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The smallest living units capable of carrying out their own basic life functions
are called
A) organs.
B) organ systems.
C) tissues.
D) cells.
E) organelles. ANS✔✔ D) cells.
Cells are classified into which of the following four broad categories?
A) squamous, cubodial, columnar, and basement membranes
B) skeletal, cardiac, endocrine, and nervous
C) neurons, muscle, epithelial, and connective tissue
D) atoms, tissues, organs, and organ systems
E) endocrine, nervous, integumentary, and reproductive ANS✔✔ C) neurons,
muscle, epithelial, and connective tissue
Glands are derived from what type of tissue?
A) muscle
B) connective
C) epithelial
D) nerve
E) reticular ANS✔✔ C) epithelial
,Which of the following accurately represents the order of complexity for the
components of the body, from least to most complex?
A) organ systems, cells, tissues, organs
B) tissues, cells, organs, organ systems
C) cells, tissues, organs, organ systems
D) cells, tissues, organ systems, organs
E) organ systems, organs, tissues, cells ANS✔✔ C) cells, tissues, organs,
organ systems
The uptake of nutrients across the epithelial cells of the gastrointestinal tract
and into the bloodstream is called
A) filtration.
B) excretion.
C) secretion.
D) absorption.
E) reabsorption. ANS✔✔ D) absorption.
What organ system includes the pituitary gland, adrenal gland, and thyroid
gland?
A) nervous
B) endocrine
C) cardiovascular
D) integumentary
E) immune ANS✔✔ B) endocrine
,The process whereby fluid from the bloodstream enters the tubules of the
kidneys is called
A) filtration.
B) excretion.
C) secretion.
D) absorption.
E) reabsorption. ANS✔✔ A) filtration.
The process whereby fluid in the kidneys is transported from the tubules
back into the bloodstream is called
A) filtration.
B) excretion.
C) secretion.
D) absorption.
E) reabsorption. ANS✔✔ E) reabsorption.
Referring to a membrane as "selectively permeable" describes its ability to
A) allow the movement of particular molecules across a membrane.
B) restrict only the movement of sodium across a membrane.
C) provide a barrier that restricts the movement of all molecules across a
membrane.
D) provide a minimal barrier that allows almost any molecule to move across
a membrane.
E) restrict only the movement of potassium across the membrane. ANS✔✔ A)
allow the movement of particular molecules across a membrane.
Extracellular fluid is composed of
, A) interstitial fluid and plasma.
B) plasma and intracellular fluid.
C) interstitial fluid only.
D) plasma only.
E) intracellular fluid only. ANS✔✔ A) interstitial fluid and plasma.
Total body water is composed of
A) intracellular fluid only
.B) extracellular fluid only.
C) intracellular and interstitial fluid.
D) intracellular and extracellular fluid.
E) plasma and intracellular fluid. ANS✔✔ D) intracellular and extracellular
fluid.
Where is most of our total body water located?
A) in the lumen of the kidneys
B) in the lumen of the gastrointestinal tract
C) in blood
D) inside cells
E) surrounding the cells ANS✔✔ D) inside cells
Which of the following compartments contain most of the water found in the
human body?
A) intracellular fluid
B) plasma
C) interstitial fluid