Test Bank For Seeley's Anatomy & Physiology 12th Edition
Authors: Cinnamon VanPutte, Jennifer Regan, Andrew F. Russo, Rod R. Seeley
Syllabus: 2026/2027 Updated Version
This test bank includes a variety of multiple-choice, matching, and fill-in-the-blank
questions designed to test recall, comprehension, and application of anatomical and
physiological concepts.
Unit 1: Organization of the Human Body
Chapter 1: The Human Organism
1. Question: A physiologist would be most interested in studying which of the following?
a) The layers of tissue that make up the wall of the stomach
b) How the muscle layers of the stomach contract to mix food
c) The anatomical location of the stomach in relation to the liver
d) The different types of cells found in the stomach lining
o ANSWER: b) How the muscle layers of the stomach contract to mix food
2. Question: Which sequence correctly lists the levels of structural organization in the
human body from simplest to most complex?
a) Organism → Organ System → Organ → Tissue → Cellular → Chemical
b) Chemical → Tissue → Cellular → Organ → Organ System → Organism
c) Chemical → Cellular → Tissue → Organ → Organ System → Organism
d) Cellular → Chemical → Tissue → Organ → System → Organism
o ANSWER: c) Chemical → Cellular → Tissue → Organ → Organ System → Organism
3. Question: The ability of an organism to sense changes in its external environment and
make adjustments to maintain internal stability is called?
a) Metabolism
b) Responsiveness
c) Digestion
d) Reproduction
o ANSWER: b) Responsiveness
4. Question: Which of the following is a necessary life function that maintains boundaries
between internal and external environments?
, a) Movement
b) Excretion
c) Reproduction
d) Responsiveness
o ANSWER: a) Movement (at the cellular and organismal level)
5. Question: A feedback mechanism that amplifies a change from the original set point is
known as:
a) Homeostasis
b) Negative feedback
c) Positive feedback
d) Metabolic gain
o ANSWER: c) Positive feedback
6. Question: In a negative feedback mechanism, the component that directly causes the
change to reverse a deviation from the set point is the:
a) Receptor
b) Control center
c) Effector
d) Stimulus
o ANSWER: c) Effector
7. Question: Which of the following is an example of a positive feedback mechanism?
a) Regulation of body temperature by sweating
b) Control of blood glucose levels by insulin
c) Enhancement of labor contractions by oxytocin
d) Maintenance of blood pressure by baroreceptor reflexes
o ANSWER: c) Enhancement of labor contractions by oxytocin
8. Question: An anatomical section that divides the body into equal left and right halves is
a:
a) Frontal plane
b) Transverse plane
c) Parasagittal plane
d) Midsagittal plane
o ANSWER: d) Midsagittal plane
9. Question: The heart is ______ to the lungs.
a) Lateral
b) Distal
c) Medial
d) Posterior
o ANSWER: c) Medial
, 10. Question: The membrane that lines the wall of the abdominal cavity and folds over to
cover the organs within it is the:
a) Visceral pleura
b) Parietal peritoneum
c) Visceral peritoneum
d) Parietal pleura
o ANSWER: b) Parietal peritoneum (it lines the wall)
11. Question: The term that refers to all chemical reactions occurring in the body is:
a) Anabolism
b) Catabolism
c) Metabolism
d) Homeostasis
o ANSWER: c) Metabolism
Chapter 2: The Chemical Basis of Life
12. Question: The four most abundant elements in the human body are:
a) Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, calcium
b) Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen
c) Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, sodium
d) Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, iron
o ANSWER: b) Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen
13. Question: The subatomic particles that are most involved in forming chemical bonds
are the:
a) Protons
b) Neutrons
c) Electrons
d) Nuclei
o ANSWER: c) Electrons
14. Question: An atom that has gained or lost an electron is called a(n):
a) Isotope
b) Molecule
c) Compound
d) Ion
o ANSWER: d) Ion
15. Question: A solution with a pH of 2 is considered ______ and has a ______ concentration
of hydrogen ions than a solution with a pH of 6.
a) acidic; lower
b) basic; higher
Authors: Cinnamon VanPutte, Jennifer Regan, Andrew F. Russo, Rod R. Seeley
Syllabus: 2026/2027 Updated Version
This test bank includes a variety of multiple-choice, matching, and fill-in-the-blank
questions designed to test recall, comprehension, and application of anatomical and
physiological concepts.
