,Craft, Gordon: Understanding Pathophysiology, 2nd Edition
Chapter 01: Introduction to clinical science
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A sign is:
a. an alteration to normal body function.
b. a subjective indication of the patient experience reported by the patient.
c. an objective measurement or recording.
d. a localised response to disease.
ANS: C REF: p 5
2. When a patient has a set of signs and symptoms that occur together and are specific to
a particular condition with an unknown cause, this is referred to as a/n:
a. disease.
b. disorder.
c. aetiology.
d. syndrome.
ANS: D REF: p 5
3. Frank presents to the emergency room at your local hospital and reports feelings of
nausea and pain in the abdomen. Frank’s self-reported experiences are referred to as:
a. disorders.
b. signs.
c. symptoms.
d. syndromes.
ANS: C REF: p 5
4. In relation to disease, the term incidence refers to:
a. the number of people who have the disease at any one time.
b. the number of new cases that have been diagnosed and confirmed within a set
time period.
c. the presence of several diseases in the same patient.
d. the proportion of the population with the disease.
ANS: B REF: p 6
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,Test Bank 1-2
5. Jane has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, and her physician has told her that she is
also obese and will need to lose some weight. In Jane’s case, obesity is:
a. a comorbidity
b. a measure of mortality
c. a symptom
d. an incidence.
ANS: A REF: p 6
6. The sagittal plane:
a. divides the body into left and right.
b. refers to the exact middle of the body.
c. divides the body into upper and lower segments.
d. divides the body into front and back.
ANS: A REF: p 8
7. The frontal plane:
a. divides the body into left and right.
b. refers to the exact middle of the body.
c. divides the body into upper and lower segments.
d. divides the body into front and back.
ANS: D REF: p 8
8. The transverse plane:
a. divides the body into left and right.
b. refers to the exact middle of the body.
c. divides the body into upper and lower segments.
d. divides the body into front and back.
ANS: C REF: p 8
9. The nose is:
a. superior to the forehead.
b. medial to the ear.
c. ipsilateral to the ear.
d. dorsal to the forehead.
ANS: B REF: p 9
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, Test Bank 1-3
10. The term ventral refers to the:
a. anterior of the body.
b. posterior surface of the body.
c. medial plane of the body.
d. dorsal surface of the body.
ANS: A REF: p 9
11. The elbow is:
a. distal to the finger.
b. medial to the stomach.
c. proximal to the wrist.
d. superior to the head.
ANS: C REF: p 9
12. The dorsal cavity contains the:
a. brain and spinal cord.
b. liver and spleen.
c. heart and lungs.
d. mediastinum.
ANS: A REF: p 9
13. Which of the following are NOT located in the ventral body cavity?
a. brain and spinal cord
b. liver and spleen
c. heart and lungs
d. gallbladder and thymus
ANS: A REF: p 9
14. A deficiency of oxygen in the blood is referred to as:
a. hypoxia.
b. hyperoxia.
c. hypoxaemia.
d. hypotension.
ANS: C REF: p 10
© 2015 Elsevier Australia.
Chapter 01: Introduction to clinical science
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A sign is:
a. an alteration to normal body function.
b. a subjective indication of the patient experience reported by the patient.
c. an objective measurement or recording.
d. a localised response to disease.
ANS: C REF: p 5
2. When a patient has a set of signs and symptoms that occur together and are specific to
a particular condition with an unknown cause, this is referred to as a/n:
a. disease.
b. disorder.
c. aetiology.
d. syndrome.
ANS: D REF: p 5
3. Frank presents to the emergency room at your local hospital and reports feelings of
nausea and pain in the abdomen. Frank’s self-reported experiences are referred to as:
a. disorders.
b. signs.
c. symptoms.
d. syndromes.
ANS: C REF: p 5
4. In relation to disease, the term incidence refers to:
a. the number of people who have the disease at any one time.
b. the number of new cases that have been diagnosed and confirmed within a set
time period.
c. the presence of several diseases in the same patient.
d. the proportion of the population with the disease.
ANS: B REF: p 6
© 2015 Elsevier Australia.
,Test Bank 1-2
5. Jane has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, and her physician has told her that she is
also obese and will need to lose some weight. In Jane’s case, obesity is:
a. a comorbidity
b. a measure of mortality
c. a symptom
d. an incidence.
ANS: A REF: p 6
6. The sagittal plane:
a. divides the body into left and right.
b. refers to the exact middle of the body.
c. divides the body into upper and lower segments.
d. divides the body into front and back.
ANS: A REF: p 8
7. The frontal plane:
a. divides the body into left and right.
b. refers to the exact middle of the body.
c. divides the body into upper and lower segments.
d. divides the body into front and back.
ANS: D REF: p 8
8. The transverse plane:
a. divides the body into left and right.
b. refers to the exact middle of the body.
c. divides the body into upper and lower segments.
d. divides the body into front and back.
ANS: C REF: p 8
9. The nose is:
a. superior to the forehead.
b. medial to the ear.
c. ipsilateral to the ear.
d. dorsal to the forehead.
ANS: B REF: p 9
© 2015 Elsevier Australia.
, Test Bank 1-3
10. The term ventral refers to the:
a. anterior of the body.
b. posterior surface of the body.
c. medial plane of the body.
d. dorsal surface of the body.
ANS: A REF: p 9
11. The elbow is:
a. distal to the finger.
b. medial to the stomach.
c. proximal to the wrist.
d. superior to the head.
ANS: C REF: p 9
12. The dorsal cavity contains the:
a. brain and spinal cord.
b. liver and spleen.
c. heart and lungs.
d. mediastinum.
ANS: A REF: p 9
13. Which of the following are NOT located in the ventral body cavity?
a. brain and spinal cord
b. liver and spleen
c. heart and lungs
d. gallbladder and thymus
ANS: A REF: p 9
14. A deficiency of oxygen in the blood is referred to as:
a. hypoxia.
b. hyperoxia.
c. hypoxaemia.
d. hypotension.
ANS: C REF: p 10
© 2015 Elsevier Australia.
