TEST BANK
Gray's Anatomy for Students
Richard L. Drake, A. Wayne Vogl, Adam W. M. Mitchell
4th Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01: The Body 1
Chapter 02: Back 8
Chapter 03: Thorax 33
Chapter 04: Abdomen 57
Chapter 05: Pelvis and Perineum 73
Chapter 06: Lower Limb 98
Chapter 07: Upper Limb 106
Chapter 08: Head and Neck 116
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Chapter 01: The Body
Drake: Gray's Anatomy for Students, 4th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following describes anatomy?
a. using devices to investigate parameters such as heart rate and blood pressure
b. investigating human structure via dissections and other methods
c. studying the unusual manner in which an organism responds to painful stimuli
d. examining the physiology of life
ANS: B DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Anatomy and Physiology
2. Systemic anatomy is a term that refers to:
a. physiological investigation at a microscopic level.
b. anatomical investigation that begins in the head and neck and concludes at the feet.
c. anatomical investigation that utilizes an approach studying the body by
systems—groups of organs having a common function.
d. anatomical investigation at the molecular level.
ANS: C DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Anatomy and Physiology
3. A plane through the body that would divide the body into right and left sides is called:
a. sagittal. WWW.TBSM.WS
b. frontal.
c. coronal.
d. transverse.
ANS: A DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Body Planes and Sections
4. A plane through the body that would divide the body into anterior and posterior portions is:
a. sagittal.
b. median.
c. coronal.
d. transverse.
ANS: C DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Body Planes and Sections
5. The plane which divides the individual into upper and lower parts is the:
a. sagittal plane.
b. frontal plane.
c. transverse plane.
d. superficial plane.
ANS: C DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Body Planes and Sections
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6. A sagittal section divides the body into:
a. upper and lower portions.
b. right and left portions.
c. front and back portions.
ANS: B DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Body Planes and Sections
7. Moving a body part away from the medial plane of the body is called:
a. adduction.
b. abduction.
c. flexion.
d. extension.
ANS: B DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Abduction and Adduction
8. Muscles may be named according to:
a. function.
b. direction of fibers.
c. points of attachment.
d. all of the above.
ANS: D DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: How Muscles Are Named
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TRUE/FALSE
1. Anatomy is the study of the functions of an organism and its parts, as opposed to the study
of its structure.
ANS: F DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Anatomy
2. In anatomical position, the person is standing erect with arms at the sides and palms dorsal.
ANS: F DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Anatomical Position
3. Ipsilateral simply means on the same side.
ANS: T DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Anatomical Position
4. Bilateral symmetry is characteristic of external body organization, but not necessarily of
internal organization.
ANS: T DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Anatomical Position
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5. The eyes, ears, and arms all show bilateral symmetry of the body.
ANS: T DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: Anatomical Position
6. The value of computed tomography is that an image is displayed along a transverse
(cross-sectional) plane.
ANS: T DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Medical Imaging of the Body
7. Magnetic resonance imaging can produce sharper images of soft tissue than x-radiation can.
ANS: T DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Medical Imaging of the Body
8. Ventral and posterior are synonymous terms.
ANS: F DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Body Cavities
9. A coronal section would divide the body into equal right and left halves.
ANS: F DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Body Planes and Sections
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10. The anatomical position is the reference position for the directional terms of the body.
ANS: T DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Anatomical Position
11. Superficial and inferior are opposite directional terms in humans.
ANS: F DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Directional Terms
12. Proximal and distal are opposite directional terms in humans.
ANS: T DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Directional Terms
13. A mid-coronal section would divide the body into bilaterally symmetrical halves.
ANS: F DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: Anatomical Positions/Body Planes and Sections
14. A mid-sagittal section would divide the body into bilaterally symmetrical halves.
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ANS: T DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: Anatomical Positions/Body Planes and Sections
15. The number of bones in the skeleton is constant from person to person.
ANS: F DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Introduction
16. Plantar flexion is a movement that only applies to the hands and feet.
ANS: F DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Angular Movements
17. Rotation and circumduction are interchangeable terms.
ANS: F DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Circular Movements
18. When a muscle contracts, the bone moved is usually considered the bone of insertion.
ANS: T DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: Attachment of Muscles
19. The insertion is that point of attachment that does not move when the muscle contracts.
ANS: F DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: Attachment of Muscles
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20. The direction of the fibers composing a muscle is insignificant to its function.
