“Test Bank for The Human Body in Health and Illness 7th Edition PDF with Practice Questions for Nursing Students 2025–2026”

Test Bank For The Human Body in Health and Illness 7th
Edition


Herlihy: The Human Body in Health and Illness, 7th Edition


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. What is\\the\\branch\\of\\science\\that\\studies\\how\\the\\ body\\functions?
a. Anatomy
b. Histology
c. Pathology
d. Physiology\\ANS:\\D


2. Which\\word\\comes\\from\\the\\Greek\\ word\\meaning\\“to\\dissect”?
a. Anatomy
b. Histology
c. Pathology
d. Physiology\\ANS:\\A


3. Which\\of\\the\\following\\is\\a\\higher\\order\\of\\organization?
a. Molecule
b. Cell
c. Organ
d. Tissue

ANS:\\C

4. The\\head\\is\\located to\\the\\chest.
a. anterior
b. inferior
c. deep
d. superior\\ANS:\\D

5. The\\foot\\is\\located to\\the\\leg.
a. proximal
b. superior
c. superficial
d. distal\\ANS:\\D

6. The\\leg\\is to\\the\\thigh.
a. distal
b. proximal
c. superior

, d. deep
ANS:\\A
7. The\\thigh\\is to\\the\\foot.
a. distal
b. proximal
c. inferior
d. deep\\ANS:\\B

8. The\\thoracic\\cavity\\is to\\the\\abdominopelvic\\cavity.
a. deep
b. distal
c. anterior
d. superior\\ANS:\\D

9. The\\kneecap\\is\\located\\distal\\to\\the
a. leg.
b. thigh.
c. foot.
d. toes.\\ANS:\\B

10. Which\\organ\\is\\located\\in\\both\\the\\ventral\\and\\thoracic\\cavities?
a. Stomach
b. Liver
c. Lung
d. Spinal\\cord\\ANS:\\C


11. Which\\organ\\is\\located\\in\\the\\ventral\\cavity\\but\\not\\in\\the\\thoracic\\cavity?
a. Lung
b. Heart
c. Liver
d. Brain\\ANS:\\C

12. Which\\organ\\is\\located\\in\\the\\dorsal\\cavity?
a. Liver
b. Brain
c. Heart
d. Urinary\\bladder
ANS:\\B
13. Which\\of\\the\\ following\\is\\descriptive\\of\\the\\location\\of\\the\\reproductive\\organs?
a. Dorsal\\cavity\\and\\vertebral\\cavity
b. Mediastinum\\and\\the\\thoracic\\cavity
c. Ventral\\cavity\\and\\pelvic\\cavity

, d. Pleural\\cavity\\and\\mediastinum
ANS:\\C

14. Which\\cavity\\is\\divided\\into\\quadrants?
a. Thoracic
b. Abdominopelvic
c. Dorsal
d. Cranial
ANS:\\B

15. Which\\region\\is\\included\\ within\\the\\right\\upper\\quadrant\\(RUQ)?
a. Umbilical
b. Hypogastric
c. Right\\iliac
d. Right\\hypochondriac
ANS:\\D

16. Which\\region\\is\\included\\ within\\the\\left\\lower\\quadrant\\(LLQ)?
a. Umbilical
b. Left\\hypochondriac
c. Epigastric
d. Left\\iliac
ANS:\\D


17. Which\\of\\the\\following\\refer Ns\\tUoRthSeIumNbGilTicBus.?COM
a. Groin
b. Armpit
c. Navel
d. Patellar
ANS:\\C

18. Which\\of\\the\\following\\refers\\to\\the\\lower\\back\\region?
a. Groin
b. Axillary
c. Umbilical
d. Lumbar
ANS:\\D

19. Which\\of\\the\\following\\refers\\to\\the\\groin\\region?
a. Axillary
b. Lumbar
c. Cranial
d. Inguinal

, ANS:\\D

20. Which\\of\\the\\ following\\refers\\to\\the\\area\\in\\front\\of\\the\\elbow?




a. Axillary
b. Brachial
c. Antecubital
d. Popliteal\\ANS:\\C

21. Which\\area\\appears\\only\\on\\the\\anterior\\part\\of\\the\\body?
a. Popliteal
b. Umbilical
c. Lumbar
d. Occipital\\ANS:\\B


22. Which\\area\\appears\\only\\on\\the\\posterior\\part\\of\\the\\body?
a. Gluteal
b. Patellar
c. Umbilical
d. Sternal\\ANS:\\A

23. Which\\area\\is\\inferior\\to\\the\\diaphragm?
a. Axillary
b. Inguinal
c. Occipital
d. Cervical\\ANS:\\B


24. What\\is\\another\\name\\for\\the\\ frontal\\plane?
a. Sagittal\\plane
b. Cross\\section
c. Transverse\\plane
d. Coronal\\plane\\ANS:\\D


25. Which\\plane\\divides\\the\\body\\into\\right\\and\\left\\halves?
a. Sagittal
b. Coronal
c. Transverse
d. Frontal\\ANS:\\A

26. In\\which\\cavity\\is\\the\\mediastinum\\located?
a. Pelvic
b. Dorsal
c. Thoracic