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This Updated/Latest 2025–2026 test bank for The Human Body in Health and Illness, 6th Edition by Barbara Herlihy is a comprehensive educational resource designed to help nursing, medical assisting, and allied health students build a strong foundation in anatomy and physiology. Covering all chapters, this resource includes chapter-by-chapter practice questions, detailed answer rationales, critical-thinking exercises, application-based assessments, and exam-style questions that reinforce classroom learning and clinical understanding. Topics include the organization of the human body, basic chemistry, cells, tissues, membranes, the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, immune, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems, metabolism, nutrition, fluid and electrolyte balance, heredity, growth and development, and homeostasis. Ideal for examination preparation, self-assessment, and course review, this study resource strengthens foundational scientific knowledge, clinical reasoning, and patient-care understanding while preparing students for success in nursing and allied health programs throughout 2025–2026.

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TEST BANK FOR THE HUMAN BODY IN HEALTH AND
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1. What is the branch of science that studies how the body functions?
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a. Anatomy
b. Histology
c. Pathology
d. Physiology
ANS: D Y . F , T L




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




3. Which of the following is a higher order of organization?
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a. Molecule
b. Cell
c. Organ
d. Tissue
ANS: C Y . F , T L




4. The head is located
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a. anterior
b. inferior
c. deep
d. superior
ANS: D Y . F , T L




5. The foot is located
Y.F,T L Y. F,T L Y. F,T L to the leg. Y.F,T L Y.F,T L



a. proximal
b. superior
c. superficial
d. distal
ANS: D Y . F , T L




6. The leg is Y.F,T L Y.F,T L to the thigh. L
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a. distal
b. proximal
c. superior
d. deep
ANS: A Y . F , T L

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a. distal
b. proximal
c. inferior
d. deep
ANS: B Y . F , T L




8. The thoracic cavity is
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a. deep
b. distal
c. anterior
d. superior
ANS: D Y . F , T L




9. The kneecap is located distal to the
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a. leg.
b. thigh.
c. foot.
d. toes.
ANS: B Y . F , T L




10. Which organ is located in both the ventral and thoracic cavities?
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a. Stomach
b. Liver
c. Lung
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ANS: C Y . F , T L




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




12. Which organ is located in the dorsal cavity?
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a. Liver
b. Brain
c. Heart
d. Urinary bladder Y.F,TL




ANS: B Y . F , T L




13. Which of the following is descriptive of the location of the reproductive organs?
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a. Dorsal cavity and vertebral cavity L
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b. Mediastinum and the thoracic cavity L
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c. Ventral cavity and pelvic cavity L
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, d. Pleural cavity and mediastinum L
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ANS: C
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14. Which cavity is divided into quadrants?
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a. Thoracic
b. Abdominopelvic
c. Dorsal
d. Cranial
ANS: B
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15. Which region is included within the right upper quadrant (RUQ)?
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a. Umbilical
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ANS: D
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16. Which region is included within the left lower quadrant (LLQ)?
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a. Umbilical
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c. Epigastric
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ANS: D
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17. Which of the following refers to the umbilicus?
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a. Groin
b. Armpit
c. Navel
d. Patellar
ANS: C
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18. Which of the following refers to the lower back region?
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a. Groin
b. Axillary
c. Umbilical
d. Lumbar
ANS: D
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19. Which of the following refers to the groin region?
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a. Axillary
b. Lumbar
c. Cranial
d. Inguinal
ANS: D
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20. Which of the following refers to the area in front of the elbow?
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, a. Axillary
b. Brachial
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ANS: C Y . F , T L




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




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




23. Which area is inferior to the diaphragm?
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a. Axillary
b. Inguinal
c. Occipital
d. Cervical
ANS: B Y . F , T L




24. What is another name for the frontal plane?
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c. Transverse plane YF
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d. Coronal plane L
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ANS: D Y . F , T L




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




26. In Y . F, T L which cavity is the mediastinum located?
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a. Pelvic
b. Dorsal
c. Thoracic
d. Abdominal

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