Exam
Name___________________________________
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) Characteristics of most living organisms include the ability to 1)
A) respond and adapt to their environment.
B) grow and reproduce.
C) control the external environment.
D) A and B only
E) all of the above
2) Unicellular organisms exchange gas, eliminate wastes, and absorb nutrients 2)
A) the same way as humans.
B) directly through their cell membranes.
C) after some other organism processes them.
D) with their complex organ systems.
E) all of the above
3) The waste products of metabolism are eliminated through the process of 3)
A) excretion.
B) assimilation.
C) resorption.
D) absorption.
E) digestion.
4) All of the chemical and physical changes taking place in the body refers to 4)
A) cell physiology.
B) systemic physiology.
C) metabolism.
D) physiological chemistry.
E) special physiology.
5) The study of the first few weeks of life includes 5)
A) histology.
B) medical anatomy.
C) cytology.
D) physiology.
E) embryology.
6) Studying anatomy by focusing on one region of the body and focusing on everything in that 6)
region is called
A) systemic anatomy.
B) regional anatomy.
C) surgical anatomy.
D) gross anatomy.
E) surface anatomy.
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, 7) The study of structures using special imaging techniques is 7)
A) surgical anatomy.
B) radiographic anatomy.
C) surface anatomy.
D) medical anatomy.
E) regional anatomy.
8) The study of function is to ________ as the study of form is to anatomy. 8)
A) regional anatomy
B) systemic anatomy
C) physiology
D) microscopic anatomy
E) radiographic anatomy
9) The study of cells and cellular structures is called 9)
A) gross anatomy.
B) cytology.
C) microbiology.
D) organology.
E) histology.
10) In dealing with physiology, function is related to 10)
A) cavity. B) form. C) size. D) system. E) location.
11) A gastroenterologist studies the human body mainly with an approach resembling 11)
A) systemic anatomy.
B) regional anatomy.
C) surface anatomy.
D) gross anatomy.
E) microscopic anatomy.
12) The branch of physiology that studies functions at the tissue level is called 12)
A) special physiology.
B) histophysiology.
C) physiological chemistry.
D) pathology.
E) system physiology.
13) Which of the following is an organ? 13)
A) blood
B) mitochondrion
C) connective tissue
D) peritoneum
E) heart
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,14) A collection of cells that work together designates a(n) 14)
A) organ.
B) chemical.
C) organ system.
D) tissue.
E) none of the above
15) The following is the simplest level of organization: 15)
A) organ.
B) cellular.
C) system.
D) tissue.
E) chemical.
16) Which of the following would be considered an organ? 16)
A) mitochondrion
B) blood
C) heart muscle
D) fat
E) skin
17) Cells are considered the smallest units of life because 17)
A) cells are composed of atoms, which, chemically, are the smallest units of structure.
B) the cell is NOT considered the smallest unit of life.
C) cells are composed of organelles, each of which is responsible for a particular life -giving
function.
D) cells are composed of molecules, which, chemically, are the smallest units of structure.
E) both A and C
18) The fact that a single defective protein causes cystic fibrosis, a multisystemic illness, proves that 18)
A) all organisms are composed of cells.
B) chemical molecules make up cells.
C) all cells are independent of each other.
D) congenital defects can be life threatening.
E) all levels of organization within an organism are interdependent.
19) Covering, protection from infection, thermoregulation, and hormone production are functions of 19)
which system?
A) skeletal
B) muscular
C) integumentary
D) nervous
E) none of the above
20) The production of another human organism is the function of which of the following systems? 20)
A) respiratory
B) cardiovascular
C) reproductive
D) skeletal
E) lymphoid
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, 21) Regulation of the body using rapid changes caused by electrical signals is characteristic of the 21)
A) cardiovascular system.
B) integumentary system.
C) nervous system.
D) endocrine system.
E) none of the above
22) The trachea and lungs are components of the 22)
A) urinary system.
B) digestive system.
C) respiratory system.
D) endocrine system.
E) lymphoid system.
23) The pituitary and thyroid glands are components of the 23)
A) digestive system.
B) endocrine system.
C) cardiovascular system.
D) lymphoid system.
E) respiratory system.
24) Gas exchange is a function of the 24)
A) respiratory system.
B) cardiovascular system.
C) urinary system.
D) lymphoid system.
E) both A and D
25) Lungs are to the respiratory system as the spleen is to the 25)
A) lymphoid system.
B) urinary system.
C) cardiovascular system.
D) muscular system.
E) digestive system.
26) Hormones, glands, and target cells are associated with the 26)
A) skeletal system.
B) muscular system.
C) endocrine system.
D) integumentary system.
E) all of the above
27) Which of the following is characteristic of the endocrine system? 27)
A) can produce effects that last for days or longer
B) is an important thermoregulatory system
C) produces a more rapid response to body changes than the nervous system
D) can produce an effect that involves only one tissue at a time
E) releases chemical messengers called neurotransmitters
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Name___________________________________
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1) Characteristics of most living organisms include the ability to 1)
A) respond and adapt to their environment.
