Complete Exam Review: Amerman's
Human Anatomy & Physiology, 3rd
Edition With Verified Answers
Graded A+ [MOST RECENT]
1. Which learner thrives in an environment with a practical-based
laboratory or hands-on activities?
Answer: tactile/kinesthetic
2. Sierra says she learns more from reading the textbook for class than
from sitting in lecture. She must be a(n):
Answer: visual/verbal learner
3. Jesse felt comfortable using the microscope after listening to
directions from his lab professor. His learning style preference must be:
Answer: auditory/verbal learner
4. What does the SQ3R method stand for?
Answer: survey, question, read, recite, and review
5. Why should a student use the SQ3R method?
Answer: The SQ3R method provides a plan for a student to improve
textbook reading skills.
6. What is a good way to manage time in preparation for your anatomy
and physiology class?
Answer: Make a schedule and budget your time.
7. What type of learner performs best with study groups?
Answer: tactile/kinesthetic learner
8. What is a good strategy for class or laboratory preparation?
Answer: Read and prepare notes before attending your class or
laboratory.
,9. How could you use the Learning Outcomes in this book to help you
study?
Answer: Write down the answers to the Learning Outcomes.
10. In laboratory, you will study tissues. This area of study is known as:
Answer: histology.
11. Which organ system produces movement and generates heat?
Answer: muscular system
12. Which organ system includes blood vessels and the heart?
Answer: cardiovascular system
13. Which two organ systems include the pancreas as a component?
Answer: digestive and endocrine systems
14. What is a major function of the respiratory system?
Answer: deliver oxygen to the blood and remove carbon dioxide from
the body
15. When we imagine a person exhibiting anatomical position, the palms
of the hands are assumed to be facing:
Answer: forward.
16. A person who is standing facing forward with hands at the sides,
palms facing forward, is in the:
Answer: anatomical position.
17. A person in anatomical position is visualized to be:
Answer: standing upright.
18. Which directional term indicates the front side of the body?
Answer: anterior (ventral)
19. A directional term that means the same as posterior is:
Answer: dorsal.
20. The vertebral region is superior to the:
Answer: sacral region.
, 21. The hand is also known as the:
Answer: manual region.
22. A plane that divides the body into superior and inferior parts is
known as a:
Answer: transverse (horizontal) plane.
23. What are the two subcavities of the dorsal body cavity?
Answer: cranial and vertebral (spinal) cavities
24. What major organs are housed in the thoracic cavity?
Answer: lungs, heart, esophagus, trachea
25. What separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity?
Answer: diaphragm
26. What smaller cavity within the thoracic cavity houses the heart, great
blood vessels, esophagus, and trachea?
Answer: mediastinum
27. The innermost serous membrane attached to the heart muscle is
called the:
Answer: visceral pericardium.
28. What is NOT one of the three main parts of a cell?
Answer: extracellular fluid
29. What is NOT a function of the plasma membrane?
Answer: catalyze macromolecules into subunits
30. Cytosol is also known as:
Answer: intracellular fluid (ICF).
31. The main component of the cytosol is:
Answer: water.
32. Molecular machines that perform specific functions for the cell are:
Answer: organelles.
33. Which of the following best describes the structure of the plasma
membrane?
Human Anatomy & Physiology, 3rd
Edition With Verified Answers
Graded A+ [MOST RECENT]
1. Which learner thrives in an environment with a practical-based
laboratory or hands-on activities?
Answer: tactile/kinesthetic
2. Sierra says she learns more from reading the textbook for class than
from sitting in lecture. She must be a(n):
Answer: visual/verbal learner
3. Jesse felt comfortable using the microscope after listening to
directions from his lab professor. His learning style preference must be:
Answer: auditory/verbal learner
4. What does the SQ3R method stand for?
Answer: survey, question, read, recite, and review
5. Why should a student use the SQ3R method?
Answer: The SQ3R method provides a plan for a student to improve
textbook reading skills.
6. What is a good way to manage time in preparation for your anatomy
and physiology class?
Answer: Make a schedule and budget your time.
7. What type of learner performs best with study groups?
Answer: tactile/kinesthetic learner
8. What is a good strategy for class or laboratory preparation?
Answer: Read and prepare notes before attending your class or
laboratory.
,9. How could you use the Learning Outcomes in this book to help you
study?
Answer: Write down the answers to the Learning Outcomes.
10. In laboratory, you will study tissues. This area of study is known as:
Answer: histology.
11. Which organ system produces movement and generates heat?
Answer: muscular system
12. Which organ system includes blood vessels and the heart?
Answer: cardiovascular system
13. Which two organ systems include the pancreas as a component?
Answer: digestive and endocrine systems
14. What is a major function of the respiratory system?
Answer: deliver oxygen to the blood and remove carbon dioxide from
the body
15. When we imagine a person exhibiting anatomical position, the palms
of the hands are assumed to be facing:
Answer: forward.
16. A person who is standing facing forward with hands at the sides,
palms facing forward, is in the:
Answer: anatomical position.
17. A person in anatomical position is visualized to be:
Answer: standing upright.
18. Which directional term indicates the front side of the body?
Answer: anterior (ventral)
19. A directional term that means the same as posterior is:
Answer: dorsal.
20. The vertebral region is superior to the:
Answer: sacral region.
, 21. The hand is also known as the:
Answer: manual region.
22. A plane that divides the body into superior and inferior parts is
known as a:
Answer: transverse (horizontal) plane.
23. What are the two subcavities of the dorsal body cavity?
Answer: cranial and vertebral (spinal) cavities
24. What major organs are housed in the thoracic cavity?
Answer: lungs, heart, esophagus, trachea
25. What separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity?
Answer: diaphragm
26. What smaller cavity within the thoracic cavity houses the heart, great
blood vessels, esophagus, and trachea?
Answer: mediastinum
27. The innermost serous membrane attached to the heart muscle is
called the:
Answer: visceral pericardium.
28. What is NOT one of the three main parts of a cell?
Answer: extracellular fluid
29. What is NOT a function of the plasma membrane?
Answer: catalyze macromolecules into subunits
30. Cytosol is also known as:
Answer: intracellular fluid (ICF).
31. The main component of the cytosol is:
Answer: water.
32. Molecular machines that perform specific functions for the cell are:
Answer: organelles.
33. Which of the following best describes the structure of the plasma
membrane?
