Test Bank - Principles
of Anatomy and
Physiology, 12th
Edition, by Bryan
Derrickson, Gerald
Tortora.
,Testbank Chapter 1. An Introduction to the Human Body
Multiple Choice
This is the study of the functions of body structures.
Anatomy
Physiology
Dissection
Histology
Immunology
Ans: B
Difficulty: easy
Feedback: 1.1
This is defined as a group of cells with similar structure and function.
Tissue
Organ
Molecules
Compounds
Organism
Ans: A
Difficulty: easy
Feedback: 1.2
Using your fingers to find your pulse on your wrist is an example of
Auscultation
Palpation
Responsiveness
Gross anatomy
Physiologist
Ans: B
Difficulty: medium
Feedback: 1.2
,Percussion techniques can be used to determine
Heart beats
Pulse rate
Amplify sounds
Fluid in the lungs
Enlarged organs
Ans: D
Difficulty: medium
Feedback: 1.2
This is the sum of all cellular processes that occur in the body.
Metabolism
Anabolism
Catabolism
Auscultation
Palpation
Ans: A
Difficulty: hard
Feedback: 1.3
List the basic processes of life.
Ans: The basic processes of life include metabolism, responsiveness, movement,
growth, differentiation and reproduction.
Difficulty: medium
Feedback: 1.3
This is the regulation of body conditions within normal limits.
Palpation
Percussion
Homeostasis
Autopsy
Histology
Ans: C
Difficulty: easy
Feedback: 1.4
, The systems that provide homeostasis are:
Cardiovascular and Integumentary
Nervous system and Endocrine
Cardiovascular and respiratory systems
Respiratory and muscular systems
Urinary and integumentary systems
Ans: B
Difficulty: easy
Feedback: 1.4
This body fluid directly affects the proper functioning of cells.
Lymph
Blood
Interstitial fluid
Aqueous humor
Vitreous body
Ans: C
Difficulty: medium
Feedback: 1.4
Name the differences between a positive and a negative feedback system.
Ans: A positive feedback system will strengthen or reinforce a change in one of
the body’s controlled conditions while a negative feedback system will reverse a
change in a controlled condition.
Difficulty: medium
Feedback: 1.4
This is the structure of a feedback system that receives output from the control
center.
Receptor
Body fluids
Brain
Effector
Afferent
of Anatomy and
Physiology, 12th
Edition, by Bryan
Derrickson, Gerald
Tortora.
,Testbank Chapter 1. An Introduction to the Human Body
Multiple Choice
This is the study of the functions of body structures.
Anatomy
Physiology
Dissection
Histology
Immunology
Ans: B
Difficulty: easy
Feedback: 1.1
This is defined as a group of cells with similar structure and function.
Tissue
Organ
Molecules
Compounds
Organism
Ans: A
Difficulty: easy
Feedback: 1.2
Using your fingers to find your pulse on your wrist is an example of
Auscultation
Palpation
Responsiveness
Gross anatomy
Physiologist
Ans: B
Difficulty: medium
Feedback: 1.2
,Percussion techniques can be used to determine
Heart beats
Pulse rate
Amplify sounds
Fluid in the lungs
Enlarged organs
Ans: D
Difficulty: medium
Feedback: 1.2
This is the sum of all cellular processes that occur in the body.
Metabolism
Anabolism
Catabolism
Auscultation
Palpation
Ans: A
Difficulty: hard
Feedback: 1.3
List the basic processes of life.
Ans: The basic processes of life include metabolism, responsiveness, movement,
growth, differentiation and reproduction.
Difficulty: medium
Feedback: 1.3
This is the regulation of body conditions within normal limits.
Palpation
Percussion
Homeostasis
Autopsy
Histology
Ans: C
Difficulty: easy
Feedback: 1.4
, The systems that provide homeostasis are:
Cardiovascular and Integumentary
Nervous system and Endocrine
Cardiovascular and respiratory systems
Respiratory and muscular systems
Urinary and integumentary systems
Ans: B
Difficulty: easy
Feedback: 1.4
This body fluid directly affects the proper functioning of cells.
Lymph
Blood
Interstitial fluid
Aqueous humor
Vitreous body
Ans: C
Difficulty: medium
Feedback: 1.4
Name the differences between a positive and a negative feedback system.
Ans: A positive feedback system will strengthen or reinforce a change in one of
the body’s controlled conditions while a negative feedback system will reverse a
change in a controlled condition.
Difficulty: medium
Feedback: 1.4
This is the structure of a feedback system that receives output from the control
center.
Receptor
Body fluids
Brain
Effector
Afferent
