Anatomy & Physiology The Unity of Form and Function, 10th Edition by Saladin Test Bank
Chap 01 10e Saladin
1) The study of normal body structures is called .
A) physiology
B) anatomy
C) pathology
D) microscopy
E) biology
2) The study of how the body functions is called .
A) neuroanatomy
B) anatomy
C) chemistry
D) histology
E) physiology
3) Feeling for swollen lymph nodes is an example of auscultation. true
false
4) We can see through bones with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). true
false
5) Histology is the study of structures that can be observed without a magnifying lens. true
false
6) Feeling structures with your fingertips is called , whereas tapping on the body and listening
for sounds of abnormalities is called .
A) palpation; auscultation
B) auscultation; percussion
C) percussion; auscultation
D) palpation; percussion E) percussion; palpation
7) Which of these is the best imaging technique for routinely examining the anatomical development of a
fetus?
A) Auscultation
B) PET scan
C) MRI
D) Sonography
E) Radiography
8) The study of the structure and function of cells is called . A) cytology
B) gross anatomy
, C) exploratory physiology
D) comparative physiology
E) radiology
9) Ultrastructure refers to the detailed structure to the level of the .
A) molecule
B) cell
C) organelle
D) tissue
E) organ
10) The study of how hormones function is called .
A) neuroanatomy
B) neurophysiology
C) endocrinology
D) histology
E) pathophysiology
11) The study of mechanism of disease is called .
A) neuroanatomy
B) neurophysiology
C) endocrinology
D) histology
E) pathophysiology
12) The terms physics, physiology, and physician come from a term proposed to
distinguish natural causes from supernatural causes.
A) Hippocrates
B) Plato
C) Schwann
D) Aristotle
E) Avicenna
13) Who was a physician to the Roman gladiators, learned by dissection of animals, and saw
science as a method of discovery?
A) Hippocrates
B) Plato
C) Schwann
D) Aristotle
E) Galen
14) Cells were first named by microscopist Robert Hooke. true
false
15) All functions of the body can be interpreted as the effects of cellular activity. true
, false
16) Known as "the father of modern anatomy," was the first to publish accurate
drawings of the body.
A) Vesalius
B) Maimonides
C) Harvey
D) Aristotle
E) van Leeuwenhoek
17) The most influential medical textbook of the ancient era was written by .
A) Hippocrates
B) Aristotle
C) Galen
D) Vesalius
E) Avicenna
18) Who established a code of ethics for physicians and is considered the "father of medicine"?
A) Aristotle
B) Hippocrates
C) Galen
D) Vesalius
E) Hooke
19) The hypothetico-deductive method is common in physiology, whereas the inductive method is
common in anatomy.
true
false
20) What is the process of using numerous observations to develop general principles and
predictions about a specific subject called?
A) Experimental design
B) The deductive method
C) The inductive method
D) A hypothesis
E) Statistical testing
21) Most people think that ulcers are caused by psychological stress. It was discovered that an
acid-resistant bacterium, Heliobacter pylori, lives in the lining of the stomach. If these
bacteria cause ulcers, then treatment with an antibiotic should reduce ulcers. This line of
investigation is an example of .
A) hypothetical reasoning
B) hypothetico-deductive reasoning
C) the inductive method
D) experimental design
E) statistical analysis
, 22) The use of controls and statistical testing are two aspects of experimental design that help to
ensure .
A) an adequate sample size
B) objective and reliable results
C) experimental bias
D) psychosomatic effects
E) treatment groups
23) Which process submits a scientist's ideas to the critical judgment of other specialists in the
field before the research is funded or published?
A) Adjudication
B) Statistical testing
C) Falsification
D) Peer review
E) Hypothetico-deductive testing
24) A new drug apparently increases short-term memory. Students were divided randomly into
two groups at the beginning of the semester. One group was given the memory pill once a
day for the semester, and the other group was given a same-looking pill, but it was just sugar.
The sugar pill is termed a(n) .
A) controlled pill
B) placebo
C) treatment pill
D) variable
E) effective dose
25) Two groups of people were tested to determine whether garlic lowers blood cholesterol
levels. One group was given 800 mg of garlic powder daily for four months and exhibited an
average 12% reduction in the blood cholesterol. The other group was not given any garlic
and after four months averaged a 3% reduction in cholesterol. The group that was not given
the garlic was the group.
