TEST BANK
Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach
Dee Unglaub Silverthorn
9th Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 Introduction to Physiology 1
Chapter 02 Molecular Interactions 30
Chapter 03 Compartmentation-Cells and Tissues 78
Chapter 04 Energy and Cellular Metabolism 133
Chapter 05 Membrane Dynamics 183
Chapter 06 Communication, Integration, and Homeostasis 227
Chapter 07 The Immune System 251
Chapter 08 Introduction to the Endocrine System 287
Chapter 09 Neurons-Cellular and Network Properties 311
Chapter 10 The Central Nervous System 377
Chapter 11 Sensory Physiology 411
Chapter 12 Efferent Division-Autonomic and Somatic Motor Control 464
Chapter 13 Muscles 489
Chapter 14 Integrative Physiology I-Control of Body Movement 525
Chapter 15 Cardiovascular Physiology 547
Chapter 16 Blood Flow and the Control of Blood Pressure 605
Chapter 17 Blood 646
Chapter 18 Mechanics of Breathing 683
Chapter 19 Gas Exchange and Transport 720
Chapter 20 The Kidneys 749
Chapter 21 Integrative Physiology II-Fluid and Electrolyte Balance 774
Chapter 22 The Digestive System 804
Chapter 23 Metabolism and Energy Balance 849
Chapter 24 Endocrine Control of Growth and Metabolism 890
Chapter 25 Integrative Physiology III-Exercise 922
Chapter 26 Reproduction and Development 943
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Test Bank - Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach, 9th Edition (Silverthorn, 2026)
Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach, 9e (Silverthorn)
Chapter 1 Introduction to Physiology
1) Physiology is the study of
A) the structure of the body.
B) the tissues and organs of the body at the microscopic level.
C) growth and reproduction.
D) the healthy function of living organisms.
E) the facial features as an indication of personality.
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Section: 1.1 Physiology Is an Integrative Science
Learning Outcome: 1.1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
2) The literal meaning of the term physiology is knowledge of
A) organs.
B) nature.
C) science.
D) chemistry.
E) math.
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Section: 1.1 Physiology Is an Integrative Science
Learning Outcome: 1.1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
3) The following is a list of several levels of organization that make up the human body.
1. tissue
2. cell
3. organ
4. molecule
5. organism
6. organ system
The correct order of levels from the smallest to the largest is
A) 2, 4, 1, 3, 6, 5.
B) 4, 2, 1, 6, 3, 5.
C) 4, 2, 1, 3, 6, 5.
D) 4, 2, 3, 1, 6, 5.
E) 6, 4, 5, 2, 3, 1.
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Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section: 1.1 Physiology Is an Integrative Science
Learning Outcome: 1.1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
4) "Glucose is transported from blood into cells because cells require glucose to meet
their energy needs." This type of explanation is
A) mechanistic.
B) theological.
C) teleological.
D) metalogical.
E) scatological.
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section: 1.2 Function and Mechanism
Learning Outcome: 1.2.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding
5) "Glucose is transported from blood into cells by transporters in response to insulin."
This type of explanation is
A) mechanistic.
B) theological.
C) teleological.
D) metalogical.
E) scatological.
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section: 1.2 Function and Mechanism
Learning Outcome: 1.2.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding
6) Which is a buffer zone between the outside world and most of the cells of the body?
A) cell membrane
B) red blood cells
C) intracellular fluid
D) extracellular fluid
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E) All of the answers are correct.
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Section: 1.4 Homeostasis
Learning Outcome: 1.4.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
7) Which is one of Cannon's "internal secretions"?
A) hormones
B) nutrients
C) water
D) inorganic ions
E) None of the answers are correct.
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section: 1.4 Homeostasis
Learning Outcome: 1.4.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
8) The study of body function in a disease state is
A) necrology.
B) physiology.
C) microbiology.
D) pathophysiology.
E) histology.
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Section: 1.4 Homeostasis
Learning Outcome: 1.4.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
9) Homeostasis is the ability of the body to
A) prevent the external environment from changing.
B) prevent the internal environment from changing.
C) quickly restore the changed internal conditions to normal limits.
D) ignore external stimuli to remain in a state of rest.
E) prevent excessive blood loss.
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Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section: 1.4 Homeostasis
Learning Outcome: 1.4.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
10) Oxytocin is a hormone released in response to cervical dilation. This causes more
uterine contractions that will further dilate the cervix. Which type of feedback does
oxytocin trigger?