ANS: F DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: Size, Shape, and Fiber Arrangement
21. In muscle terminology, the term rectus means straight.
ANS: T DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: How Muscles Are Named
22. Muscles usually originate distal to the point of insertion.
ANS: F DIF: synthesis REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: Hints on How to Deduce Muscle Actions
23. Tendons and aponeuroses are both fibrous tissue extending from a muscle.
ANS: T DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Connective Tissue Components
24. Most muscles span a joint.
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ANS: T DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Attachment of Muscles
25. Muscle can have only one origin attachment and one insertion attachment.
ANS: F DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Attachment of Muscles
26. That which is considered the origin and insertion of a muscle may change under certain
circumstances.
ANS: T DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Attachment of Muscles
27. Somatic sense receptors located in muscles and joints are called visceroceptors.
ANS: F DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Classification by Location
MATCHING
Match the following terms with their main action.
a. abductors
b. adductors
c. extensors WWW.TBSM.WS
d. flexors
e. pronators
f. supinators
1. _________ move the bone away from the midline.
2. _________ move the part toward the midline.
1. ANS: A DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: Abduction and Adduction
2. ANS: B DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: Abduction and Adduction
Match the structure or organ of the lymphatic system with its function or description.
a. tonsils
b. spleen
c. lymph node
d. cisterna chyli
e. lymph
f. thoracic duct
g. thymus
h. right lymphatic duct
i. Peyer’s patches
j. Hassall’s corpuscles
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k. interstitial fluid
3. _________ Fluid that fills the spaces between cells.
3. ANS: K DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Lymph and Interstitial Fluid
Match the description of the structure of the synovial joint with the correct term.
a. articular cartilage
b. synovial membrane
c. joint cavity
d. menisci
e. fibrous membrane
f. ligaments
g. bursae
4. _________ Closed pillow-like structures formed from synovial membrane.
4. ANS: G DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Structure of Synovial Joints
The following features are used in the naming of muscles. Match the feature with the
muscles or terms listed.
a. location
b. function
c. shape
d. direction of fibers WWW.TBSM.WS
e. number of heads or divisions
f. points of attachment
5. _________ triceps
6. _________ rectus
7. _________ biceps
8. _________ adductors
9. _________ brachialis
10. _________ quadriceps
11. _________ deltoid
12. _________ gluteus
13. _________ sternocleidomastoid
14. _________ pronator
5. ANS: B DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: How Muscles Are Named
6. ANS: A DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: How Muscles Are Named
7. ANS: E DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: How Muscles Are Named
8. ANS: C DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: How Muscles Are Named
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9. ANS: A DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: How Muscles Are Named
10. ANS: F DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: How Muscles Are Named
11. ANS: B DIF: synthesis REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: How Muscles Are Named
12. ANS: E DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: How Muscles Are Named
13. ANS: D DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: How Muscles Are Named
14. ANS: E DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: How Muscles Are Named
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Chapter 02: Back
Drake: Gray's Anatomy for Students, 4th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which is not a part of the axial skeleton?
a. rib
b. vertebral column
c. mandible
d. clavicle
ANS: D DIF: memorization REF: Back
TOP: Divisions of Skeleton
2. The term sinus, as it relates to bone markings, may be defined as a:
a. raised area or projection.
b. cavity within a bone.
c. tubelike opening or channel.
d. groove or elongated depression.
ANS: B DIF: memorization REF: Back
TOP: Divisions of Skeleton
3. Which bone is a part of the axial skeleton?
a. rib
b. clavicle WWW.TBSM.WS
c. radius
d. pelvic bones
ANS: A DIF: memorization REF: Back
TOP: Divisions of Skeleton
4. Which bone is a part of the appendicular skeleton?
a. scapula
b. vertebra
c. parietal
d. mandible
ANS: A DIF: memorization REF: Back
TOP: Divisions of Skeleton
5. The skeletal framework of the neck consists of:
a. lumbar vertebrae.
b. thoracic vertebrae.
c. sacral vertebrae.
d. cervical vertebrae.
