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PRIMEXAM.COM Holes Human Anatomy And Physiology 15th Edition Shier Test Bank Hole's Human Anatomy & Physiology, 15e (Shier) Chapter 1 Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology 1) Signs of aging at the cellular level are (Select all that apply) A) graying hair, waning strength, and wrinkles. B) unrepaired DNA and abnormal proteins. C) impai red cell division and the ability to break down and recycle worn cell parts. D) a fatty liver and clogged blood vessels. Answer: B, C Section: 01.07 Topic: Basic terminology Bloom's: 3. Apply Learning Outcome: 01.16 Identify changes related to aging, from the microscopic to the whole - body level. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 2) An investigator who conducts an experiment to determine how temperature changes affect the rate at which the heart beats is most likely a(n) A) anatomist. B) physiologist. C) chemist. D) bioch emist. Answer: B Section: 01.02 Topic: Basic terminology Bloom's: 3. Apply Learning Outcome: 01.02 Explain how anatomy and physiology are related. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 3) Anatomy and physiology are difficult to separate because A) physiological functions depend on anatomical structures. B) physiological functions in an organism are ongoing. C) body parts take up space. D) our understanding of physiology is changing more than our understanding of anatomy. Answer: A Section: 01.02 Topic: Basic terminology Bloom's: 2. Understand Learning Outcome: 01.02 Explain how anatomy and physiology are related. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation PRIMEXAM.COM 4) The activities of an anatomist consist of , whereas those of a physiologist consist of . A) observing body parts; studying functions of body parts B) conducting experiments; making microscopic examinations C) studying molecules; observing forms of the body parts D) sketching; dissecting Answer: A Section: 01.02 Topic: Basic terminology Bloom's: 2. Understand Learning Outcome: 01.02 Explai n how anatomy and physiology are related. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 5) The origin of the term "anatomy" is related to A) the Greek word for "function." B) the name of the first anatomist. C) the Greek word for "cutting up." D) the function of internal organs. Answer: C Section: 01.02 Topic: Basic terminology Bloom's: 1. Remember Learning Outcome: 01.02 Explain how anatomy and physiology are related. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 6) The term "physiology" is related to A) the Latin for "physical shape." B) the structure of internal organs. C) the Greek for "cutting up." D) the Greek for "relationship to nature." Answer: D Section: 01.02 Topic: Basic terminology Bloom's: 1. Remember Learning Outcome: 01.02 Explain how anatomy and physiology are related. Accessibilit y: Keyboard Navigation PRIMEXAM.COM 7) The recent discovery of taste receptors in the small intestine that detect sweetness illustrates that A) chemical responses occur in only one part of the body. B) new discoveries about anatomy and physiology are still being made. C) everythi ng there is to know about anatomy and physiology has been discovered. D) the molecular and cellular levels are of little interest in anatomy and physiology. Answer: B Section: 01.02 Topic: Scope of anatomy and physiology Bloom's: 3. Apply Learning Outcome: 01.02 Explain how anatomy and physiology are related. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 8) Which of the following is not true of organelles? A) They carry on specific activities. B) They are only in cells of humans. C) They are composed of aggregates of large molecul es. D) They are found in many types of cells. Answer: B Section: 01.03 Topic: Levels of organization Bloom's: 2. Understand Learning Outcome: 01.03 List the levels of organization in the human body and the characteristics of each. Accessibility: Keybo ard Navigation 9) Which of the following lists best illustrates the idea of increasing levels of complexity? A) Cells, tissues, organelles, organs, organ systems B) Tissues, cells, organs, organelles, organ systems C) Organs, organelles, organ systems, cells, tissues D) Organelles, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems Answer: D Section: 01.03 Topic: Basic terminology; Levels of organization Bloom's: 2. Understand Learning Outcome: 01.03 List the levels of organization in the human body and the characteristics of each. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation PRIMEXAM.COM 10) In all organisms, the basic unit of structure and function is A) the atom. B) the molecule. C) the macromolecule. D) the cell. Answer: D Section: 01.03 Topic: Basic terminology; Levels of organization Bloom's: 1. Remember Learning Outcome: 01.03 List the levels of organization in the human body and the characteristics of each. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 11) Specialized cell types organized in a way that provides a specific function form A) tissues, which build organs. B) organs, whic h build tissues. C) organ systems, which build tissues. D) atoms, which comprise tissues. Answer: A Section: 01.03 Topic: Basic terminology; Levels of organization Bloom's: 2. Understand Learning Outcome: 01.03 List the levels of organization in the human body and the characteristics of each. