Test Bank – Marieb Human Anatomy, 10th Edition by Patricia Brady

Test Bank | Complete Chapters (Ch 1 to 25)
Marieb Human Anatomy, 10e (Brady/Mallatt)
Chapter 1 The Human Body: An Orientation

1.1 Multiple Choice Questions

1) The smallest living unit is
A) a cell.
B) an organ.
C) a human being.
D) a molecule.
Answer: A
Section: 1.1
Book LO: 1.3
Bloom's Level: Remembering/Understanding


2) Which branch of anatomy studies the structural changes that occur as one ages?
A) developmental anatomy
B) pathological anatomy
C) regional anatomy
D) surface anatomy
Answer: A
Section: 1.1
Book LO: 1.1
Bloom's Level: Remembering/Understanding


3) Morphology is
A) a measuring technique.
B) the study of form.
C) an imaging technology.
D) the study of disease.
E) a type of microscopy.
Answer: B
Section: 1.1
Book LO: 1.5
Bloom's Level: Remembering/Understanding


4) A typical human cell has a diameter of approximately 10 micrometers ( µ! ). If a
pathologist is viewing a tissue sample where cells are arranged side-by-side in a
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, single line, how many cells would span a distance of 1 millimeter (mm)?
A) 10
B) 100
C) 1,000
D) 10,000
Answer: B
Section: 1.1
Book LO: 1.4
Bloom's Level: Applying/Analyzing


5) A histologist examines a specimen that has an epithelium overlying some smooth
muscle. This specimen is part of
A) a molecule.
B) a cell.
C) a tissue.
D) an organ.
Answer: D
Section: 1.1
Book LO: 1.2
Bloom's Level: Remembering/Understanding


6) An example of a tissue in the body is
A) the stomach.
B) a muscle cell.
C) epithelium.
D) a macromolecule.
Answer: C
Section: 1.1
Book LO: 1.2
Bloom's Level: Remembering/Understanding


7) An example of an organ is
A) a fat cell.
B) the intestine.
C) epithelium.
D) the cardiovascular system (but not the circulatory system).
Answer: B
Section: 1.1
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,Book LO: 1.2
Bloom's Level: Remembering/Understanding


8) Which organ system consists of vessels that do not carry blood, but pick up fluids
(and some cells) that are leaked from the blood?
A) urinary
B) endocrine
C) integumentary
D) lymphatic
Answer: D
Section: 1.1
Book LO: 1.3
Bloom's Level: Applying/Analyzing


9) Large molecules such as proteins are called
A) cells.
B) macromolecules.
C) multi-atom units.
D) cellular organelles.
Answer: B
Section: 1.1
Book LO: 1.5
Bloom's Level: Remembering/Understanding


10) Which organ system covers the external surface of the body and is the primary
barrier against the outside world?
A) lymphatic
B) digestive
C) integumentary
D) muscular
Answer: C
Section: 1.1
Book LO: 1.3
Bloom's Level: Remembering/Understanding


11) Which organ system includes the spinal cord?
A) skeletal
B) muscular
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, C) nervous
D) integumentary
Answer: C
Section: 1.1
Book LO: 1.3
Bloom's Level: Remembering/Understanding


12) The elimination of nitrogenous wastes from body fluids is regulated by the
system.
A) urinary
B) endocrine
C) integumentary
D) lymphatic
Answer: A
Section: 1.1
Book LO: 1.3
Bloom's Level: Remembering/Understanding


13) The dimensions of cells and organelles would best be described using which units
of measurement?
A) mg
B) cm
C) µ!
D) m
E) ml
Answer: C
Section: 1.1
Book LO: 1.4
Bloom's Level: Applying/Analyzing


14) Which organ system includes the pancreas, thymus, testes, and pituitary gland?
A) integumentary
B) endocrine
C) reproductive
D) lymphatic
Answer: B
Section: 1.1
Book LO: 1.3
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