,Chapter .01 .Homeostasis: .A .Framework .for .Human .Physiology
Multiple .Choice .Questions
1. The .four .broad .categories .of .cells .include .those .specialized .for .each .of .the .following .functions .except
A. Movement
B. Synthesis .of .complex .molecules
C. Secretion
D. Support
E. Conduction .of .electrical .impulses
2. Physiology .is .the .study .of
A. How .two .organisms .interact
B. How .organisms .function
C. The .spread .of .diseases
D. The .structure .of .the .body
3. The .study .of .disease .states .in .the .body .is .called
A. Pathophysiology
B. Anatomy
C. Homeostasis
D. Biology
E. Histology
4. Which .is .not .a .connective .tissue .cell?
A. Bone .cells
B. Skeletal .muscle .cells
C. Blood .cells
D. Fat .cells
E. Both .skeletal .muscle .cells .and .blood .cells .are .correct
5. Epithelial .cells
A. Include .fat-storing .cells
B. Act .as .anchors .for .body .structures
C. Form .boundaries .between .body .compartments
D. Both .include .fat-storing .cells .and .act .as .anchors .for .body .structures .are .correct
E. Include .all .of .the .choices .are .correct
,6. The .cell .type .that .is .specialized .to .communicate .with .other .cells .and .control .their .activities .is
A. Epithelial .cells
B. Muscle .cells
C. Connective .tissue .cells
D. Nerve .cells
E. All .of .the .choices .are .correct
7. The .developmental .process .that .leads .to .specialized .cell .types .is .called
A. Genomics
B. Differentiation
C. Homeostasis
D. Positive .feedback
E. Acclimatization
8. Which .of .the .following .statements .is .true .with .regard .to .the .extracellular . matrix?
A. Its .composition .is .uniform .in .all .of .the .body's .tissues
B. It .is .an .inert .framework .upon .which .cells .are .anchored
C. It .is .composed .of .fibers .and .other .proteins
D. It .functions .to .allow .communication .between .cells
E. Both .it .is .composed .of .fibers .and .other .proteins .and .it .functions .to .allow .communication .between .cells
.are .correct
9. The .internal .environment
A. Refers .to .the .intracellular .fluid .compartment .of .the .body
B. Is .regulated .to .remain .relatively .constant .by .the .specialized .activities .of .many .of .the .body's .cells
C. Is .the .medium .for .exchange .of .nutrients .and .wastes .for .the .body's .cells
D. Both .refers .to .the .intracellular .fluid .compartment .of .the .body .and .is .regulated .to .remain .relatively
.constant .by .the .specialized .activities .of .many .of .the .body's .cells .are .correct
E. Both .is .regulated .to .remain .relatively .constant .by .the .specialized .activities .of .many .of .the .body's .cells
.and .is .the .medium .for .exchange .of .nutrients .and .wastes .for .the .body's .cells .are .correct
10. If .a .person .begins .to .sweat .upon .entering .a .hot .room .but .continued .sweating .is .able .to .keep .the
.body .temperature .constant, .the .person .is
A. In .equilibrium
B. Not .using .energy .to .maintain .a .constant .temperature
C. In .steady .state
D. Using .a .positive .feedback .mechanism
, 11. Homeostasis .refers .to
A. The .unwavering .control .of .a .physiological .setpoint
B. Maintaining .a .stable .internal .environment
C. Maintaining .a .stable .external .environment
D. Both .the .unwavering .control .of .a .physiological .setpoint .and .maintaining .a .stable .internal .environment
.are .correct
E. Both .the .unwavering .control .of .a .physiological .setpoint .and .maintaining .a .stable .external .environment
.are .correct
12. The .concept .of .homeostasis
A. Includes .the .concept .of .an .error .signal
B. Refers .to .maintaining .physiological .functions .in .a .stable .condition
C. Refers .only .to .the .regulation .of .body .temperature
D. Both .includes .the .concept .of .an .error .signal .and .refers .to .maintaining .physiological .functions .in .a
.stable .condition .are .correct
E. Both .refers .to .maintaining .physiological .functions .in .a .stable .condition .and .refers .only .to .the .regulation
.of .body .temperature .are .correct
13. Homeostasis
A. Refers .to .rigid .constancy .of .the .internal .environment
B. Refers .to .dynamic .constancy .of .the .internal .environment
C. Is .maintained .primarily .by .positive .feedback
D. Both .refers .to .rigid .constancy .of .the .internal .environment .and .is .maintained .primarily .by .positive
.feedback .are .correct
E. Both .refers .to .dynamic .constancy .of .the .internal .environment .and .is .maintained .primarily .by
.positive .feedback .are .correct
14. The .concept .of .homeostasis
A. Refers .to .maintaining .conditions .of .constancy .of .the .internal .environment
B. Includes .the .concept .of .an .error .signal
C. Includes .the .concept .of .feedforward .regulation
D. Includes .all .of .the .choices
E. Includes .none .of .the .choices
15. The .steady .state .value .for .any .variable .that .the .body .attempts .to .maintain .is .the
A. Set .point
B. Equilibrium .potential
C. Error .signal
D. Reflex .arc
E. Median .value
Multiple .Choice .Questions
1. The .four .broad .categories .of .cells .include .those .specialized .for .each .of .the .following .functions .except