ANS: D DIF: memorization REF: Back
TOP: Vertebral Column
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Gray's Anatomy for Students
Richard L. Drake, A. Wayne Vogl, Adam W. M. Mitchell
4th Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01: The Body 1
Chapter 02: Back 8
Chapter 03: Thorax 33
Chapter 04: Abdomen 57
Chapter 05: Pelvis and Perineum 73
Chapter 06: Lower Limb 98
Chapter 07: Upper Limb 106
Chapter 08: Head and Neck 116
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Test Bank - Gray’s Anatomy for Students, 4th Edition (Drake, 2020)
Chapter 01: The Body
Drake: Gray's Anatomy for Students, 4th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following describes anatomy?
a. using devices to investigate parameters such as heart rate and blood pressure
b. investigating human structure via dissections and other methods
c. studying the unusual manner in which an organism responds to painful stimuli
d. examining the physiology of life
ANS: B DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Anatomy and Physiology
2. Systemic anatomy is a term that refers to:
a. physiological investigation at a microscopic level.
b. anatomical investigation that begins in the head and neck and concludes at the feet.
c. anatomical investigation that utilizes an approach studying the body by
systems—groups of organs having a common function.
d. anatomical investigation at the molecular level.
ANS: C DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Anatomy and Physiology
3. A plane through the body that would divide the body into right and left sides is called:
a. sagittal. WWW.TBSM.WS
b. frontal.
c. coronal.
d. transverse.
ANS: A DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Body Planes and Sections
4. A plane through the body that would divide the body into anterior and posterior portions is:
a. sagittal.
b. median.
c. coronal.
d. transverse.
ANS: C DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Body Planes and Sections
5. The plane which divides the individual into upper and lower parts is the:
a. sagittal plane.
b. frontal plane.
c. transverse plane.
d. superficial plane.
ANS: C DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Body Planes and Sections
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6. A sagittal section divides the body into:
a. upper and lower portions.
b. right and left portions.
c. front and back portions.
ANS: B DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Body Planes and Sections
7. Moving a body part away from the medial plane of the body is called:
a. adduction.
b. abduction.
c. flexion.
d. extension.
ANS: B DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Abduction and Adduction
8. Muscles may be named according to:
a. function.
b. direction of fibers.
c. points of attachment.
d. all of the above.
ANS: D DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: How Muscles Are Named
WWW.TBSM.WS
TRUE/FALSE
1. Anatomy is the study of the functions of an organism and its parts, as opposed to the study
of its structure.
ANS: F DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Anatomy
2. In anatomical position, the person is standing erect with arms at the sides and palms dorsal.
ANS: F DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Anatomical Position
3. Ipsilateral simply means on the same side.
ANS: T DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Anatomical Position
4. Bilateral symmetry is characteristic of external body organization, but not necessarily of
internal organization.
ANS: T DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Anatomical Position
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5. The eyes, ears, and arms all show bilateral symmetry of the body.
ANS: T DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: Anatomical Position
6. The value of computed tomography is that an image is displayed along a transverse
(cross-sectional) plane.
ANS: T DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Medical Imaging of the Body
7. Magnetic resonance imaging can produce sharper images of soft tissue than x-radiation can.
ANS: T DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Medical Imaging of the Body
8. Ventral and posterior are synonymous terms.
ANS: F DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Body Cavities
9. A coronal section would divide the body into equal right and left halves.
ANS: F DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Body Planes and Sections
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10. The anatomical position is the reference position for the directional terms of the body.
ANS: T DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Anatomical Position
11. Superficial and inferior are opposite directional terms in humans.
ANS: F DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Directional Terms
12. Proximal and distal are opposite directional terms in humans.
ANS: T DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Directional Terms
13. A mid-coronal section would divide the body into bilaterally symmetrical halves.
ANS: F DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: Anatomical Positions/Body Planes and Sections
14. A mid-sagittal section would divide the body into bilaterally symmetrical halves.
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ANS: T DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: Anatomical Positions/Body Planes and Sections
15. The number of bones in the skeleton is constant from person to person.
ANS: F DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Introduction
16. Plantar flexion is a movement that only applies to the hands and feet.
ANS: F DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Angular Movements
17. Rotation and circumduction are interchangeable terms.
ANS: F DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Circular Movements
18. When a muscle contracts, the bone moved is usually considered the bone of insertion.
ANS: T DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: Attachment of Muscles
