Test Bank for Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach, 9th Edition by Dee Unglaub Silverthorn

Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach, 9e (Silverthorn)
Chapter 1 Introduction to Physiology
1) Physiology is the study of
A) the structure of the body.
B) the tissues and organs of the body at the microscopic level.
C) growth and reproduction.
D) the healthy function of living organisms.
E) the facial features as an indication of personality.
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Section: 1.1 Physiology Is an Integrative Science
Learning Outcome: 1.1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering

2) The literal meaning of the term physiology is knowledge of
A) organs.
B) nature.
C) science.
D) chemistry.
E) math.
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Section: 1.1 Physiology Is an Integrative Science
Learning Outcome: 1.1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering

3) 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 of levels from the smallest to the largest is
A) 2, 4, 1, 3, 6, 5.
B) 4, 2, 1, 6, 3, 5.
C) 4, 2, 1, 3, 6, 5.
D) 4, 2, 3, 1, 6, 5.
E) 6, 4, 5, 2, 3, 1.
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section: 1.1 Physiology Is an Integrative Science
Learning Outcome: 1.1.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering




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,4) "Glucose is transported from blood into cells because cells require glucose to meet their energy needs."
This type of explanation is
A) mechanistic.
B) theological.
C) teleological.
D) metalogical.
E) scatological.
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section: 1.2 Function and Mechanism
Learning Outcome: 1.2.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding

5) "Glucose is transported from blood into cells by transporters in response to insulin." This type of
explanation is
A) mechanistic.
B) theological.
C) teleological.
D) metalogical.
E) scatological.
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section: 1.2 Function and Mechanism
Learning Outcome: 1.2.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding

6) Which is a buffer zone between the outside world and most of the cells of the body?
A) cell membrane
B) red blood cells
C) intracellular fluid
D) extracellular fluid
E) All of the answers are correct.
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Section: 1.4 Homeostasis
Learning Outcome: 1.4.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering

7) Which is one of Cannon's "internal secretions"?
A) hormones
B) nutrients
C) water
D) inorganic ions
E) None of the answers are correct.
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section: 1.4 Homeostasis
Learning Outcome: 1.4.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering


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,8) The study of body function in a disease state is
A) necrology.
B) physiology.
C) microbiology.
D) pathophysiology.
E) histology.
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Section: 1.4 Homeostasis
Learning Outcome: 1.4.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering

9) Homeostasis is the ability of the body to
A) prevent the external environment from changing.
B) prevent the internal environment from changing.
C) quickly restore the changed internal conditions to normal limits.
D) ignore external stimuli to remain in a state of rest.
E) prevent excessive blood loss.
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section: 1.4 Homeostasis
Learning Outcome: 1.4.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering

10) Oxytocin is a hormone released in response to cervical dilation. This causes more uterine contractions
that will further dilate the cervix. Which type of feedback does oxytocin trigger?
A) negative feedback
B) positive feedback
C) local control
D) nociceptive feedback
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Section: 1.5 Control Systems and Homeostasis
Learning Outcome: 1.5.5
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering

11) How genetics influences the body's response to drugs is called
A) pharmacokinetics.
B) paleopharmacology.
C) pharmacogenomics.
D) pharmacodynamics.
E) pharmageddon.
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section: 1.1 Physiology Is an Integrative Science
Learning Outcome: 1.1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering




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, 12) A physician basing clinical decisions on primary research published in biomedical literature is doing
________ medicine.
A) evidence-based
B) traditional
C) alternative
D) whimsical
E) holistic
Answer: A
Diff: 1
Section: 1.6 The Science of Physiology
Learning Outcome: 1.6.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Understanding

13) A study in which a participant acts as an experimental subject in part of the experiment and a control
subject in another part of the experiment is called a ________ study.
A) double-blind
B) crossover
C) meta-analysis
D) retrospective
Answer: B
Diff: 1
Section: 1.6 The Science of Physiology
Learning Outcome: 1.6.2
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering

14) The Internet database for molecular, cellular, and physiological information is called the ________
Project.
A) Human Genome
B) Physiognomy
C) Physiosome
D) Physiome
E) Manhattan
Answer: D
Diff: 1
Section: 1.1 Physiology Is an Integrative Science
Learning Outcome: 1.1.1
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering

15) A placebo is
A) any drug being tested in a clinical trial.
B) any drug in a class of drugs commonly used as pain relievers.
C) a drug or treatment that is expected to have no pharmacological effect.
D) a nutritive and respiratory organ in fetal development.
E) a hole in a cavity wall through which an organ protrudes.
Answer: C
Diff: 1
Section: 1.6 The Science of Physiology
Learning Outcome: 1.6.3
Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering


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