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Anatomy and Physiology Test Banks,which describes the study of the functions of body structures?
a. anatomy
b. physiology
c. endocrinology
d. histology
e. immunology - ANSWER b. physiology
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. tissue
what process occurs when amino acids build new proteins (select all that apply):
a. metabolism
b. anabolism
c. catabolism
d. responsiveness
e. differentiation - ANSWER a. metabolism &
b. anabolism
how are reproduction, differentiation, & growth related? - ANSWER reproduction
occurs through the fertilization of an ovum by a sperm cell to form a zygote, followed
by repeated cell divisions & 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.
the two organ systems that predominantly regulate & maintain homeostasis are the
a. cardiovascular & integumentary systems
b. nervous & endocrine systems
c. cardiovascular & respiratory systems
d. respiratory & muscular systems
e. urinary & integumentary systems - ANSWER b. nervous & endocrine systems
which body fluid fills the narrow spaces between cells & tissues?
a. lymph
b. blood plasma
c. interstitial fluid
e. vitreous body - ANSWER c. interstitial fluid
describe the differences between positive & negative feedback systems - ANSWER
a positive feedback system will strengthen or reinforce a change in one of the bodies
controlled conditions while a negative feedback system will reverse a change in a
controlled condition
, 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. effectors
a component that detects decreasing oxygen concentrations in blood would be the
a. receptor
b. muscle
c. response
d. effector - ANSWER a. receptor
if blood concentrations of thyroid hormones increase above a certain level, thyroid
releasing hormone (TRH) neurons in the hypothalamus are inhibited & stop secreting
TRH. this is an example of:
a. negative feedback
b. positive feedback - ANSWER a. negative feedback
cardiomyopathy worsens as the heart weakens. swelling in the legs occurs & is
classified as a (select all that apply):
a. symptom
b. disorder
c. disturbance
d. disease
e. sign - ANSWER b. disorder &
c. disturbance &
e. sign
describe the anatomical position - ANSWER in the anatomical position, the subject
stands erect facing the observer w/ the head level & the eyes facing forward. the feet
are flat on the floor & directed forward & the arms are at the sides w/ the palms
turned forward
put the cavities in order from broadest to most specific in which the lungs are located
a. thoracic, ventral, parietal pleura, visceral pleura
b. ventral, visceral pleura, thoracic, parietal pleura
c. ventral, thoracic, parietal pleura, visceral pleura
d. thoracic, ventral, visceral pleura, parietal pleura - ANSWER c. ventral, thoracic,
parietal pleura, visceral pleura
put the cavities in order from broadest to most specific in which the urinary bladder is
located
a. ventral, abdominopelvic, pelvic, parietal peritoneal, visceral peritoneal
b. abdominopelvic, ventral, pelvic, visceral peritoneal, parietal peritoneal
c. ventral, abdominopelvic, visceral peritoneal, pelvic, parietal peritoneal
d. abdominopelvic, pelvic, ventral, parietal peritoneal, visceral peritoneal - ANSWER
a. ventral, abdominopelvic, pelvic, parietal peritoneal, visceral peritoneal
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