MODULE 1 EXAM: (ANSWER KEY)
Question 1:
What is the study of the structure of the human body?
A. Anatomy
B. Physiology
C. Catabolism
D. Metabolism
Question 2:
Epithelium is an example of what level of organization in the human body?
A. Chemical
B. Organ
C. Cellular
D. Tissue
E. Organ system
Question 3:
What is the synthesis of more complex substances?
A. Anatomy
B. Physiology
C. Anabolism
D. Catabolism
E. Metabolism
Question 4:
List the four basic types of tissues.
Epithelium, connective, nervous, and muscular tissue
Question 5:
List the three layers of the skin in order from superficial to deep. The most superficial
layer of the skin should be at the top of your list. To receive credit the layers must be in this
order.
Epidermis
Dermis
Hypodermis
, Question 6:
Note: Essay answers must clearly be in your own words.
Testosterone contributes to muscle strength and bone mass. Based upon your learning of
metabolism, would it be considered an anabolic or catabolic hormone? Explain why.
- Anabolic in the sense that it includes the formation of new tissues from smaller cellular
components while utilizing energy.
Question 7:
What anatomical orientation term is used to indicate "toward the front of the body"?
A. Superior
B. Inferior
C. Ventral
D. Dorsal
Question 8:
What anatomical orientation term is used to indicate "toward the lower part of a
structure"?
A. Superior
B. Inferior
C. Ventral
D. Dorsal
E. Medial
Question 9:
What anatomical orientation term is used to indicate "away from the head end"?
- Inferior
Question 10:
What anatomical orientation term is used to indicate "closer to the point of attachment of a
limb"?
- Proximal
Question 11:
You are looking at a diagram of a patient standing in anatomical position. On the sheet of
paper containing the diagram, which thumb points to the left side of the paper, right or
left?
- Right
Question 1:
What is the study of the structure of the human body?
A. Anatomy
B. Physiology
C. Catabolism
D. Metabolism
Question 2:
Epithelium is an example of what level of organization in the human body?
A. Chemical
B. Organ
C. Cellular
D. Tissue
E. Organ system
Question 3:
What is the synthesis of more complex substances?
A. Anatomy
B. Physiology
C. Anabolism
D. Catabolism
E. Metabolism
Question 4:
List the four basic types of tissues.
Epithelium, connective, nervous, and muscular tissue
Question 5:
List the three layers of the skin in order from superficial to deep. The most superficial
layer of the skin should be at the top of your list. To receive credit the layers must be in this
order.
Epidermis
Dermis
Hypodermis
, Question 6:
Note: Essay answers must clearly be in your own words.
Testosterone contributes to muscle strength and bone mass. Based upon your learning of
metabolism, would it be considered an anabolic or catabolic hormone? Explain why.
- Anabolic in the sense that it includes the formation of new tissues from smaller cellular
components while utilizing energy.
Question 7:
What anatomical orientation term is used to indicate "toward the front of the body"?
A. Superior
B. Inferior
C. Ventral
D. Dorsal
Question 8:
What anatomical orientation term is used to indicate "toward the lower part of a
structure"?
A. Superior
B. Inferior
C. Ventral
D. Dorsal
E. Medial
Question 9:
What anatomical orientation term is used to indicate "away from the head end"?
- Inferior
Question 10:
What anatomical orientation term is used to indicate "closer to the point of attachment of a
limb"?
- Proximal
Question 11:
You are looking at a diagram of a patient standing in anatomical position. On the sheet of
paper containing the diagram, which thumb points to the left side of the paper, right or
left?
- Right
