: Neuromuscular Transmission and Excitation-Contraction Coupling
Chapter 8. Excitation and Contraction of Smooth Muscle
Chapter 9. Cardiac Muscle; The Heart as a Pump and Function of the Heart Valves
Chapter 10. Rhythmical Excitation of the Heart
Chapter 11. Fundamentals of Electrocardiography
Chapter 12. Electrocardiographic Interpretation of Cardiac Muscle and Coronary Blood Flow Abnormalities:
Vectorial Analysis
Chapter 13. Cardiac Arrhythmias and Their Electrocardiographic Interpretation
Chapter 14. Overview of the Circulation: Pressure, Flow, and Resistance
Chapter 15. Vascular Distensibility and Functions of the Arterial and Venous Systems
Chapter 16. The Microcirculation and Lymphatic System: Capillary Fluid Exchange, Interstitial Fluid, and Lymph
Flow
Chapter 17. Local and Humoral Control of Tissue Blood Flow
Chapter 18. Nervous Regulation of the Circulation and Rapid Control of Arterial Pressure
Chapter 19. Role of the Kidneys in Long-Term Control of Arterial Pressure and in Hypertension: The Integrated
System for Arterial Pressure Regulation
Chapter 20. Cardiac Output, Venous Return, and Their Regulation
Chapter 21. Muscle Blood Flow and Cardiac Output During Exercise; the Coronary Circulation and Ischemic Heart
Disease
Chapter 22. Cardiac Failure
Chapter 23. Heart Valves and Heart Sounds; Valvular and Congenital Heart Defects
Chapter 24. Circulatory Shock and Its Treatment
Chapter 25. Regulation of Body Fluid Compartments: Extracellular and Intracellular Fluids; Edema
Chapter 26. The Urinary System: Functional Anatomy and Urine Formation by the Kidneys
Chapter 27. Glomerular Filtration, Renal Blood Flow, and Their Control
Chapter 28. Renal Tubular Reabsorption and Secretion
Chapter 29. Urine Concentration and Dilution; Regulation of Extracellular Fluid Osmolarity and Sodium
Concentration
Chapter 30. Renal Regulation of Potassium, Calcium, Phosphate, and Magnesium; Integration of Renal Mechanisms
for Control of Blood Volume and Extracellular Fluid Volume
Chapter 31. Acid–Base Regulation
Chapter 32. Diuretics and Kidney Diseases
Chapter 33. Red Blood Cells, Anemia, and Polycythemia
Chapter 34. Resistance of the Body to Infection: I. Leukocytes, Granulocytes, the Monocyte-Macrophage System, and
Inflammation
Chapter 35. Resistance of the Body to Infection: II. Immunity and Allergy
Chapter 36. Blood Types; Transfusion; and Tissue and Organ Transplantation
Chapter 37. Hemostasis and Blood Coagulation
Chapter 38. Pulmonary Ventilation
Chapter 39. Pulmonary Circulation, Pulmonary Edema, and Pleural Fluid