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 12) Simple squamous epithelium is an example of a(n) A) organ system. B) organ. C) tissue. D) molecule. Answer: C Section: 01.03 Topic: Basic terminology; Levels of organization Bloom's: 3. Apply Learning Outcome: 01.03 List the levels of organization in the human body and the characteristics of each. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation PRIMEXAM.COM 13) Assimilation is A) changing absorbed substances into different chemical forms. B) breaking down foods into nutrients that the body can absorb. C) eliminating waste from the body. D) an increase in body size without a change in overall shape. Answer: A Section: 01.05 Topic: Basic terminology Bloom's: 1. Remember Learning Outcome: 01.07 Give examples of metabolism. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 14) The ability of an organism to sense and react to changes in its body illustrates A) circulation. B) respiration. C) responsiveness. D) absorption. Answer: C Section: 01.05 Topic: Basic terminology Bloom's: 2. Understand Learning Outcome: 01.07 Give examplNesURofSImNeGtTaBbo.ClOisMm. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 15) The removal of wastes produced by metabolic reactions is A) metabolism. B) absorption. C) assimilation. D) excretion. Answer: D Section: 01.05 Topic: Basic terminology Bloom's: 1. Remember Learning Outcome: 01.07 Give examples of metabolism. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation PRIMEXAM.COM 16) Which of the following characteristics of life and their descriptions is correct? A) Responsiveness —obtaining and using oxygen to release energy from food B) Assimilation —sensing changes inside or outside the body and reacting to them C) Respiration —changing absorbed substances into forms that are chemically different from those that entered the body fluids D) Circulation —the movement of substances in body fluids Answer: D Section: 01.05 Topic: Basic terminology Bloom's: 1. Remember Learning Outcome: 01.07 Give examples of metabolism. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 17) Metabolism is defined as . A) the removal of wastes produced by chemical reactions B) the breakdown of substances into s impler forms C) the taking in of nutrients D) all the chemical reactions occurring in an organism that support life Answer: D Section: 01.05 Topic: Basic terminology Bloom's: 1. Remember Learning Outcome: 01.06 List and describe the major characteristics of life. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 18) Which of the following processes does not help to maintain the life of an individual organism? A) Responsiveness B) Movement C) Reproduction D) Respiration Answer: C Section: 01.05 Topic: Basic terminology Bloom's: 2. Understand Learning Outcome: 01.07 Give examples of metabolism. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation PRIMEXAM.COM 19) Which of the following processes is most important to the continuation of the human species? A) Responsiveness B) Movement C) Reproduction D) Respiration Answer: C Sectio n: 01.05 Topic: Basic terminology Bloom's: 2. Understand Learning Outcome: 01.07 Give examples of metabolism. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 20) Homeostasis is the A) inability to keep body weight within normal limits. B) decrease in room temperature because a window is open. C) ingestion of more food than you need to eat. D) tendency of the body to maintain a stable internal environment. Answer: D Section: 01.05 Topic: Basic terminology; Definition of homeostasis Bloom's: 1. Remember Learning Outcome: 01.09 Exp lain the importance of homeostasis to survival. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 21) Which of the following is not an example of a negative homeostatic mechanism in the human body? A) Shivering when body temperature falls below normal B) Increasing heart rate and force of contraction when blood pressure falls C) Retention of fluid leading to retention of more fluid D) Secreting insulin after a meal to return blood sugar concentration toward normal Answer: C Section: 01.05 Topic: Definition of homeostasis; Examples of h omeostatic mechanisms Bloom's: 3. Apply Learning Outcome: 01.08 List and describe the major requirements of organisms. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation PRIMEXAM.COM 22) Living organisms use oxygen to . A) reduce heat production B) donate electrons for cellular metabolism C) release energy stored in the molecules of food D) remove metabolic wastes Answer: C Section: 01.05 Topic: Basic terminology; Types of homeostatic mechanisms Bloom's: 2. Understand Learning Outcome: 01.07 Give examples of metabolism.; 01.10 Describe the parts of a homeostatic mechanism and explain how they function together. