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whichwdescribeswthewstudywofwthewfunctionswofwbodywstructures?
a. anatomy
b. physiology
c. endocrinology
d. histology
e. immunologyw-wCorrectwAnswerw-wb.wphysiology
awgroupwofwcellswthatwworkwtogetherwtowperformwawparticularwfunctionwiswa(n)
a. tissue
b. organ
c. molecules
d. compounds
e. organismw-wCorrectwAnswerw-wa.wtissue
whatwprocesswoccurswwhenwaminowacidswbuildwnewwproteinsw(selectwallwthatwapply):
a. metabolism
b. anabolism
c. catabolism
d. responsiveness
e. differentiationw-wCorrectwAnswerw-wa.wmetabolismw&
b.wanabolism
pg.w1
,howwarewreproduction,wdifferentiation,w&wgrowthwrelated?w-wCorrectwAnswerw-
wreproductionwoccurswthroughwthewfertilizationwofwanwovumwbywawspermwcellwtowformwawzygote,wfollowedwb
ywrepeatedwcellwdivisionsw&wthe
differentiationwofwthesewcells.wgrowthwiswanwincreasewinwbodywsizewthatwresultswfromwanwincreasewinwthewsiz
ewofwexistingwcells,wanwincrease,winwthewnumberwofwcells,worwboth.
thewtwoworganwsystemswthatwpredominantlywregulatew&wmaintainwhomeostasiswarewthe
a. cardiovascularw&wintegumentarywsystems
b. nervousw&wendocrinewsystems
c. cardiovascularw&wrespiratorywsystems
d. respiratoryw&wmuscularwsystems
e. urinaryw&wintegumentarywsystemsw-wCorrectwAnswerw-wb.wnervousw&wendocrinewsystems
whichwbodywfluidwfillswthewnarrowwspaceswbetweenwcellsw&wtissues?
a. lymph
b. bloodwplasma
c. interstitialwfluid
e.wvitreouswbodyw-wCorrectwAnswerw-wc.winterstitialwfluid
describewthewdifferenceswbetweenwpositivew&wnegativewfeedbackwsystemsw-wCorrectwAnswerw-wawpositive
feedbackwsystemwwillwstrengthenworwreinforcewawchangewinwonewofwthewbodieswcontrolledwconditionswwhile
wawnegativewfeedbackwsystemwwillwreversewawchangewinwawcontrolledwcondition
hormonalworwelectricalwsignalswarewsentwfromwthewcontrolwcenterwtowthe
a. receptors
b. stimulus
c. afferentwpathway
d. effectors
e. efferentwpathwayw-wCorrectwAnswerw-wd.weffectors
pg.w2
,awcomponentwthatwdetectswdecreasingwoxygenwconcentrationswinwbloodwwouldwbewthe
a. receptor
b. muscle
c. response
d. effectorw-wCorrectwAnswerw-wa.wreceptor
ifwbloodwconcentrationswofwthyroidwhormoneswincreasewabovewawcertainwlevel,wthyroidwreleasingwhormon
ew(TRH)wneuronswinwthewhypothalamuswarewinhibitedw&wstopwsecretingwTRH.wthiswiswanwexamplewof:
a. negativewfeedback
b. positivewfeedbackw-wCorrectwAnswerw-wa.wnegativewfeedback
cardiomyopathywworsenswaswthewheartwweakens.wswellingwinwthewlegswoccursw&wiswclassifiedwaswaw(selectw
allwthatwapply):
a. symptom
b. disorder
c. disturbance
d. disease
e. signw-wCorrectwAnswerw-wb.wdisorderw&
c.wdisturbancew&
e.wsign
describewthewanatomicalwpositionw-wCorrectwAnswerw-
winwthewanatomicalwposition,wthewsubjectwstandswerectwfacingwthewobserverww/wthewheadwlevelw&wtheweye
swfacingwforward.wthewfeetwarewflatwonwthewfloorw&wdirectedwforwardw&wthewarmswarewatwthewsidesww/wth
ewpalmswturnedwforward
