Test Bank - Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, 12th Edition, by Bryan Derrickson, Gerald Tortora.

Test Bank - Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, 12th Edition, by
Bryan Derrickson, Gerald Tortora.

TestbankChapter1.AnIntroductiontotheHumanBody



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1. Thisisthestudyofthefunctionsofbodystructures.
a. Anatomy
b. Physiology
c. Dissection
d. Histology
e. Immunology

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2. Thisis defined as a group ofcellswithsimilarstructureandfunction.
a. Tissue
b. Organ
c. Molecules
d. Compounds
e. Organism

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3. Usingyourfingerstofindyourpulseonyourwristisanexampleof
a. Auscultation
b. Palpation
c. Responsiveness
d. Grossanatomy
e. Physiologist

Ans:B
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4. Percussiontechniquescanbeusedtodetermine
a. Heart beats
b. Pulserate
c. Amplifysounds
d. Fluidinthelungs
e. Enlarged organs

Ans:D
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5. Thisisthesumofallcellularprocessesthatoccurinthebody.
a. Metabolism
b. Anabolism
c. Catabolism
d. Auscultation
e. Palpation

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6. Listthebasicprocessesoflife.

Ans:Thebasicprocessesoflifeincludemetabolism,responsiveness,movement,grow
th, differentiation and reproduction.
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7. Thisis theregulation of bodyconditions withinnormal limits.
a. Palpation
b. Percussion
c. Homeostasis
d. Autopsy
e. Histology

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8. Thesystemsthatprovidehomeostasisare:
a. CardiovascularandIntegumentary
b. Nervoussystemand Endocrine
c. Cardiovascularandrespiratorysystems
d. Respiratoryandmuscularsystems
e. Urinaryandintegumentarysystems

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9. Thisbodyfluiddirectlyaffects the proper functioning of cells.
a. Lymph
b. Blood
c. Interstitialfluid
d. Aqueoushumor
e. Vitreous body

Ans:C
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10. Namethedifferencesbetweenapositiveandanegativefeedbacksystem.

Ans: A positive feedback system will strengthen or reinforce a change in one
ofthe body’s controlled conditions while a negative feedback system will
reverse achangeinacontrolledcondition.
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11. This is the structure of a feedback system that receives output from the
controlcenter.
a. Receptor
b. Body fluids
c. Brain
d. Effector