RPL Portfolio: Anatomy, Physiology, Pharmacology Workbook - Nursing

This Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology workbook is designed for nursing students completing their RPL portfolio, covering key learning outcomes from the first year of a BSc Nursing program. The workbook includes sections on cells and tissues (diagram labeling, multiple-choice questions, and short answer questions), homeostasis (diagram completion, multiple-choice questions, and short answer questions), the reproductive system (diagram labeling, multiple-choice questions, and short answer questions), and genetics (multiple-choice questions, and short answer questions). The content aims to ensure students have a requisite knowledge base and guides further study for becoming qualified health professionals. Desklib provides access to this workbook and numerous other past papers and solved assignments to aid students in their studies.

Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology Workbook

This Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology workbook which covers
the main learning outcomes from the first year BSc Nursing
Programme, needs to be completed and submitted as part of your
RPL portfolio.
The markers will review your work and give feedback where
necessary. You won’t receive a grade but you may be advised that
further private study is required in certain areas to bring your
knowledge base up to the requisite standard.
You should also use this as a guide to plan further study going
forward in your journey to become a qualified health professional.
Helpful textbooks and links to further reading to help you complete
the workbook are listed below.
Good luck!
Recommended reading:

Author Title Publisher Subject
British
Medical
Association
(2018)
The BMA New guide to
medicines and drugs –
10th edition
Dorling
Kindersley
Drugs and
pharmocology
BNF online Drugs and
pharmocology
Marieb, E. and
Keller, S.
(2017)
Essentials of Human
Anatomy and
Physiology (12th
Edition)
Pearson Anatomy and
Physiology –
core text
Peate I, and
Nair M (2015)
Anatomy and
Phsyiology for Nurses
at a Glance
Wiley-
Blackwell
Anatomy and
physiology –
supplementary
text
Tortora G and
Derrickson, H
(2017)
Tortora’s Principles of
Anatomy and
Phsyiology (15th
Edition)
Wiley Anatomy and
Physiology –
Core Text
Second hand and older editions of standard A+P textbooks are
suitable to support your learning; don’t feel you have to buy
expensive new textbooks unless you want to. A wide selection of
A+P textbooks will also be available in the University Library when
you start your nursing programme.
1. Cells and Tissues
Label these diagrams

Rough
endoplasmic
reticulum
Mitochondrion
Nucleolus
Smooth
endoplasmic
reticulum
Organelle
Centriole
Golgi
apparatus
Ribosomes
Nuclear
pore
Lysosome
Simple
diffusion
directly
through the
phospholipid
bilayer
Carrier mediation
facilitated
diffusion via
protein carrier
specific for one
chemical binding
of substrate
causes shape
change in
transport protein
Channel
mediated
facilitated
diffusion through
a channel
protein; mostly
ions selected on
basis of size and
charge
Osmosis,
diffusion
through a
specific channel
protein or
through the
lipid bilayer

Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many pairs of chromosomes does the nucleus contain?
a. 46
b. 23
c. 21
d. 44
2. Mitochondria are -
a. the control centre of the cell
b. the production of protein
c. the powerhouse of the cell
d. the transport of materials
3. The human body develops from a single cell called -
a. an ovum
b. a zygote
c.a spermatozoon
d. a nucleus
4. This type of cell division occurs in gamete production
a. meiosis
b. mitosis
c. interphase
d. none of the above
5. Catabolism
a. builds complex molecules form simple molecules
b. produces energy
c. requires energy
d. breaks down complex molecules into simpler molecules

6. There are approximately how many types of cell in the body
a. 100
b. 500
c. 200
d. 50
7. The largest cell in the body is -
a. an adipocyte
b. an ovum
c. an erythrocyte
d. a spermatozoon
8. The following is not a type of epithelial tissue -
a. squamous
b. cuboidal
c. bone
d. columnar
9. The following is not a characteristic of epithelium -
a. It has specialised contacts
b. It has polarity
c. It is supported by connective tissue
d. It is rich in blood supply
10.The following type of tissue carries ‘messages’ to and from areas of the
body
a. epithelial
b. muscle
c. nervous
d. connective

