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Introduction to Physiology Practice Test
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Introduction to Physiology Practice Test
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1. The homeostatic mechanisms of the body are unlimited in their ability to respond to changes in the external environment.
2. Organs of the body are defined as ________.
3. The process of maintaining the internal environment in a state compatible for life is called ________, and it occurs primarily through ________.
4. Which of the following is NOT a part of the internal environment?
5. Homeostasis is a term which describes the process whereby the body ________.
6. Which of the following is NOT a primary type of tissue?
7. Positive feedback loops are impossible to stop once they have begun.
8. Type I diabetes mellitus is also known as ________.
9. Exocrine glands secrete hormones.
10. Which of the following is NOT a component of the gastrointestinal system?
11. Which of the following accurately represents the order of complexity for the components of the body, from least to most complex?
12. Cases of diabetes mellitus are increasing throughout the world, not just in the United States.
13. What organ system functions in communication between cells of the body?
14. What tissue type functions in the transport of specific molecules from one body compartment to another?
15. What organ system protects the body against pathogens and abnormal cells?
16. Most of the cells of the body are able to directly exchange materials with the external environment.
17. What type of gland secretes products into ducts leading to the external environment?
18. Referring to a membrane as ʺselectively permeableʺ describes its ability to ________.
19. What percentage of adults in the United States is obese?
20. What separates the internal environment of the body from the external environment?
21. Blood glucose is a regulated variable.
22. Intracellular and extracellular fluid are of the same ion composition.
23. What tissue type lines internal hollow organs and external surfaces of the body, providing a barrier between the internal and external environment?
24. The fluid compartment with a high sodium and protein concentration is called ________.
25. Endocrine glands are derived from what type of tissue?