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Designed for students studying anatomy, physiology, health sciences, nursing, and allied health, this Test Bank for The Human Body in Health & Disease, 7th Edition by Kevin T. Patton and Gary A. Thibodeau supports structured coursework review, concept reinforcement, and examination preparation. The resource follows the major concepts of the textbook, helping students review the organization of the human body, chemistry of life, cells, tissues, organ systems, mechanisms of disease, and the relationship between normal body function and disease processes. The 7th edition covers major body systems and related health concepts, including the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, sensory, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive systems. It also addresses nutrition and metabolism, fluid and electrolyte balance, acid-base balance, growth and development, genetics, and genetic diseases. Students can use the Test Bank alongside their coursework to reinforce anatomy and physiology terminology, review essential concepts, prepare for examinations, and strengthen their understanding of how body systems function in health and disease.

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The Human Body in Health & Disease




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FULL TEST BANK!!!

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,Chapter 01: Introduction to the Body
Patton: The Human Body in Health & Disease, 7th Edition




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MULTIPLE CHOICE




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1. Which word is derived from the Greek word meaning “cutting up”?
a. Dissection
b. Physiology
c. Pathology




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d. Anatomy
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
REF: P. 3 TOP: Introduction




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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




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ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
REF: p. 3 TOP: Introduction




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3. Which word is defined as the scientific study of disease?
a. Dissection
b. Physiology
c. Pathology
d. Anatomy
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
REF: 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: C PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: 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: C PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
REF: p. 6 TOP: Structural levels of organization




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, 6. The heart is an example of a(n)
a. organ.




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b. tissue.
c. organism.
d. system.




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ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. 6
TOP: Structural levels of organization

7. The levels of organization from most simple to most complex are




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a. cell chemical organ tissue system.
b. tissue cell chemical organ system.
c. chemical tissue cell organ system.
d. chemical cell tissue organ system.




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REF: 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?




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a. Supine
b. Anatomical
c. Lateral
d. Prone




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ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
REF: 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
REF: 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
REF: 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
REF: p. 7 TOP: Anatomical direction




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12. The opposite term for posterior in humans is
a. superior.




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b. anterior.
c. ventral.
d. both B and C.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. 7




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TOP: Anatomical direction

13. The opposite term for superficial is
a. deep.




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b. inferior.
c. posterior.
d. medial.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
REF: p. 7 TOP: Anatomical direction




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14. The body section that divides the right ear from the left ear is a section.
a. frontal
b. sagittal




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c. coronal
d. transverse
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: 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 REF: 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: C PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: 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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