Human Physiology 16th Edition Fox Test Bank

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Human Physiology 16th Edition Fox Test Bank

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TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.1) The study of disease processes aids in the understanding of normal functions.⊚ true ⊚ false

2) Phase IV clinical drug trials involve testing a drug only on the specific human population who have the condition ⊚ true ⊚ false

3) Negative feedback results in a response that opposes the original deviation from normal.⊚ true ⊚ false

4) Blood clotting is an example of positive feedback since the action of the effector opposes that of the stimulus.⊚ true ⊚ false

5) A patient takes a daily thyroid hormone replacement medication to maintain normal thyroid hormone levels.⊚ true ⊚ false

6) Stratified epithelial tissue provides little protection, but transports substances between the internal and external environments.that the drug is intended to treat. 1 / 4

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⊚ true ⊚ false

7) Sebaceous glands are responsible for the lubrication of the skin.⊚ true ⊚ false

8) Enamel, which is harder than bone or dentin, cannot be regenerated.⊚ true ⊚ false

9) By affecting the diameter of cutaneous blood vessels, motor nerve fibers in the skin can regulate the rate of blood flow.⊚ true ⊚ false

10) Blood plasma and interstitial fluid are separated from each other; therefore,there is little communication and ⊚ true ⊚ false

MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.11) Physiology .

• emphasizes cause-and-effect mechanisms
• includes the fields of chemistry and psychology

exchange between these fluids.

• ignores the

scientific method

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strives to understand the structures of individual cells 3 / 4

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12) The study of how disease or injury alters physiological processes is termed .

• comparative physiology
• the scientific method

C) pathophysiology

• anatomy

13) The first step in the scientific method involves the formation of a(n) .

• theory
• law

• experiment
• hypothesis

14) Phase clinical trials maximize the number of test participants and include human participants of both sexes, different ethnic groups, and those who have health problems besides the one that the drug is designed to treat.

• I
• II

C) III

• IV

15) Phase I clinical trials do NOT involve .

• testing on the target human population

body

• testing the
• testing how the drug is metabolized
• testing how rapidly the drug is removed from the

most effective administration of the drug

16) When a scientist performs measurements in an experiment and does not know if the subject is part of the experimental or the control group, it is known as a measurement.

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