(Human Physiology, 15e Stuart Ira Fox)
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Human Physiology, 15e (Fox)
Chapter 1 The Study of Body Function
1) Physiology ________.
A) emphasizes cause-and-effect mechanisms
B) includes the fields of chemistry and psychology
C) ignores the scientific method
D) ultimately strives to understand the structures of individual cells
Answer: A
Section: 01.01
Topic: Scope of anatomy and physiology
Bloom's: 1. Remember
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HAPS Outcome: A05.01 Define the terms anatomy and physiology.
2) The study of how disease or injury alters physiological processes is termed ________.
A) comparative physiology
B) the scientific method
C) pathophysiology
D) anatomy
Answer: C
Section: 01.01
Topic: Scope of anatomy and physiology
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
HAPS Outcome: A05.01 Define the terms anatomy and physiology.
3) The study of disease processes aids in the understanding of normal functions.
Answer: TRUE
Section: 01.01
Topic: Scope of anatomy and physiology
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
HAPS Outcome: A05.01 Define the terms anatomy and physiology.
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,4) The first step in the scientific method involves the formation of a(n) ________.
A) theory
B) law
C) experiment
D) hypothesis
Answer: D
Section: 01.01
Topic: Scientific Method
Bloom's: 1. Remember
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5) Phase IV clinical drug trials involve testing a drug only on the specific human population who
have the condition that the drug is intended to treat.
Answer: FALSE
Section: 01.01
Topic: Scientific Method
Bloom's: 1. Remember
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6) Phase ________ clinical trials maximize the number of test participants and include human
participants of both sexes, different ethnic groups, and those who have health problems besides
the one that the drug is designed to treat.
A) I
B) II
C) III
D) IV
Answer: C
Section: 01.01
Topic: Scientific Method
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
7) Phase I clinical trials do NOT involve ________.
A) testing on the target human population
B) testing how the drug is metabolized
C) testing how rapidly the drug is removed from the body
D) testing the most effective administration of the drug
Answer: A
Section: 01.01
Topic: Scientific Method
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
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,8) When a scientist performs measurements in an experiment and does not know if the subject is
part of the experimental or the control group, it is known as a ________ measurement.
A) blind
B) qualitative
C) null
D) statistical
Answer: A
Section: 01.01
Topic: Scientific Method
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
9) A hypothesis is scientific if it ________.
A) supports other hypotheses
B) can be tested
C) refutes other hypotheses
D) uses observational analyses
Answer: B
Section: 01.01
Topic: Scientific Method
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
10) For a theory to be scientific and accepted, it must be based on ________.
A) reproducible data
B) the support of the scientific community
C) a proven hypothesis from a well-designed research study
D) the word of a professional scientist
Answer: A
Section: 01.01
Topic: Scientific Method
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
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, 11) Negative feedback results in a response that opposes the original deviation from normal.
Answer: TRUE
Section: 01.02
Topic: Types of Homeostatic Mechanisms
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
HAPS Outcome: B02.02 Compare and contrast positive and negative feedback in terms of the
relationship between stimulus and response.
12) Blood clotting is an example of positive feedback since the action of the effector opposes
that of the stimulus.
Answer: FALSE
Section: 01.02
Topic: Examples of Homeostatic Mechanisms
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
HAPS Outcome: B03.03 Provide an example of a positive feedback loop in the body. Describe
the specific structures (organs, cells or molecules) included in the feedback loop.
13) A patient takes a daily thyroid hormone replacement medication to maintain normal thyroid
hormone levels.
Answer: FALSE
Section: 01.02
Topic: Definition of homeostasis
Bloom's: 3. Apply
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
HAPS Outcome: B01.01 Define homeostasis.
14) The normal range of blood glucose concentration after fasting is approximately ________.
A) 50 to 80 mg/100 ml
B) 50 to 110 mg/100 ml
C) 75 to 110 mg/100 ml
D) 75 to 150 mg/100 ml
Answer: C
Section: 01.02
Topic: Examples of Homeostatic Mechanisms
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
HAPS Outcome: B03.02 Provide an example of a negative feedback loop that utilizes the
endocrine system to relay information. Describe the specific cells or molecules (production cells,
hormones, target cells) included in the feedback loop.
