PHYS 261 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2023
Anthony R. White
[COMPANY NAME] [Company address]
,PHYS 261 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers
the question.
1) Physiology is the study of
A) the facial features as an indication of personality.
B ) the tissues and organs of the body at the microscopic level.
C) growth and reproduction.
D) the normal functions of the organ systems.
E) the structure of the body.
2) 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 from the smallest to the largest is
A) 4, 2, 1, 6, 3, 5.
B) 2, 4, 1, 3, 6, 5.
C) 4, 2, 1, 3, 6, 5.
D) 4, 2, 3, 1, 6, 5.
E) 6, 4, 5, 2, 3, 1.
3) The study of body function in a disease state is
A) physiology.
B ) necrology.
C) histology.
D) pathophysiology.
E) microbiology.
4) How genetics influences the body’s response to drugs is called
A) pharmacokinetics.
B) pharmacogenomics.
C) pharmacogenetics.
D) pharmageddon.
E) pharmacodynamics.
5) The atomic number of an element is equivalent to
A) the number of protons in the nucleus.
B ) the number of electrons in the outer shell.
C) the number of neutrons in the nucleus.
D) the electrical charge of an atom.
E) the number of protons plus neutrons in the nucleus.
6) Which group of elements makes up more than 90% of the body's mass?
, PHYS 261 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023
A) O, Ca, H B) Ca, C, O C) O, C, H D) O, H, Na E) C, Na, K
7) The atomic mass of an atom can be estimated by counting the number of
A) protons and electrons.
B ) protons.
C) neutrons.
ANSWERS 2023
Anthony R. White
[COMPANY NAME] [Company address]
,PHYS 261 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers
the question.
1) Physiology is the study of
A) the facial features as an indication of personality.
B ) the tissues and organs of the body at the microscopic level.
C) growth and reproduction.
D) the normal functions of the organ systems.
E) the structure of the body.
2) 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 from the smallest to the largest is
A) 4, 2, 1, 6, 3, 5.
B) 2, 4, 1, 3, 6, 5.
C) 4, 2, 1, 3, 6, 5.
D) 4, 2, 3, 1, 6, 5.
E) 6, 4, 5, 2, 3, 1.
3) The study of body function in a disease state is
A) physiology.
B ) necrology.
C) histology.
D) pathophysiology.
E) microbiology.
4) How genetics influences the body’s response to drugs is called
A) pharmacokinetics.
B) pharmacogenomics.
C) pharmacogenetics.
D) pharmageddon.
E) pharmacodynamics.
5) The atomic number of an element is equivalent to
A) the number of protons in the nucleus.
B ) the number of electrons in the outer shell.
C) the number of neutrons in the nucleus.
D) the electrical charge of an atom.
E) the number of protons plus neutrons in the nucleus.
6) Which group of elements makes up more than 90% of the body's mass?
, PHYS 261 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023
A) O, Ca, H B) Ca, C, O C) O, C, H D) O, H, Na E) C, Na, K
7) The atomic mass of an atom can be estimated by counting the number of
A) protons and electrons.
B ) protons.
C) neutrons.
