Test Bank for Principles of Anatomy and Physiology 12th Edition Tortora & Derrickson | Updated/Latest 2025–2026

Test Bank - Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, 12th Edition, by Bryan Derrickson, Gerald
Tortora.

,Test Bank - Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, 12th Edition, by Bryan Derrickson, Gerald
Tortora.




Test bank Chapter 1. An Introduction to the Human Body

Multiple Choice


1. Thisjijiisjijithejijistudyjijiofjijithejijifunctionsjijiofj i j i bodyjijistructures.
a. Anatomy
b. Physiology
c. Dissection
d. Histology
e. Immunology

Ans:jijiBjijiDiffic
ulty:jijieasyjijiFee
dback:jiji1.1



2. Thisjijiisjijidefinedjijiasjijiajijigroupjijiofjijicellsjijiwithjijisimilarjijistructurejijiandjijifunction.
a. Tissue
b. Organ
c. Molecules
d. Compounds
e. Organism

Ans:jijiAjijiDiffic
ulty:jijieasyjijiFee
dback:jiji1.2



3. Usingjijiyourjijifingersjijitojijifindjijiyourjijipulsejijionjijiyourjijiwristjijiisjijianjijiexamplejijiof
a. Auscultation
b. Palpation
c. Responsiveness
d. Grossjijianatomy
e. Physiologist

Ans:jijiB
Difficulty:jijimediu
mjijiFeedback:jiji1.2

,Test Bank - Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, 12th Edition, by Bryan Derrickson, Gerald
Tortora.


4. Percussionjijitechniquesjijicanjijibejijiusedjijitojijidetermine
a. Heartjijibeats
b. Pulsejijirate
c. Amplifyjijisounds
d. Fluidjijiinjijithejijilungs
e. Enlargedjijiorgans

Ans:jijiD
Difficulty:jijimediu
mjijiFeedback:jiji1.2



5. Thisjijiisjijithejijisumjijiofjijialljijicellularjijiprocessesjijithatjijioccurjijiinjijithejijibody.
a. Metabolism
b. Anabolism
c. Catabolism
d. Auscultation
e. Palpation

Ans:jijiAjijiDiffic
ulty:jijihardjijiFee
dback:jiji1.3



6. Listjijithejijibasicjijiprocessesjijiofjijilife.

Ans:jijiThejijibasicjijiprocessesjijiofjijilifejijiincludejijimetabolism,jijiresponsiveness,jijimovem
ent,jijigrowth,jijidifferentiationjijiandjijireproduction.
Difficulty:jijimediu
mjijiFeedback:jiji1.3



7. Thisjijiisjijithejijiregulationjijiofjijibodyjijiconditionsjijiwithinjijinormaljijilimits.
a. Palpation
b. Percussion
c. Homeostasis
d. Autopsy
e. Histology

Ans:jijiCjijiDiffic
ulty:jijieasyjijiFee
dback:jiji1.4

, Test Bank - Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, 12th Edition, by Bryan Derrickson, Gerald
Tortora.




8. Thejijisystemsjijithatjijiprovidejijihomeostasisjiji
are:
a. CardiovascularjijiandjijiIntegumentary
b. NervousjijisystemjijiandjijiEndocrine
c. Cardiovascularjijiandjijirespiratoryj i j i systems
d. Respiratoryj i j i andjijimuscularjijisystems
e. Urinaryjijiandjijiintegumentaryjijisystems

Ans:jijiBjijiDiffic
ulty:jijieasyjijiFee
dback:jiji1.4



9. Thisjijibodyjijifluidjijidirectlyjijiaffectsjijithejijiproperjijifunctioningjijiofjijicells.
a. Lymph
b. Blood
c. Interstitialjijifluid
d. Aqueousjijihumor
e. Vitreousjijibody

Ans:jijiC
Difficulty:jijimediu
mjijiFeedback:jiji1.4



10. Namejijithejijidifferencesjijibetweenjijiajijipositivejijiandjijiajijinegativejijifeedbackjijisystem.

Ans:jijiAjijipositivejijifeedbackjijisystemjijiwilljijistrengthenjijiorjijireinforcejijiajijichangejijiinjij
ionejijiofjijithe jijibody’sjijicontrolledjijiconditionsjijiwhilejijiajijinegativejijifeedbackjijisystemjiji

willjijireversejijiajijichangejijiinjijiajijicontrolledjijicondition.
Difficulty:jijimediu
mjijiFeedback:jiji1.4



11. Thisjijiisjijithejijistructurejijiofjijiajijifeedbackjijisystemjijithatjijireceivesjijioutputjijifromjijithe
jijicontroljijicenter.

a. Receptor
b. Bodyjijifluids
c. Brain
d. Effector
e. Afferent