TEST BANK FOR HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY FROM CELLS TO SYSTEMS 8TH EDITION BY LAURALEE SHERWOOD ALL CHAPTERS COVERED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ |LATEST UPDATE| |2025|

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, TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 The Foundation of Physiology.......................................................................................... 1-1

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,Chapter 2 Cell Physiology ................................................................................................................. 2-1

Chapter 3 The Central Nervous System ............................................................................................ 3-1

Chapter 4 The Peripheral Nervous System: Sensory, Autonomic, Somatic ...................................... 4-1

Chapter 5 Principles of Endocrinology; The Central Endocrine Glands ............................................ 5-1

Chapter 6 Muscle Physiology ........................................................................................................... 6-1

Chapter 7 Cardiac Physiology ........................................................................................................... 7-1

Chapter 8 Vascular Physiology ......................................................................................................... 8-1

Chapter 9 The Blood ......................................................................................................................... 9-1

Chapter 10 Body Defences ............................................................................................................... 10-1

Chapter 11 The Respiratory System ................................................................................................. 11-1

Chapter 12 The Urinary System........................................................................................................ 12-1

Chapter 13 Fluid and Acid–Base Balance ......................................................................................... 13-1

Chapter 14 The Digestive System ......................................................................................................... 14-1

Chapter 15 Energy Balance and Temperature Regulation ............................................................... 15-1

Chapter 16 The Endocrine Glands .................................................................................................... 16-1

Chapter 17 The Reproductive System .................................................................................................. 17-1




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, Chapter 1: The Foundation of Physiology


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which of the following is correctly matched?
a. anatomy/body function
b. bacteria/multicellular
c. organs/one primary tissue
d. physiology/body function
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 3 BLM: Remember

2. Which of the following is a mechanistic rather than a teleological explanation of a physiological
phenomenon?
a. A person breathes to obtain oxygen.
b. A person sweats to cool off.
c. A person’s stomach secretes digestive juices because it is stimulated by the
nervous system.
d. A person’s heart beats to pump blood.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 3 BLM: Higher Order

3. When a blood capillary is cut, a clot forms under which feedback control system?
a. negative feedback
b. positive feedback
c. extrinsic control
d. feedforward
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 16 BLM: Higher Order

4. Which of the following type of tissues uses the terminology ―smooth‖?
a. connective tissue
b. epithelial tissue
c. glandular tissue
d. muscle tissue
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: 6 BLM: Remember

5. Which of the following is an example of a positive feedback system?
a. body temperature regulation
b. birth of a baby
c. room temperature regulation
d. blood pH regulation
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 16 BLM: Higher Order




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