01 Quiz: Introduction to Physiology

The process of moving digested substances through the membrane of your small intestine would be called:

• excretion

• absorption

• circulation

• digestion

All the physical and chemical changes that occur in an organism is referred to as:

• metabolism

• catabolism

• homeostasis

• assimilation

A group of tissues that work together to form a particular task is called a(n):

• organelle

• system

• organ

• compound

The heart and lungs are housed in what cavity of the body?

• thoracic

• pelvic

• peritoneum

• abdominal

Which system is responsible for the secretion of hormones?

• endocrine

• digestive

• integumentary

• circulatory

Organs are lubricated by a substance called ___ fluid.

• pleural

• visceral

• parietal

• serous

Your wrist is _____ to your elbow.

• anterior

• posterior

• medial

• distal

The inner region of membrane that covers and surrounds the lungs is the:

• parietal pleura

• visceral pleura

• parietal pericardium

• visceral pericardium

The head, neck and trunk makes up the ____ region of the body.

• parietal

• pleural

• axial

• appendicular

The word "anatomy" is most similar to which word?

• morphology

• physiology

• cytology

• hemalytic