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 23) Maintaining a stable internal environment typically requires A) positive feedback mechanisms. B) an unstable outside environment. C) decreased atmospheric pressure. D) negative feedback mechanisms. Answer: D Section: 01.05 Topic: Definition of homeostasis; Types of homeostatic mechanisms Bloom's: 2. Understand Learning Outcome: 01.08 List and describe the major requirements of organisms. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 24) You accidentally cut your hand. Blood platelets in the area begin to attach to the broken blood vessels in the wound. What needs to happen next to create a positive feedback mechanism? A) The platelets change shape to encourage more to rush in and s tick to each other to form plugs over the broken vessels. B) The action of platelets sticking to the broken area signals for blood to stop flowing to that area, stopping the bleeding. C) The sensation of pain in your hand causes your muscles to jerk your hand away from the danger. D) The platelets send signals to the brain to slow heart rate and slow the bleeding. Answer: A Section: 01.05 Topic: Examples of homeostatic mechanisms; Types of homeostatic mechanisms Bloom's: 3. Apply Learning Outcome: 01.09 Explain the importance of homeostasis to survival.; 01.08 List and describe the major requirements of organisms. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation PRIMEXAM.COM 25) Which of the following must the human body obtain from the environment in order to survive? A) Nitrogen B) Wastes C) Water D) Carb on dioxide Answer: C Section: 01.05 Topic: Basic terminology Bloom's: 1. Remember Learning Outcome: 01.10 Describe the parts of a homeostatic mechanism and explain how they function together. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 26) Homeostasis exists if conce ntrations of water, nutrients, and oxygen in the body are balanced and heat and pressure . A) decrease steadily B) remain within certain limited ranges C) increase when the body is stressed D) fluctuate greatly between very high and low values Answer: B Section: 01.05 Topic: Definition of homeostasis Bloom's: 3. Apply Learning Outcome: 01.07 Give examples of metabolism.; 01.09 Explain the importance of homeostasis to survival. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 27) In negative feedback mechanisms, changes away from the normal state A) stimulate changes in the same direction. B) inhibit all body reactions. C) stimulate changes in the opposite direction. D) stimulate a reduction in all requirements of the body. Answer: C Section: 01.05 Topic: Basic terminology; Types of homeostat ic mechanisms Bloom's: 2. Understand Learning Outcome: 01.08 List and describe the major requirements of organisms. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation PRIMEXAM.COM 28) Positive feedback mechanisms A) cause long-term changes. B) move conditions away from the normal state. C) bring conditions back to the normal state. D) usually produce stable conditions. Answer: B Section: 01.05 Topic: Types of homeostatic mechanisms Bloom's: 2. Understand Learning Outcome: 01.08 List and describe the major requirements of organisms. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 29) Which of the following illustrates a positive feedback mechanism? A) Maintaining blood pressure B) Uterine contractions during childbirth C) Body temperature control D) Control of blood sugar Answer: B Section: 01.05 Topic: Examples of homeostatic mechanisms; Types of homeostatic mechanisms Bloom's: 3. Apply Learning Outcome: 01.08 List and descNrUibReStIhNeGmTBa.jCoOr Mrequirements of organism s. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 30) Positive feedback mechanisms usually produce A) changes returning val ues toward a set point. B) stable conditions around a set point. C) unstable conditions. D) long-term changes. Answer: C Section: 01.05 Topic: Types of homeostatic mechanisms Bloom's: 2. Understand Learning Outcome: 01.08 List and describe the major requirements o f organisms. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation PRIMEXAM.COM 31) Which of the following is true concerning the female reproductive system? A) It produces female sex cells. B) It transports the female sex cells. C) It can support the development of an embryo. D) All of the choices are correct. Answer: D Section: 01.06 Topic: Survey of body systems Bloom's: 2. Understand Learning Outcome: 01.15 Describe the general function of each organ system.; 01.11 Identify the locations of the major body cavities. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigatio n 32) Which of the following diseases would originate in the abdominopelvic cavity? A) Asthma B) Laryngitis C) Myopia (near -sightedness) D) Pancreatitis Answer: D Section: 01.06 Topic: Body cavities and regions Bloom's: 3. Apply Learning Outcome: 01.13 Name and i dentify the locations of the membranes associated with the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 33) Pneumothorax (collapsed lung) is a condition that occurs when space forms between the lung and the wall of the pleural cavity. This space would be between . A) the parietal pleura and visceral pleura B) parietal pleura and the visceral pericardium C) visceral pericardium and the parietal pericardium D) parietal pericardium and the parietal pleura Answer: A Section: 01.06 Topic: Basic ter minology Bloom's: 3. Apply Learning Outcome: 01.14 Name the major organ systems, and list the organs associated with each. