A&P 1-- CH. 1 TESTBANK #1 exam 1 2024-2025
GRADE A 100% VERIFIED
Which term describes the study of the functions of body structures?
a) anatomy
b) physiology
c) endocrinology
d) histology
e) immunology- ANS>>> B.- Physiology
Which term defines a group of cells that work together to perform a particular function?
a) tissue
b) organ
c) molecules
d) compounds
e) organism- ANS>>> A.- Tissue
Which term refers to the sum of all chemical processes that occur in the body?
a) metabolism
b) anabolism
c) catabolism
d) auscultation
e) palpation- ANS>>> A.- Metabolism
List the basic processes of life- ANS>>> Metabolism, Responsiveness, Movement, Growth,
Differentiation & Reproduction.
The two organ systems that regulate and maintain homeostasis are the
a) cardiovascular and integumentary systems.
,b) nervous and endocrine systems.
c) cardiovascular and respiratory systems.
d) respiratory and muscular systems.
e) urinary and integumentary systems.- ANS>>> B.-Nervous & Endocrine systems
Which body fluid fills the narrow spaces between cells and tissues and directly affects the proper
functioning of cells?
a) lymph
b) blood plasma
c) interstitial fluid
d) intracellular fluid
e) vitreous body- ANS>>> C.- Interstitial fluid
Describe the differences between positive and negative feedback systems.- ANS>>> A positive feedback
system will strengthen or reinforce a change in one of the body's controlled conditions.
A negative feedback system will reverse a change in a controlled condition.
Which feedback system structure receives output from the control center?
a) receptor
b) stimulus
c) response
d) effector
e) efferent pathway- ANS>>> D.- Effector
Which feedback system structure provides input to the control center?
a) receptor
b) muscle
c) response
d) effector
, e) efferent pathway- ANS>>> A.- Receptor
A condition NOT regulated by a negative feedback loop would be:
a) childbirth
b) body temperature
c) blood pressure
d) heart rate
e) blood sugar- ANS>>> A.- Childbirth
Objective changes in a patient's normal body function that can be directly observed or measured by a
clinician are referred to as
a) symptoms.
b) disorders.
c) disturbance.
d) diseases
e) signs.- ANS>>> E.-Signs
Describe the anatomical position- ANS>>> Body erect; feet flat, facing forward; eyes facing forward;
arms to the side, palms facing forward with thumbs pointing out.
The lungs are located in the
a) cranial cavity.
b) vertebral cavity.
c) abdominal cavity.
d) pericardial cavity.
e) pleural cavity.- ANS>>> E.- Pleural cavity
Which cavity is located inferior to the abdominal cavity?
a) vertebral canal
GRADE A 100% VERIFIED
Which term describes the study of the functions of body structures?
a) anatomy
b) physiology
c) endocrinology
d) histology
e) immunology- ANS>>> B.- Physiology
Which term defines a group of cells that work together to perform a particular function?
a) tissue
b) organ
c) molecules
d) compounds
e) organism- ANS>>> A.- Tissue
Which term refers to the sum of all chemical processes that occur in the body?
a) metabolism
b) anabolism
c) catabolism
d) auscultation
e) palpation- ANS>>> A.- Metabolism
List the basic processes of life- ANS>>> Metabolism, Responsiveness, Movement, Growth,
Differentiation & Reproduction.
The two organ systems that regulate and maintain homeostasis are the
a) cardiovascular and integumentary systems.
,b) nervous and endocrine systems.
c) cardiovascular and respiratory systems.
d) respiratory and muscular systems.
e) urinary and integumentary systems.- ANS>>> B.-Nervous & Endocrine systems
Which body fluid fills the narrow spaces between cells and tissues and directly affects the proper
functioning of cells?
a) lymph
b) blood plasma
c) interstitial fluid
d) intracellular fluid
e) vitreous body- ANS>>> C.- Interstitial fluid
Describe the differences between positive and negative feedback systems.- ANS>>> A positive feedback
system will strengthen or reinforce a change in one of the body's controlled conditions.
A negative feedback system will reverse a change in a controlled condition.
Which feedback system structure receives output from the control center?
a) receptor
b) stimulus
c) response
d) effector
e) efferent pathway- ANS>>> D.- Effector
Which feedback system structure provides input to the control center?
a) receptor
b) muscle
c) response
d) effector
, e) efferent pathway- ANS>>> A.- Receptor
A condition NOT regulated by a negative feedback loop would be:
a) childbirth
b) body temperature
c) blood pressure
d) heart rate
e) blood sugar- ANS>>> A.- Childbirth
Objective changes in a patient's normal body function that can be directly observed or measured by a
clinician are referred to as
a) symptoms.
b) disorders.
c) disturbance.
d) diseases
e) signs.- ANS>>> E.-Signs
Describe the anatomical position- ANS>>> Body erect; feet flat, facing forward; eyes facing forward;
arms to the side, palms facing forward with thumbs pointing out.
The lungs are located in the
a) cranial cavity.
b) vertebral cavity.
c) abdominal cavity.
d) pericardial cavity.
e) pleural cavity.- ANS>>> E.- Pleural cavity
Which cavity is located inferior to the abdominal cavity?
a) vertebral canal