putwthewcavitieswinworderwfromwbroadestwtowmostwspecificwinwwhichwthewlungswarewlocated
a. thoracic,wventral,wparietalwpleura,wvisceralwpleura
b. ventral,wvisceralwpleura,wthoracic,wparietalwpleura
c. ventral,wthoracic,wparietalwpleura,wvisceralwpleura
pg.w3
, d. thoracic,wventral,wvisceralwpleura,wparietalwpleuraw-wCorrectwAnswerw-
wc.wventral,wthoracic,wparietalwpleura,wvisceralwpleura
putwthewcavitieswinworderwfromwbroadestwtowmostwspecificwinwwhichwthewurinarywbladderwiswlocated
a. ventral,wabdominopelvic,wpelvic,wparietalwperitoneal,wvisceralwperitoneal
b. abdominopelvic,wventral,wpelvic,wvisceralwperitoneal,wparietalwperitoneal
c. ventral,wabdominopelvic,wvisceralwperitoneal,wpelvic,wparietalwperitoneal
d. abdominopelvic,wpelvic,wventral,wparietalwperitoneal,wvisceralwperitonealw-wCorrectwAnswerw-
wa.wventral,wabdominopelvic,wpelvic,wparietalwperitoneal,wvisceralwperitoneal
whichwcavitywcontainswthewheart?
a. cranialwcavity
b. vertebralwcavity
c. abdominalwcavity
d. pericardialwcavity
e. pleuralwcavityw-wCorrectwAnswerw-wd.wpericardialwcavity
thewfunctionswofwthewsecretionswofwthewpleura,wiswto...
a. separatewthewthoracicw&wabdominalwcavities
b. protectwthewcentralwnervouswsystem
c. preventwinfection
d. reducewfrictionwbetweenwneighboringworgans
e. carrywnervewimpulsesw-wCorrectwAnswerw-wd.wreducewfrictionwbetweenwneighboringworgans
cuttingwopenwthewchestwatwthewsternalwmarkingwwouldwrepresentwa(n)
a. sagittalwplane
b. midsagittalwplane
c. transversewplane
d. obliquewplane
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whichwdescribeswthewstudywofwthewfunctionswofwbodywstructures?
a. anatomy
b. physiology
c. endocrinology
d. histology
e. immunologyw-wCorrectwAnswerw-wb.wphysiology
awgroupwofwcellswthatwworkwtogetherwtowperformwawparticularwfunctionwiswa(n)
a. tissue
b. organ
c. molecules
d. compounds
e. organismw-wCorrectwAnswerw-wa.wtissue
whatwprocesswoccurswwhenwaminowacidswbuildwnewwproteinsw(selectwallwthatwapply):
a. metabolism
b. anabolism
c. catabolism
d. responsiveness
e. differentiationw-wCorrectwAnswerw-wa.wmetabolismw&
b.wanabolism
pg.w1
,howwarewreproduction,wdifferentiation,w&wgrowthwrelated?w-wCorrectwAnswerw-
wreproductionwoccurswthroughwthewfertilizationwofwanwovumwbywawspermwcellwtowformwawzygote,wfollowedwb
ywrepeatedwcellwdivisionsw&wthe
differentiationwofwthesewcells.wgrowthwiswanwincreasewinwbodywsizewthatwresultswfromwanwincreasewinwthewsiz
ewofwexistingwcells,wanwincrease,winwthewnumberwofwcells,worwboth.
thewtwoworganwsystemswthatwpredominantlywregulatew&wmaintainwhomeostasiswarewthe
a. cardiovascularw&wintegumentarywsystems
b. nervousw&wendocrinewsystems
c. cardiovascularw&wrespiratorywsystems
d. respiratoryw&wmuscularwsystems
e. urinaryw&wintegumentarywsystemsw-wCorrectwAnswerw-wb.wnervousw&wendocrinewsystems
whichwbodywfluidwfillswthewnarrowwspaceswbetweenwcellsw&wtissues?