Unit 1: Organization of the Human Body
Chapter 1: The Human Organism
1. Question: A physiologist would be most interested in studying which of the following?
a) The layers of tissue that make up the wall of the stomach
b) How the muscle layers of the stomach contract to mix food
c) The anatomical location of the stomach in relation to the liver
d) The different types of cells found in the stomach lining
o ANSWER: b) How the muscle layers of the stomach contract to mix food
2. Question: Which sequence correctly lists the levels of structural organization in the
human body from simplest to most complex?
a) Organism → Organ System → Organ → Tissue → Cellular → Chemical
b) Chemical → Tissue → Cellular → Organ → Organ System → Organism
c) Chemical → Cellular → Tissue → Organ → Organ System → Organism
d) Cellular → Chemical → Tissue → Organ → System → Organism
o ANSWER: c) Chemical → Cellular → Tissue → Organ → Organ System → Organism
3. Question: The ability of an organism to sense changes in its external environment and
make adjustments to maintain internal stability is called?
a) Metabolism
b) Responsiveness
c) Digestion
d) Reproduction
o ANSWER: b) Responsiveness
4. Question: Which of the following is a necessary life function that maintains boundaries
between internal and external environments?
, a) Movement
b) Excretion
c) Reproduction
d) Responsiveness
o ANSWER: a) Movement (at the cellular and organismal level)
5. Question: A feedback mechanism that amplifies a change from the original set point is
known as:
a) Homeostasis
b) Negative feedback
c) Positive feedback
d) Metabolic gain
o ANSWER: c) Positive feedback
6. Question: In a negative feedback mechanism, the component that directly causes the
change to reverse a deviation from the set point is the:
a) Receptor
b) Control center
c) Effector
d) Stimulus
o ANSWER: c) Effector
7. Question: Which of the following is an example of a positive feedback mechanism?
a) Regulation of body temperature by sweating
b) Control of blood glucose levels by insulin
c) Enhancement of labor contractions by oxytocin
d) Maintenance of blood pressure by baroreceptor reflexes
o ANSWER: c) Enhancement of labor contractions by oxytocin
8. Question: An anatomical section that divides the body into equal left and right halves is
a:
a) Frontal plane
b) Transverse plane
c) Parasagittal plane
d) Midsagittal plane
o ANSWER: d) Midsagittal plane
9. Question: The heart is ______ to the lungs.
a) Lateral
b) Distal
c) Medial
d) Posterior
o ANSWER: c) Medial
, 10. Question: The membrane that lines the wall of the abdominal cavity and folds over to
cover the organs within it is the:
a) Visceral pleura
b) Parietal peritoneum
c) Visceral peritoneum
d) Parietal pleura
o ANSWER: b) Parietal peritoneum (it lines the wall)
11. Question: The term that refers to all chemical reactions occurring in the body is:
a) Anabolism
b) Catabolism
c) Metabolism
d) Homeostasis
o ANSWER: c) Metabolism
Chapter 2: The Chemical Basis of Life
12. Question: The four most abundant elements in the human body are:
a) Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, calcium
b) Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen
c) Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, sodium
d) Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, iron
o ANSWER: b) Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen
13. Question: The subatomic particles that are most involved in forming chemical bonds
are the:
a) Protons
b) Neutrons
c) Electrons
d) Nuclei
o ANSWER: c) Electrons
14. Question: An atom that has gained or lost an electron is called a(n):
a) Isotope
b) Molecule
c) Compound
d) Ion
o ANSWER: d) Ion
15. Question: A solution with a pH of 2 is considered ______ and has a ______ concentration
of hydrogen ions than a solution with a pH of 6.
a) acidic; lower
b) basic; higher
