INCLUSIVE /OF /ALL /CHAPTERS
, PRINCIPLES OF
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PHYSIOLOGY 12
EDITION BY
GERALD
TORTORA &
BRYAN
DERRICKSON
2023
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CHAPTER /1. /AN /INTRODUCTION /TO /THE /HUMAN /BODY
Multiple /Choice
1. This /is /the /study /of /the /functions /of /body /structures.
a. Anatomy /
b. Physiology
c. Dissection
d. Histology
e. Immunology
Ans: /B
/Difficulty: /easy
/Feedback: /1.1
2. This /is /defined /as /a /group /of /cells /with /similar /structure /and /function.
a. Tissue
b. Organ
c. Molecules
d. Compounds
e. Organism
Ans: /A
/Difficulty: /easy
/Feedback: /1.2
3. Using /your /fingers /to /find /your /pulse /on /your /wrist /is /an /example /of
f. Auscultation
g. Palpation
h. Responsiveness
i. Gross /anatomy
j. Physiologist
Ans: /B
Difficulty: /medium
/Feedback: /1.2
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3. Percussion /techniques /can /be /used /to /determine
a. Heart /beats
b. Pulse /rate
c. Amplify /sounds
d. Fluid /in /the /lungs
e. Enlarged /organs
Ans: /D
Difficulty: /medium
/Feedback: /1.2
4. This /is /the /sum /of /all /cellular /processes /that /occur /in /the /body.
a. Metabolism
b. Anabolism
c. Catabolism
d. Auscultation
e. Palpation
Ans: /A
/Difficulty: /hard
/Feedback: /1.3
5. List /the /basic /processes /of /life.
Ans: /The /basic /processes /of /life /include /metabolism, /responsiveness, /movement,
/growth, /differentiation /and /reproduction.
Difficulty: /medium
/Feedback: /1.3
6. This /is /the /regulation /of /body /conditions /within /normal /limits.
a. Palpation
b. Percussion
c. Homeostasis
d. Autopsy
e. Histology
/Ans: /C