Human Physiology Westcott final WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR

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Human Physiology Westcott final WITH QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE
JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR


Question: Metabolism can be defined as the - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔sum of all chemical

reactions in an organism




Question: Adenosine triphosphate is an important molecule because it - CORRECT

ANSWER✔✔stores energy for use by body cells




Question: Cancer cells can be characterized as "generic" cells that perform no specialized body

function. thus cancer cells lack - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔differentiation




Question: Human have the most urgent need for continuous supple of - CORRECT

ANSWER✔✔oxygen




Question: Which of the following statements about nutrients is true - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔All

classes of nutrients are essential to human survival.

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Question: After you eat lunch, nerve cells in your stomach respond to the distension (the

stimulus) resulting from the food. They relay this information to ________. - CORRECT

ANSWER✔✔a control center




Question: Stimulation of the heat-loss center causes ________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔sweat

glans to increase their output




Q:Which of the following specialties might focus on studying all of structures of the ankle and

foot - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Regional Anatomy




Question: A scientist wants to study how the body uses foods and fluids during a marathon run.

This scientist is most likely a(n)______ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔exercise physiologist




Question: The smallest independently functioning biological unit of an organism is a(n)_____ -

CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Cell

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Question: A collection of similar tissues that performs a specific function is an____ - CORRECT

ANSWER✔✔Organ




Question: The body system responsible for structural support and movement is the - CORRECT

ANSWER✔✔Skeletal system




Question: Which of the following is an example of normal physiologic process that uses a

positive feedback loop? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Childbirth




Question: What is the position of the body when it is in the "normal anatomical position?" -

CORRECT ANSWER✔✔None of the above




Question: To make a banana split, you halve a banana into two long, thin, right and left sides

along the ________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔midsagittal plane

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Question: Together, just four elements make up more than 95 percent of the body's mass.

These include ________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen




Question: The smallest unit of an element that still retains the distinctive behavior of that

element is an_____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Atom




Question: The characteristic that give an element its distinctive properties is its number of

________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Protons




Question: On the periodic table of the elements, mercury (Hg) has an atomic number of 80 and

a mass number of 200.59. It has seven stable isotopes. The most abundant of these probably

have_____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔more than 80 neutrons each




Question: Oxygen has an atomic number of Eight. How many electron shells does it likely have?

- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔2