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, MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) Physiology is the study of
A) the tissues and organs of the body at the microscopic level.
B) the facial features as an indication of personality.
C) the normal function of living organisms.
D) growth and reproduction.
E) the structure of the body.
Answer: C
2) The literal meaning of the term physiology is knowledge of
A) math. B) organs. C) nature. D) chemistry. E) science.
Answer: C
3) Because anatomy and physiology have different definitions, they are usually considered separately in studies of
the body.
A) True B) False
Answer: B
4) 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) 6, 4, 5, 2, 3, 1. B) 4, 2, 1, 6, 3, 5. C) 2, 4, 1, 3, 6, 5. D) 4, 2, 1, 3, 6, 5. E) 4, 2, 3, 1, 6, 5.
Answer: D
5) "Glucose is transported from blood into cells because cells require glucose to meet their energy needs." This type
of explanation is
A) teleological. B) scatological. C) mechanistic. D) theological. E) metalogical.
Answer: A
6) "Glucose is transported from blood into cells by transporters in response to insulin." This type of explanation is
A) scatological. B) mechanistic. C) metalogical. D) theological. E) teleological.
Answer: B
7) Which is a buffer zone between the outside world and most of the cells of the body?
A) red blood cells
B) extracellular fluid
C) intracellular fluid
D) cell membrane
E) All of the answers are correct.
Answer: B
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, MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) Physiology is the study of
A) the tissues and organs of the body at the microscopic level.
B) the facial features as an indication of personality.
C) the normal function of living organisms.
D) growth and reproduction.
E) the structure of the body.
Answer: C
2) The literal meaning of the term physiology is knowledge of
A) math. B) organs. C) nature. D) chemistry. E) science.
Answer: C
3) Because anatomy and physiology have different definitions, they are usually considered separately in studies of
the body.
A) True B) False
Answer: B
4) 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) 6, 4, 5, 2, 3, 1. B) 4, 2, 1, 6, 3, 5. C) 2, 4, 1, 3, 6, 5. D) 4, 2, 1, 3, 6, 5. E) 4, 2, 3, 1, 6, 5.
Answer: D
5) "Glucose is transported from blood into cells because cells require glucose to meet their energy needs." This type
of explanation is
A) teleological. B) scatological. C) mechanistic. D) theological. E) metalogical.
Answer: A
6) "Glucose is transported from blood into cells by transporters in response to insulin." This type of explanation is
A) scatological. B) mechanistic. C) metalogical. D) theological. E) teleological.
Answer: B
7) Which is a buffer zone between the outside world and most of the cells of the body?
A) red blood cells
B) extracellular fluid
C) intracellular fluid
D) cell membrane
E) All of the answers are correct.
Answer: B
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