19. The insertion is that point of attachment that does not move when the muscle contracts.
ANS: F DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: Attachment of Muscles
WWW.TBSM.WS
20. The direction of the fibers composing a muscle is insignificant to its function.
ANS: F DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: Size, Shape, and Fiber Arrangement
21. In muscle terminology, the term rectus means straight.
ANS: T DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: How Muscles Are Named
22. Muscles usually originate distal to the point of insertion.
ANS: F DIF: synthesis REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: Hints on How to Deduce Muscle Actions
23. Tendons and aponeuroses are both fibrous tissue extending from a muscle.
ANS: T DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Connective Tissue Components
24. Most muscles span a joint.
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ANS: T DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Attachment of Muscles
25. Muscle can have only one origin attachment and one insertion attachment.
ANS: F DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Attachment of Muscles
26. That which is considered the origin and insertion of a muscle may change under certain
circumstances.
ANS: T DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Attachment of Muscles
27. Somatic sense receptors located in muscles and joints are called visceroceptors.
ANS: F DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Classification by Location
MATCHING
Match the following terms with their main action.
a. abductors
b. adductors
c. extensors WWW.TBSM.WS
d. flexors
e. pronators
f. supinators
1. _________ move the bone away from the midline.
2. _________ move the part toward the midline.
1. ANS: A DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: Abduction and Adduction
2. ANS: B DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: Abduction and Adduction
Match the structure or organ of the lymphatic system with its function or description.
a. tonsils
b. spleen
c. lymph node
d. cisterna chyli
e. lymph
f. thoracic duct
g. thymus
h. right lymphatic duct
i. Peyer’s patches
j. Hassall’s corpuscles
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k. interstitial fluid
3. _________ Fluid that fills the spaces between cells.
3. ANS: K DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Lymph and Interstitial Fluid
Match the description of the structure of the synovial joint with the correct term.
a. articular cartilage
b. synovial membrane
c. joint cavity
d. menisci
e. fibrous membrane
f. ligaments
g. bursae
4. _________ Closed pillow-like structures formed from synovial membrane.
4. ANS: G DIF: memorization
REF: Anatomy and Imaging TOP: Structure of Synovial Joints
The following features are used in the naming of muscles. Match the feature with the
muscles or terms listed.
a. location
b. function
c. shape
d. direction of fibers WWW.TBSM.WS
e. number of heads or divisions
f. points of attachment
5. _________ triceps
6. _________ rectus
7. _________ biceps
8. _________ adductors
9. _________ brachialis
10. _________ quadriceps
11. _________ deltoid
12. _________ gluteus
13. _________ sternocleidomastoid
14. _________ pronator
5. ANS: B DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: How Muscles Are Named
6. ANS: A DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: How Muscles Are Named
7. ANS: E DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: How Muscles Are Named
8. ANS: C DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: How Muscles Are Named
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9. ANS: A DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: How Muscles Are Named
10. ANS: F DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: How Muscles Are Named
11. ANS: B DIF: synthesis REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: How Muscles Are Named
12. ANS: E DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: How Muscles Are Named
13. ANS: D DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: How Muscles Are Named
14. ANS: E DIF: application REF: Anatomy and Imaging
TOP: How Muscles Are Named
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Chapter 02: Back
Drake: Gray's Anatomy for Students, 4th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which is not a part of the axial skeleton?
a. rib
b. vertebral column
c. mandible
d. clavicle
ANS: D DIF: memorization REF: Back
TOP: Divisions of Skeleton
2. The term sinus, as it relates to bone markings, may be defined as a:
a. raised area or projection.
b. cavity within a bone.
c. tubelike opening or channel.
d. groove or elongated depression.
ANS: B DIF: memorization REF: Back
TOP: Divisions of Skeleton
3. Which bone is a part of the axial skeleton?
a. rib
b. clavicle WWW.TBSM.WS
c. radius
d. pelvic bones
ANS: A DIF: memorization REF: Back
TOP: Divisions of Skeleton
4. Which bone is a part of the appendicular skeleton?
a. scapula
b. vertebra
c. parietal
d. mandible
ANS: A DIF: memorization REF: Back
TOP: Divisions of Skeleton
5. The skeletal framework of the neck consists of:
a. lumbar vertebrae.
b. thoracic vertebrae.
c. sacral vertebrae.
d. cervical vertebrae.
ANS: D DIF: memorization REF: Back
TOP: Vertebral Column
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