1. Physiology is the study of

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• Physiology is the study of

• the structure of the body.
• the tissues and organs of the body at the microscopic level.
• growth and reproduction.

*d. the normal function of living organisms.

• the facial features as an indication of personality.

• The literal meaning of the term physiology is knowledge of

• organs.

*b. nature.

• science.
• chemistry.
• math.

• Because anatomy and physiology have different definitions, they are

usually considered separately in studie s of the body.

• True

*b. False

• The following is a list of several levels of organization that make

up the human body.

• tissue
• cell
• organ
• molecule
• organism
• organ system

The correct order from the smallest to the largest is

• 2, 4, 1, 3, 6, 5.
• 4, 2, 1, 6, 3, 5.

*c. 4, 2, 1, 3, 6, 5.

• 4, 2, 3, 1, 6, 5.
• 6, 4, 5, 2, 3, 1.

• "Glucose is transported from blood into cells because cells require

glucose to meet their energy needs." This type of explanation is

• mechanistic.
• theological.

*c. teleological.

• metalogical.
• scatological.

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• "Glucose is transported from blood into cells by transporters in

response to insulin." This type of explanation is

*a. mechanistic.

• theological.
• teleological.
• metalogical.
• scatological.

• Which of the following is a buffer zone between the outside world

and most of the cells of the body?

• cell membrane
• red blood cells
• intracellular fluid

*d. extracellular fluid

• All of the answers are c orrect.

• Which of the following is one of Cannon's "internal secretions"?

*a. hormones

• nutrients
• water
• inorganic ions
• None of the answers are correct.

• The study of body function in a disease state is

• necrology.
• physiology.
• microbiology.

*d. pathophysiology.

• histology.

• Homeostasis is the ability of the body to

• prevent the external environment from changing.
• prevent the internal environment from changing.

*c. quickly restore changed conditions to normal.

• ignore external stimuli to remain in a state of rest.
• prevent excessive blood loss.

• Oxytocin is a hormone that is released in response to cervical

dilation. It in turn causes more uterine contractions that will further dilate the cervix. Which type of feedback loop does oxytocin trigger?

• negative feedback

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• local control
• nociceptive feedback

• How genetics influences the body's response to drugs is called

• pharmacokinetics.
• pharmacogenetics.

*c. pharmacogenomics.

• pharmacodynamics.
• pharmageddon.

• A physician basing clinical decisions on primary research published

in biomedical literature is doing ________ medicine.

*a. evidence-based

• traditional
• alternative
• whimsical
• holistic

• A study in which a participant acts as an experimental subject in

part of the experiment and a control in another part of the experiment is called a ________ study.

• double-blind

*b. crossover

• meta-analysis
• retrospective

• The Internet database for molecular, cellular, and physiological

information is called the ________ Project.

• Human Genome
• Physiognomy
• Physiosome

*d. Physiome

• Manhattan

• A placebo is

• any drug being tested in a clinic al trial.
• any drug in a class of drugs commonly used as pain relievers.

*c. a drug or treatment that is expected to have no pharmacological effect.

• a nutritive and respiratory organ in fetal development.
• a hole in a cavity wall through which a n organ protrudes.

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• A technique used to resolve contradictory results in scientific

studies is

*a. meta-analysis.

• retrospective analysis.
• prospective analysis.
• cross-sectional analysis.
• longitudinal analysis.

• A scientifically logical guess is a

• model.
• theory.

*c. hypothesis.

• law.
• variable.

• If a scientific model is supported or verified repeatedly by

multiple investigators, it may become a

• model.

*b. theory.

• hypothesis.
• law.
• variable.

• Place these terms in the typical sequence in which they appear in

the process of scientific inquiry: experimental data, theory, model,

observation, hypothesis, replication.

• experimental data, theory, model, observation, hypothesis,

replication

• replication, hypothesis, experimental data, theory, model,

observation

• theory, observation, experimental data, hypothesis,

replication, model

• observation, replication, model, experimental data,

hypothesis, theory *e. observation, hypothesis, e xperimental data, replication, model, theory

• You are interested in learning more about Parkinson's disease, a

neurological disorder that primarily affects motor function. Which is the best source to begin your investigation?

• Ask.com

*b. MedlinePlusPubMed

• public library
• physiology textbook
• a physician
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