TEST BANK FOR PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY, 6TH EDITION BY, CINDY L. STANFIELD

Exam Name___________________________________ MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) The smallest living units capable of carrying out their own basic life functions are called 1) A) organelles. B) organ systems. C) organs. D) tissues. E) cells. Answer: E 2) Cells are classified into which of the following four broad categories? 2) A) squamous, cubodial, columnar, and basement membranes B) atoms, tissues, organs, and organ systems C) skeletal, cardiac, endocrine, and nervous D) endocrine, nervous, integumentary, and reproductive E) neurons, muscle, epithelial, and connective tissue Answer: E 3) Epithelial cells are associated with a noncellular material called a(n) 3) A) endocrine gland. B) basement membrane. C) muscle fiber. D) fibroblast. E) connective tissue. Answer: B 4) ________ are found in the linings of hollow organs where they separate fluids in the interior cavity 4) from the surrounding body fluids. The interior cavity of a hollow organ or vessel is known as a ________. A) Elastin cells : cavity B) Endocrine cells : lumen C) Epithelial : lumen D) Connective tissues : basement membrane E) Smooth muscle cells : cavity Answer: C 5) The tissue type that generates mechanical force and movement, and whose activity is controlled 5) both on a voluntary and involuntary level, is ________ tissue. A) epithelial B) muscle C) connective D) nervous E) skeletal Answer: B 1