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Introduction to Physiology Practice Test
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Introduction to Physiology Practice Test
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1. Which of the following compartments contains most of the water found in the human body?
2. The fluid compartment with a high sodium and protein concentration is called ________.
3. Connective tissue forms both endocrine and exocrine glands.
4. Which of the following accurately represents the order of complexity for the components of the body, from least to most complex?
5. What type of gland secretes products into ducts leading to the external environment?
6. What tissue type lines internal hollow organs and external surfaces of the body, providing a barrier between the internal and external environment?
7. What organ system functions in communication between cells of the body?
8. Exocrine glands secrete hormones.
9. Extracellular fluid is composed of ________.
10. The internal and external environments are separated by the selectively permeable membranes of epithelial cells.
11. Which of the following is NOT a part of the internal environment?
12. Name the two organ systems that the kidneys belong to.
13. Blood glucose is a regulated variable.
14. What type of tissue separates the internal from the external environment?
15. The most abundant substance in the body is carbon.
16. Luteinizing hormone-mediated regulation of estrogen during ovulation in women is an example of ________.
17. Which of the following organ systems is primarily involved in the process of digestion?
18. Which of the following descriptions INCORRECTLY describes the tissue type?
19. Which tissue type includes cells contained in an extracellular matrix composed of collagen and elastin?
20. Physiologists use research tools from different fields that include biochemistry and cell biology.
21. The process of maintaining the internal environment in a state compatible for life is called ________, and it occurs primarily through ________.
22. Approximately what percentage of people living in the United States suffer from diabetes mellitus?
23. The tissue type that generates mechanical force and movement, and whose activity is controlled both on a voluntary and involuntary level, is ________.
24. What is the primary mechanism for maintaining homeostasis?
25. Which of the following is a tissue type that includes the cells found within blood and bones?