Question 1

Three common components of a feedback loop are

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A)  a stimulus, an integrating (control)  center, and an organ system.
B)  a stimulus, a receptor, and an integrating (control)  center.
C)  a receptor, an integrating (control)  center, and an effector.
D)  a receptor, an organ, and an organ system.
E)  a receptor, an integrating (control)  center, and an organ system.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Which of the following was an adaptation evolved in connection with human upright walking?

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A)  hair
B)  thumbs fully opposable
C)  stereoscopic vision
D)  color vision
E)  spinal and pelvic anatomyF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

Histology is the study of structures that can be observed without a magnifying lens.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Homeostasis and occupying space are both unique characteristics of living things.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

approaches understanding of the human body by studying interactions of its parts.

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A)  Naturalism
B)  Reductionism
C)  Vitalism
D)  Holism
E)  RationalismF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 6

Organs are made of tissues.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A molecule of water is more complex than a mitochondrion (organelle).

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following would contain the greatest amount of information that scientists consider to be true to the best of their knowledge?

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A)  a fact
B)  a law of nature
C)  a hypothesis
D)  an equation
E)  a theoryF) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

Our own species is called

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A)  Homo erectus.
B)  Homo sapiens.
C)  Homo habilis.
D)  early Homo.
E)  Australopithecus.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 10

The terms physics, physiology, and physician come from a term that proposed to distinguish natural causes from supernatural causes.

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A)  Hippocrates
B)  Plato
C)  Schwann
D)  Aristotle
E)  AvicennaF) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 11

An educated speculation or a possible answer to a question is called a(n)

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A)  scientific method.
B)  theory.
C)  law.
D)  hypothesis.
E)  fact.F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 12

established a code of ethics for physicians.He is considered the "father of medicine."

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A)  Aristotle
B)  Hippocrates
C)  Galen
D)  Vesalius
E)  HookeF) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 13

We live in an ever-changing environment outside of our body, yet our internal conditions remain relatively stable.This is called

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A)  homeostasis.
B)  metastasis.
C)  responsiveness.
D)  adaptation.
E)  evolution.F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 14

Negative feedback is a self-amplifying chain of events that tend to produce rapid change in the body.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A new drug apparently increases short-term memory.Students were divided randomly into two groups at the beginning of the semester.One group was given the memory pill once a day for the semester, and the other group was given a same-looking pill, but it was just sugar.The sugar pill is termed a(n)

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A)  controlled pill.
B)  placebo.
C)  treatment pill.
D)  variable.
E)  effective dose.F) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 16

The terms development and evolution have the same meaning in physiology.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

When you exercise you generate excess heat and your body temperature rises.Blood vessels dilate in the skin, warm blood flows closer to the body surface, and you lose heat.This exemplifies

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A)  negative feedback.
B)  positive feedback.
C)  dynamic equilibrium.
D)  integration control.
E)  set point adjustment.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

The process of using numerous observations to develop general principles and predictions about a specific subject is called

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A)  experimental design.
B)  deductive method.
C)  inductive method.
D)  hypothesis.
E)  statistical testing.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 19

The study of structure and function of cells is called

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A)  cytology.
B)  gross anatomy.
C)  exploratory physiology.
D)  comparative physiology.
E)  radiology.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 20

Positive feedback helps to restore normal function when one of the body's physiological variables gets
out of balance.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Major Themes of Anatomy and Physiology

The terms development and evolution have the same meaning in physiology.

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The terms physics, physiology, and physician come from a term that proposed to distinguish natural causes from supernatural causes.

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Which of the following would contain the greatest amount of information that scientists consider to be true to the best of their knowledge?

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established a code of ethics for physicians.He is considered the "father of medicine."

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The study of structure and function of cells is called

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Positive feedback helps to restore normal function when one of the body's physiological variables gets out of balance.

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The process of using numerous observations to develop general principles and predictions about a specific subject is called

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An educated speculation or a possible answer to a question is called a(n)

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Which of the following was an adaptation evolved in connection with human upright walking?

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When you exercise you generate excess heat and your body temperature rises.Blood vessels dilate in the skin, warm blood flows closer to the body surface, and you lose heat.This exemplifies

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A new drug apparently increases short-term memory.Students were divided randomly into two groups at the beginning of the semester.One group was given the memory pill once a day for the semester, and the other group was given a same-looking pill, but it was just sugar.The sugar pill is termed a(n)

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Histology is the study of structures that can be observed without a magnifying lens.

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Organs are made of tissues.

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A molecule of water is more complex than a mitochondrion (organelle).

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approaches understanding of the human body by studying interactions of its parts.

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Negative feedback is a self-amplifying chain of events that tend to produce rapid change in the body.

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Homeostasis and occupying space are both unique characteristics of living things.

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Three common components of a feedback loop are

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Our own species is called

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We live in an ever-changing environment outside of our body, yet our internal conditions remain relatively stable.This is called

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