Question 1

A physician basing clinical decisions on primary research published in biomedical literature is doing ________ medicine.

Accepted Answer

A)  evidence-based 
B)  traditional 
C)  alternative 
D)  whimsical 
E)  holistic

Question 2

Explain why animals are used in research.Are there any limitations to the application of animal data to human physiology? Could these limitations be addressed using cell or tissue culture,or computer simulations?

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The answer of Explain why animals are used in research.Are...

Question 3

What is the difference between a peer-reviewed article and a review article?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the difference between a peer-reviewed...

Question 4

What are the labels for the graph axes?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are the labels for the graph...

Question 5

Table 
1.3 shows data on various factors that may or may not be related to resting pulse rate,time to recovery to resting pulse rate after a few minutes of exercise,and reaction time measured by how quickly a student could press a keyboard key after seeing a computer-generated prompt.For each question below,write a testable hypothesis,identify the dependent and independent variables,sketch an appropriate graph of the results,and draw a conclusion from the data presented in the table.Discuss your results.
A.Does caffeine consumption have an effect on resting pulse rate?
B.Does age play a role in resting pulse rate? Does weight?
C.Is there a relationship between eating breakfast and recovery time?
D.Is there a relationship between reaction time and height?
E.Do women who smoke show differences in their resting pulse rates compared to female nonsmokers or to male smokers and nonsmokers?
F.Does regular exercise have an effect on resting pulse rate?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Table 
1.3 shows data on various factors...

Question 6

Use the table and graph below to answer the following questions.  Table 1.1  Figure 1.1
-Use Table 1.1 to graph the data appropriately.What can you CONCLUDE based on the new figure?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Use the table and graph below to...

Question 7

A technique used to resolve contradictory results in scientific studies is

Accepted Answer

A)  meta-analysis. 
B)  retrospective analysis. 
C)  prospective analysis. 
D)  cross-sectional analysis. 
E)  longitudinal analysis.

Question 8

The following is a list of several levels of organization that make up the human body.
1)tissue
2)cell
3)organ
4)molecule
5)organism
6)organ system
The correct order from the smallest to the largest is

Accepted Answer

A)  2, 4, 1, 3, 6, 5. 
B)  4, 2, 1, 6, 3, 5. 
C)  4, 2, 1, 3, 6, 5. 
D)  4, 2, 3, 1, 6, 5. 
E)  6, 4, 5, 2, 3, 1.

Question 9

You conduct an experiment on twenty 18-year-old male subjects to see how various intensities of exercise influence heart rate.Which of the following is/are considered an independent variable?

Accepted Answer

A)  age of subjects 
B)  sex of subjects 
C)  intensity of exercise 
D)  heart rate 
E)  More than one of the answers is correct.

Question 10

Use the table and graph below to answer the following questions.  Table 1.1  Figure 1.1
-How can you determine the control value using Figure 1.1?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Use the table and graph below to...

Question 11

A placebo is

Accepted Answer

A)  any drug being tested in a clinical trial. 
B)  any drug in a class of drugs commonly used as pain relievers. 
C)  a drug or treatment that is expected to have no pharmacological effect. 
D)  a nutritive and respiratory organ in fetal development. 
E)  a hole in a cavity wall through which an organ protrudes.

Question 12

Physiology is the study of

Accepted Answer

A)  the structure of the body. 
B)  the tissues and organs of the body at the microscopic level. 
C)  growth and reproduction. 
D)  the normal functions of the organ systems. 
E)  the facial features as an indication of personality.

Question 13

What is a hypothesis? What are the steps involved in following the scientific method? How does one distinguish the dependent variable from the independent variable in an experiment? How are each of these represented on a graph?

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The answer of What is a hypothesis? What are the...

Question 14

The study of body function in a disease state is

Accepted Answer

A)  necrology. 
B)  physiology. 
C)  microbiology. 
D)  pathophysiology. 
E)  histology.

