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TEST BANK FOR THE HUMAN
BODY IN HEALTH AND DISEASE
8TH EDITION –ALL CHAPTERS
COVERED
THE HUMAN BODY IN HEALTH & DISEASE, 8TH EDITION
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Chapter 01: Introduction to the Body
Patton: The Human Body in Health & Disease, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which word is derived from the Greek word meaning ―cutting up‖?
a. Dissection
b. Physiology
c. Pathology
d. Anatomy
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Memorizatio
n
- P. 3 TOP: Introduction
2. Which word is defined as the study of the function of living organisms and their parts?
a. Dissection
b. Physiology
c. Pathology
d. Anatomy
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Memorizatio
n
- p. 3 TOP: Introduction
3. Which word is defined as the scientific study of disease?
a. Dissection
b. Physiology
c. Pathology
d. Anatomy
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Memorizatio
n
- P. 3 TOP: Introduction
4. Cells
a. are more complex than tissues.
b. are the first level of organization in the body.
c. are the smallest living units of structure and function in the body.
d. both B and C.
ANS: CPTS: 1 DIF: Application - p. 6
TOP: Structural levels of organization
5. A group of cells that act together to perform a function is called a(n)
a. molecule.
b. organ.
c. tissue.
d. organism.
ANS: CPTS: 1 DIF: Memorization - p.
6 TOP: Structural levels of organization
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6. The heart is an example of a(n)
a. organ.
b. tissue.
c. organism.
d. system.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Application - p. 6
TOP: Structural levels of organization
7. The levels of organization from most simple to most complex are
a. cell chemical organ tissue system.
b. tissue cell chemical organ system.
c. chemical tissue cell organ system.
d. chemical cell tissue organ system.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF:
Memorization - p. 5 TOP: Structural
levels of organization
8. When using directional terms to describe the body, it is assumed that the body is in
what position?
a. Supine
b. Anatomical
c. Lateral
d. Prone
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
- p. 7 TOP: Anatomical position
9. The supine position
a. describes the body lying face up.
b. is also called anatomical position.
c. describes the body lying face down.
d. both A and B.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
- p. 7 TOP: Anatomical position
10. The prone position
a. describes the body lying face up.
b. is also called the anatomical position.
c. describes the body lying face down.
d. both B and C.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
- p. 7 TOP: Anatomical position
11. Because humans walk upright, the term dorsal can be used in place of the term
a. inferior.
b. posterior.
c. anterior.
d. distal.
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ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
- p. 7 TOP: Anatomical direction
12. The opposite term for posterior in humans is
a. superior.
b. anterior.
c. ventral.
d. both B and C.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Application - p. 7
TOP: Anatomical direction
13. The opposite term for superficial is
a. deep.
b. inferior.
c. posterior.
d. medial.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
- p. 7 TOP: Anatomical direction
14. The body section that divides the right ear from the left ear is a section.
a. frontal
b. sagittal
c. coronal
d. transverse
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Application - p. 9
TOP: Planes or body sections
15. The body section that divides the nose from the back of the head is a section.
a. frontal
b. sagittal
c. midsagittal
d. transverse
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Application - p. 9
TOP: Planes or body sections
16. A section that divides the body into mirror images is a section.
a. frontal
b. coronal
c. midsagittal
d. transverse
ANS: CPTS: 1 DIF: Application - p. 9
TOP: Planes or body sections
17. The two major body cavities are called
a. thoracic and abdominal.
b. thoracic and pelvic.
THE HUMAN BODY IN HEALTH & DISEASE, 8TH EDITION
TEST BANK FOR THE HUMAN
BODY IN HEALTH AND DISEASE
8TH EDITION –ALL CHAPTERS
COVERED
THE HUMAN BODY IN HEALTH & DISEASE, 8TH EDITION
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Chapter 01: Introduction to the Body
Patton: The Human Body in Health & Disease, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which word is derived from the Greek word meaning ―cutting up‖?
a. Dissection
b. Physiology
c. Pathology
d. Anatomy
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Memorizatio
n
- P. 3 TOP: Introduction
2. Which word is defined as the study of the function of living organisms and their parts?
a. Dissection
b. Physiology
c. Pathology
d. Anatomy
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Memorizatio
n
- p. 3 TOP: Introduction
3. Which word is defined as the scientific study of disease?
a. Dissection
b. Physiology
c. Pathology
d. Anatomy
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Memorizatio
n
- P. 3 TOP: Introduction
4. Cells
a. are more complex than tissues.
b. are the first level of organization in the body.
c. are the smallest living units of structure and function in the body.
d. both B and C.
ANS: CPTS: 1 DIF: Application - p. 6
TOP: Structural levels of organization
5. A group of cells that act together to perform a function is called a(n)
a. molecule.
b. organ.
c. tissue.
d. organism.
ANS: CPTS: 1 DIF: Memorization - p.
6 TOP: Structural levels of organization
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6. The heart is an example of a(n)
a. organ.
b. tissue.
c. organism.
d. system.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Application - p. 6
TOP: Structural levels of organization
7. The levels of organization from most simple to most complex are
a. cell chemical organ tissue system.
b. tissue cell chemical organ system.
c. chemical tissue cell organ system.
d. chemical cell tissue organ system.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF:
Memorization - p. 5 TOP: Structural
levels of organization
8. When using directional terms to describe the body, it is assumed that the body is in
what position?
a. Supine
b. Anatomical
c. Lateral
d. Prone
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
- p. 7 TOP: Anatomical position
9. The supine position
a. describes the body lying face up.
b. is also called anatomical position.
c. describes the body lying face down.
d. both A and B.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
- p. 7 TOP: Anatomical position
10. The prone position
a. describes the body lying face up.
b. is also called the anatomical position.
c. describes the body lying face down.
d. both B and C.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
- p. 7 TOP: Anatomical position
11. Because humans walk upright, the term dorsal can be used in place of the term
a. inferior.
b. posterior.
c. anterior.
d. distal.
THE HUMAN BODY IN HEALTH & DISEASE, 8TH EDITION
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ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
- p. 7 TOP: Anatomical direction
12. The opposite term for posterior in humans is
a. superior.
b. anterior.
c. ventral.
d. both B and C.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Application - p. 7
TOP: Anatomical direction
13. The opposite term for superficial is
a. deep.
b. inferior.
c. posterior.
d. medial.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
- p. 7 TOP: Anatomical direction
14. The body section that divides the right ear from the left ear is a section.
a. frontal
b. sagittal
c. coronal
d. transverse
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Application - p. 9
TOP: Planes or body sections
15. The body section that divides the nose from the back of the head is a section.
a. frontal
b. sagittal
c. midsagittal
d. transverse
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Application - p. 9
TOP: Planes or body sections
16. A section that divides the body into mirror images is a section.
a. frontal
b. coronal
c. midsagittal
d. transverse
ANS: CPTS: 1 DIF: Application - p. 9
TOP: Planes or body sections
17. The two major body cavities are called
a. thoracic and abdominal.
b. thoracic and pelvic.
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