A. Movement
B. Synthesis .of .complex .molecules
C. Secretion
D. Support
E. Conduction .of .electrical .impulses
2. Physiology .is .the .study .of
A. How .two .organisms .interact
B. How .organisms .function
C. The .spread .of .diseases
D. The .structure .of .the .body
3. The .study .of .disease .states .in .the .body .is .called
A. Pathophysiology
B. Anatomy
C. Homeostasis
D. Biology
E. Histology
4. Which .is .not .a .connective .tissue .cell?
A. Bone .cells
B. Skeletal .muscle .cells
C. Blood .cells
D. Fat .cells
E. Both .skeletal .muscle .cells .and .blood .cells .are .correct
5. Epithelial .cells
A. Include .fat-storing .cells
B. Act .as .anchors .for .body .structures
C. Form .boundaries .between .body .compartments
D. Both .include .fat-storing .cells .and .act .as .anchors .for .body .structures .are .correct
E. Include .all .of .the .choices .are .correct
,6. The .cell .type .that .is .specialized .to .communicate .with .other .cells .and .control .their .activities .is
A. Epithelial .cells
B. Muscle .cells
C. Connective .tissue .cells
D. Nerve .cells
E. All .of .the .choices .are .correct
7. The .developmental .process .that .leads .to .specialized .cell .types .is .called
A. Genomics
B. Differentiation
C. Homeostasis
D. Positive .feedback
E. Acclimatization
8. Which .of .the .following .statements .is .true .with .regard .to .the .extracellular . matrix?
A. Its .composition .is .uniform .in .all .of .the .body's .tissues
B. It .is .an .inert .framework .upon .which .cells .are .anchored
C. It .is .composed .of .fibers .and .other .proteins
D. It .functions .to .allow .communication .between .cells
E. Both .it .is .composed .of .fibers .and .other .proteins .and .it .functions .to .allow .communication .between .cells
.are .correct
9. The .internal .environment
A. Refers .to .the .intracellular .fluid .compartment .of .the .body
B. Is .regulated .to .remain .relatively .constant .by .the .specialized .activities .of .many .of .the .body's .cells
C. Is .the .medium .for .exchange .of .nutrients .and .wastes .for .the .body's .cells
D. Both .refers .to .the .intracellular .fluid .compartment .of .the .body .and .is .regulated .to .remain .relatively
.constant .by .the .specialized .activities .of .many .of .the .body's .cells .are .correct
E. Both .is .regulated .to .remain .relatively .constant .by .the .specialized .activities .of .many .of .the .body's .cells
.and .is .the .medium .for .exchange .of .nutrients .and .wastes .for .the .body's .cells .are .correct
10. If .a .person .begins .to .sweat .upon .entering .a .hot .room .but .continued .sweating .is .able .to .keep .the
.body .temperature .constant, .the .person .is
A. In .equilibrium
B. Not .using .energy .to .maintain .a .constant .temperature
C. In .steady .state
D. Using .a .positive .feedback .mechanism
, 11. Homeostasis .refers .to
A. The .unwavering .control .of .a .physiological .setpoint
B. Maintaining .a .stable .internal .environment
C. Maintaining .a .stable .external .environment
D. Both .the .unwavering .control .of .a .physiological .setpoint .and .maintaining .a .stable .internal .environment
.are .correct
E. Both .the .unwavering .control .of .a .physiological .setpoint .and .maintaining .a .stable .external .environment
.are .correct
12. The .concept .of .homeostasis
A. Includes .the .concept .of .an .error .signal
B. Refers .to .maintaining .physiological .functions .in .a .stable .condition
C. Refers .only .to .the .regulation .of .body .temperature
D. Both .includes .the .concept .of .an .error .signal .and .refers .to .maintaining .physiological .functions .in .a
.stable .condition .are .correct
E. Both .refers .to .maintaining .physiological .functions .in .a .stable .condition .and .refers .only .to .the .regulation
.of .body .temperature .are .correct
13. Homeostasis
A. Refers .to .rigid .constancy .of .the .internal .environment
B. Refers .to .dynamic .constancy .of .the .internal .environment
C. Is .maintained .primarily .by .positive .feedback
D. Both .refers .to .rigid .constancy .of .the .internal .environment .and .is .maintained .primarily .by .positive
.feedback .are .correct
E. Both .refers .to .dynamic .constancy .of .the .internal .environment .and .is .maintained .primarily .by
.positive .feedback .are .correct
14. The .concept .of .homeostasis
A. Refers .to .maintaining .conditions .of .constancy .of .the .internal .environment
B. Includes .the .concept .of .an .error .signal
C. Includes .the .concept .of .feedforward .regulation
D. Includes .all .of .the .choices
E. Includes .none .of .the .choices
15. The .steady .state .value .for .any .variable .that .the .body .attempts .to .maintain .is .the
A. Set .point
B. Equilibrium .potential
C. Error .signal
D. Reflex .arc
E. Median .value
