,Chapter 01: Introduction to the Human Body
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Herlihy: The Human Body in Health and Illness, 7th Edition
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, MULTIPLE CHOICE 1l
1. What is the branch of science that studies how the body functions?
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a. Anatomy
b. Histology
c. Pathology
d. Physiology
ANS: D
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2. Which word comes from the Greek word meaning “to dissect”?
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a. Anatomy
b. Histology
c. Pathology
d. Physiology
ANS: A 1l
3. Which of the following is a higher order of organization?
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a. Molecule
b. Cell
c. Organ
d. Tissue
ANS: C 1l
4. The head is located
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a. anterior
b. inferior
c. deep
d. superior
ANS: D 1l
5. The foot is located
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a. proximal
b. superior
c. superficial
d. distal
ANS: D 1l
6. The leg is
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a. distal
b. proximal
c. superior
d. deep
ANS: A 1l
, 7. The thigh is
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a. distal
b. proximal
c. inferior
d. deep
ANS: B 1l
8. The thoracic cavity is
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a. deep
b. distal
c. anterior
d. superior
ANS: D 1l
9. The kneecap is located distal to the
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a. leg.
b. thigh.
c. foot.
d. toes.
ANS: B 1l
10. Which organ is located in both the ventral and thoracic cavities?
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a. Stomach
b. Liver
c. Lung
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ANS: C 1l
11. Which organ is located in the ventral cavity but not in the thoracic cavity?
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a. Lung
b. Heart
c. Liver
d. Brain
ANS: C 1l
12. Which organ is located in the dorsal cavity?
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a. Liver
b. Brain
c. Heart
d. Urinary bladder 1l
ANS: B 1l
13. Which of the following is descriptive of the location of the reproductive organs?
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a. Dorsal cavity and vertebral cavity
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b. Mediastinum and the thoracic cavity 1l 1l 1l 1l
c. Ventral cavity and pelvic cavity
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Herlihy: The Human Body in Health and Illness, 7th Edition
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, MULTIPLE CHOICE 1l
1. What is the branch of science that studies how the body functions?
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a. Anatomy
b. Histology
c. Pathology
d. Physiology
ANS: D
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2. Which word comes from the Greek word meaning “to dissect”?
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a. Anatomy
b. Histology
c. Pathology
d. Physiology
ANS: A 1l
3. Which of the following is a higher order of organization?
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a. Molecule
b. Cell
c. Organ
d. Tissue
ANS: C 1l
4. The head is located
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a. anterior
b. inferior
c. deep
d. superior
ANS: D 1l
5. The foot is located
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a. proximal
b. superior
c. superficial
d. distal
ANS: D 1l
6. The leg is
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a. distal
b. proximal
c. superior
d. deep
ANS: A 1l
, 7. The thigh is
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a. distal
b. proximal
c. inferior
d. deep
ANS: B 1l
8. The thoracic cavity is
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a. deep
b. distal
c. anterior
d. superior
ANS: D 1l
9. The kneecap is located distal to the
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a. leg.
b. thigh.
c. foot.
d. toes.
ANS: B 1l
10. Which organ is located in both the ventral and thoracic cavities?
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a. Stomach
b. Liver
c. Lung
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ANS: C 1l
11. Which organ is located in the ventral cavity but not in the thoracic cavity?
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a. Lung
b. Heart
c. Liver
d. Brain
ANS: C 1l
12. Which organ is located in the dorsal cavity?
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a. Liver
b. Brain
c. Heart
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ANS: B 1l
13. Which of the following is descriptive of the location of the reproductive organs?
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a. Dorsal cavity and vertebral cavity
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b. Mediastinum and the thoracic cavity 1l 1l 1l 1l
c. Ventral cavity and pelvic cavity
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