a. lymph
b. bloodwplasma
c. interstitialwfluid
e.wvitreouswbodyw-wCorrectwAnswerw-wc.winterstitialwfluid
describewthewdifferenceswbetweenwpositivew&wnegativewfeedbackwsystemsw-wCorrectwAnswerw-wawpositive
feedbackwsystemwwillwstrengthenworwreinforcewawchangewinwonewofwthewbodieswcontrolledwconditionswwhile
wawnegativewfeedbackwsystemwwillwreversewawchangewinwawcontrolledwcondition
hormonalworwelectricalwsignalswarewsentwfromwthewcontrolwcenterwtowthe
a. receptors
b. stimulus
c. afferentwpathway
d. effectors
e. efferentwpathwayw-wCorrectwAnswerw-wd.weffectors
pg.w2
,awcomponentwthatwdetectswdecreasingwoxygenwconcentrationswinwbloodwwouldwbewthe
a. receptor
b. muscle
c. response
d. effectorw-wCorrectwAnswerw-wa.wreceptor
ifwbloodwconcentrationswofwthyroidwhormoneswincreasewabovewawcertainwlevel,wthyroidwreleasingwhormon
ew(TRH)wneuronswinwthewhypothalamuswarewinhibitedw&wstopwsecretingwTRH.wthiswiswanwexamplewof:
a. negativewfeedback
b. positivewfeedbackw-wCorrectwAnswerw-wa.wnegativewfeedback
cardiomyopathywworsenswaswthewheartwweakens.wswellingwinwthewlegswoccursw&wiswclassifiedwaswaw(selectw
allwthatwapply):
a. symptom
b. disorder
c. disturbance
d. disease
e. signw-wCorrectwAnswerw-wb.wdisorderw&
c.wdisturbancew&
e.wsign
describewthewanatomicalwpositionw-wCorrectwAnswerw-
winwthewanatomicalwposition,wthewsubjectwstandswerectwfacingwthewobserverww/wthewheadwlevelw&wtheweye
swfacingwforward.wthewfeetwarewflatwonwthewfloorw&wdirectedwforwardw&wthewarmswarewatwthewsidesww/wth
ewpalmswturnedwforward
putwthewcavitieswinworderwfromwbroadestwtowmostwspecificwinwwhichwthewlungswarewlocated
a. thoracic,wventral,wparietalwpleura,wvisceralwpleura
b. ventral,wvisceralwpleura,wthoracic,wparietalwpleura
c. ventral,wthoracic,wparietalwpleura,wvisceralwpleura
pg.w3
, d. thoracic,wventral,wvisceralwpleura,wparietalwpleuraw-wCorrectwAnswerw-
wc.wventral,wthoracic,wparietalwpleura,wvisceralwpleura
putwthewcavitieswinworderwfromwbroadestwtowmostwspecificwinwwhichwthewurinarywbladderwiswlocated
a. ventral,wabdominopelvic,wpelvic,wparietalwperitoneal,wvisceralwperitoneal
b. abdominopelvic,wventral,wpelvic,wvisceralwperitoneal,wparietalwperitoneal
c. ventral,wabdominopelvic,wvisceralwperitoneal,wpelvic,wparietalwperitoneal
d. abdominopelvic,wpelvic,wventral,wparietalwperitoneal,wvisceralwperitonealw-wCorrectwAnswerw-
wa.wventral,wabdominopelvic,wpelvic,wparietalwperitoneal,wvisceralwperitoneal
whichwcavitywcontainswthewheart?
a. cranialwcavity
b. vertebralwcavity
c. abdominalwcavity
d. pericardialwcavity
e. pleuralwcavityw-wCorrectwAnswerw-wd.wpericardialwcavity
thewfunctionswofwthewsecretionswofwthewpleura,wiswto...
a. separatewthewthoracicw&wabdominalwcavities
b. protectwthewcentralwnervouswsystem
c. preventwinfection
d. reducewfrictionwbetweenwneighboringworgans
e. carrywnervewimpulsesw-wCorrectwAnswerw-wd.wreducewfrictionwbetweenwneighboringworgans
cuttingwopenwthewchestwatwthewsternalwmarkingwwouldwrepresentwa(n)
a. sagittalwplane
b. midsagittalwplane
c. transversewplane
d. obliquewplane
pg.w4
