Test Bank Hole's Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology, 15th Edition
by Charles Welsh, Prentice-Craver
Chap 01 15e Welsh Answers Included
!
1) The anatomical! term! for! the! forearm! is .
2) What! investigator! would! conduct! an! experiment! to! determine! how! temperature! changes!
affect! the! rate! at! which! the! heart! beats?
A) Anatomist
B) Physiologist
C) Chemist
D) Biochemist
3) Blood! plasma! is! an! example! of! what! type! of! fluid?
A) Intracellular
B) Extracellular
C) Serous
D) Acidic
4) Which! of! the! following! lists! illustrates! the! idea! of! increasing! levels! of! organization?
A) Molecules,! cells,! tissues,! organs,! organ! systems
B) Tissues,! cells,! organs,! molecules,! organ! systems
C) Organs,! molecules,! organ! systems,! cells,! tissues
D) Cell,! atom,! tissue,! molecule,! macromolecule
5) In! a! crisis,! the! heart! beats! faster! and! more! forcefully.! What! affect! would! this! have! on!
hydrostatic! pressure?
A) An! increase! in! hydrostatic! pressure
B) A! decrease! in! hydrostatic! pressure
C) No! change! in! hydrostatic! pressure
1
,6) The! temperature! in! a! room! drops! to! 65oF,! causing! the! heater! to! turn! on.! The! temperature!
change! is! an! example! of! a(an):
A) effector.
B) receptor.
C) stimulus.
D) response.
7) Which! of! the! following! is! considered! one! of! the! characteristics! of! life?
A) Digestion
B) Respiration
C) Metabolism
D) Absorption
8) The! ability! of! an! organism! to! sense! changes! in! its! body! is! an! example! of:
A) movement.
B) respiration.
C) responsiveness.
D) absorption.
9) What! is! the! definition! of! metabolism?
A) All! the! cells! in! the! body
B) All! of! the! homeostatic! setpoints! in! the! body
C) All! of! the! chemical! reactions! in! the! body
D) All! of! the! organs! in! the! body! and! their! parts
10) What! is/are! the! origin(s)! of! many! of! the! terms! in! anatomy! and! physiology?
A) Greek! and! Latin
B) Spanish! and! Portuguese
C) French! and! German
D) Chinese! and! Japanese
2
,11) At! what! level! of! organization! is! skin?
A) Tissue! level
B) Cellular! level
C) Organ! level
D) System! level
12) Which! of! the! following! is! NOT! a! requirement! to! maintain! the! life! of! humans?
A) Water
B) Heat
C) Light
D) Pressure
13) What! gas! makes! up! approximately! 1/5th! of! ordinary! air! and! is! used! by! cells! to! release! energy!
from! food! substances?
A) Oxygen
B) Carbon! dioxide
C) Hydrogen
D) Nitrogen
14) Which! of! the! following! processes! are! NOT! concerned! with! maintaining! the! life! of! an! adult!
organism?
A) Responsiveness
B) Movement
C) Reproduction
D) Metabolism
15) What! is! the! definition! of! homeostasis?
A) The! changing! external! conditions
B) The! maintenance! of! stable! external! conditions
C) The! changing! internal! conditions
D) The! maintenance! of! internal! conditions
16) The! method! for! testing! a! hypothesis,! then! rejecting! or! accepting! it! based! on! the! results! of!
experiments! or! observations,! is! called! the .
3
, 17) Which! of! the! following! examples! illustrates! a! homeostatic! mechanism?
A) Shivering! in! response! to! a! drop! in! body! temperature
B) Increasing! body! temperature! during! exercise
C) Decreasing! body! temperature! during! prolonged! exposure! to! cold! conditions
D) Dehydration! from! lack! of! water! intake
18) What! requirement! of! life! is! also! the! most! abundant! chemical! in! the! body! and! is! the! major!
component! of! extracellular! fluid?
A) Water
B) Oxygen
C) Cell
D) Food
19) What! term! refers! to! the! structures! that! provide! information! about! the! conditions! of! the!
internal! environment?
A) Set! points
B) Effectors
C) Receptors
D) Homeostasis
20) Which! of! the! following! directly! cause(s)! the! changes! in! the! internal! environment! needed! to!
maintain! homeostasis?
A) Receptors
B) Effectors
C) Setpoint
D) Intracellular! fluid
21) Which! of! the! following! causes! conditions! in! the! body! to! move! away! from! the! normal! state?
