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NSC2205 HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
MULTIPLE CHOICE EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS
The central principle of
physiology is
a) reflexes
b) nutrition
c) homeostasis
d) stimulation - c) Homeostasis
A cell or an organ that responds to commands of the control centre in negative
feedback is called what?
a) a receptor
b) a stimulator
c) an effector
d) a responder - c) an effector
Positive feedback exaggerates the effects of variations from normal
a) true
b) false - a) true
In general, the nervous system does each of the following except which of the following
a) helps to maintain homeostasis
b) directs long-term response to change
c) responds rapidly to change
d) interprets sensory information - b) directs long-term response to change
The cell theory includes all of these concepts except which of the following?
a) cells are the smallest units that carry out the essential functions of life
b) each cell maintains homeostasis at the cellular level
c) cells are the building blocks of all organisms
d) cells are capable of living in an isolated body - d) cells are capable of living in an
isolated body
Most cells have only one nucleus
a) true
b) false - a) true
, The movement of oxygen from an area of high concentration to low is an example of
what
a) diffusion
b) osmosis
c) bulk transport
d) active transport - a) diffusion
Diffusion of a substance across the cell membrane is influenced by all of the following
except
a) presence of membrane channels
b) availability of ATP
c) concentration gradient
d) charge - b) availability of ATP
Which division of the nervous system provides involuntary regulation of smooth muscle,
cardiac and glands
a) somatic
b) afferent
c) the autonomic division
d) the motor division - c) the autonomic division
Which of the following is not a recognised structural classification of neurons
a) bipolar
b) pseudoploar
c) unipolar
d) multipolar - b) pseudoploar
A synapse that involves direct physical contact between cells is called a chemical
synapse
a) true
b) false - b) false
Which of the following is not a function of the neuroglia
a) support
b) secretion of cerebrospinal fluid
c) maintenance of blood-brain barrier
d) memory - d) memory
Which of the following is not true regarding establishment of a neuron's resting
membrane potential
a) chemical and electrical forces both favour sodium ions entering the cell
b) electrical forces push sodium ions out of the cell
c) resting membrane permeability of Na+ is very low
d) the chemical gradient for potassium ion drives them out of the cell - b) electrical
forces push sodium ions out of the cell
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