,Chapter 01 – Introduction to Physiology and Homeostasis
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
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.1 Introduction to Physiology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUPH.SHER.16.1.1 - Describe the physiological approach to explaining an event
2. What are the most basic building blocks of matter?
a. tissue
b. cells
c. atoms
d. bones
e. amino acids
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.2 Levels of Organization in the Body
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUPH.SHER.16.1.2 - Explain the structure-function relationship of body parts
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
ANSWER: e
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.2 Levels of Organization in the Body
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUPH.SHER.16.1.2 - Explain the structure-function relationship of body parts
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
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.2 Levels of Organization in the Body
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUPH.SHER.16.1.2 - Explain the structure-function relationship of body parts
5. Which structure encloses the cells of the human body?
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a.
a carbon shell
b.
an electron cluster
c.
microvilli
d.
a plasma membrane
e.
a protective protein sheath
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.2 Levels of Organization in the Body
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUPH.SHER.16.1.2 - Explain the structure-function relationship of body parts
6. The human body is made up of approximately how many specialized cell types?
a. 400
b. 200
c. 100
d. 50
e. 25
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.2 Levels of Organization in the Body
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUPH.SHER.16.1.2 - Explain the structure-function relationship of body parts
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.
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: 1.2 Levels of Organization in the Body
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUPH.SHER.16.1.2 - Explain the structure-function relationship of body parts
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
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.2 Levels of Organization in the Body
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUPH.SHER.16.1.2 - Explain the structure-function relationship of body parts
9. What type of tissue consists of cells specialized for exchanging materials with the environment?
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a. connective
b. muscle
c. bone
d. nervous
e. epithelial
ANSWER: e
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.2 Levels of Organization in the Body
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUPH.SHER.16.1.2.1 - Describe the four specialized cell functions in multicellular
organisms
10. What type of tissue consists of cells specialized for transmitting messages?
a. connective
b. muscle
c. bone
d. nervous
e. epithelial
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.2 Levels of Organization in the Body
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUPH.SHER.16.1.2.1 - Describe the four specialized cell functions in multicellular
organisms
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
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.2 Levels of Organization in the Body
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUPH.SHER.16.1.2.1 - Describe the four specialized cell functions in multicellular
organisms
12. Of the different muscle types, which one can be voluntarily controlled?
a. smooth
b. arterial
c. cardiac
d. skeletal
e. heart
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Remember
REFERENCES: 1.2 Levels of Organization in the Body
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUPH.SHER.16.1.2.2 - Identify the four primary types of tissues in the human body
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