Module 4 Quiz Questions

Question 1

What is the correct sequence of bodily organization, from simple to complex?

Answer 1

Tissue-organ-organ system-organism

Question 2

What are similar cells that are grouped together and perform a common function called?

Answer 2

Tissue

Question 3

What is a function of epithelial tissue?

Answer 3

To protect the body from water loss
The function of epithelial tissue is to protect, secrete, and absorb

Question 4

Which type of tissue allows your body to sense the warmth of sunlight on your face?

Answer 4

Nervous

Question 5

Which connective tissue insulates and protects organs?

Answer 5

Adipose (fat) tissue

Question 6

What is a function of connective tissue?

Answer 6

Holding bones together at joints

Question 7

Which tissue is a type of connective tissue?

Answer 7

Bone
Bone, Cartilage, Blood, Fibrous connective, adipose, and loose

Question 8

Which muscle type is considered voluntary?

Answer 8

Skeletal

Question 9

Which organ system works with the cardiovascular system to provide oxygen to body cells?

Answer 9

Respiratory

Question 10

What is the difference between tissues and organs?

A) Tissues are two-dimensional (like a sheet of paper) and organs are three-dimensional (like a stack of paper).

B) Tissues have one function while organs have multiple functions.

C) Tissues are made of fibroblasts, whereas organs are made of osteocytes.

D) Tissues are made of similar cell types, and organs are made of multiple tissues and, thus, multiple cell types.

Answer 10

Tissues are made of similar cell types, and organs are made of multiple tissues and, thus, multiple cell types.

Question 11

What function is performed by the liver?

Answer 11

Filtering toxins from blood

Question 12

Home heating systems usually work in the following way: When the furnace warms a house above the set temperature of the thermostat, the thermostat is triggered and shuts off the furnace. When the temperature in the house drops below the set temperature, the furnace comes back on. True or false: Home heating systems work through negative feedback.

Answer 12

True
Negative feedback is when the product decreases/inhibits the process

Question 13

In which organ are most fats broken down?

Answer 13

Small intestine
The small intestine is the major site of chemical digestion

Question 14

Bonnie eats carrots for a snack. In which part of her body does the mechanical digestion of the carrots begin?

Answer 14

Mouth

Question 15

Which organ system functions to secrete hormones that regulate digestion?

Answer 15

Endocrine

Question 16

Which structure or structures in your mouth help to break food down chemically?

Answer 16

salivary glands
Enzymes in saliva help break down sugars (carbs)

Question 17

In humans, where does the processing of soluble waste take place?

Answer 17

Nephrons
Densely packed tubules in the kidneys

Question 18

Through which structure is urine expelled out of the body?

Answer 18

Urethra

Question 19

True or false: Urine is stored in the ureters.

Answer 19

False, stored in the urinary bladder

Question 20

True or false: The circulatory and urinary systems are interconnected.

Answer 20

True
Blood is what brings the waste into the kidneys

Question 21

After leaving the mouth, through which structure must air pass to get to the rest of the respiratory system?

Answer 21

Pharynx

Question 22

Which situation can result from damage to the alveoli?

A) the development of asthma

B) shortness of breath

C) an increase in blood pressure

D) the collapse of a lung

Answer 22

Shortness of breath

Question 23

Which condition is caused by smoking and results in permanent and irreversible damage to alveoli?

Answer 23

Emphysema

Question 24

Which of the following statements best describes the function of the left ventricle?

Answer 24

It pumps oxygenated blood around the body via the systemic circulation.

Question 25

Which of the following statements about blood circulation in humans is true?

Answer 25

Valves prevent the backflow of blood into the atria and ventricles.

Question 26

Which chamber of the heart would receive blood from muscle tissue in the legs?

Answer 26

Right atrium
Right receives, and atrium is on top

Question 27

Which blood vessels always carry blood away from the heart?

Answer 27

Arteries

Question 28

Which condition results when an artery that supplies blood to the heart becomes blocked?

Answer 28

Heart attack

Question 29

What effect does nicotine have on the body?

Answer 29

Increased blood pressure

Question 30

Paralysis of which muscles would lead to cessation of breathing and rapid death?

Answer 30

The diaphragm
The diaphragm must flatten to make room for the lungs

Question 31

Which blood cells are responsible for transporting oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body?

Answer 31

Red blood cells

Question 32

True or false: Environmental tobacco smoke may be more dangerous to human health than inhaled tobacco smoke from cigarettes.

Answer 32

True
It has higher concentrations of some chemicals than the smoke inhaled

Question 33

True or false: Damaged lung tissue can eventually heal and regain full function.

Answer 33

False
The alveoli cannot be repaired

Question 34

True or false? The circulatory system of humans is composed of two loops: the systemic circulation, in which blood flows between the heart and lungs, and the pulmonary circulation, in which blood flows between the heart and the rest of the body.

Answer 34

False
Systemic circuit pumps blood to the rest of the body
Pulmonary circuit sends blood into the lungs and returns it to the heart

Question 35

True or false: The pulmonary circuit pumps oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the rest of the body and then back to the heart.

Answer 35

False
The pulmonary circuit sends blood into the lungs where oxygen is picked up and CO2 is released and then returns blood to the heart