Short answer questions
1. Describe the five components of a generalised cell.
 Nucleus, Mitochondria, Ribosome, Cytoplasm and Cell membrane
2. List five organelles of a cell, with their functions.
 Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum, Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum, Golgi
apparatus, Peroxisome and Lysosome
3. Describe the structure and function of the nucleus. The nucleus is a membrane that bound organelle that is found in the
majority of eukaryotic cells. It is the largest eukaryotic accounting for
around 10% of its total volume.
4. Outline the four different types of body tissue and identify their
function.
 Connective tissue which supports other tissues and binds them
together.
 Epithelial tissue provides a covering in the form of skin and the linings of
various passages inside the body.
 Muscle provides movement
 Nervous tissue provides a means of rapid internal communication by
transmitting electrical impulses.
5. List five functions of epithelium
 Protection, Secretion, Absorption, Excretion and Filtration

2. Homeostasis
Complete this diagram
1. Stimulus:
Produces
change in
variable
Receptor
3. Input:
Information
sent along
afferent
pathway to
Control
centre
4. Output: Information
sent along efferent
pathway to
Effector
5. Response of
effector feeds
back to influence
magnitude of
stimulus and
returns variable to
homeostasis

Multiple Choice Questions
1. Homeostasisis -
a. the regulation of the external environment
b. the maintenance of the constancy of the internal environment
c. refers to maintaining a stable renal function
d. involves stability in the bloodstream
2. Homeostasis is controlled by the following two body systems -
a. the cardiovascular and the endocrine systems
b. the cardiovascular and the respiratory systems
c. the cardiovascular and the nervous systems
d. the nervous and the endocrine systems
3.Positive feedback is a mechanism that -
a. produces a response that enhances the initial stimulus
b. produces no response after the initial stimulus
c. produces a response that reduces the initial stimulus
d. produces a response that returns the initial stimulus back to the
normal range
4. Negative feedback -
a. produces a response that enhances the initial stimulus

b. produces no response after the initial stimulus
c. produces a response that reduces the initial stimulus
d. produces a response that returns the initial stimulus back to the
normal range
5. The following is an example of a negative feedback mechanism -
a. regulation of body temperature
b. the milk let down mechanism
c. blood clotting
d. menstruation
6. The following is an example of a positive feedback mechanism –
a. regulation of blood pressure
b. regulation of blood glucose levels
c. labour
d. temperature regulation
7. The area of the brain responsible for temperature control is
a. the pons
b. the midbrain
c. the hypothalamus
d. the medulla oblongata
8. The area of the brain responsible for control of the heart rate is
a. pons
b. midbrain

c. hypothalamus
d. medulla oblongata
9. Blood glucose control
a. involves both hormones and nervous control
b. is an example of a positive feedback mechanism
c. is an example of a negative feedback mechanism
d. a and b
e. a and c
10.Oxytocin, released in labour
a. is a hormone
b. is an enzyme
c. is released from the posterior pituitary gland
d. a and c
e. b and c
Short Answer Questions
1. Define the term ‘homeostasis’.
 A property of cells, tissues and organisms that allows the maintenance
and regulation of the stability and constancy needed to function
properly.
2. Define the term ‘negative feedback’ and give one example of how it
works within the human body.
 Negative feedback occurs when a system output acts to reduce the
processes that lead to the output of that system, resulting in less

output. Examples of negative feedback are the maintenance of blood
glucose levels.
3. Define the term ‘positive feedback’ and provide one example of how it
works within the human body.
 Positive feedback is a self-reinforcing response to external and internal
input. Example of positive feedback is enhancement in the
concentration of a substance causes feedback that produces continued
increase in concentration.
4. List the five components that are involved in a feedback mechanism.
 Input, procedure being controlled, Output, Sensing elements and
controller or actuating devices.
5. Provide five examples of how the homeostatic imbalance of stress can
affect the body.
 Examples include blood glucose, thermoregulation, baroreflex in blood
pressure, calcium homeostasis and osmoregulation.