STRUCTURE & FUNCTION OF THE BODY
16TH EDITION
• AUTHOR(S)KEVIN T. PATTON; GARY
A. THIBODEAU
TEST BANK
1
Reference
Ch. 1 — Introduction to the Body — Levels of Organization
Question Stem
A 28-year-old baker sustained a deep kitchen knife laceration
that transects the skin, severs a tendon, and partially cuts the
underlying muscle. Which set of levels of organization best
describes the structures actually disrupted by the injury and
how they relate to each other?
,Options
A. Cell → Tissue → Organ → System
B. Molecule → Cell → Tissue → Organism
C. Tissue → Organ → Organism → System
D. Organ → Tissue → Cell → Organism
Correct Answer
A
Rationales
Correct (A): The scenario describes damage beginning at tissues
(skin, tendon, muscle) composed of cells; tissues form organs
(e.g., the hand as part of an organ complex) and organs
function within organ systems (musculoskeletal). This answer
correctly orders increasing complexity from cell level to system
level, matching the injury’s structural relationships and guiding
nursing assessment of multi-level dysfunction.
Incorrect (B): Molecule → Cell → Tissue → Organ is a correct
hierarchy but stops before system and organism; it omits the
organ-system relationship important for functional implications
of the injury.
Incorrect (C): Tissue → Organ → Organism → System places
organism before system, which is out of hierarchical order.
Incorrect (D): Organ → Tissue → Cell → Organism reverses the
correct order and misrepresents structural organization.
Teaching Point
From smallest to largest: molecule → cell → tissue → organ →
system → organism.
,Citation
Patton, K. T., & Thibodeau, G. A. (2020). Structure & function of
the body (16th ed.). Ch. 1.
2
Reference
Ch. 1 — Language of Science & Medicine — Word Parts and
Directional Terms
Question Stem
A radiology note describes a “subhepatic fluid collection” after
abdominal surgery. At bedside, where should the nurse focus
auscultation and inspection first to evaluate this finding?
Options
A. Immediately above the liver, beneath the right
hemidiaphragm
B. Posterior to the liver, between liver and vertebral column
C. Medial to the liver along the midline epigastrium
D. Inferior to the stomach, in the left lower quadrant
Correct Answer
A
Rationales
Correct (A): “Sub-” means beneath and “hepatic” refers to the
liver; a subhepatic collection lies inferior to the liver, often
beneath the right hemidiaphragm and anterior to the superior
liver surface. Auscultation/inspection should focus on the right
, upper quadrant and subcostal area for signs of localized
dullness or diminished bowel sounds.
Incorrect (B): Posterior to the liver would be retrohepatic or
posterior, not subhepatic; vertebral level assessment is less
relevant for a subhepatic collection.
Incorrect (C): Medial epigastric locations are more central;
“subhepatic” specifies relation to the liver’s inferior surface, not
midline only.
Incorrect (D): The left lower quadrant is anatomically distant
from the liver; it is not consistent with “subhepatic.”
Teaching Point
Prefix “sub-” = beneath; relate word parts to precise anatomical
site.
Citation
Patton, K. T., & Thibodeau, G. A. (2020). Structure & function of
the body (16th ed.). Ch. 1.
3
Reference
Ch. 1 — Anatomical Position & Directional Terms
Question Stem
A patient’s chart documents a displaced fracture of the distal
radius with dorsal displacement of the distal fragment. Using
the standard anatomical position, where will the distal fragment
be found relative to the shaft of the radius?
16TH EDITION
• AUTHOR(S)KEVIN T. PATTON; GARY
A. THIBODEAU
TEST BANK
1
Reference
Ch. 1 — Introduction to the Body — Levels of Organization
Question Stem
A 28-year-old baker sustained a deep kitchen knife laceration
that transects the skin, severs a tendon, and partially cuts the
underlying muscle. Which set of levels of organization best
describes the structures actually disrupted by the injury and
how they relate to each other?
,Options
A. Cell → Tissue → Organ → System
B. Molecule → Cell → Tissue → Organism
C. Tissue → Organ → Organism → System
D. Organ → Tissue → Cell → Organism
Correct Answer
A
Rationales
Correct (A): The scenario describes damage beginning at tissues
(skin, tendon, muscle) composed of cells; tissues form organs
(e.g., the hand as part of an organ complex) and organs
function within organ systems (musculoskeletal). This answer
correctly orders increasing complexity from cell level to system
level, matching the injury’s structural relationships and guiding
nursing assessment of multi-level dysfunction.
Incorrect (B): Molecule → Cell → Tissue → Organ is a correct
hierarchy but stops before system and organism; it omits the
organ-system relationship important for functional implications
of the injury.
Incorrect (C): Tissue → Organ → Organism → System places
organism before system, which is out of hierarchical order.
Incorrect (D): Organ → Tissue → Cell → Organism reverses the
correct order and misrepresents structural organization.
Teaching Point
From smallest to largest: molecule → cell → tissue → organ →
system → organism.
,Citation
Patton, K. T., & Thibodeau, G. A. (2020). Structure & function of
the body (16th ed.). Ch. 1.
2
Reference
Ch. 1 — Language of Science & Medicine — Word Parts and
Directional Terms
Question Stem
A radiology note describes a “subhepatic fluid collection” after
abdominal surgery. At bedside, where should the nurse focus
auscultation and inspection first to evaluate this finding?
Options
A. Immediately above the liver, beneath the right
hemidiaphragm
B. Posterior to the liver, between liver and vertebral column
C. Medial to the liver along the midline epigastrium
D. Inferior to the stomach, in the left lower quadrant
Correct Answer
A
Rationales
Correct (A): “Sub-” means beneath and “hepatic” refers to the
liver; a subhepatic collection lies inferior to the liver, often
beneath the right hemidiaphragm and anterior to the superior
liver surface. Auscultation/inspection should focus on the right
, upper quadrant and subcostal area for signs of localized
dullness or diminished bowel sounds.
Incorrect (B): Posterior to the liver would be retrohepatic or
posterior, not subhepatic; vertebral level assessment is less
relevant for a subhepatic collection.
Incorrect (C): Medial epigastric locations are more central;
“subhepatic” specifies relation to the liver’s inferior surface, not
midline only.
Incorrect (D): The left lower quadrant is anatomically distant
from the liver; it is not consistent with “subhepatic.”
Teaching Point
Prefix “sub-” = beneath; relate word parts to precise anatomical
site.
Citation
Patton, K. T., & Thibodeau, G. A. (2020). Structure & function of
the body (16th ed.). Ch. 1.
3
Reference
Ch. 1 — Anatomical Position & Directional Terms
Question Stem
A patient’s chart documents a displaced fracture of the distal
radius with dorsal displacement of the distal fragment. Using
the standard anatomical position, where will the distal fragment
be found relative to the shaft of the radius?