B) grow and reproduce.
C) control the external environment.
D) A and B only
E) all of the above
2) Unicellular organisms exchange gas, eliminate wastes, and absorb nutrients 2)
A) the same way as humans.
B) directly through their cell membranes.
C) after some other organism processes them.
D) with their complex organ systems.
E) all of the above
3) The waste products of metabolism are eliminated through the process of 3)
A) excretion.
B) assimilation.
C) resorption.
D) absorption.
E) digestion.
4) All of the chemical and physical changes taking place in the body refers to 4)
A) cell physiology.
B) systemic physiology.
C) metabolism.
D) physiological chemistry.
E) special physiology.
5) The study of the first few weeks of life includes 5)
A) histology.
B) medical anatomy.
C) cytology.
D) physiology.
E) embryology.
6) Studying anatomy by focusing on one region of the body and focusing on everything in that 6)
region is called
A) systemic anatomy.
B) regional anatomy.
C) surgical anatomy.
D) gross anatomy.
E) surface anatomy.
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, 7) The study of structures using special imaging techniques is 7)
A) surgical anatomy.
B) radiographic anatomy.
C) surface anatomy.
D) medical anatomy.
E) regional anatomy.
8) The study of function is to ________ as the study of form is to anatomy. 8)
A) regional anatomy
B) systemic anatomy
C) physiology
D) microscopic anatomy
E) radiographic anatomy
9) The study of cells and cellular structures is called 9)
A) gross anatomy.
B) cytology.
C) microbiology.
D) organology.
E) histology.
10) In dealing with physiology, function is related to 10)
A) cavity. B) form. C) size. D) system. E) location.
11) A gastroenterologist studies the human body mainly with an approach resembling 11)
A) systemic anatomy.
B) regional anatomy.
C) surface anatomy.
D) gross anatomy.
E) microscopic anatomy.
12) The branch of physiology that studies functions at the tissue level is called 12)
A) special physiology.
B) histophysiology.
C) physiological chemistry.
D) pathology.
E) system physiology.
13) Which of the following is an organ? 13)
A) blood
B) mitochondrion
C) connective tissue
D) peritoneum
E) heart
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,14) A collection of cells that work together designates a(n) 14)
A) organ.
B) chemical.
C) organ system.
D) tissue.
E) none of the above
15) The following is the simplest level of organization: 15)
A) organ.
B) cellular.
C) system.
D) tissue.
E) chemical.
16) Which of the following would be considered an organ? 16)
A) mitochondrion
B) blood
C) heart muscle
D) fat
E) skin
17) Cells are considered the smallest units of life because 17)
A) cells are composed of atoms, which, chemically, are the smallest units of structure.
B) the cell is NOT considered the smallest unit of life.
C) cells are composed of organelles, each of which is responsible for a particular life -giving
function.
D) cells are composed of molecules, which, chemically, are the smallest units of structure.
E) both A and C
18) The fact that a single defective protein causes cystic fibrosis, a multisystemic illness, proves that 18)
A) all organisms are composed of cells.
B) chemical molecules make up cells.
C) all cells are independent of each other.
D) congenital defects can be life threatening.
E) all levels of organization within an organism are interdependent.
19) Covering, protection from infection, thermoregulation, and hormone production are functions of 19)
which system?
A) skeletal
B) muscular
C) integumentary
D) nervous
E) none of the above
20) The production of another human organism is the function of which of the following systems? 20)
A) respiratory
B) cardiovascular
C) reproductive
D) skeletal
E) lymphoid
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, 21) Regulation of the body using rapid changes caused by electrical signals is characteristic of the 21)
A) cardiovascular system.
B) integumentary system.
C) nervous system.
D) endocrine system.
E) none of the above
22) The trachea and lungs are components of the 22)
A) urinary system.
B) digestive system.
C) respiratory system.
D) endocrine system.
E) lymphoid system.
23) The pituitary and thyroid glands are components of the 23)
A) digestive system.
B) endocrine system.
C) cardiovascular system.
D) lymphoid system.
E) respiratory system.
24) Gas exchange is a function of the 24)
A) respiratory system.
B) cardiovascular system.
C) urinary system.
D) lymphoid system.
E) both A and D
25) Lungs are to the respiratory system as the spleen is to the 25)
A) lymphoid system.
B) urinary system.
C) cardiovascular system.
D) muscular system.
E) digestive system.
26) Hormones, glands, and target cells are associated with the 26)
A) skeletal system.
B) muscular system.
C) endocrine system.
D) integumentary system.
E) all of the above
27) Which of the following is characteristic of the endocrine system? 27)
A) can produce effects that last for days or longer
B) is an important thermoregulatory system
C) produces a more rapid response to body changes than the nervous system
D) can produce an effect that involves only one tissue at a time
E) releases chemical messengers called neurotransmitters
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