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,Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology, 3rd (Saladin)
Chapter 1 The Study of Anatomy and Physiology

1) Feeling for swollen lymph nodes is an example of auscultation.

Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 4
Section: 1.01
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 01.1c. Describe some methods of examining a living patient.
Gradable: automatic

2) We can see through bones with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 4
Section: 1.01
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 01.1d. Discuss the principles and applications of some medical imaging
methods.
Gradable: automatic

3) Histology is the study of structures that can be observed without a magnifying lens.

Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 3
Section: 1.01
Topic: Levels of organization
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 01.1a. Define some subdisciplines of anatomy.
Gradable: automatic

4) Feeling structures with your fingertips is called , whereas tapping on the body and
listening for sounds of abnormalities is called
A) palpation; auscultation.
B) auscultation; percussion.
C) percussion; auscultation.
D) palpation; percussion.
E) percussion; palpation.

Answer: D
Page Ref: 4
Section: 1.01
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 01.1c. Describe some methods of examining a living patient.
Gradable: automatic

,5) Which of these is the best imaging technique for routinely examining the anatomical
development of a fetus?
A) Auscultation
B) PET scan
C) MRI
D) Sonography
E) Radiography

Answer: D
Page Ref: 4
Section: 1.01
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 01.1d. Discuss the principles and applications of some medical imaging
methods.
Gradable: automatic

6) The study of the structure and function of the hormone-producing glands is called
A) endocrinology.
B) pathology.
C) exploratory physiology.
D) comparative physiology.
E) glandology.

Answer: A
Section: 1.02
Topic: Scope of anatomy and physiology
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 01.2a. Identify some subdisciplines of physiology.
Gradable: automatic

7) The fact that most of us have five lumbar vertebrae, but some people have six and some have
four is an example of variation among organisms.
A) cellular
B) holistic
C) physiological
D) anatomical
E) reductionist

Answer: D
Page Ref: 6
Section: 1.01
Bloom's: 3. Apply
Learning Outcome: 01.1e. Discuss the significance of variations in human anatomy.
Gradable: automatic

, 8) Homeostasis and occupying space are both unique characteristics of living things.

Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 8
Section: 1.02
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 01.2b. Describe the characteristics that define an organism as alive.
Gradable: automatic

9) are the simplest body structures considered alive.
A) Organ systems
B) Organs
C) Cells
D) Organelles
E) Molecules

Answer: C
Page Ref: 15
Section: 1.03
Topic: Levels of organization
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 01.3a. List the levels of human complexity in order from the whole
organism down to atoms.
Gradable: automatic

10) Metabolism is the sum of
A) inhalation and exhalation.
B) growth and differentiation.
C) anabolism and catabolism.
D) positive and negative feedback.
E) responsiveness and movement.

Answer: C
Section: 1.02
Topic: Basic terminology
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 01.2b. Describe the characteristics that define an organism as alive.
Gradable: automatic