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Test Bank Human Physiology Silverthorn, 64 questions with anwsers, new 2024
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Human Physiology
From Human Physiology by Silverthorn, these are 64 of the most commonly asked exam questions with answers. The questions are quite broad as to understand the more detailed ones even better.
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, 55 questions and answers about book "Human Physiology" by Dee
Silverthorn.
1. Q: What is homeostasis?
A: Homeostasis is the maintenance of a stable internal environment
despite external changes.
2. Q: What are the four primary types of tissue in the human body?
A: Epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissue.
3. Q: What is the function of neurons?
A: Neurons transmit electrical signals throughout the body to
communicate information.
4. Q: Describe the role of the hypothalamus.
A: The hypothalamus regulates many physiological processes, including
temperature, thirst, and hormone release.
5. Q: What are action potentials?
A: Action potentials are rapid, temporary changes in membrane
potential that propagate along neurons.
6. Q: How do muscles contract?
A: Muscle contraction occurs through the sliding filament theory, where
actin and myosin filaments slide past each other.
7. Q: What is the function of red blood cells?
A: Red blood cells transport oxygen from the lungs to the tissues and
carbon dioxide from the tissues to the lungs.
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