A) negative feedback
B) positive feedback
C) local control
D) nociceptive feedback
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Section: 1.5 Control Systems and Homeostasis
Learning Outcome: 1.5.5
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
11) How genetics influences the body's response to drugs is called
A) pharmacokinetics.
B) paleopharmacology.
C) pharmacogenomics.
D) pharmacodynamics.
E) pharmageddon.
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section: 1.1 Physiology Is an Integrative Science
Learning Outcome: 1.1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
12) A physician basing clinical decisions on primary research published in biomedical
literature is doing medicine.
A) evidence-based
B) traditional
C) alternative
D) whimsical
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E) holistic
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section: 1.6 The Science of Physiology
Learning Outcome: 1.6.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding
13) A study in which a participant acts as an experimental subject in part of the
experiment and a control subject in another part of the experiment is called a
study.
A) double-blind
B) crossover
C) meta-analysis
D) retrospective
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Section: 1.6 The Science of Physiology
Learning Outcome: 1.6.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
14) The Internet database for molecular, cellular, and physiological information is
called the Project.
A) Human Genome
B) Physiognomy
C) Physiosome
D) Physiome
E) Manhattan
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Section: 1.1 Physiology Is an Integrative Science
Learning Outcome: 1.1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
15) A placebo is
A) any drug being tested in a clinical trial.
B) any drug in a class of drugs commonly used as pain relievers.
C) a drug or treatment that is expected to have no pharmacological effect.
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D) a nutritive and respiratory organ in fetal development.
E) a hole in a cavity wall through which an organ protrudes.
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section: 1.6 The Science of Physiology
Learning Outcome: 1.6.3
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
16) A technique used to resolve contradictory results in scientific studies is
A) meta-analysis.
B) retrospective analysis.
C) prospective analysis.
D) cross-sectional analysis.
E) longitudinal analysis.
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section: 1.6 The Science of Physiology
Learning Outcome: 1.6.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
17) A scientifically logical guess or explanation is a
A) model.
B) theory.
C) hypothesis.
D) law.
E) variable.
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section: 1.6 The Science of Physiology
Learning Outcome: 1.6.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
18) If a scientific model is supported or verified repeatedly by multiple investigators, it
may become a
A) model.
B) theory.
C) hypothesis.
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D) law.
E) variable.
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Section: 1.6 The Science of Physiology
Learning Outcome: 1.6.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
19) Place these terms in the typical sequence in the process of scientific inquiry:
experimental data, theory, model, observation, hypothesis, replication.
A) experimental data, theory, model, observation, hypothesis, replication
B) replication, hypothesis, experimental data, theory, model, observation
C) theory, observation, experimental data, hypothesis, replication, model
D) observation, replication, model, experimental data, hypothesis, theory
E) observation, hypothesis, experimental data, replication, model, theory
Answer: E
Diff: 2
Section: 1.6 The Science of Physiology
Learning Outcome: 1.6.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding
20) You are interested in learning more about Parkinson's disease, a neurological
disorder that mainly affects motor function. Which is the best source to begin your
investigation?
A) Ask.com
B) MedlinePlus
C) public library
D) physiology textbook
E) a physician
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Section: 1.6 The Science of Physiology
Learning Outcome: 1.6.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
21) Which of the system(s) do/does NOT exchange material with the internal and
external environments?
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A) respiratory system
B) circulatory system
C) digestive system
D) urinary system
E) All of the above.
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Section: 1.1 Physiology Is an Integrative Science
Learning Outcome: 1.1.3
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
22) The human environment is terrestrial, dry, and highly variable. However, our bodies
expend enormous amounts of energy maintaining a constant internal environment.
Studying why our bodies do this is what kind of approach?
A) mechanistic
B) translational
C) teleological
D) anatomical
E) meterological
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Section: 1.2 Function and Mechanism
Learning Outcome: 1.2.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding
23) When you are dehydrated, your kidneys alter their function to retain more water
than they do when you are appropriately hydrated to a healthy level. This change in
function is an example of a mechanism.
