Hole's Human Anatomy & Physiology 16th Edition Welsh, Prentice-Crave TEST BANK
TEST BANK
Hole's Human Anatomy & Physiology
Charles Welsh, Cynthia Prentice-Crave
16th Edition
, Hole's Human Anatomy & Physiology 16th Edition Welsh,Prentice-Crave TEST BANK
Chap 01 16e 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
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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
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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 .
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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
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22) Which of the following best describes a positive feedback mechanisms?
A) They are the primary means of maintaining homeostasis.
B) They cause unstable conditions, at least temporarily.
C) They maintain the internal environment.
D) They move conditions toward a setpoint.
23) What cavities are included in the axial portion of the body?
A) The cranial cavity only
B) The abdominopelvic and thoracic cavities only
C) The cranial cavity, vertebral canal, thoracic cavity, and abdominopelvic cavity
D) The thoracic cavity only
E) The abdominopelvic cavity only
24) What does the mediastinum separate?
A) The thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity
B) The thoracic cavity into right and left parts
C) The thoracic cavity from the pelvic cavity
D) The abdominal cavity into right and left parts
25) Name two types of cavities found in the head.
A) Paranasal sinuses and nasal cavity
B) Oral cavity and mediastinum
C) Cranial cavity and vertebral canal
D) Middle ear cavities and pleural cavities
26) Which organ(s) is/are found in the pelvic cavity?
A) Urinary bladder
B) Kidneys
C) Liver
D) Spleen
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27) What is the name of the membrane on the surface of the lung?
A) Visceral pleura
B) Parietal pleura
C) Visceral pericardium
D) Parietal pericardium
28) What term refers to a body part being above another body part?
A) Posterior
B) Superior
C) Medial
D) Distal
29) What plane separates the body into left and right portions?
A) Frontal plane
B) Transverse plane
C) Coronal plane
D) Sagittal plane
30) What is anatomical position?
A) The body standing erect with the face forward
B) The body standing erect with face turned to the side
C) The body lying on the back with the face looking upward
D) The body standing erect with the upper limbs reaching out to the side
31) Observing how bones of the arm differ in shape from bones of the leg is an example of what
field of study?
A) Anatomy
B) Physiology
C) Cytology
D) Histology
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32) Determining the effects of a hormone on digestive activity is an example of what field of
study?
A) Anatomy
B) Physiology
C) Cytology
D) Histology
33) Water, or H2O, is an example of which level of organization?
A) Atom
B) Molecule
C) Macromolecule
D) Cell
34) The stomach is an example of which organizational level?
A) Molecule
B) Organ system
C) Tissue
D) Organ
35) The entire digestive tract is an example of which organizational level?
A) Organelle
B) Tissue
C) Organ
D) Organ system
36) Which of the following has the highest organizational level of complexity?
A) Respiratory system
B) Water
C) Heart
D) Epithelial tissue
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37) Squinting and blinking the eyes in bright sunlight is an example of what characteristic of
life?
A) Responsiveness
B) Reproduction
C) Respiration
D) Absorption
38) Sweating caused by hot weather is an example of what characteristic of life?
A) Respiration
B) Responsiveness
C) Absorption
D) Circulation
39) What organ system includes the kidneys?
A) Respiratory system
B) Digestive system
C) Endocrine system
D) Urinary system
40) What life process is defined as the movement of substances through body fluids?
A) Responsiveness
B) Absorption
C) Circulation
D) Assimilation
41) What life process is defined as the removal of wastes?
A) Excretion
B) Absorption
C) Circulation
D) Movement
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42) The passage of substances through membranes and into body fluids is an example of what
life process?
A) Excretion
B) Absorption
C) Circulation
D) Growth
43) Rob is camping out when a cold front brings in freezing temperatures. Rob begins to shiver.
In this scenario, shivering is an example of what part of the homeostatic mechanism?
A) Control system
B) Effector
C) Receptor
D) Stimulus
E) Response
44) What organ is found in the thoracic cavity?
A) Brain
B) Lung
C) Liver
D) Spleen
45) What structure separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity?
A) Diaphragm
B) Liver
C) Mediastinum
D) Small intestine
46) Which membrane is associated with the surface of the heart?
A) Parietal pleura
B) Visceral pericardium
C) Parietal pericardium
D) Visceral pleura
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TEST BANK
Hole's Human Anatomy & Physiology
Charles Welsh, Cynthia Prentice-Crave
16th Edition
, Hole's Human Anatomy & Physiology 16th Edition Welsh,Prentice-Crave TEST BANK
Chap 01 16e 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
, Hole's Human Anatomy & Physiology 16th Edition Welsh,Prentice-Crave TEST BANK
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
, Hole's Human Anatomy & Physiology 16th Edition Welsh,Prentice-Crave TEST BANK
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
, Hole's Human Anatomy & Physiology 16th Edition Welsh,Prentice-Crave TEST BANK
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
, Hole's Human Anatomy & Physiology 16th Edition Welsh,Prentice-Crave TEST BANK
22) Which of the following best describes a positive feedback mechanisms?
