(Human Physiology From Cells to Systems, 9e Lauralee Sherwood)
(Test Bank all Chapters)
Sherwood Chapter 1: Introduction to Physiology and Homeostasis
100 Total Test Questions
40 Multiple Choice Questions:
1. Physiology is best defined as the _____.
a. study of all living things
b. study of the bodily functions of living things
c. study of human relationships
d. maintenance of body temperature
e. maintenance of physical fitness
ANS: B REF: 1.1 Introduction to Physiology
OBJ: HUPH.SHER.16.1.1 Describe the physiological approach to explaining an event
DIF: Bloom’s: Remember
2. What are the most basic building blocks of matter?
a. tissue
b. cells
c. atoms
d. bones
e. amino acids
ANS: C REF: 1.2 Levels of Organization in the Body
OBJ: HUPH.SHER.16.1.2 Explain the structure-function relationship of body parts
DIF: Bloom’s: Remember
3. What are the four most common chemical elements in the human body?
a. water, salt, protein, and fat
b. iron, carbon, oxygen, and potassium
c. blood, muscle, fat, and bone
d. collagen, glucosamine, chondroitin, and cartilage
e. oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen
ANS: E REF: 1.2 Levels of Organization in the Body
OBJ: HUPH.SHER.16.1.2 Explain the structure-function relationship of body parts
DIF: Bloom’s: Remember
4. Approximately how many red blood cells are replaced per minute in the human body on average?
a. 150,000,000
b. 50,000,000
c. 5,000,000
d. 500,000
e. 5,000
ANS: A REF: 1.2 Levels of Organization in the Body
OBJ: HUPH.SHER.16.1.2 Explain the structure-function relationship of body parts
DIF: Bloom’s: Remember
,5. Which structure encloses the cells of the human body?
a. a carbon shell
b. an electron cluster
c. microvilli
d. a plasma membrane
e. a protective protein sheath
ANS: D REF: 1.2 Levels of Organization in the Body
OBJ: HUPH.SHER.16.1.2 Explain the structure-function relationship of body parts
DIF: Bloom’s: Remember
6. The human body is made up of approximately how many specialized cell types?
a. 400
b. 200
c. 100
d. 50
e. 25
ANS: B REF: 1.2 Levels of Organization in the Body
OBJ: HUPH.SHER.16.1.2 Explain the structure-function relationship of body parts
DIF: Bloom’s: Remember
7. What occurs when a cell differentiates?
a. It becomes specialized to perform a particular function.
b. It stops using nutrients and dies.
c. It morphs into a faster dividing cell.
d. It divides into other cells that contain a lesser number of chromosomes.
e. It becomes physically larger and more complex.
ANS: A REF: 1.2 Levels of Organization in the Body
OBJ: HUPH.SHER.16.1.2 Explain the structure-function relationship of body parts
DIF: Bloom’s: Understand
8. Which progression represents the correct hierarchy of organization, from simpler to more complex?
a. atom, cell, tissue, organ, system, organism
b. tissue, cell, system, organism, organ, body
c. system, atom, cell, organ, tissue, organism
d. atom, molecule, compound, cell, body, organism
e. chemical, cell, organ, tissue, system, organism
ANS: A REF: 1.2 Levels of Organization in the Body
OBJ: HUPH.SHER.16.1.2 Discuss the six levels of organization in the human body
DIF: Bloom’s: Remember
8. What type of tissue consists of cells specialized for exchanging materials with the environment?
a. connective
b. muscle
c. bone
d. nervous
e. epithelial
, ANS: E REF: 1.2 Levels of Organization in the Body
OBJ: HUPH.SHER.16.1.2.1 Describe the four specialized cell functions in multicellular organisms
DIF: Bloom’s: Remember
10. What type of tissue consists of cells specialized for transmitting messages?
a. connective
b. muscle
c. bone
d. nervous
e. epithelial
ANS: D REF: 1.2 Levels of Organization in the Body
OBJ: HUPH.SHER.16.1.2.1 Describe the four specialized cell functions in multicellular organisms
DIF: Bloom’s: Remember
11. Which two cell types lose the ability to reproduce soon after they are formed?
a. skin cells and heart cells
b. epithelial cells and muscle cells
c. nerve cells and muscle cells
d. kidney cells and pancreatic cells
e. connective cells and nerve cells
ANS: C REF: 1.2 Levels of Organization in the Body
OBJ: HUPH.SHER.16.1.2.1 Describe the four specialized cell functions in multicellular organisms
DIF: Bloom’s: Remember
12. Of the different muscle types, which one can be voluntarily controlled?
a. smooth
b. arterial
c. cardiac
d. skeletal
e. heart
ANS: D REF: 1.2 Levels of Organization in the Body
OBJ: HUPH.SHER.16.1.2.2 Identify the four primary types of tissues in the human body
DIF: Bloom’s: Remember
13. What are the four primary tissue types?
a. muscle, nervous, epithelial, and connective
b. bone, nerves, brain, and skin
c. epithelial, nervous, cardiovascular, and alimentary
d. skin, epithelial, connective, and integumentary
e. contractile, protective, absorptive, and integumentary
ANS: A REF: 1.2 Levels of Organization in the Body
OBJ: HUPH.SHER.16.1.2.2 Identify the four primary types of tissues in the human body
DIF: Bloom’s: Remember
, 14. Epithelial tissue is organized into what two general types of structures?
a. cells and cell walls
b. ducts and nuclei
c. epithelial sheets and secretory glands
d. protective and absorptive
e. epithelial sheets and cell membranes
ANS: C REF: 1.2 Levels of Organization in the Body
OBJ: HUPH.SHER.16.1.2.2 Identify the four primary types of tissues in the human body
DIF: Bloom’s: Remember
15. The two main categories of glands are called ____.
a. secretive and absorptive
b. endocrine and exocrine
c. internal and external
d. embryonic and latent
e. ducted and ductless
ANS: B REF: 1.2 Levels of Organization in the Body
OBJ: HUPH.SHER.16.1.2.3 Distinguish between exocrine and endocrine glands
DIF: Bloom’s: Remember
16. What kind of glands secrete through ducts to the outside of the body (or cavity open to the outside)?
a. endocrine
b. embryonic
c. external
d. latent
e. exocrine
ANS: E REF: 1.2 Levels of Organization in the Body
OBJ: HUPH.SHER.16.1.2.3 Distinguish between exocrine and endocrine glands
DIF: Bloom’s: Remember
17. What are two examples of exocrine glands?
a. sweat glands and glands that secrete digestive juices
b. mammary glands and the pancreas
c. the bladder and the kidneys
d. thyroid gland and sweat glands
e. pancreas and the pituitary gland
ANS: A REF: 1.2 Levels of Organization in the Body
OBJ: HUPH.SHER.16.1.2.3 Distinguish between exocrine and endocrine glands
DIF: Bloom’s: Apply
18. What are two examples of connective tissue?
a. muscle and tendons
b. bone and tendons
c. ligaments and nerves
d. cartilage and skin
e. blood and muscle
