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Health Anatomy and Physiology Study Guide Questions
Course Introduction
Allied Health Anatomy and Physiology introduces students to the foundational structure and function of the human body, emphasizing systems relevant to allied health professions. The course covers cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems, with a focus on how these components interact to maintain homeostasis and support overall health. Students will explore topics such as the skeletal, muscular, nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, and urinary systems, alongside relevant clinical concepts and terminology. Through lectures, discussions, and laboratory exercises, learners gain an integrated understanding of anatomy and physiology essential for effective practice in the allied health field.
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Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology 12th Edition by Elaine N. Marieb
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Chapter 1: The Human Body: An Orientation
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Q1) The skeletal muscles that contract and shorten to move the bones form the ________ system.
A) skeletal
B) muscular
C) endocrine
D) reproductive
Answer: B
Q2) The main function of the respiratory system is to ________.
A) transport oxygen, nutrients, and wastes to and from body cells and tissues
B) produce sperm and eggs
C) supply the body with oxygen and remove carbon dioxide
D) control body activities through hormones released into the blood
E) break down food and deliver the products to the blood for dispersal
Answer: C
Q3) ________ refers to all of the chemical reactions in the body.
A) Metabolism
B) Homeostasis
C) Hematopoiesis
D) Irritability
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Basic Chemistry
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Q1) Glycogen and starch are examples of a specific category of carbohydrates called
A) monosaccharides
B) triglycerides
C) steroids
D) polysaccharides
Answer: D
Q2) Which carbohydrate is also known as blood sugar?
A) sucrose
B) glucose
C) ribose
D) deoxyribose
E) cellulose
Answer: B
Q3) Isotopes have the same numbers of protons and ________.
A)Proton
B)Neutron
C)Electron
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Cells and Tissues
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Q1) Due to the cast placed on her broken leg, Kinsley's muscles have decreased in size. Which term best describes how her muscles have been affected?
A) hyperplasia
B) neoplasm
C) atrophy
D) benign
E) malignant
Answer: C
Q2) The illustration of simple cuboidal epithelium is ________.
A) Label A
B) Label B
C) Label C
D) Label D
E) Label E
Answer: B
Q3) Skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscle cells are cells that move organs and body parts.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Skin and Body Membranes
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Q1) Explain how the skin helps regulate body temperature.
Q2) Both serous fluid and synovial fluid serve as lubricants in their respective locations.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The hair follicle is indicated by ________.
A) Label A
B) Label B
C) Label C
D) Label D
E) Label E
F) Label F
Q4) Where does hair growth occur?
A) hair shaft
B) hair matrix
C) hair cuticle
D) hair cortex
E) hair medulla
Q5) Explain the ABCDE rule.
Q6) Explain how the skin functions to protect deeper tissues from microbe damage.
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Chapter 5: The Skeletal System
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Q1) The presence of an epiphyseal plate indicates that ________.
A) bone is dead
B) bone length is no longer increasing
C) bone diameter is increasing
D) bone diameter is decreasing
E) bone length is increasing
Q2) The ilium, pubis, and ischium fuse to form the bone marked by ________.
A) Label F
B) Label G
C) Label T
D) Label H
E) Label I
Q3) Coxal bone
A)appendicular skeleton
B)axial skeleton
Q4) Joint created by the teeth and mandible or maxillary bones
A)synovial joint
B)fibrous joint
C)cartilaginous joint
Q5) Explain the five functions of the skeletal system.
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Chapter 6: The Muscular System
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Q1) Striated involuntary muscle tissue found in the heart is ________.
A) smooth muscle
B) skeletal muscle
C) dense regular
D) cardiac muscle
E) dense irregular
Q2) The A band within a myofibril is indicated by ________.
A) Label A
B) Label B
C) Label C
D) Label D
Q3) Type of movement that turns the sole of the foot medially
A)inversion
B)flexion
C)rotation
D)supination
E)abduction
F)adduction
G)plantar flexion
H)extension
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Chapter 7: The Nervous System
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Q1) Regulates body temperature, water balance, and metabolism
A)hypothalamus
B)pituitary gland
C)epithalamus
D)medulla oblongata
E)thalamus
F)midbrain
Q2) Increases the release of epinephrine from the adrenal medulla
A)Parasympathetic nervous system
B)Sympathetic nervous system
Q3) Damage to the cervical nerve plexus can cause problems with ________.
A) footdrop
B) clawhand
C) breathing
D) wristdrop
Q4) What is the name of cranial nerve III?
A) optic
B) olfactory
C) oculomotor
D) trochlear
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Chapter 8: Special Senses
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Q1) Increased pressure within the eye, which causes pain and possibly blindness
A)conjunctivitis
B)presbyopia
C)color blindness
D)strabismus
E)myopia
F)glaucoma
Q2) The movement of otoliths is involved in the sensation of dynamic equilibrium.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The pupil is the circular opening in the iris through which light passes.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The gel-like substance housed in the posterior segment of the eye is the
A) aqueous humor
B) lens
C) vitreous humor (body)
D) cornea
Q5) Explain static and dynamic equilibrium and their interrelationships.