A) mandatory
B) pathological
C) compensatory
D) teleological
E) pathophysiological
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Section: 1.4 Homeostasis
Learning Outcome: 1.4.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding
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Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach
Dee Unglaub Silverthorn
9th Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 Introduction to Physiology 1
Chapter 02 Molecular Interactions 30
Chapter 03 Compartmentation-Cells and Tissues 78
Chapter 04 Energy and Cellular Metabolism 133
Chapter 05 Membrane Dynamics 183
Chapter 06 Communication, Integration, and Homeostasis 227
Chapter 07 The Immune System 251
Chapter 08 Introduction to the Endocrine System 287
Chapter 09 Neurons-Cellular and Network Properties 311
Chapter 10 The Central Nervous System 377
Chapter 11 Sensory Physiology 411
Chapter 12 Efferent Division-Autonomic and Somatic Motor Control 464
Chapter 13 Muscles 489
Chapter 14 Integrative Physiology I-Control of Body Movement 525
Chapter 15 Cardiovascular Physiology 547
Chapter 16 Blood Flow and the Control of Blood Pressure 605
Chapter 17 Blood 646
Chapter 18 Mechanics of Breathing 683
Chapter 19 Gas Exchange and Transport 720
Chapter 20 The Kidneys 749
Chapter 21 Integrative Physiology II-Fluid and Electrolyte Balance 774
Chapter 22 The Digestive System 804
Chapter 23 Metabolism and Energy Balance 849
Chapter 24 Endocrine Control of Growth and Metabolism 890
Chapter 25 Integrative Physiology III-Exercise 922
Chapter 26 Reproduction and Development 943
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Test Bank - Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach, 9th Edition (Silverthorn, 2026)
Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach, 9e (Silverthorn)
Chapter 1 Introduction to Physiology
1) Physiology is the study of
A) the structure of the body.
B) the tissues and organs of the body at the microscopic level.
C) growth and reproduction.
D) the healthy function of living organisms.
E) the facial features as an indication of personality.
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Section: 1.1 Physiology Is an Integrative Science
Learning Outcome: 1.1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
2) The literal meaning of the term physiology is knowledge of
A) organs.
B) nature.
C) science.
D) chemistry.
E) math.
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Section: 1.1 Physiology Is an Integrative Science
Learning Outcome: 1.1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
3) The following is a list of several levels of organization that make up the human body.
1. tissue
2. cell
3. organ
4. molecule
5. organism
6. organ system
The correct order of levels from the smallest to the largest is
A) 2, 4, 1, 3, 6, 5.
B) 4, 2, 1, 6, 3, 5.
C) 4, 2, 1, 3, 6, 5.
D) 4, 2, 3, 1, 6, 5.
E) 6, 4, 5, 2, 3, 1.
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Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section: 1.1 Physiology Is an Integrative Science
Learning Outcome: 1.1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
4) "Glucose is transported from blood into cells because cells require glucose to meet
their energy needs." This type of explanation is
A) mechanistic.
B) theological.
C) teleological.
D) metalogical.
E) scatological.
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section: 1.2 Function and Mechanism
Learning Outcome: 1.2.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding
5) "Glucose is transported from blood into cells by transporters in response to insulin."
This type of explanation is
A) mechanistic.
B) theological.
C) teleological.
D) metalogical.
E) scatological.
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section: 1.2 Function and Mechanism
Learning Outcome: 1.2.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding
6) Which is a buffer zone between the outside world and most of the cells of the body?
A) cell membrane
B) red blood cells
C) intracellular fluid
D) extracellular fluid
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E) All of the answers are correct.
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Section: 1.4 Homeostasis
Learning Outcome: 1.4.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
7) Which is one of Cannon's "internal secretions"?
A) hormones
B) nutrients
C) water
D) inorganic ions
E) None of the answers are correct.
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section: 1.4 Homeostasis
Learning Outcome: 1.4.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
8) The study of body function in a disease state is
A) necrology.
B) physiology.
C) microbiology.
D) pathophysiology.
E) histology.
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Section: 1.4 Homeostasis
Learning Outcome: 1.4.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
9) Homeostasis is the ability of the body to
A) prevent the external environment from changing.
B) prevent the internal environment from changing.
C) quickly restore the changed internal conditions to normal limits.
D) ignore external stimuli to remain in a state of rest.
E) prevent excessive blood loss.
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Test Bank - Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach, 9th Edition (Silverthorn, 2026)
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section: 1.4 Homeostasis
Learning Outcome: 1.4.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
10) Oxytocin is a hormone released in response to cervical dilation. This causes more
uterine contractions that will further dilate the cervix. Which type of feedback does
oxytocin trigger?
