ALHS 1011 CHAPTER 1 Exam #1 Questions with
correct answers
Medical Terminology - ✔✔`the universal language of medicine
Anatomy - ✔✔The study of the internal and external structures of the human
body.
Microscopic Anatomy - ✔✔deals with structures too small to be seen with the
naked eye
Cytology - ✔✔study of cells
Histology - ✔✔study of tissues
Macroscopic Anatomy - ✔✔The study of structures that can be seen without
magnification
Physiology - ✔✔Focuses on the function and vital processes of the various
structures making up the human body
Human physiology - Animal physiology - Cellular physiology - Neurophysiology -
✔✔subspecialties of physiology
disease - ✔✔Anything that upsets normal structure or function
, Pathology - ✔✔study of disease
word root - ✔✔foundation of the word
combining form - ✔✔combination of the root and the combining vowel (usually
o)
metric system - ✔✔system of measurement in anatomy and physiology
temporal artery - ✔✔temple artery
carotid artery - ✔✔neck artery
brachial artery - ✔✔upper arm artery
radial artery - ✔✔wrist artery
femoral artery - ✔✔thigh artery
Papliteal Artery - ✔✔beside the knee artery
posterior tibial artery - ✔✔artery supplying the foot, behind the medial ankle
dorsalis pedis artery - ✔✔front of foot artery
correct answers
Medical Terminology - ✔✔`the universal language of medicine
Anatomy - ✔✔The study of the internal and external structures of the human
body.
Microscopic Anatomy - ✔✔deals with structures too small to be seen with the
naked eye
Cytology - ✔✔study of cells
Histology - ✔✔study of tissues
Macroscopic Anatomy - ✔✔The study of structures that can be seen without
magnification
Physiology - ✔✔Focuses on the function and vital processes of the various
structures making up the human body
Human physiology - Animal physiology - Cellular physiology - Neurophysiology -
✔✔subspecialties of physiology
disease - ✔✔Anything that upsets normal structure or function
, Pathology - ✔✔study of disease
word root - ✔✔foundation of the word
combining form - ✔✔combination of the root and the combining vowel (usually
o)
metric system - ✔✔system of measurement in anatomy and physiology
temporal artery - ✔✔temple artery
carotid artery - ✔✔neck artery
brachial artery - ✔✔upper arm artery
radial artery - ✔✔wrist artery
femoral artery - ✔✔thigh artery
Papliteal Artery - ✔✔beside the knee artery
posterior tibial artery - ✔✔artery supplying the foot, behind the medial ankle
dorsalis pedis artery - ✔✔front of foot artery