Question 15

Use the table and graph below to answer the following questions.  Table 1.1  Figure 1.1
-List all of the errors in Figure 1.1.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Use the table and graph below to...

Question 16

You are interested in learning more about Parkinson's disease,a neurological disorder that primarily affects motor function.What is the best source to begin your investigation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Google 
B)  PubMed 
C)  public library 
D)  physiology textbook 
E)  a physician

Question 17

Following is a table of data collected from one section of an 8 a.m.physiology lab.There were 20 students present,10 men and 10 women.Information collected from the students included their height,weight,age,and resting pulse rate.In addition,the students were surveyed to see if they smoked cigarettes,considered themselves "regular exercisers," if they had consumed caffeine the morning of the lab,and if they had eaten breakfast that day.A "y" or "n" (yes or no)was recorded to indicate their answers.Each student did "jumping jacks" for 5 minutes and recorded the time required to regain their resting heart rate,which is listed on the table as "recovery time." Finally,each student participated in an exercise designed to measure their reaction time (in milliseconds)in catching an object dropped by a lab partner according to specified criteria.Use this table to answer the following questions.Ignore statistical problems caused by small sample size,and so on.  Table 1.3  For these questions,the data were separated and analyzed by gender.
-Refer to Table 1.3 and the bar graph.
A.Write a hypothesis regarding gender and weight.
B.What is the dependent variable? What is the independent variable?
C.Based on the data in the graph above,what is your conclusion?
D.Why is a bar graph a good choice for presentation of these data? Would another type of chart be as effective?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Following is a table of data collected...

Question 18

Seasonal Affective Depressive Disorder or SADD is a condition commonly seen in Northern climates of the United States and Canada and it may be due to a decrease in the amount of sunlight they receive during winter months.How is this condition related to biological rhythms and what process is not being compensated for well enough?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Seasonal Affective Depressive Disorder or SADD is...

Question 19

"Glucose is transported from blood into cells by transporters in response to insulin." This type of explanation is

Accepted Answer

A)  mechanistic. 
B)  theological. 
C)  teleological. 
D)  metalogical. 
E)  scatological.

Question 20

Which of the following is one of Cannon's "internal secretions"?

Accepted Answer

A)  hormones 
B)  nutrients 
C)  water 
D)  inorganic ions 
E)  None of the answers are correct.

Exam 1: Introduction to Physiology

A physician basing clinical decisions on primary research published in biomedical literature is doing ________ medicine.

Explain why animals are used in research.Are there any limitations to the application of animal data to human physiology? Could these limitations be addressed using cell or tissue culture,or computer simulations?

What is the difference between a peer-reviewed article and a review article?

What are the labels for the graph axes?

Use the table and graph below to answer the following questions. Table 1.1 Figure 1.1 -Use Table 1.1 to graph the data appropriately.What can you CONCLUDE based on the new figure?

A technique used to resolve contradictory results in scientific studies is

The following is a list of several levels of organization that make up the human body. 1) tissue 2) cell 3) organ 4) molecule 5) organism 6) organ system The correct order from the smallest to the largest is

You conduct an experiment on twenty 18-year-old male subjects to see how various intensities of exercise influence heart rate.Which of the following is/are considered an independent variable?

Use the table and graph below to answer the following questions. Table 1.1 Figure 1.1 -How can you determine the control value using Figure 1.1?

A placebo is

Physiology is the study of

What is a hypothesis? What are the steps involved in following the scientific method? How does one distinguish the dependent variable from the independent variable in an experiment? How are each of these represented on a graph?

The study of body function in a disease state is

Use the table and graph below to answer the following questions. Table 1.1 Figure 1.1 -List all of the errors in Figure 1.1.

You are interested in learning more about Parkinson's disease,a neurological disorder that primarily affects motor function.What is the best source to begin your investigation?

"Glucose is transported from blood into cells by transporters in response to insulin." This type of explanation is

Which of the following is one of Cannon's "internal secretions"?