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(Test Bank all Chapters)
Human Physiology, 15e (Fox)
Chapter 1 The Study of Body Function
1) Physiology ________.
A) emphasizes cause-and-effect mechanisms
B) includes the fields of chemistry and psychology
C) ignores the scientific method
D) ultimately strives to understand the structures of individual cells
Answer: A
Section: 01.01
Topic: Scope of anatomy and physiology
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
HAPS Outcome: A05.01 Define the terms anatomy and physiology.
2) The study of how disease or injury alters physiological processes is termed ________.
A) comparative physiology
B) the scientific method
C) pathophysiology
D) anatomy
Answer: C
Section: 01.01
Topic: Scope of anatomy and physiology
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
HAPS Outcome: A05.01 Define the terms anatomy and physiology.
3) The study of disease processes aids in the understanding of normal functions.
Answer: TRUE
Section: 01.01
Topic: Scope of anatomy and physiology
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
HAPS Outcome: A05.01 Define the terms anatomy and physiology.
1
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,4) The first step in the scientific method involves the formation of a(n) ________.
A) theory
B) law
C) experiment
D) hypothesis
Answer: D
Section: 01.01
Topic: Scientific Method
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
5) Phase IV clinical drug trials involve testing a drug only on the specific human population who
have the condition that the drug is intended to treat.
Answer: FALSE
Section: 01.01
Topic: Scientific Method
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
6) Phase ________ clinical trials maximize the number of test participants and include human
participants of both sexes, different ethnic groups, and those who have health problems besides
the one that the drug is designed to treat.
A) I
B) II
C) III
D) IV
Answer: C
Section: 01.01
Topic: Scientific Method
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
7) Phase I clinical trials do NOT involve ________.
A) testing on the target human population
B) testing how the drug is metabolized
C) testing how rapidly the drug is removed from the body
D) testing the most effective administration of the drug
Answer: A
Section: 01.01
Topic: Scientific Method
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
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,8) When a scientist performs measurements in an experiment and does not know if the subject is
part of the experimental or the control group, it is known as a ________ measurement.
A) blind
B) qualitative
C) null
D) statistical
Answer: A
Section: 01.01
Topic: Scientific Method
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
9) A hypothesis is scientific if it ________.
A) supports other hypotheses
B) can be tested
C) refutes other hypotheses
D) uses observational analyses
Answer: B
Section: 01.01
Topic: Scientific Method
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
10) For a theory to be scientific and accepted, it must be based on ________.
A) reproducible data
B) the support of the scientific community
C) a proven hypothesis from a well-designed research study
D) the word of a professional scientist
Answer: A
Section: 01.01
Topic: Scientific Method
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
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written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
, 11) Negative feedback results in a response that opposes the original deviation from normal.
Answer: TRUE
Section: 01.02
Topic: Types of Homeostatic Mechanisms
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
HAPS Outcome: B02.02 Compare and contrast positive and negative feedback in terms of the
relationship between stimulus and response.
12) Blood clotting is an example of positive feedback since the action of the effector opposes
that of the stimulus.
Answer: FALSE
Section: 01.02
Topic: Examples of Homeostatic Mechanisms
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
HAPS Outcome: B03.03 Provide an example of a positive feedback loop in the body. Describe
the specific structures (organs, cells or molecules) included in the feedback loop.
13) A patient takes a daily thyroid hormone replacement medication to maintain normal thyroid
hormone levels.
Answer: FALSE
Section: 01.02
Topic: Definition of homeostasis
Bloom's: 3. Apply
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
HAPS Outcome: B01.01 Define homeostasis.
14) The normal range of blood glucose concentration after fasting is approximately ________.
A) 50 to 80 mg/100 ml
B) 50 to 110 mg/100 ml
C) 75 to 110 mg/100 ml
D) 75 to 150 mg/100 ml
Answer: C
Section: 01.02
Topic: Examples of Homeostatic Mechanisms
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
HAPS Outcome: B03.02 Provide an example of a negative feedback loop that utilizes the
endocrine system to relay information. Describe the specific cells or molecules (production cells,
hormones, target cells) included in the feedback loop.
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