A) They are the primary means of maintaining homeostasis.
B) They cause unstable conditions, at least temporarily.
C) They maintain the internal environment.
D) They move conditions toward a setpoint.
23) What cavities are included in the axial portion of the body?
A) The cranial cavity only
B) The abdominopelvic and thoracic cavities only
C) The cranial cavity, vertebral canal, thoracic cavity, and abdominopelvic cavity
D) The thoracic cavity only
E) The abdominopelvic cavity only
24) What does the mediastinum separate?
A) The thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity
B) The thoracic cavity into right and left parts
C) The thoracic cavity from the pelvic cavity
D) The abdominal cavity into right and left parts
25) Name two types of cavities found in the head.
A) Paranasal sinuses and nasal cavity
B) Oral cavity and mediastinum
C) Cranial cavity and vertebral canal
D) Middle ear cavities and pleural cavities
26) Which organ(s) is/are found in the pelvic cavity?
A) Urinary bladder
B) Kidneys
C) Liver
D) Spleen
5
, Hole's Human Anatomy & Physiology 16th Edition Welsh,Prentice-Crave TEST BANK
27) What is the name of the membrane on the surface of the lung?
A) Visceral pleura
B) Parietal pleura
C) Visceral pericardium
D) Parietal pericardium
28) What term refers to a body part being above another body part?
A) Posterior
B) Superior
C) Medial
D) Distal
29) What plane separates the body into left and right portions?
A) Frontal plane
B) Transverse plane
C) Coronal plane
D) Sagittal plane
30) What is anatomical position?
A) The body standing erect with the face forward
B) The body standing erect with face turned to the side
C) The body lying on the back with the face looking upward
D) The body standing erect with the upper limbs reaching out to the side
31) Observing how bones of the arm differ in shape from bones of the leg is an example of what
field of study?
A) Anatomy
B) Physiology
C) Cytology
D) Histology
6
, Hole's Human Anatomy & Physiology 16th Edition Welsh,Prentice-Crave TEST BANK
32) Determining the effects of a hormone on digestive activity is an example of what field of
study?
A) Anatomy
B) Physiology
C) Cytology
D) Histology
33) Water, or H2O, is an example of which level of organization?
A) Atom
B) Molecule
C) Macromolecule
D) Cell
34) The stomach is an example of which organizational level?
A) Molecule
B) Organ system
C) Tissue
D) Organ
35) The entire digestive tract is an example of which organizational level?
A) Organelle
B) Tissue
C) Organ
D) Organ system
36) Which of the following has the highest organizational level of complexity?
A) Respiratory system
B) Water
C) Heart
D) Epithelial tissue
7
, Hole's Human Anatomy & Physiology 16th Edition Welsh,Prentice-Crave TEST BANK
37) Squinting and blinking the eyes in bright sunlight is an example of what characteristic of
life?
A) Responsiveness
B) Reproduction
C) Respiration
D) Absorption
38) Sweating caused by hot weather is an example of what characteristic of life?
A) Respiration
B) Responsiveness
C) Absorption
D) Circulation
39) What organ system includes the kidneys?
A) Respiratory system
B) Digestive system
C) Endocrine system
D) Urinary system
40) What life process is defined as the movement of substances through body fluids?
A) Responsiveness
B) Absorption
C) Circulation
D) Assimilation
41) What life process is defined as the removal of wastes?
A) Excretion
B) Absorption
C) Circulation
D) Movement
8
, Hole's Human Anatomy & Physiology 16th Edition Welsh,Prentice-Crave TEST BANK
42) The passage of substances through membranes and into body fluids is an example of what
life process?
A) Excretion
B) Absorption
C) Circulation
D) Growth
43) Rob is camping out when a cold front brings in freezing temperatures. Rob begins to shiver.
In this scenario, shivering is an example of what part of the homeostatic mechanism?
A) Control system
B) Effector
C) Receptor
D) Stimulus
E) Response
44) What organ is found in the thoracic cavity?
A) Brain
B) Lung
C) Liver
D) Spleen
45) What structure separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity?
A) Diaphragm
B) Liver
C) Mediastinum
D) Small intestine
46) Which membrane is associated with the surface of the heart?
A) Parietal pleura
B) Visceral pericardium
C) Parietal pericardium
D) Visceral pleura
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