The Human Body in Health and Illness – 7th Edition by Barbara Herlihy – Complete Test Bank Chapters 1–27 with Verified Questions and Answers

The Human Body In Health And Illness – 7th Edition
By Barbara Herlihy – Complete Test Bank
Chapters 1–27




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TEST BANK

, CHAPTER 01: Introduction to the Human Body
Herlihy: The Human Body in Health and Illness, 7th Edition


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. What is the branch of science that studies how the body functions?
a. Anatomy
b. Histology
c. Pathology
d. Physiology
ANS: D

2. Which word comes from the Greek word meaning “to dissect”?
a. Anatomy
b. Histology
c. Pathology
d. Physiology

ANS: A

3. Which of the following is a higher order of organization?
a. Molecule
b. Cell
c. Organ
d. Tissue
ANS: C

4. The head is located to the chest.
a. anterior
b. inferior
c. deep
d. superior
ANS: D

5. The foot is located to the leg.
a. proximal
b. superior
c. superficial
d. distal
ANS: D

6. The leg is to the thigh.
a. distal
b. proximal

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, c. superior
d. deep
ANS: A




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, 7. The thigh is to the foot.
a. distal
b. proximal
c. inferior
d. deep

ANS: B

8. The thoracic cavity is to the abdominopelvic cavity.
a. deep
b. distal
c. anterior
d. superior

ANS: D

9. The kneecap is located distal to the
a. leg.
b. thigh.
c. foot.
d. toes.
ANS: B

10. Which organ is located in both the ventral and thoracic cavities?
a. Stomach
b. Liver
c. Lung
d. Spinal cord
ANS: C

11. Which organ is located in the ventral cavity but not in the thoracic
cavity?
a. Lung
b. Heart
c. Liver
d. Brain
ANS: C

12. Which organ is located in the dorsal cavity?
a. Liver
b. Brain
c. Heart
d. Urinary bladder
ANS: B

13. Which of the following is descriptive of the location of the
reproductive orgANS?
a. Dorsal cavity and vertebral cavity

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