,Chapter 1 Overview and Basic Concepts
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
1) What is a vertical section through the body, dividing it into anterior and posterior regions called? 1)
A) transverse B) sagittal C) median D) frontal
Answer: D
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)
2) One of the functional characteristics of life is irritability. This refers to . 2)
A) the nervous system causing all living things to sometimes experience anger
B) sensing changes in the environment and then reacting or responding to them
C) the necessity for all organisms to reproduce
D) indigestible food residues stimulating the excretory system
Answer: B
Explanation:
2
, A
)
B)
C)
D)
3) Which of the following describes a parasagittal plane? 3)
A) two cuts dividing the body into left and right halves
B) a transverse cut just above the knees
C) any sagittal plane except the median
D) any cut dividing the body into anterior and posterior
Answer: C
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)
4) Which one of the following systems responds to environmental stimuli? 4)
A) nervous B) lymphatic C) immune D) muscular
Answer: A
Explanation:
A
)
3
, B)
C)
D)
5) The cavities housing the eyes are called _ cavities. 5)
A) cranial B) nasal C) orbital D) frontal
Answer: C
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
1) What is a vertical section through the body, dividing it into anterior and posterior regions called? 1)
A) transverse B) sagittal C) median D) frontal
Answer: D
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)
2) One of the functional characteristics of life is irritability. This refers to . 2)
A) the nervous system causing all living things to sometimes experience anger
B) sensing changes in the environment and then reacting or responding to them
C) the necessity for all organisms to reproduce
D) indigestible food residues stimulating the excretory system
Answer: B
Explanation:
2
, A
)
B)
C)
D)
3) Which of the following describes a parasagittal plane? 3)
A) two cuts dividing the body into left and right halves
B) a transverse cut just above the knees
C) any sagittal plane except the median
D) any cut dividing the body into anterior and posterior
Answer: C
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)
4) Which one of the following systems responds to environmental stimuli? 4)
A) nervous B) lymphatic C) immune D) muscular
Answer: A
Explanation:
A
)
3
, B)
C)
D)
5) The cavities housing the eyes are called _ cavities. 5)
A) cranial B) nasal C) orbital D) frontal
Answer: C
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)
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