TEST BANK ANATOMY PHYSIOLOGY THE UNITY OF FORM AND
FUNCTION 10TH EDITION 2026/2027 || VERIFIED QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS || COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE || HIGH-YIELD EXAM REVIEW
|| GRADED A+
Sometimes anatomical terms come from origins that do not lend any insight into
their meaning.
true
Feeling for swollen lymph nodes is an example of auscultation.
false
We can see through bones with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
true
Histology is the study of structures that can be observed without a magnifying
lens.
false
Cells were first named by microscopist Robert Hooke.
true
All functions of the body can be interpreted as the effects of cellular activity.
true
The hypothetico-deductive method is common in physiology, whereas
the inductive method is common in anatomy.
true
An individual scientific fact has more information than a theory.
false
Evolutionary (Darwinian) medicine traces some of our diseases to our
evolutionary past.
true
The terms development and evolution have the same meaning in physiology.
false
Organs are made of tissues.
,true
A molecule of water is more complex than a mitochondrion (organelle).
false
Homeostasis and occupying space are both unique characteristics of living
things.
false
Positive feedback helps to restore normal function when one of the body's
physiological variables gets out of balance.
false
Negative feedback is a self-amplifying chain of events that tends to produce
rapid change in the body.
false
Anatomists around the world adhere to a lexicon of standard international terms,
which stipulates both Latin names and accepted English equivalents.
true
Feeling structures with your fingertips is called _________, whereas tapping on
the body and listening for sounds of abnormalities is called ____________.
A.
palpation; auscultation
B.
auscultation; percussion
C.
percussion; auscultation
D.
palpation; percussion
E.
percussion; palpation
Known as "the father of modern anatomy," __________ was the first to publish
accurate drawings of the body.
,A.
Vesalius
B.
Maimonides
C.
Harvey
D.
Aristotle
E.
van Leeuwenhoek
The most influential medical textbook of the ancient era was written by
__________.
A.
Hippocrates
B.
Aristotle
C.
Galen
D.
Vesalius
E.
Avicenna
Which of these is the best imaging technique for routinely examining the
anatomical development of a fetus?
A.
Auscultation
B.
PET scan
, C.
MRI
D.
Sonography
E.
Radiography
The terms physics, physiology, and physician come from a term that
__________ proposed to distinguish natural causes from supernatural causes.
A.
Hippocrates
B.
Plato
C.
Schwann
D.
Aristotle
E.
Avicenna
Who was a physician to the Roman gladiators, learned by dissection of animals,
and saw science as a method of discovery?
A.
Hippocrates
B.
Plato
C.
Schwann
D.
Aristotle
FUNCTION 10TH EDITION 2026/2027 || VERIFIED QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS || COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE || HIGH-YIELD EXAM REVIEW
|| GRADED A+
Sometimes anatomical terms come from origins that do not lend any insight into
their meaning.
true
Feeling for swollen lymph nodes is an example of auscultation.
false
We can see through bones with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
true
Histology is the study of structures that can be observed without a magnifying
lens.
false
Cells were first named by microscopist Robert Hooke.
true
All functions of the body can be interpreted as the effects of cellular activity.
true
The hypothetico-deductive method is common in physiology, whereas
the inductive method is common in anatomy.
true
An individual scientific fact has more information than a theory.
false
Evolutionary (Darwinian) medicine traces some of our diseases to our
evolutionary past.
true
The terms development and evolution have the same meaning in physiology.
false
Organs are made of tissues.
,true
A molecule of water is more complex than a mitochondrion (organelle).
false
Homeostasis and occupying space are both unique characteristics of living
things.
false
Positive feedback helps to restore normal function when one of the body's
physiological variables gets out of balance.
false
Negative feedback is a self-amplifying chain of events that tends to produce
rapid change in the body.
false
Anatomists around the world adhere to a lexicon of standard international terms,
which stipulates both Latin names and accepted English equivalents.
true
Feeling structures with your fingertips is called _________, whereas tapping on
the body and listening for sounds of abnormalities is called ____________.
A.
palpation; auscultation
B.
auscultation; percussion
C.
percussion; auscultation
D.
palpation; percussion
E.
percussion; palpation
Known as "the father of modern anatomy," __________ was the first to publish
accurate drawings of the body.
,A.
Vesalius
B.
Maimonides
C.
Harvey
D.
Aristotle
E.
van Leeuwenhoek
The most influential medical textbook of the ancient era was written by
__________.
A.
Hippocrates
B.
Aristotle
C.
Galen
D.
Vesalius
E.
Avicenna
Which of these is the best imaging technique for routinely examining the
anatomical development of a fetus?
A.
Auscultation
B.
PET scan
, C.
MRI
D.
Sonography
E.
Radiography
The terms physics, physiology, and physician come from a term that
__________ proposed to distinguish natural causes from supernatural causes.
A.
Hippocrates
B.
Plato
C.
Schwann
D.
Aristotle
E.
Avicenna
Who was a physician to the Roman gladiators, learned by dissection of animals,
and saw science as a method of discovery?
A.
Hippocrates
B.
Plato
C.
Schwann
D.
Aristotle
