Top Physiology Quizzes & Trivia

How does the human body really work? Physiology is the study of function in living systems, and goes all the way back to Hippocrates, the father of medicine. Our physiology quiz will test your knowledge of the human body.

How much blood does the heart pump every day? The answer might surprise you: it's over 6000 liters. And how many bones are there in the human body? Babies have 300, but some of them fuse together so that by the time they are adults, there are 206. The human body is a beautifully designed machine, and our quiz will help you understand how it works with a range of questions about the things which keep the body alive and functioning.

Physiology Questions and Answers

What is the Ponss primary function?

Sleeping, walking, dreaming, ect.

Chewing, breathing, heart rate, ect.

Hearing, memory, perception, ect.

Judgement, short-term memory, speech, ect.

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What is the Medullas primary function?

Hearing, memory, perception, ect.

Judgement, short-term memory, speech, ect.

Sleeping, walking, dreaming, ect.

Chewing, breathing, heart rate, ect.

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What is the Cerebellums primary function?

Relays sensory messages to the cerebral cortex

Contributes to sense of balance, coordination, and balance

Regulates body temperature- it is associated with drives vital to survival, such as fear, hunger, and reproduction

Involved in emotional reactions with motivated behavior

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ln isometric exercise all are increased except :

Heart rate

Cardiac output

Mean arterial pressure

Systemic vascular resistance

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Oxygen delivery to tissues depends on all except

Cardiac output

Type of fluid administered

Hemoglobin concentration

Affinity of hemoglobin for Oxygen

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True about free water clearance is

Regulated by ADH

Regulated by aldosterone

Increased by furosemide

None of the above

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Nurse Michelle should know that the drainage is normal 4 days after a sigmoid colostomy when the stool is:

Green liquid

Solid formed

Loose, bloody

Semiformed

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Where would nurse Kristine place the call light for a male client with a right-sided brain attack and left homonymous hemianopsia?

On the client’s right side

On the client’s left side

Directly in front of the client

Where the client like

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A male client is admitted to the emergency department following an accident. What are the first nursing actions of the nurse?

Check respiration, circulation, neurological response.

Align the spine, check pupils, and check for hemorrhage.

Check respirations, stabilize spine, and check circulation.

Assess level of consciousness and circulation.

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Along with the nervous system, which other system controls the internal environment. (homeostasis)

muscular

lymphatic

endocrine

digestive

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The peripheral nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord.

true

false

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Afferent fibers are fibers that transmit impulses from receptors to the CNS

true

false

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