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Test Bank - Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, 16th Edition

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 An Introduction to the Human Body
Chapter 2 The Chemical Level of Organization
Chapter 3 The Cellular Level of Organization
Chapter 4 The Tissue Level of Organization
Chapter 5 The Integumentary System
Chapter 6 The Skeletal System: Bone Tissue
Chapter 7 The Skeletal System: The Axial Skeleton
Chapter 8 The Skeletal System: The Appendicular Skeleton
Chapter 9 Joints
Chapter 10 Muscular Tissue
Chapter 11 The Muscular System
Chapter 12 Nervous Tissue
Chapter 13 The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves
Chapter 14 The Brain and Cranial Nerves
Chapter 15 The Autonomic Nervous System
Chapter 16 Sensory, Motor, and Integrative Systems
Chapter 17 The Special Senses
Chapter 18 The Endocrine System
Chapter 19 The Cardiovascular System: The Blood
Chapter 20 The Cardiovascular System: The Heart
Chapter 21 The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels and Hemodynamics
Chapter 22 The Lymphoid (Lymphatic) System and Immunity
Chapter 23 The Respiratory System
Chapter 24 The Digestive System
Chapter 25 Metabolism and Nutrition
Chapter 26 The Urinary System
Chapter 27 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid--Base Homeostasis
Chapter 28 The Genital (Reproductive) Systems
Chapter 29 Development and Inheritance

,Chapter 01 An Introduction to the Human Body

Multiple Choice


1) Which describes the study of the functions of body structures?

a) Anatomy
b) Physiology
c) Endocrinology
d) Histology
e) Immunology

Answer: b

Difficulty: Easy Bloomcode:
Knowledge
Learning Objective 1: LO 1.1 Define anatomy and physiology, and name several branches of these
sciences.
Section Reference 1: Sec 1.1 Anatomy and Physiology Defined


Question type: Multiple Choice


2) A group of cells that work together to perform a particular function is a(n)

a) tissue.
b) organ.
c) molecules.
d) compounds.
e) organism.

Answer: a Difficulty:

Easy
Bloomcode: Knowledge
Learning Objective 1: LO1.2 Identify the locations and functions of each of the organ systems and
major organs of the human body.
Section Reference 1: Sec 1.2 Levels of Structural Organization and Body Systems.

Question type: Multiple Selection


3) What process occurs when amino acids build new proteins? Select all that apply.

a) Metabolism
b) Anabolism
c) Catabolism
d) Responsiveness
e) Differentiation

,Answer 1: a
Answer 2: b

Difficulty: Medium
Bloomcode: Application
Learning Objective 1: LO1.3 Define the important life processes of the human body.
Section Reference 1: Sec 1.3 Characteristics of the Living Human Organism


Question type: Essay


4) How are reproduction, differentiation and growth related?

Answer:

Difficulty: Hard Bloomcode:
Synthesis
Learning Objective 1: LO1.3 Define the important life processes of the human body.
Section Reference 1: Sec 1.3 Characteristics of the Living Human Organism
Solution: Reproduction occurs through the fertilization of an ovum by a sperm cell to form a zygote,
followed by repeated cell divisions and the differentiation of these cells. Growth is an increase in
body size that results from an increase in the size of existing cells, an increase in the number of cells,
or both.


Question type: Multiple Choice


5) The two organ systems that predominantly regulate and maintain homeostasis are the

a) cardiovascular and integumentary systems.
b) nervous and endocrine systems.
c) cardiovascular and respiratory systems.
d) respiratory and muscular systems.
e) urinary and integumentary systems.

Answer: b Difficulty:

Easy
Bloomcode: Comprehension
Learning Objective 1: LO1.4 Explain the importance of homeostasis and describe the relationship of
homeostatic imbalances to disorders.
Section Reference 1: Sec 1.4 Homeostasis


6) Which body fluid fills the narrow spaces between cells and tissues?

a) Lymph
b) Blood plasma
c) Interstitial fluid
d) Intracellular fluid

,e) Vitreous body

Answer: c

Difficulty: Medium
Bloomcode: Application
Learning Objective 1: LO1.4 Explain the importance of homeostasis and describe the relationship of
homeostatic imbalances to disorders.
Section Reference 1: Sec 1.4 Homeostasis Question


type: Essay


7) Describe the differences between positive and negative feedback systems.

Answer:

Difficulty: Medium
Bloomcode: Analysis
Learning Objective 1: LO1.4 Explain the importance of homeostasis and describe the relationship of
homeostatic imbalances to disorders.
Section Reference 1: Sec 1.4 Homeostasis
Solution: A positive feedback system will strengthen or reinforce a change in one of the body's
controlled conditions while a negative feedback system will reverse a change in a controlled
condition.



Question type: Multiple Choice


8) Hormonal or electrical signals are sent from the control center to the

a) receptors.
b) stimulus.
c) afferent pathway.
d) effectors.
e) efferent pathway.

Answer: d Difficulty:

Medium
Bloomcode: Application
Learning Objective 1: LO1.4 Explain the importance of homeostasis and describe the relationship of
homeostatic imbalances to disorders.
Section Reference 1: Sec 1.4 Homeostasis Question


type: Multiple Choice

, 9) A component that detects decreasing oxygen concentrations in blood would be the

a) receptor.
b) muscle.
c) response.
d) effector.

Answer: a Difficulty:

Medium
Bloomcode: Analysis
Learning Objective 1: LO1.4 Explain the importance of homeostasis and describe the relationship of
homeostatic imbalances to disorders.
Section Reference 1: Sec 1.4 Homeostasis Question


type: Multiple Choice


10) If blood concentrations of thyroid hormones increase above a certain level, Thyroid releasing
hormone (TRH) neurons in the hypothalamus are inhibited and stop secreting TRH. This is an
example of
a) negative feedback.
b) positive feedback.

Answer: a

Difficulty: Hard
Bloomcode: Evaluation
Learning Objective 1: LO1.4 Explain the importance of homeostasis and describe the relationship of
homeostatic imbalances to disorders.
Section Reference 1: Sec 1.4 Homeostasis Question


type: Multiple-Selection


11) Cardiomyopathy worsens as the heart weakens. Swelling in the legs occurs and is classified as
a… (Select all that apply.)

a) Symptom.
b) Disorder.
c) Disturbance.
d) Disease.
e) Sign.

Answer 1: b
Answer 2: c
Answer 3: e

Difficulty: Medium
Bloomcode: Analysis
Learning Objective 1: LO1.4 Explain the importance of homeostasis and describe the relationship of

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