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HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY 16TH EDITION BY STUART
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Chapter 1- The Study of Body Function
Blood vessels and nerves are usually located within
a. nerve tissue
b. muscle tissue
c. connective tissue
d. epithelial tissue – Correct Answer - b. muscle tissue
A hormone called parathyroid hormone tasked to help raise the blood
calcium concentration. According to the principles of negative feedback,
and effective stimulus for parathyroid hormone secretion would be
a. a fall in blood calcium
b. a rise in blood calcium
c. either a fall or a rise in blood Ca2+ at different times
d. unrelated to the blood Ca2+ levels – Correct Answer - a. a fall in
blood calcium
Which of these consists of dense parallel arrangements of collagen
fibers?
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a. skeletal muscle tissue
b. nerve tissue
c. tendons
d. dermis of the skin – Correct Answer - c. tendons
The act of breathing raises the blood oxygen level, lowers the blood
carbon dioxide concentration, and raises blood pH. According to the
principles of negative feedback, sensors that regulate breathing should
respond to
a. a rise in blood oxygen
b. a rise in blood pH
c. a rise in blood carbon dioxide concentration
d. all of these – Correct Answer - c. a rise in blood carbon dioxide
concentration
Adult stem cells, such as those in the bone marrow, brain, or hair
follicles can best be described as ____________, whereas embryonic
stem cells are described as ____________.
a. totipotent; pluripotent
b. pluripotent; multipotent
c. multipotent; pluripotent
d. totipotent; multipotent – Correct Answer - c. multipotent; pluripotent
Digestion occurs by means of
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a. dehydration synthesis
b. hydrolysis
c. first dehydration synthesis, then hydrolysis
d. first hydrolysis, then dehydration synthesis – Correct Answer - b.
hydrolysis
Carbohydrates are stored in the liver and muscles in the form of
a. glucose
b. triglycerides
c. glycogen
d. cholesterol – Correct Answer - a. glycogen
The type of bond formed between two molecules of water is
a. a hydrolytic bond
b. a polar covalent bond
c. a nonpolar covalent bond
d. a hydrogen bond – Correct Answer - d. a hydrogen bond
The carbon to nitrogen bond that joins amino acids together is called
a. a glycosidic bond
b. a peptide bond
c. a hydrogen bond
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d. a double bond – Correct Answer - b. a peptide bond
The RNA nucleotide base that pairs with adenine in DNA is
a. thymine
b. uracil
c. guanine
d. cytosine – Correct Answer - b. uracil
If four bases in one DNA strand are A (adenine), G (guanine), C
(cytosine), and T (thymine), the complementary bases in RNA strand
made from this region are
a. T,C,G,A
b. C,G,A,U
c. A,G,C,U
d. U,C,G,A – Correct Answer - d. U, C, G, A
The type of bonds between the nucleotide bases of the two strands of
DNA are
a. polar covalent bonds
b. nonpolar covalent bonds
c. hydrogen bonds
d. ionic bonds – Correct Answer - c. hydrogen bonds
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HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY 16TH EDITION BY STUART
FOX EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE NEWEST 2025 TEST
BANK| COMPLETE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
Chapter 1- The Study of Body Function
Blood vessels and nerves are usually located within
a. nerve tissue
b. muscle tissue
c. connective tissue
d. epithelial tissue – Correct Answer - b. muscle tissue
A hormone called parathyroid hormone tasked to help raise the blood
calcium concentration. According to the principles of negative feedback,
and effective stimulus for parathyroid hormone secretion would be
a. a fall in blood calcium
b. a rise in blood calcium
c. either a fall or a rise in blood Ca2+ at different times
d. unrelated to the blood Ca2+ levels – Correct Answer - a. a fall in
blood calcium
Which of these consists of dense parallel arrangements of collagen
fibers?
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a. skeletal muscle tissue
b. nerve tissue
c. tendons
d. dermis of the skin – Correct Answer - c. tendons
The act of breathing raises the blood oxygen level, lowers the blood
carbon dioxide concentration, and raises blood pH. According to the
principles of negative feedback, sensors that regulate breathing should
respond to
a. a rise in blood oxygen
b. a rise in blood pH
c. a rise in blood carbon dioxide concentration
d. all of these – Correct Answer - c. a rise in blood carbon dioxide
concentration
Adult stem cells, such as those in the bone marrow, brain, or hair
follicles can best be described as ____________, whereas embryonic
stem cells are described as ____________.
a. totipotent; pluripotent
b. pluripotent; multipotent
c. multipotent; pluripotent
d. totipotent; multipotent – Correct Answer - c. multipotent; pluripotent
Digestion occurs by means of
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a. dehydration synthesis
b. hydrolysis
c. first dehydration synthesis, then hydrolysis
d. first hydrolysis, then dehydration synthesis – Correct Answer - b.
hydrolysis
Carbohydrates are stored in the liver and muscles in the form of
a. glucose
b. triglycerides
c. glycogen
d. cholesterol – Correct Answer - a. glycogen
The type of bond formed between two molecules of water is
a. a hydrolytic bond
b. a polar covalent bond
c. a nonpolar covalent bond
d. a hydrogen bond – Correct Answer - d. a hydrogen bond
The carbon to nitrogen bond that joins amino acids together is called
a. a glycosidic bond
b. a peptide bond
c. a hydrogen bond
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d. a double bond – Correct Answer - b. a peptide bond
The RNA nucleotide base that pairs with adenine in DNA is
a. thymine
b. uracil
c. guanine
d. cytosine – Correct Answer - b. uracil
If four bases in one DNA strand are A (adenine), G (guanine), C
(cytosine), and T (thymine), the complementary bases in RNA strand
made from this region are
a. T,C,G,A
b. C,G,A,U
c. A,G,C,U
d. U,C,G,A – Correct Answer - d. U, C, G, A
The type of bonds between the nucleotide bases of the two strands of
DNA are
a. polar covalent bonds
b. nonpolar covalent bonds
c. hydrogen bonds
d. ionic bonds – Correct Answer - c. hydrogen bonds
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