Test Bank for Human Physiology, 16th
Edition, Stuart Fox Krista Rompolski
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,TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) The study of disease processes aids in the understanding of normal functions.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) Phase IV clinical drug trials involve testing a drug only on the specific human population
who have the condition that the drug is intended to treat.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Negative feedback results in a response that opposes the original deviation from normal.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) Blood clotting is an example of positive feedback since the action of the effector opposes
that of the stimulus.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) A patient takes a daily thyroid hormone replacement medication to maintain normal
thyroid hormone levels.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) Stratified epithelial tissue provides little protection, but transports substances between the
internal and external environments.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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, 7) Sebaceous glands are responsible for the lubrication of the skin.
⊚ true
⊚ false
8) Enamel, which is harder than bone or dentin, cannot be regenerated.
⊚ true
⊚ false
9) By affecting the diameter of cutaneous blood vessels, motor nerve fibers in the skin can
regulate the rate of blood flow.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) Blood plasma and interstitial fluid are separated from each other; therefore,there is little
communication and exchange between these fluids.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
11) Physiology ________.
A) emphasizes cause-and-effect mechanisms
B) includes the fields of chemistry and psychology
C) ignores the scientific method
D) ultimately strives to understand the structures of individual cells
12) The study of how disease or injury alters physiological processes is termed ________.
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Edition, Stuart Fox Krista Rompolski
Version 1 1
,TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) The study of disease processes aids in the understanding of normal functions.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) Phase IV clinical drug trials involve testing a drug only on the specific human population
who have the condition that the drug is intended to treat.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Negative feedback results in a response that opposes the original deviation from normal.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) Blood clotting is an example of positive feedback since the action of the effector opposes
that of the stimulus.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) A patient takes a daily thyroid hormone replacement medication to maintain normal
thyroid hormone levels.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) Stratified epithelial tissue provides little protection, but transports substances between the
internal and external environments.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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, 7) Sebaceous glands are responsible for the lubrication of the skin.
⊚ true
⊚ false
8) Enamel, which is harder than bone or dentin, cannot be regenerated.
⊚ true
⊚ false
9) By affecting the diameter of cutaneous blood vessels, motor nerve fibers in the skin can
regulate the rate of blood flow.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) Blood plasma and interstitial fluid are separated from each other; therefore,there is little
communication and exchange between these fluids.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
11) Physiology ________.
A) emphasizes cause-and-effect mechanisms
B) includes the fields of chemistry and psychology
C) ignores the scientific method
D) ultimately strives to understand the structures of individual cells
12) The study of how disease or injury alters physiological processes is termed ________.
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