A) negative feedback
B) positive feedback
C) local control
D) nociceptive feedback
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Section: 1.5 Control Systems and Homeostasis
Learning Outcome: 1.5.5
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
11) How genetics influences the body's response to drugs is called
A) pharmacokinetics.
B) paleopharmacology.
C) pharmacogenomics.
D) pharmacodynamics.
E) pharmageddon.
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section: 1.1 Physiology Is an Integrative Science
Learning Outcome: 1.1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
12) A physician basing clinical decisions on primary research published in biomedical
literature is doing medicine.
A) evidence-based
B) traditional
C) alternative
D) whimsical
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E) holistic
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section: 1.6 The Science of Physiology
Learning Outcome: 1.6.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding
13) A study in which a participant acts as an experimental subject in part of the
experiment and a control subject in another part of the experiment is called a
study.
A) double-blind
B) crossover
C) meta-analysis
D) retrospective
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Section: 1.6 The Science of Physiology
Learning Outcome: 1.6.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
14) The Internet database for molecular, cellular, and physiological information is
called the Project.
A) Human Genome
B) Physiognomy
C) Physiosome
D) Physiome
E) Manhattan
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Section: 1.1 Physiology Is an Integrative Science
Learning Outcome: 1.1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
15) A placebo is
A) any drug being tested in a clinical trial.
B) any drug in a class of drugs commonly used as pain relievers.
C) a drug or treatment that is expected to have no pharmacological effect.
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Test Bank - Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach, 9th Edition (Silverthorn, 2026)
D) a nutritive and respiratory organ in fetal development.
E) a hole in a cavity wall through which an organ protrudes.
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section: 1.6 The Science of Physiology
Learning Outcome: 1.6.3
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
16) A technique used to resolve contradictory results in scientific studies is
A) meta-analysis.
B) retrospective analysis.
C) prospective analysis.
D) cross-sectional analysis.
E) longitudinal analysis.
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section: 1.6 The Science of Physiology
Learning Outcome: 1.6.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
17) A scientifically logical guess or explanation is a
A) model.
B) theory.
C) hypothesis.
D) law.
E) variable.
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section: 1.6 The Science of Physiology
Learning Outcome: 1.6.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
18) If a scientific model is supported or verified repeatedly by multiple investigators, it
may become a
A) model.
B) theory.
C) hypothesis.
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D) law.
E) variable.
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Section: 1.6 The Science of Physiology
Learning Outcome: 1.6.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
19) Place these terms in the typical sequence in the process of scientific inquiry:
experimental data, theory, model, observation, hypothesis, replication.
A) experimental data, theory, model, observation, hypothesis, replication
B) replication, hypothesis, experimental data, theory, model, observation
C) theory, observation, experimental data, hypothesis, replication, model
D) observation, replication, model, experimental data, hypothesis, theory
E) observation, hypothesis, experimental data, replication, model, theory
Answer: E
Diff: 2
Section: 1.6 The Science of Physiology
Learning Outcome: 1.6.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding
20) You are interested in learning more about Parkinson's disease, a neurological
disorder that mainly affects motor function. Which is the best source to begin your
investigation?
A) Ask.com
B) MedlinePlus
C) public library
D) physiology textbook
E) a physician
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Section: 1.6 The Science of Physiology
Learning Outcome: 1.6.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
21) Which of the system(s) do/does NOT exchange material with the internal and
external environments?
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A) respiratory system
B) circulatory system
C) digestive system
D) urinary system
E) All of the above.
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Section: 1.1 Physiology Is an Integrative Science
Learning Outcome: 1.1.3
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering
22) The human environment is terrestrial, dry, and highly variable. However, our bodies
expend enormous amounts of energy maintaining a constant internal environment.
Studying why our bodies do this is what kind of approach?
A) mechanistic
B) translational
C) teleological
D) anatomical
E) meterological
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Section: 1.2 Function and Mechanism
Learning Outcome: 1.2.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding
23) When you are dehydrated, your kidneys alter their function to retain more water
than they do when you are appropriately hydrated to a healthy level. This change in
function is an example of a mechanism.
A) mandatory
B) pathological
C) compensatory
D) teleological
E) pathophysiological
Answer: C
Diff: 2
Section: 1.4 Homeostasis
Learning Outcome: 1.4.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding
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