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation PRIMEXAM.COM 34) Which action is the main function of the digestive system? A) Formation of cells B) Movement of body pa rts C) Absorption of nutrients D) Providing oxygen for the extraction of energy from nutrients Answer: C Section: 01.06 Topic: Survey of body systems Bloom's: 2. Understand Learning Outcome: 01.11 Identify the locations of the major body cavities. Accessibility : Keyboard Navigation 35) Which of the following is not part of the female reproductive system? A) The uterus B) The uterine tube C) The vulva D) The bulbourethral gland Answer: D Section: 01.06 Topic: Survey of body systems Bloom's: 1. Remember Learning Outcome: 01.11 Identify the lNoUcaRtSioINnGs ToBf .tChOeMmajor body cavities. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 36) The thoracic cavity lies the abdominopelvic cavity. A) dorsal (posterior) to B) ventral (anterior) to C) superior to D) inferior to Answer: C Section: 01.06 Topic: Body cavities and regions; Directional terms Bloom's: 3. Apply Learning Outcome: 01.11 Identify the locations of the major body cavities. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation PRIMEXAM.COM 37) Blood cells are produced in the organs of the _ system. A) endocrine B) skeletal C) respirato ry D) muscular Answer: B Section: 01.06 Topic: Survey of body systems Bloom's: 1. Remember Learning Outcome: 01.13 Name and identify the locations of the membranes associated with the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 38) A parietal layer of a serous membrane , whereas a visceral layer of a serous membrane . A) covers organs; lines cavities B) lines cavities; covers organs C) secretes serous fluid; secretes mucus D) secretes mucus; secretes a serous fluid Answer: B Section: 01.06 Topic: Basic terminology Bloom's: 1. Remember Learning Outcome: 01.14 Name the major organ systems, and list the organs associated with each. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 39) Cell death first occurs A) at age 60. B) at age 50. C) at puberty. D) in the fetus. Answ er: D Section: 01.07 Topic: Basic terminology Bloom's: 2. Understand Learning Outcome: 01.16 Identify changes related to aging, from the microscopic to the whole - body level. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation PRIMEXAM.COM 40) Wrinkled and sagging skin results from A) drinki ng too much water. B) heredity only. C) loss of subcutaneous fat, elastin, and collagen. D) excess subcutaneous fat. Answer: C Section: 01.07 Topic: Basic terminology Bloom's: 2. Understand Learning Outcome: 01.16 Identify changes related to aging, from the micros copic to the whole - body level. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 41) One characteristic that centenarians share is A) a high level of exercise throughout life. B) long-lived relatives. C) following the Mediterranean diet. D) never having smoked. Answer: D Section: 01.07 Topic: Human origins and adaptations Bloom's: 2. Understand Learning Outcome: 01.16 Identify changes related to aging, from the microscopic to the whole - body level. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 42) A body has been sectioned in such a way that there is one whole lung per section and the urinary bladder has been split in half. What type of section is this? A) Frontal B) Transverse C) Coronal D) Sagittal Answer: D Section: 01.08 Topic: Basic terminology; Body planes and sections Bloom's: 3. Apply Learning Outcome: 01.17 Properly use the terms that describe relative positions, body sections, and body regions. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation PRIMEXAM.COM 43) The upper midportion of the abdomen is called the region. A) hypochondriac B) iliac C) hypogastric D) epigastric Answer: D Secti on: 01.08 Topic: Body cavities and regions Bloom's: 1. Remember Learning Outcome: 01.17 Properly use the terms that describe relative positions, body sections, and body regions. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 44) When the body is placed in the anatomical position, which of the following is not true? A) The head is facing to the front. B) The palms are facing backward. C) The body is erect. D) The upper limbs are at the sides. Answer: B Section: 01.08 Topic: Basic terminology; Anatomical position Bloom's: 2. Unders tand Learning Outcome: 01.17 Properly use the terms that describe relative positions, body sections, and body regions. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation 45) Paired organs that are bilateral on the left-right plane of the body would be separat ed by a sagittal section. Answer: TRUE Section: 01.08 Topic: Body planes and sections Bloom's: 3. Apply Learning Outcome: 01.17 Properly use the terms that describe relative positions, body sections, and body regions. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation