Chapter 1 Quiz Questions

Front 1

Which of the following terms is defined as the study of structure by means of the cutting and separation of tissues test ?

A) percussion
B) auscultation
C) dissection
D) palpation

Back 1

dissection

Front 2

Which of the following terms is defined as examining the body for signs of normalcy or disease by touching structures with the finger tips?

A) percussion
B) auscultation
C) dissection
D) palpation

Back 2

palpation

Front 3

Which of the following terms is defined as examining the body for signs of normalcy or disease by listening to the natural sounds made by the body such as heart and lung sounds?

A) percussion
B) auscultation
C) dissection
D) palpation

Back 3

auscultation

Front 4

Which of the following terms is defined as examining the body for signs of normalcy or disease by listening to a sound while tapping on the body?
A) palpation
B) auscultation
C) dissection
D) percussion

Back 4

percussion

Front 5

Which of the following scientists were the first to describe blood flow as a continuous circuit around the body from the heart to the organs and back to the heart again?
A) Harvey and Galen
B) Aristotle and Plato
C) Servetus and Harvey
D) Vesalius and Servetus

Back 5

Servetus and Harvey

Front 6

The word "physiology" is derived from the word "physiologi" which was first used by this scientist when identifying diseases caused by natural phenomenon rather than those attributed to supernatural causes.
A) Galen
B) Hippocrates
C) Aristotle
D) Vesalius

Back 6

Aristotle

Front 7

Anatomy is defined as
A) the study of life.
B) the study of function.
C) the study of tissues.
D) the study of structure.

Back 7

the study of structure.

Front 8

Physiology can be defined as
A) the study of life.
B) the study of function.
C) the study of tissues.
D) the study of structure.

Back 8

the study of function.

Front 9

Which of the following subdisciplines of physiology deals with the study of hormones and their effects?
A) histology
B) neurophysiology
C) endocrinology
D) pathophysiology

Back 9

endocrinology

Front 10

Which of the following terms is used to describe our ability to sense and react to a variety of stimuli?
A) metabolism
B) responsiveness
C) differentiation
D) compartmentalization

Back 10

responsiveness

Front 11

In the hierarchy of organization of living things, which of the following is the simplest level at which we see all the basic functions of life?
A) organelles
B) molecules
C) tissues
D) cells

Back 11

cells

Front 12

Which of the following scientists is the famous Italian physiologist who published the first atlas of anatomy, De Humani Corporis Fabrica in 1543?
A) Michael Servetus
B) Andreas Vesalius
C) Ibn Sina
D) Moses ben Maimon

Back 12

Andreas Vesalius

Front 13

In a feedback loop, which of the following components carries out the response necessary to restore homeostasis in an unbalanced system?
A) receptor
B) control central
C) effector
D) activator

Back 13

effector

Front 14

Which type of feedback loop will result in a self-amplification response in the same direction, rather than lead to a corrective effect?
A) negative feedback loop
B) positive feedback loop
C) homeostatic control mechanisms
D) equilibrium balancing loop

Back 14

positive feedback loop

Front 15

Which medical imaging technique is most useful for visualizing soft http://www.flashcardexchange.com/mycards/add/659801
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A) radiography
B) magnetic resonance imaging
C) sonography
D) positron emission tomography

Back 15

magnetic resonance imaging

Front 16

Which of the following medical imaging techniques is used to assess the metabolic state of tissue?
A) radiography
B) magnetic resonance imaging
C) sonography
D) positron emission tomography

Back 16

positron emission tomography

Front 17

Which of the following methods of medical imaging uses sound wave reverberations to visualize internal organs?
A) radiography
B) magnetic resonance imaging
C) sonography
D) positron emission tomography

Back 17

sonography

Front 18

Which level of organization of living things represents more than one cell type sharing a common function?
A) organism
B) cell
C) tissue
D) organelle

Back 18

tissue

Front 19

Complex, multicellular organisms usually consist of multiple
A) tissues.
B) organs.
C) organ systems.
D) All of the above.

Back 19

All of the above.

Front 20

A person can be declared legally dead if he or she has
A) very slow reflexes.
B) an erratic heartbeat.
C) weakened respiration.
D) no brain waves for 24 hours.

Back 20

no brain waves for 24 hours.

Front 21

True or False
Humans are genetically most closely related to the gorilla.

Back 21

False

Front 22

True or False
Repair of the thumb is given the highest priority when repairing damage to the hand.

Back 22

True

Front 23

True or False
Color vision is a hallmark of primate evolution and adaptation.

Back 23

True

Front 24

True or False
Anatomical terms coined from the names of people are called nomina anatomica.

Back 24

False

Front 25

Which scientist treated Roman gladiators and published a highly regarded medical textbook based on his observations and animal dissections?

Back 25

Galen

Front 26

Who is considered the father of modern medicine?

Back 26

Hippocrates

Front 27

Which scientist was famous for having recorded his observations of "little anamacules" and is therefore one of the first scientists credited with having examined life at a microscopic level?

Back 27

Antony van Leeuwenhoek

Front 28

Which scientist improved the optics of the compound light microscope, added several controls, and was later the first to describe "cellulae" (little cells) when describing what he saw when looking at cork cells?

Back 28

Robert Hooke

Front 29

True or False
A law of nature describes in general the predictable ways in which matter and energy behave.

Back 29

True

Front 30

True or False
Scientists and lawyers use the word "theory" in the same way.

Back 30

False

Front 31

True or False
Carl Zeiss is one of the scientists credited with having improved the compound light microscope such that chromatic aberrations were significantly minimized.

Back 31

True

Front 32

True or False
Theodor Schwann and Matthias Schleiden are the two scientists credited with having been the first to conclude that all living things are composed of cells.

Back 32

True

Front 33

The philosophers credited with having invented new habits of scientific thought and therefore turning science into what is recognized today as a more objective and systematic approach to information research are.

Back 33

Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes

Front 34

True or False
The purpose of a hypothesis is to suggest a method for answering a specific question.

Back 34

True

Front 35

The main contribution of all the scientists and philosophers discussed in this first chapter was that they

Back 35

helped replace superstition with an appreciation of natural laws

were pioneers in establishing a scientific way of thinking

bridged the chasm between mystery and medication

Front 36

In scientific research, understanding nature can be described as either fact, theory, or a law of nature. Which of the following describes a level of knowledge that can be used to predict how matter and energy behave?
A) fact
B) theory
C) law of nature

Back 36

law of nature

Front 37

Which kind of statement is intended to summarize what is already known, predict what might happen, and suggest directions for further study?
A) a statement of fact
B) a statement of theory
C) a statement of principle or law of nature
D) a hypothetical statement

Back 37

a statement theory

Front 38

Proper experimental design includes all of the following except
A) statistical treatment of the results.
B) a very small sample size to prevent random or chance results.
C) methods to prevent experimenter bias such as the double-blind method.
D) the control group receives similar treatment to that of the experimental group, except for the test variable.

Back 38

a very small sample size to prevent random or chance results.

Front 39

Evolution can be defined as a change in genetic composition of a population of organisms. Which of the following terms describes the mechanism believed to be responsible for such changes?
A) selection pressures
B) natural selection
C) survival of the fittest
D) adaptations

Back 39

survival of the fittest

Front 40

During human evolution, humans have developed all of the following characteristics: color and stereoscopic vision, bipedalism, and a prehensile hand.
A) True
B) False

Back 40

True

Front 41

Which of the following is the correct evolutionary sequence for our species?
A) Australopithecus-Homo erectus-Homo sapiens-Homo habilis
B) Homo habilis-Homo sapiens-Australopithecus-Homo erectus
C) Australopithecus-Homo habilis-Homo erectus-Homo sapiens
D) Homo erectus-Homo habilis-Homo sapiens-Australopithecus

Back 41

Australopithecus-Homo habilis-Homo erectus-Homo sapiens

Front 42

(ital)Situs inversus (/ital) and horseshoe kidney are examples of:
A) anatomical variation
B) fatal diseases
C) reductionism
D) adaptations

Back 42

atamomical variation

Front 43

What part of a feedback loop processes information and determines an appropriate response?
A) receptor
B) effector
C) set point
D) integrator

Back 43

Integrator

Front 44

An organ is a mass of similar cells that forms a discrete region of our body.
A) True
B) False

Back 44

False

Front 45

If you become overheated, which of the following negative feedback mechanisms are used to lower your body temperature?
A) sweating and vasoconstriction of surface blood vessels
B) shivering and vasoconstriction of surface blood vessels
C) sweating and vasodilation of surface blood vessels
D) shivering and vasodilation of surface blood vessels

Back 45

sweating and vasodilation of surface blood vessels

Front 46

If a scientist were to speculate about the causes of a phenomenon without any definitive proof, it would be a/an:
A) hypothesis
B) theory
C) law of nature
D) fact
E) double blind

Back 46

hypothesis

Front 47

Development is a characteristic of life that involves:
A) metabolism
B) excretion
C) differentiation
D) assimilation
E) reproduction

Back 47

differentiation

Front 48

Which of the following are important aspects of experimental design?
A) statistical testing
B) control groups
C) sample size
D) psychosomatic effects
E) all of the above

Back 48

statistical testing
control groups
sample size
psychosomatic effects

Front 49

Humans are differentiated from other primates because they have
A) a hollow nerve chord.
B) an internal skeleton.
C) endothermy.
D) opposable thumbs.
E) bipedalism

Back 49

bipedalism

Front 50

Australopithecus
A) had six incisors.
B) was bipedal.
C) had a larger brain than Homo sapiens.
D) was a type of monkey.
E) was not multicellular

Back 50

was bipedal

Front 51

The theory of evolution
A) is based on very little documented evidence.
B) is irrelevant to the study of modern physiology.
C) explains the slight variance in DNA structure between chimpanzees and humans.
D) does not relate to bacterial resistance.
E) predicts what new species will look like prior to their appearance on earth.

Back 51

explains the slight variance in DNA structure between chimpanzees and humans.

Front 52

The early scientist who was the first to discover the role of the heart, arteries, and veins in blood circulation was
A) Avicenna.
B) Paracelsus.
C) Galen.
D) Aristotle.
E) Harvey.

Back 52

Harvey

Front 53

Which scientist first observed cells under a microscope?
A) Harvey
B) Hooke
C) van Leeuwenhoek
D) Schleiden
E) Schwann

Back 53

Hooke

Front 54

The tendency for the bodies of living things to maintain more or less stable internal conditions is
A) the cell theory.
B) set point.
C) positive feedback.
D) homeostasis.
E) dynamic equilibrium

Back 54

homeostasis

Front 55

If your blood pressure started to rise very rapidly, a set of activities that your body would undertake to reverse this potentially dangerous condition would probably begin. The processes that would restore stability are called, collectively,
A) homeostasis.
B) negative feedback.
C) set point.
D) the cell theory.
E) positive feedback.

Back 55

negative feedback