A) peer
B) test
C) treatment
D) control
E) double-blind
26) An individual scientific fact has more information than a theory. true false
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Chap 01 10e Saladin
1) The study of normal body structures is called .
A) physiology
B) anatomy
C) pathology
D) microscopy
E) biology
2) The study of how the body functions is called .
A) neuroanatomy
B) anatomy
C) chemistry
D) histology
E) physiology
3) Feeling for swollen lymph nodes is an example of auscultation. true
false
4) We can see through bones with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). true
false
5) Histology is the study of structures that can be observed without a magnifying lens. true
false
6) Feeling structures with your fingertips is called , whereas tapping on the body and listening
for sounds of abnormalities is called .
A) palpation; auscultation
B) auscultation; percussion
C) percussion; auscultation
D) palpation; percussion E) percussion; palpation
7) Which of these is the best imaging technique for routinely examining the anatomical development of a
fetus?
A) Auscultation
B) PET scan
C) MRI
D) Sonography
E) Radiography
8) The study of the structure and function of cells is called . A) cytology
B) gross anatomy
, C) exploratory physiology
D) comparative physiology
E) radiology
9) Ultrastructure refers to the detailed structure to the level of the .
A) molecule
B) cell
C) organelle
D) tissue
E) organ
10) The study of how hormones function is called .
A) neuroanatomy
B) neurophysiology
C) endocrinology
D) histology
E) pathophysiology
11) The study of mechanism of disease is called .
A) neuroanatomy
B) neurophysiology
C) endocrinology
D) histology
E) pathophysiology
12) The terms physics, physiology, and physician come from a term proposed to
distinguish natural causes from supernatural causes.
A) Hippocrates
B) Plato
C) Schwann
D) Aristotle
E) Avicenna
13) Who was a physician to the Roman gladiators, learned by dissection of animals, and saw
science as a method of discovery?
A) Hippocrates
B) Plato
C) Schwann
D) Aristotle
E) Galen
14) Cells were first named by microscopist Robert Hooke. true
false
15) All functions of the body can be interpreted as the effects of cellular activity. true
, false
16) Known as "the father of modern anatomy," was the first to publish accurate
drawings of the body.
A) Vesalius
B) Maimonides
C) Harvey
D) Aristotle
E) van Leeuwenhoek
17) The most influential medical textbook of the ancient era was written by .
A) Hippocrates
B) Aristotle
C) Galen
D) Vesalius
E) Avicenna
18) Who established a code of ethics for physicians and is considered the "father of medicine"?
A) Aristotle
B) Hippocrates
C) Galen
D) Vesalius
E) Hooke
19) The hypothetico-deductive method is common in physiology, whereas the inductive method is
common in anatomy.
true
false
20) What is the process of using numerous observations to develop general principles and
predictions about a specific subject called?
A) Experimental design
B) The deductive method
C) The inductive method
D) A hypothesis
E) Statistical testing
21) Most people think that ulcers are caused by psychological stress. It was discovered that an
acid-resistant bacterium, Heliobacter pylori, lives in the lining of the stomach. If these
bacteria cause ulcers, then treatment with an antibiotic should reduce ulcers. This line of
investigation is an example of .
A) hypothetical reasoning
B) hypothetico-deductive reasoning
C) the inductive method
D) experimental design
E) statistical analysis
, 22) The use of controls and statistical testing are two aspects of experimental design that help to
ensure .
A) an adequate sample size
B) objective and reliable results
C) experimental bias
D) psychosomatic effects
E) treatment groups
23) Which process submits a scientist's ideas to the critical judgment of other specialists in the
field before the research is funded or published?
A) Adjudication
B) Statistical testing
C) Falsification
D) Peer review
E) Hypothetico-deductive testing
24) A new drug apparently increases short-term memory. Students were divided randomly into
two groups at the beginning of the semester. One group was given the memory pill once a
day for the semester, and the other group was given a same-looking pill, but it was just sugar.
The sugar pill is termed a(n) .
A) controlled pill
B) placebo
C) treatment pill
D) variable
E) effective dose
25) Two groups of people were tested to determine whether garlic lowers blood cholesterol
levels. One group was given 800 mg of garlic powder daily for four months and exhibited an
average 12% reduction in the blood cholesterol. The other group was not given any garlic
and after four months averaged a 3% reduction in cholesterol. The group that was not given
the garlic was the group.
A) peer
B) test
C) treatment
D) control
E) double-blind
26) An individual scientific fact has more information than a theory. true false
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