,Chapter 40. Principles of Gas Exchange; Diffusion of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Through the Respiratory
Membrane
Chapter 41. Transport of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide in Blood and Tissue Fluids
Chapter 42. Regulation of Respiration
Chapter 43. Respiratory Insufficiency—Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Oxygen Therapy
Chapter 44. Aviation, High Altitude, and Space Physiology
Chapter 45. Physiology of Deep-Sea Diving and Other Hyperbaric Conditions
Chapter 46. Organization of the Nervous System, Basic Functions of Synapses, and Neurotransmitters
Chapter 47. Sensory Receptors, Neuronal Circuits for Processing Information
Chapter 48. Somatic Sensations: I. General Organization, Tactile and Position Senses
CHAPTER 49. Somatic Sensations: II. Pain, Headache, and Thermal Sensations
Chapter 50. The Eye: I. Optics of Vision
Chapter 51. The Eye: II. Receptor and Neural Function of the Retina
Chapter 52. The Eye: III. Central Neurophysiology of Vision
Chapter 53. The Sense of Hearing
Chapter 55. Spinal Cord Motor Functions; the Cord Reflexes
Chapter 56. Cortical and Brain Stem Control of Motor Function
Chapter 57. Cerebellum and Basal Ganglia Contributions to Overall Motor Control
Chapter 58. Cerebral Cortex, Intellectual Functions of the Brain, Learning, and Memory
Chapter 59. The Limbic System and the Hypothalamus—Behavioral and Motivational Mechanisms of the Brain
Chapter 60. States of Brain Activity—Sleep, Brain Waves, Epilepsy, Psychoses, and Dementia
Chapter 61. The Autonomic Nervous System and the Adrenal Medulla
Chapter 62. Cerebral Blood Flow, Cerebrospinal Fluid, and Brain Metabolism
Chapter 63. General Principles of Gastrointestinal Function—Motility, Nervous Control, and Blood Circulation
Chapter 64. Propulsion and Mixing of Food in the Alimentary Tract
Chapter 65. Secretory Functions of the Alimentary Tract
Chapter 66. Digestion and Absorption in the Gastrointestinal Tract
Chapter 67. Physiology of Gastrointestinal Disorders
Chapter 68. Metabolism of Carbohydrates and Formation of Adenosine Triphosphate
Chapter 69. Lipid Metabolism
Chapter 70. Protein Metabolism
Chapter 71. The Liver
Chapter 72. Dietary Balances; Regulation of Feeding; Obesity and Starvation; Vitamins and Minerals
Chapter 73. Energetics and Metabolic Rate
Chapter 74. Body Temperature Regulation and Fever
Chapter 75. Introduction to Endocrinology
Chapter 76. Pituitary Hormones and Their Control by the Hypothalamus
Chapter 77. Thyroid Metabolic Hormones
Chapter 78. Adrenocortical Hormones
Chapter 79. Insulin, Glucagon, and Diabetes Mellitus
Chapter 80. Parathyroid Hormone, Calcitonin, Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism, Vitamin D, Bone, and Teeth
Chapter 81. Reproductive and Hormonal Functions of the Male (and Function of the Pineal Gland)
Chapter 82. Female Physiology Before Pregnancy and Female Hormones
Chapter 83. Pregnancy and Lactation
Chapter 84. Fetal and Neonatal Physiology
Chapter 85. Sports Physiology

, Chapter 01: Functional Organization of the Human Body and Control of the “Internal
Environment”
(Guyton Physiology) for Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology 14th Edition Test
Bank Resource

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which of the following statements about homeostasis is incorrect?
a. It refers to the maintenance of a stable internal environment for the body.
b. Homeostatic mechanisms do not operate in diseases.
c. Homeostasis requires integrated actions of the cells, tissues, organs, and multiple
nervous, hormonal, and local control systems.
d. Homeostatic compensations that begin after a major environmental challenge may
contribute to abnormalities of body function.
ANS: B

2. What is the most abundant type of cell in the human body?
a. Neuron
b. Epithelial cell
c. Red blood cell
d. White blood cell
e. Vascular smooth muscle cell
f. Skeletal muscle cell
ANS: C

3. The most abundant substance in the human body and the approximate percentage of that
substance in the body is which of the following?
a. Protein, 30%
b. Protein, 60%
c. Water, 30%
d. Water, 60%
e. Carbohydrate, 30%
f. Carbohydrate, 60%
ANS: D

4. If the feedback gain of a control system is 2.0, this means that the system is
a. a negative feedback system capable of correcting 1/2 of the initial disturbance to
the system.
b. a negative feedback system capable of correcting 2/3 of the initial disturbance to
the system.
c. a negative feedback system capable of correcting 3/4 of the initial disturbance to
the system.
d. a positive feedback system capable of correcting 1/2 of the initial disturbance to
the system.
e. a positive feedback system capable of correcting 2/3 of the initial disturbance to
the system.
f. a positive feedback system capable of correcting 3/4 of the initial disturbance to
the system.
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