Bontrager: Textbook of Radiographic Positioning and Related
Anatomy, 7th Edition
Chapter 01: General Anatomy, Terminology, and Positioning Principles
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What type of tissue binds together and supports the various structures of the body?
A. Epithelial C. Muscular
B. Connective D. Nervous
ANS: B PTS: 1
2. The lowest level of structural organization in the human body is the:
A. molecular level. C. chemical level.
B. cellular level. D. atomic level.
ANS: C PTS: 1
3. What type of tissue covers internal and external surfaces of the body?
A. Muscular C. Nervous
B. Connective D. Epithelial
ANS: D PTS: 1
,4. A body system consists of an association of organs that share a common function.
A. True B. False
ANS: A PTS: 1
5. How many individual body systems comprise the human body?
A. 22 C. 10
B. 13 D. 8
ANS: C PTS: 1
6. How many separate bones are found in the adult human body?
A. 181 C. 206
B. 215 D. 236
ANS: C PTS: 1
7. Which system of the human body is responsible for the elimination of solid waste?
A. Circulatory C. Urinary
B. Respiratory D. Digestive
ANS: D PTS: 1
8. Which of the following systems of the human body includes all ductless glands of the
body?
A. Endocrine C. Muscular
B. Integumentary D. Glandular
ANS: A PTS: 1
,9. Which of the following body systems helps to regulate body temperature?
A. Circulatory C. Endocrine
B. Urinary D. Nervous
ANS: A PTS: 1
10. Which of the following bones is part of the axial skeleton?
A. Radius C. Clavicle
B. Hip bone D. Sternum
ANS: D PTS: 1
11. How many bones are there in the adult axial skeleton?
A. 206 C. 54
B. 80 D. 126
ANS: B PTS: 1
12. What is the name of the small oval-shaped bone found in tendons?
A. Wormian C. Irregular bones
B. Tendinous D. Sesamoid bones
ANS: D PTS: 1
13. Which of the following bones is classified as a long bone?
A. Carpal bone C. Cranium
, B. Scapula D. Humerus
ANS: D PTS: 1
14. What is the name of the dense fibrous membrane that covers bone?
A. Cancellous portion C. Diploë
B. Periosteum D. Medullary portion
ANS: B PTS: 1
15. Which of the following bones is classified as a short bone?
A. Vertebrae C. Scapulae
B. Phalanges (toes) D. Carpal (wrist bones)
ANS: D PTS: 1
16. Which of the following is a secondary growth center for endochondral ossification?
A. Diaphysis C. Shaft of long bones
B. Epiphyses D. Articular cartilage
ANS: B PTS: 1
17. Which aspect of the long bones is responsible for the production of red blood cells?
A. Compact bone C. Medullary cavity
B. Periosteum D. Spongy or cancellous bone
ANS: D PTS: 1
Anatomy, 7th Edition
Chapter 01: General Anatomy, Terminology, and Positioning Principles
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What type of tissue binds together and supports the various structures of the body?
A. Epithelial C. Muscular
B. Connective D. Nervous
ANS: B PTS: 1
2. The lowest level of structural organization in the human body is the:
A. molecular level. C. chemical level.
B. cellular level. D. atomic level.
ANS: C PTS: 1
3. What type of tissue covers internal and external surfaces of the body?
A. Muscular C. Nervous
B. Connective D. Epithelial
ANS: D PTS: 1
,4. A body system consists of an association of organs that share a common function.
A. True B. False
ANS: A PTS: 1
5. How many individual body systems comprise the human body?
A. 22 C. 10
B. 13 D. 8
ANS: C PTS: 1
6. How many separate bones are found in the adult human body?
A. 181 C. 206
B. 215 D. 236
ANS: C PTS: 1
7. Which system of the human body is responsible for the elimination of solid waste?
A. Circulatory C. Urinary
B. Respiratory D. Digestive
ANS: D PTS: 1
8. Which of the following systems of the human body includes all ductless glands of the
body?
A. Endocrine C. Muscular
B. Integumentary D. Glandular
ANS: A PTS: 1
,9. Which of the following body systems helps to regulate body temperature?
A. Circulatory C. Endocrine
B. Urinary D. Nervous
ANS: A PTS: 1
10. Which of the following bones is part of the axial skeleton?
A. Radius C. Clavicle
B. Hip bone D. Sternum
ANS: D PTS: 1
11. How many bones are there in the adult axial skeleton?
A. 206 C. 54
B. 80 D. 126
ANS: B PTS: 1
12. What is the name of the small oval-shaped bone found in tendons?
A. Wormian C. Irregular bones
B. Tendinous D. Sesamoid bones
ANS: D PTS: 1
13. Which of the following bones is classified as a long bone?
A. Carpal bone C. Cranium
, B. Scapula D. Humerus
ANS: D PTS: 1
14. What is the name of the dense fibrous membrane that covers bone?
A. Cancellous portion C. Diploë
B. Periosteum D. Medullary portion
ANS: B PTS: 1
15. Which of the following bones is classified as a short bone?
A. Vertebrae C. Scapulae
B. Phalanges (toes) D. Carpal (wrist bones)
ANS: D PTS: 1
16. Which of the following is a secondary growth center for endochondral ossification?
A. Diaphysis C. Shaft of long bones
B. Epiphyses D. Articular cartilage
ANS: B PTS: 1
17. Which aspect of the long bones is responsible for the production of red blood cells?
A. Compact bone C. Medullary cavity
B. Periosteum D. Spongy or cancellous bone
ANS: D PTS: 1
