Chapter 19 Medical Physiology: Integration Using Clinical Cases

Chapter 19 Medical Physiology: Integration Using Clinical Cases

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Multiple Choice Questions

1. An alteration in either the structure or function of the human body leading away from a state of normal healthy function is called disease. More specifically the study of the changes in function associated with disease is known as
   A.Homeopathy
   B. Protoptosis
   C. Pathophysiology
   D. Necropsy
   E. Autopsy

Bloom’s Level: 1. Remember
Section 19 Introduction
Topic: General
 

2. An important point to remember in using and applying factual physiological information is that
   A.Most diagnostic normal parameters or values fall within a range of values
   B. While specific physiological values are collected through specific tests, it is necessary to know how all are related to one another in normal and abnormal physiological states
   C. Rather than memorizing what specific values represent specific disease states, it is more important to understand the processes at work that may be producing these values
   D. Recognition of the processes that maintain homeostasis is required to recognize the physiological indicators used in the diagnosis and treatment of disease
   E. All of the above are correct.

Bloom’s Level: 2. Understand
Section 19 Introduction
Topic: General
 

3. Each of the following physiological processes could be associated with a person’s feelings of excessive warmth, EXCEPT
   A.Ingestion of food
   B. Increased blood thyroid hormone level
   C. Decreased epinephrine release from adrenal glands
   D. Movements exhibited normally by active smooth muscle
   E. Increased activities regulated and sustained through the activity of the sympathetic nervous system

Bloom’s Level: 2. Understand
Section 19.01
Topic: Nutrition and Metabolism
 

4. Which of the following would not be a physical manifestation seen in an individual with a hyperactive thyroid gland?
   A.Enlarged thyroid gland in neck; goiter
   B. Decreased levels of total and free T4 hormone in blood serum
   C. Increased TSH in blood serum
   D. Proptosis and diplopia
   E. Abnormally low blood glucose level

Bloom’s Level: 3. Apply
Section 19.01
Topic: Endocrine System
 

5. The effects of hyperthyroidism on the cardiovascular system: increased heart rate, increased blood pressure, and increased respiratory rate, are due to
   A.Compensatory increased activity by the parasympathetic nervous system
   B. Compensatory decreased activity by the sympathetic nervous system
   C. The up-regulation of beta-adrenergic receptors by thyroid hormone
   D. Decreased utilization of iodine consequently leaving largely unused amounts in the bloodstream
   E. All of the choices are correct.

Bloom’s Level: 4. Analyze
Section 19.01
Topic: Endocrine System