Human Physiology Chapters 14-18 Quiz
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Which approach to the study of life forms resulted in an explosion of knowledge in molecular biology?

  • Organismic approach
  • Cell-free systems
  • Reductionistic molecular approach (correct)
  • Surviving tissue model
  • What does systems biology make us believe about living phenomena?

  • They are primarily governed by cellular and tissue interactions
  • They are solely explained by reductionistic molecular approach
  • They are purely organismic in nature
  • They are emergent properties due to interaction among components of the system (correct)
  • What do regulatory network of molecules, supra molecular assemblies, cells, tissues, organisms, populations, and communities create?

  • Emergent properties (correct)
  • Organismic properties
  • Molecular properties
  • Reductionistic properties
  • In which chapters under the unit are major human physiological processes described in cellular and molecular terms?

    <p>Chapter 14 and 15</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is increasingly realized about the purely organismic approach and the purely reductionistic molecular approach?

    <p>Both approaches are insufficient to reveal the truth about biological processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do lower invertebrates like sponges exchange O2 with CO2?

    <p>By simple diffusion over their entire body surface</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do insects use to transport atmospheric air within the body?

    <p>Network of tracheal tubes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which respiratory mechanism is used by most of the aquatic arthropods and molluscs?

    <p>Through special vascularised structures called gills</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which group of vertebrates uses gills for respiration?

    <p>Fishes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What respiratory mechanism is used by terrestrial forms for the exchange of gases?

    <p>Using vascularised bags called lungs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the average volume of air a healthy man can inspire or expire per minute?

    <p>6000 mL to 8000 mL</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the additional volume of air a person can expire by a forcible expiration?

    <p>1000 mL to 1100 mL</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the average additional volume of air a person can inspire by a forcible inspiration?

    <p>2500 mL to 3000 mL</p> Signup and view all the answers

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