chapter 01 True False Questions 1 Feeling for swollen lymph nodes is an example of auscultation True False 2 We can see through bones with magnetic resonance imaging MRI True False 3 Histology is the study of structures that can be observed without a magnifying lens True False 4 Cells were first named by microscopist Robert Hooke True False 5 All functions of the body can be interpreted as the effects of cellular activity True False 6 The hypothetico deductive method is common in physiology whereas the inductive method is common in anatomy True False 7 An individual scientific fact has more information than a theory True False 8 Evolutionary darwinian medicine traces some of our diseases to our evolutionary past True False 9 The terms development and evolution have the same meaning in physiology True False 10 Organs are made of tissues True False 11 A molecule of water is more complex than a mitochondrion organelle True False 12 Homeostasis and occupying space are both unique characteristics of living things True False 13 Positive feedback helps to restore normal function when one of the body s physiological variables gets out of balance True False 14 Negative feedback is a self amplifying chain of events that tend to produce rapid change in the body True False 15 Anatomists over the world adhere to a lexicon of standard international terms which stipulates both Latin names and accepted English equivalents True False Multiple Choice Questions 16 Feeling structures with your fingertips is called whereas tapping on the body and listening for sounds of abnormalities is called A palpation auscultation B auscultation percussion C percussion auscultation D palpation percussion E percussion palpation 17 was the first to publish accurate drawings of the body and is thus regarded as the father of modern anatomy A Vesalius B Maimonides C Harvey D Aristotle E van Leeuwenhoek 18 wrote the most influential medical textbook of the ancient era A Hippocrates B Aristotle C Galen D Vesalius E Avicenna 19 Which of these is the best imaging technique for routinely examining the anatomical development of a fetus A auscultation B PET scan C MRI D sonography E radiography 20 The terms physics physiology and physician come from a term that proposed to distinguish natural causes from supernatural causes A Hippocrates B Plato C Schwann D Aristotle E Avicenna 21 The process of using numerous observations to develop general principles and predictions about a specific subject is called A experimental design B deductive method C inductive method D hypothesis E statistical testing 22 Most people think that ulcers are caused by psychological stress It was discovered that an acidresistant bacterium Heliobacter pylori lives in the lining of the stomach If these bacteria cause ulcers then treatment with an antibiotic should reduce ulcers This line of investigation is an example of A hypothetical reasoning B hypothetico deductive reasoning C the inductive method D experimental design E statistical analysis 23 An educated speculation or a possible answer to a question is called a n A scientific method B theory C law D hypothesis E fact 24 The use of controls and statistical testing are two aspects of experimental design that help to ensure A an adequate sample size B objective and reliable results C experimental bias D psychosomatic effects E treatment groups 25 is a process that submits a scientist s ideas to the critical judgment of other specialists in the field before the research is funded or published A Adjudication B Statistical testing C Falsification D Peer review E Hypothetico deductive testing 26 Which of the following would contain the greatest amount of information that scientists consider to be true to the best of their knowledge A a fact B a law of nature C a hypothesis D an equation E a theory 27 The study of structure and function of cells is called A cytology B gross anatomy C exploratory physiology D comparative physiology E radiology 28 established a code of ethics for physicians He is considered the father of medicine A Aristotle B Hippocrates C Galen D Vesalius E Hooke 29 A new drug apparently increases short term memory Students were divided randomly into two groups at the beginning of the semester One group was given the memory pill once a day for the semester and the other group was given a same looking pill but it was just sugar The sugar pill is termed a n A controlled pill B placebo C treatment pill D variable E effective dose 30 Two groups of people were tested to determine whether garlic lowers blood cholesterol levels One group was given 800 mg of garlic powder daily for four months and exhibited an average 12 reduction in the blood cholesterol The other group was not given any garlic and after four months averaged a 3 reduction in cholesterol The group that was not given the garlic was the A peer group B test group C treatment group D control group E double blind group 31 A change in the genetic composition of a population over time is called A mutation B natural selection C selection pressure D evolution E adaptation 32 The constant appearance of new strains of influenza virus is an example of A a model B evolution C selection pressure D survivorship E success 33 The principal theory of how evolution works is called A natural pressure B selective pressure C darwinian pressure D natural adaptation E natural selection 34 Which of the following was an adaptation evolved in connection with human upright walking A hair B thumbs fully opposable C stereoscopic vision D color vision E spinal and pelvic anatomy 35 Stereoscopic vision provides A opposable perception B color perception C depth perception D bipedalism E walking upright 36 Humans are born before their nervous system have matured which is traceable to A their inability to regulate body temperature B skeletal adaptations to bipedalism C the arboreal habits of early primates D the conditions of modern civilization E the diet of early species of Homo 37 Our own species is called A Homo erectus B Homo sapiens C Homo habilis D early Homo E Australopithecus 38 Most primates are meaning they live in trees A prehensile B bipedal C cursorial D troglodytic E arboreal 39 An is composed of two or more tissues types whereas are microscopic structures in a cell A organ system organs B organ system organelles C organ organelles D organ molecules E organelle molecules 40 Which of the following lists levels of human structure from the most