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• Most of the terminology to name and describe body parts and their functions comes from
• Latin and Greek.
• English and Italian.
• picture drawings on the cave walls of our ancestors.
• the language of hunter-gatherers.
• An investigator who conducts an experiment to determine how temperature changes affect the rate at

which the heart beats is most likely a(n)

• anatomist.
• physiologist.
• chemist.
• biochemist.
• Anatomy and physiology are difficult to separate because
• physiological functions depend on anatomical structures.
• physiological functions in an organism are ongoing.
• body parts take up space.
• our understanding of physiology is changing more than our understanding of anatomy.
• The activities of an anatomist consist of , whereas those of a physiologist consist of .
• observing body parts; studying functions of body parts
• conducting experiments; making microscopic examinations
• studying molecules; observing forms of the body parts
• sketching; dissecting
• The origin of the term "anatomy" is related to
• the Greek word for "function."
• the name of the first anatomist.
• the Greek word for "cutting up."
• the function of internal organs.
• The term "physiology" is related to
• the Latin for "physical shape."
• the structure of internal organs.
• the Greek for "cutting up."
• the Greek for "relationship to nature."
• The recent discovery of taste receptors that detect sweetness in the small intestine illustrates that
• chemical responses occur in only one part of the body.
• new discoveries about anatomy and physiology are still being made.
• everything there is to know about anatomy and physiology has been discovered.
• the molecular and cellular level is of little interest in anatomy and physiology.
• Which of the following is not true of organelles?
• They carry on specific activities.
• They are only in cells of humans.
• They are composed of aggregates of large molecules.
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• Which of the following lists best illustrates the idea of increasing levels of complexity?
• Cells, tissues, organelles, organs, organ systems
• Tissues, cells, organs, organelles, organ systems
• Organs, organelles, organ systems, cells, tissues
• Organelles, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems
• In all organisms, the basic unit of structure and function is
• the atom.
• the molecule.
• the macromolecule.
• the cell.
• Specialized cell types organized in a way that provides a specific function form
• tissues, which build organs.
• organs, which build tissues.
• organ systems, which build tissues.
• atoms, which comprise tissues.
• Simple squamous epithelium is an example of a(n)
• organ system.
• organ.
• tissue.
• molecule.
• Assimilation is
• changing absorbed substances into different chemical forms.
• breaking down foods into nutrients that the body can absorb.
• eliminating waste from the body.
• an increase in body size without a change in overall shape.
• The ability of an organism to sense and react to changes in its body illustrates
• circulation.
• respiration.
• responsiveness.
• absorption.
• The removal of wastes produced by metabolic reactions is
• metabolism.
• absorption.
• assimilation.
• excretion.
• Which of the following characteristics of life and their descriptions are correct?
• Responsiveness-obtaining and using oxygen to release energy from food
• Assimilation-sensing changes inside or outside the body and reacting to them
• Respiration-changing absorbed substances into forms that are chemically different from those that

entered the body fluids

• Circulation-the movement of substances in body fluids
• Metabolism is defined as .
• the removal of wastes produced by chemical reactions
• the breakdown of substances into simpler forms
• the taking in of nutrients
• all the chemical reactions occurring in an organism that support life 2 / 4

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• Which of the following processes does not help to maintain the life of an individual organism?
• Responsiveness
• Movement
• Reproduction
• Respiration
• Which of the following processes is most important to continuation of the human species?
• Responsiveness
• Movement
• Reproduction
• Respiration
• Homeostasis is the
• inability to keep body weight within normal limits.
• room temperature decreasing because a window is open.
• ingestion of more food than you need to eat.
• tendency of the body to maintain a stable internal environment.
• Which of the following is not an example of a homeostatic mechanism in the human body?
• Shivering when body temperature falls below normal.
• Increasing heart rate and force of contraction when blood pressure falls.
• Retaining fluid leading to retaining more fluid.
• Secreting insulin after a meal to return blood sugar concentration toward normal.
• Living organisms use oxygen to .
• reduce heat production
• donate electrons for cellular metabolism
• release energy stored in the molecules of food
• remove metabolic wastes
• Maintaining a stable internal environment typically requires
• positive feedback mechanisms.
• an unstable outside environment.
• decreased atmospheric pressure.
• negative feedback mechanisms.
• A blood clot stimulating further clotting is an example of
• a positive feedback mechanism.
• a negative feedback mechanism.
• a process turning itself off.
• nervous system communication.
• Which of the following must the human body obtain from the environment in order to survive?
• Nitrogen
• Wastes
• Water
• Carbon dioxide
• Homeostasis exists if concentrations of water, nutrients, and oxygen in the body and heat and pressure

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• decrease steadily
• remain within certain limited ranges
• increase when the body is stressed
• fluctuate greatly between very high and low values 3 / 4

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• In negative feedback mechanisms changes away from the normal state
• stimulate changes in the same direction.
• inhibit all body reactions.
• stimulate changes in the opposite direction.
• stimulate a reduction in all requirements of the body.
• Positive feedback mechanisms
• cause long term changes.
• move conditions away from the normal state.
• bring conditions back to the normal state.
• usually produce stable conditions.
• Which of the following illustrates a positive feedback mechanism?
• Maintaining blood pressure
• Uterine contractions during childbirth
• Body temperature control
• Control of blood sugar
• Positive feedback mechanisms usually produce
• changes returning values toward a set point.
• stable conditions around a set point.
• unstable conditions.
• long-term changes.
• Which of the following is true concerning the female reproductive system?
• It produces female sex cells.
• It transports the female sex cells.
• It can support the development of an embryo.
• All of the above.
• Which of the following organs is in the abdominopelvic cavity?
• The heart
• The trachea
• The thymus
• The liver
• The membrane on the surface of a lung is called the
• visceral pleura.
• parietal pleura.
• visceral pericardium.
• parietal pericardium.
• Which action is the main function of the digestive system?
• Formation of cells
• Movement of body parts
• Absorption of nutrients
• Providing oxygen for the extraction of energy from nutrients
• Which of the following is not part of the female reproductive system?
• The uterus
• The uterine tube
• The vulva
• The bulbourethral gland
• The thoracic cavity lies the abdominopelvic cavity.
• dorsal (posterior) to
• ventral (anterior) to
• superior to
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