Test Bank for Mosbys Essential Sciences for Therapeutic Massage 6th Edition by Fritz.

Chapter 01: The Body as a Whole
Fritz: Mosby’s Essential Sciences for Therapeutic Massage, 6th Edition


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Moving substances into or out of a cell using energy is:
a. active transport.
b. passive transport.
c. osmosis.
d. diffusion.
ANS: A DIF: 1 REF: p. 1

2. Which compound stores energy?
a. Deoxyribonucleic acid
b. Adenosine triphosphate
c. Ribonucleic acid
d. Metabolic water
ANS: B DIF: 1 REF: p. 1

3. What is the chemical process in the body that joins simple compounds to form more complex compo
lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids?
a. Catabolism
b. Metabolism
c. Anabolism
d. Meiosis
ANS: C DIF: 1 REF: p. 9

4. What is the study of the structures of the body and the relationship of its parts?
a. Physiology
b. Pathology
c. Kinesiology
d. Anatomy
ANS: D DIF: 1 REF: p. 5

5. The part of epithelial cells exposed to the atmosphere or a passageway in the body is what surface?
a. Apical
b. Outer
c. Superficial
d. Basal
ANS: A DIF: 1 REF: p. 16

6. What is the smallest particle of an element that retains and exhibits the properties of that element?
a. Proton
b. Atom
c. Neutron
d. Electron
ANS: B DIF: 1 REF: p. 8

7. A decrease in the size of a body part or organ caused by a decrease in the size of the cells is:
a. hypertrophy.
b. trophy.
c. atrophy.

, 10. Sugars, starches, and cellulose composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen are categorized as:
a. proteins.
b. carbohydrates.
c. lipids.
d. amino acids.
ANS: B DIF: 1 REF: p. 1

11. What type of fibers are found in the heart?
a. Collagenous
b. Reticular
c. Cardiac muscle
d. Smooth muscle
ANS: C DIF: 1 REF: p. 19

12. What chemical process in the body releases energy as complex compounds are broken down into sim
a. Anabolism
b. Metabolism
c. Digestion
d. Catabolism
ANS: D DIF: 1 REF: p. 9

13. The basic structural unit of a living organism is the:
a. cell.
b. atom.
c. molecule.
d. organelle.
ANS: A DIF: 1 REF: p. 2

14. A protein substance composed of small fibrils that combine to create the connective tissue of fasciae,
a. smooth muscle.
b. collagen.
c. elastin.
d. phospholipid bilayer.
ANS: B DIF: 1 REF: p. 2

15. Which structures can withstand the most tension force because it has a high degree of tensile strength
a. Collagen
b. Elastin
c. Reticular fibers
d. Cardiac muscle fibers
ANS: A DIF: 1 REF: p. 16

16. What constitutes approximately one fourth of the protein in the body?
a. Blood
b. Nerves
c. Collagen
d. Matrix
ANS: C DIF: 1 REF: p. 2

17. Strength with little capacity for stretch describes what type of fibers?
a. Reticular
b. Elastin

c. Muscle