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Chapter 9: The Endocrine System
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Q1) Thyroxine (T )
A)pancreas
B)adrenal cortex
C)adrenal medulla
D)anterior pituitary
E)thymus gland
F)hypothalamus
G)parathyroid glands
H)thyroid gland
Q2) Summarize the three cardinal signs of diabetes mellitus.
Q3) Hypersecretion of glucocorticoids, often caused by a tumor, results in ________.
A) Cushing's syndrome
B) Graves' disease
C) diabetes insipidus
D) Addison's disease
Q4) The ovaries release estrogen and progesterone in response to gonadotropic hormones from the anterior pituitary gland.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain the composition of the two major chemical classifications of hormones.
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Chapter 10: Blood
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Q1) Blood is ________.
A) acidic
B) cooler than body temperature
C) sweet tasting
D) composed mostly of white blood cells and platelets
E) slightly alkaline
Q2) Erythropoietin is released to stimulate platelet production in response to inadequate amounts of oxygen in the blood.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The granulocytes are indicated by ________ and ________.
A) Label A; Label C
B) Label B; Label A
C) Label C; Label D
D) Label D; Label B
Q4) Cell fragments that form from the rupture of a megakaryocyte
A)leukocyte
B)erythrocyte
C)platelet
Q5) Explain agglutination as it relates to blood groups.
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Chapter 11: The Cardiovascular System
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Q1) The Purkinje fibers are indicated by ________.
A) Label A
B) Label B
C) Label C
D) Label D
E) Label E
Q2) Exchanges between blood and tissue cells occur in capillary beds.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What effect does the sympathetic nervous system have on the diameter of blood vessels?
A) vasodilation
B) no effect
C) vasoconstriction
D) vasodilation, then vasoconstriction
Q4) The sinoatrial (SA) node is the pacemaker of the intrinsic conduction system of the heart.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe how arteries, capillaries and veins are structurally different.
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Chapter 12: The Lymphatic System and Body Defenses
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Q1) Intact keratinized epidermis and mucous membranes are strong mechanical barriers to most microorganisms and serve as the body's first line of defense.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Chemical released by macrophages and dendritic cells to activate many other immune cells
A)keratin
B)perforins
C)interferon
D)antibody
E)pyrogen
F)cytokines
G)antigen
Q3) B cells become immunocompetent in the thymus.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Identify the four most common indicators and major symptoms of an acute inflammatory response and explain their origins.
Q5) Contrast the primary humoral response with the secondary humoral response.
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Chapter 13: The Respiratory System
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Q1) The regulation of the activity of the breathing muscles, the diaphragm and external intercostals, is controlled by nerve impulses transmitted from the brain via the ________ and ________ nerves.
A) splanchnic; sacral
B) trochlear; trigeminal
C) phrenic; intercostal
D) cranial; spinal
Q2) Chronically inflamed, hypersensitive bronchial passages that respond to many irritants are characteristic of ________.
A) atelectasis
B) pleurisy
C) asthma
D) pneumothorax
E) pulmonary tamponade
Q3) When breathing in, air enters the larynx through an opening called the ________.
A) glottis
B) epiglottis
C) esophagus
D) thyroid cartilage
Q4) Describe the changes in pressure and volume that lead to inspiration.
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Chapter 14: The Digestive System and Body Metabolism
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Q1) Nutrients detour through the liver via the ________.
A) circle of Willis
B) hepatic portal circulation
C) Bowman's capsule
D) electron transport chain
E) glycogenesis
Q2) The process by which food within the small intestine is mixed with digestive juices by backward and forward movement across the internal wall of the organ is called
A) peristalsis
B) segmentation
C) defecation
D) digestion
E) absorption
Q3) Which one of the following is NOT True of cholesterol?
A) Cholesterol provides energy fuel for muscle contraction.
B) Cholesterol serves as the structural basis of steroid hormones.
C) Cholesterol serves as the structural basis of vitamin D.
D) Cholesterol is a major building block of plasma membranes.
E) Only about 15 percent of cholesterol comes from the diet.
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Chapter 15: The Urinary System
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Q1) Of the capillary beds associated with each nephron, which one is both fed and drained by arterioles?
A) peritubular capillaries
B) pyramidal capillaries
C) glomerulus
D) Henle capillaries
E) Bowman's capillaries
Q2) Cortex-like extensions that separate the renal (medullary) pyramids
Q3) Incontinence is often the final outcome of the urinary system during the aging process.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The triangular regions of the kidneys that are striped in appearance and separated by the renal columns are the ________.
A) renal cortex
B) renal fascia
C) renal (medullary) pyramids
D) renal pelvis
E) calyces
Q5) Describe the normal characteristics of freshly-voided urine in a healthy adult.
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Chapter 16: The Reproductive System
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Q1) The cyclic changes that occur monthly in the ovary constitute the ovarian cycle.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Ovulation usually occurs on or about day 14 of the uterine (menstrual) cycle.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Sperm are formed in tightly coiled tubes called seminiferous tubules that are found within each ________.
A) spermatic cord
B) testis
C) ductus deferens
D) epididymis
Q4) Which of the following connects the ampulla of the ductus deferens with the urethra?
A) ureter
B) ejaculatory duct
C) rete testis
D) epididymis
E) seminal vesicles
Q5) List and describe the three stages of labor.
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