NURSE-UN 70 Homeostasis Test Bank Patton: Anatomy and Physiology, 9th Edition
Chapter 02: Homeostasis Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Of the 11 major
... [Show More] body systems, which is the least involved in maintaining homeostasis?
a. Circulatory
b. Endocrine
c. Lymphatic
d. Reproductive ANS: D
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TOP: System Level
2. Homeostasis can best be described as:
a. a constant state maintained by living and nonliving organisms.
b. a state of relative constancy.
c. adaptation to the external environment.
d. changes in body temperature.
ANS: B
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TOP: Homeostasis
3. Which of the following is not one of the basic components in a feedback control loop?
a. Effector mechanism
b. Transmitter
c. Sensor
d. Integrating center ANS: B
DIF: Memorization
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TOP: Basic Components of Control Mechanisms
4. The body’s thermostat is located in the:
a. heart.
b. cerebellum.
c. pituitary.
d. hypothalamus.
ANS: D
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5. The contraction of the uterus during the birth of a baby is an example of
feedback.
a. negative
b. positive
c. inhibitory
d. deviating ANS: B
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TOP: Positive-Feedback Control Systems
6. Negative-feedback mechanisms:
a. minimize changes in blood glucose levels.
b. maintain homeostasis.
c. are responsible for an increased rate of sweating when air temperature is higher than body temperature.
d. All of the above are correct.
ANS: D
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TOP: Negative-Feedback Control Systems
7. Pathogenesis can be defined as:
a. a specific disease.
b. a group of diseases.
c. the course of disease development.
d. a subgroup of viruses.
ANS: C
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TOP: Disease Terminology
8. Intracellular parasites that consist of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat and sometimes by a lipoprotein envelope are called:
a. viruses.
b. bacteria.
c. fungi.
d. protozoa.
ANS: A
DIF: Memorization REF:
TOP: Basic Mechanisms of Disease
9. The term that literally means self-immunity is:
a. autoimmunity.
b. homoimmunity.
c. passive immunity.
d. active immunity.
ANS: A
DIF: Memorization REF:
TOP: Basic Mechanisms of Disease
10. Epidemiology is the study of the of diseases in human populations.
a. occurrence
b. distribution
c. transmission
d. All of the above are correct.
ANS: D
DIF: Memorization REF: Page 25 (Box 1-4)
TOP: Disease Terminology
11. Which of the following may put one at risk for developing a given disease?
a. Environment
b. Stress
c. Lifestyle
d. All of the above ANS: D
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TOP: Mechanisms of Disease
12. Negative-feedback control systems:
a. oppose a change.
b. accelerate a change.
c. have no effect on the deviation from set point.
d. establish a new set point.
ANS: A
DIF: Memorization REF:
TOP: Negative-Feedback Control Systems
13. Positive-feedback control systems:
a. have no effect on the deviation from set point.
b. accelerate a change.
c. ignore a change.
d. do not exist in human systems.
ANS: B
DIF: Memorization REF:
TOP: Positive-Feedback Control Systems
14. Shivering to try to raise your body temperature back to normal would be
an example of:
a. the body trying to maintain homeostasis.
b. a positive-feedback mechanism.
c. a negative-feedback mechanism.
d. both A and C. ANS: D
DIF: Synthesis REF:
TOP: Homeostasis/Negative-Feedback Control Systems
15. Eponyms are scientific terms that:
a. sound alike but are spelled differently.
b. can have more than one meaning.
c. are based on a person’s name.
d. are none of the above.
ANS: C
DIF: Memorization REF:
TOP: The Language of Science and Medicine
16. Which of the following is a protein substance with no DNA or RNA and is thought to be the cause of mad cow disease?
a. Virus
b. Bacteria
c. Prion
d. Protozoan ANS: C
DIF: Memorization REF:
TOP: Pathogenic Organisms
17. Of the pathogenic organisms, which of the following are the most complex?
a. Viruses
b. Tapeworms
c. Bacteria
d. Protozoa ANS: B
DIF: Memorization REF:
TOP: Pathogenic Organisms
18. If the secretion of oxytocin during childbirth operated as a negative- feedback control loop, what effect would it have on uterine contractions?
a. Oxytocin would stimulate stronger uterine contractions.
b. Oxytocin would inhibit uterine contractions.
c. There would be no changes in the strength of the uterine contractions.
d. Uterine contractions would initially be weak and then gain strength after the release of the hormone.
ANS: B
DIF: Application REF:
TOP: Positive-Feedback Control Systems
19. Intrinsic control:
a. usually involves the endocrine or nervous system.
b. operates at the cellular level.
c. is sometimes called autoregulation.
d. operates at the system or organism level.
ANS: C
DIF: Memorization REF:
TOP: Levels of Control
MATCHING
Match each term with its corresponding definition or explanation
a. Prion
b. Tumor
c. Fungi
d. Gene mutation
e. Bacteria
f. Virus
g. Protozoa
1. An intracellular parasite that consists of an RNA or DNA core surrounded by a protein coat
2. A type of protein that converts normal protein in the nervous system into abnormal proteins that cause loss of function
3. A tiny, primitive cell that lacks a nucleus and can cause infection
4. An abnormal growth or neoplasm
5. Altered DNA that causes abnormal proteins to be made that do not perform their intended function
6. A one-celled organism whose DNA is organized into a nucleus that can parasitize human tissue
7. Simple organisms that are similar to plants but lack chlorophyll, which allows plants to make their own food; because these organisms cannot make their own food, they parasitize human tissue
1. ANS: F
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TOP: Basic Mechanisms of Disease
2. ANS: A
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TOP: Basic Mechanisms of Disease
3. ANS: E
DIF: Memorization REF:
TOP: Basic Mechanisms of Disease
4. ANS: B
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TOP: Basic Mechanisms of Disease
5. ANS: D
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TOP: Basic Mechanisms of Disease
6. ANS: G
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TOP: Basic Mechanisms of Disease
7. ANS: C
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SHORT ANSWER
1. Diagram a homeostatic control mechanism, including the three basic components.
ANS: Answers will vary. DIF: Synthesis
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TOP: Homeostatic Control Mechanisms
2. How does childbirth demonstrate positive feedback?
ANS: Answers will vary. DIF: Synthesis
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TOP: Positive-Feedback Control Systems
3. Give an example of how categories of risk factors or predisposing conditions could overlap.
ANS: Answers will vary. DIF: Synthesis
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TOP: Basic Mechanisms of Disease
4. Explain the feed-forward control system, and give an example of one in the body.
ANS: Answers will vary. DIF: Application
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TOP: Feed-Forward in Control Systems
ESSAY
1. Give an example of a system, either living or nonliving, that is designed to maintain a relatively constant condition by using a negative-feedback mechanism. Explain briefly how the system works to accomplish this.
ANS: Answers will vary. DIF: Synthesis
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TOP: Basic Components of Control Mechanisms [Show Less]