A) Negative! feedback
B) Homeostasis
C) Positive! feedback
D) Setpoint
4
by Charles Welsh, Prentice-Craver
Chap 01 15e Welsh Answers Included
!
1) The anatomical! term! for! the! forearm! is .
2) What! investigator! would! conduct! an! experiment! to! determine! how! temperature! changes!
affect! the! rate! at! which! the! heart! beats?
A) Anatomist
B) Physiologist
C) Chemist
D) Biochemist
3) Blood! plasma! is! an! example! of! what! type! of! fluid?
A) Intracellular
B) Extracellular
C) Serous
D) Acidic
4) Which! of! the! following! lists! illustrates! the! idea! of! increasing! levels! of! organization?
A) Molecules,! cells,! tissues,! organs,! organ! systems
B) Tissues,! cells,! organs,! molecules,! organ! systems
C) Organs,! molecules,! organ! systems,! cells,! tissues
D) Cell,! atom,! tissue,! molecule,! macromolecule
5) In! a! crisis,! the! heart! beats! faster! and! more! forcefully.! What! affect! would! this! have! on!
hydrostatic! pressure?
A) An! increase! in! hydrostatic! pressure
B) A! decrease! in! hydrostatic! pressure
C) No! change! in! hydrostatic! pressure
1
,6) The! temperature! in! a! room! drops! to! 65oF,! causing! the! heater! to! turn! on.! The! temperature!
change! is! an! example! of! a(an):
A) effector.
B) receptor.
C) stimulus.
D) response.
7) Which! of! the! following! is! considered! one! of! the! characteristics! of! life?
A) Digestion
B) Respiration
C) Metabolism
D) Absorption
8) The! ability! of! an! organism! to! sense! changes! in! its! body! is! an! example! of:
A) movement.
B) respiration.
C) responsiveness.
D) absorption.
9) What! is! the! definition! of! metabolism?
A) All! the! cells! in! the! body
B) All! of! the! homeostatic! setpoints! in! the! body
C) All! of! the! chemical! reactions! in! the! body
D) All! of! the! organs! in! the! body! and! their! parts
10) What! is/are! the! origin(s)! of! many! of! the! terms! in! anatomy! and! physiology?
A) Greek! and! Latin
B) Spanish! and! Portuguese
C) French! and! German
D) Chinese! and! Japanese
2
,11) At! what! level! of! organization! is! skin?
A) Tissue! level
B) Cellular! level
C) Organ! level
D) System! level
12) Which! of! the! following! is! NOT! a! requirement! to! maintain! the! life! of! humans?
A) Water
B) Heat
C) Light
D) Pressure
13) What! gas! makes! up! approximately! 1/5th! of! ordinary! air! and! is! used! by! cells! to! release! energy!
from! food! substances?
A) Oxygen
B) Carbon! dioxide
C) Hydrogen
D) Nitrogen
14) Which! of! the! following! processes! are! NOT! concerned! with! maintaining! the! life! of! an! adult!
organism?
A) Responsiveness
B) Movement
C) Reproduction
D) Metabolism
15) What! is! the! definition! of! homeostasis?
A) The! changing! external! conditions
B) The! maintenance! of! stable! external! conditions
C) The! changing! internal! conditions
D) The! maintenance! of! internal! conditions
16) The! method! for! testing! a! hypothesis,! then! rejecting! or! accepting! it! based! on! the! results! of!
experiments! or! observations,! is! called! the .
3
, 17) Which! of! the! following! examples! illustrates! a! homeostatic! mechanism?
A) Shivering! in! response! to! a! drop! in! body! temperature
B) Increasing! body! temperature! during! exercise
C) Decreasing! body! temperature! during! prolonged! exposure! to! cold! conditions
D) Dehydration! from! lack! of! water! intake
18) What! requirement! of! life! is! also! the! most! abundant! chemical! in! the! body! and! is! the! major!
component! of! extracellular! fluid?
A) Water
B) Oxygen
C) Cell
D) Food
19) What! term! refers! to! the! structures! that! provide! information! about! the! conditions! of! the!
internal! environment?
A) Set! points
B) Effectors
C) Receptors
D) Homeostasis
20) Which! of! the! following! directly! cause(s)! the! changes! in! the! internal! environment! needed! to!
maintain! homeostasis?
A) Receptors
B) Effectors
C) Setpoint
D) Intracellular! fluid
21) Which! of! the! following! causes! conditions! in! the! body! to! move! away! from! the! normal! state?
A) Negative! feedback
B) Homeostasis
C) Positive! feedback
D) Setpoint
4
