2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY |
THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY
If a response enhances an original stimulus, the system is
classified as a ____________ feedback system.
a) Deficit
b) Negative
c) Neutral
d) Polarized
e) Positive Correct Answer E
The homeostatic responses of the body are regulated by
which two systems?
a) Digestive, urinary
b) Reproductive, endocrine
c) Endocrine, nervous
d) Cardiovascular, respiratory e) Skeletal, muscular
Correct Answer C
Which of the following would be the smallest in size?
a) Atom
b) Compound
c) Electron
d) Ion
,e) Proton Correct Answer C
The atoms of the isotopes of a particular element vary in
their number of:
a) Protons.
b) Neutrons.
c) Electrons.
d) Protons and neutrons. Correct Answer B
Which element is needed for clotting and muscle
contraction, and contributes to the hardness of teeth and
bone?
a) Calcium
b) Hydrogen
c) Iron
d) Nitrogen
e) Oxygen Correct Answer A
Which of the following is not a trace element?
a) Chromium
b) Copper
c) Fluorine
d) Phosphorus
e) Tin Correct Answer D
Which of the following is the most abundant inorganic
substance in humans?
a) Carbohydrate
b) Lipid
c) Oxygen
d) Protein
,e) Water Correct Answer E
What type of bonds hold water molecules together?
a) Hydrogen bonds
b) Covalent bonds
c) Ionic bonds
d) Non-polar bonds
e) Both b and d Correct Answer B
An acid is a substance that dissociates in water into one or
more _______ ions and one or more __________.
a) Hydroxide/anions
b) Hydroxide/cations
c) Hydrogen/cations
d) Hydrogen/anions Correct Answer D
Which of the following is considered to be neutral on the
pH scale?
a) Pure urine
b) Pure water
c) Pure blood
d) Pure saliva
e) Pure semen Correct Answer B
The more _____________ ions are present in a solution,
the more basic the solution.
a) Hydrogen
b) Hydroxide
c) Oxygen
d) Neutral Correct Answer B
, Organic compounds always contain:
a) Hydrogen and carbon.
b) Oxygen and carbon.
c) Iron and hydrogen.
d) Zinc and oxygen.
e) Iron and oxygen. Correct Answer A
Which of the following elements are found in
carbohydrates?
a) Carbon/iron/oxygen
b) Zinc/hydrogen/iron
c) Hydrogen/iron/carbon
d) Oxygen/carbon/hydrogen e) Zinc/carbon/oxygen
Correct Answer D
The most plentiful lipid in the human body is:
a) Glycolipid.
b) Phosphoglyceride
c) Prostaglandin.
d) Steroid.
e) Triglyceride. Correct Answer E
"Saturated fat" is saturated with:
a) Aluminum.
b) Carbon.
c) Hydrogen.
d) Iron.
e) Oxygen. Correct Answer C
Steroids are classified as:
a) Carbohydrates.