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Anthony’s Textbook of Anatomy & Physiology 21st
Edition Patton Test Bank
Chapter01:OrganizationoftheBody
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MULTIPLECHOICE
1. Whichofthefollowingdescribesanatomy?
a. Usingdevicestoinvestigateparameterssuchasheartrateandbloodpressure
b. Investigatinghumanstructureviadissectionsandothermethods
c. Studyingtheunusualmannerinwhichanorganismrespondstopainfulstimuli
d. Examiningthephysiologyoflife
ANS:B DIF: Memorization
REF:p.3TOP:AnatomyandPhysiology
2. Systemicanatomyisatermthatrefersto:
a. physiologicalinvestigationatamicroscopiclevel.
b. anatomicalinvestigationthatbeginsintheheadandneckandconcludesatthefeet.
c. anatomicalinvestigationthatusesanapproachofstudyingthebodybysyste
ms—groupsoforganshavingacommonfunction.
d. anatomicalinvestigationatthemolecularlevel.
ANS:C DIF: Memorization
REF:p.4TOP:AnatomyandPhysiology
3. Physiologycanbesubdividedaccordingtothe studied.
a. typeoforganism
b. organizationallevel
c. systemicfunction
d. Alloftheabovearecorrect.
ANS:D DIF: Memorization
REF:p.4TOP:Physiology
4. Physiology:
a. recognizestheunchanging(asopposedtothedynamic)natureofthings.
b. investigatesthebody’sstructure.
c. isconcernedwithorganismsanddoesnotdealwithdifferentlevelsoforganizationsuchas
cellsandsystems.
d. isthesciencethatexaminesthefunctionoflivingorganismsandtheirparts.
ANS:D DIF: Memorization
REF:p.4TOP:Physiology
5. Oneofthebasicprinciplesofthestandardizedterminologyistheavoidanceof
,or
termsthatarebasedonaperson’sname.
a. homonyms
b. antonyms
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c. eponyms
d. synonyms
ANS:C DIF: Memorization REF:p.5
TOP:LanguageofScienceandMedicine
6. Metabolismrefersto:
a. thechemicalbasisoflife.
b. thesumofallthephysicalandchemicalreactionsoccurringinthebody.
c. anorganizationofsimilarcellsspecializedtoperformacertainfunction.
d. asubdivisionofphysiology.
ANS:B DIF: Application REF:p.5 TOP:CharacteristicsofLife
7. Fromsmallesttolargest,thelevelsoforganizationofthebodyare:
a. organism,chemical,tissue,cellular,organ,system,organelle.
b. chemical,microscopic,cellular,tissue,organ,system,organism.
c. organism,system,organ,tissue,cellular,organelle,chemical.
d. chemical,organelle,cellular,tissue,organ,system,organism.
ANS:D DIF: Memorization
REF:p.6TOP:LevelsofOrganization
8. Thesmallestlivingunitsofstructureandfunctioninthebodyare:
a. molecules.
b. cells.
c. organelles.
d. atoms.
ANS:B DIF: Memorization
REF:p.7TOP:LevelsofOrganization
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da(n):
a. tissue.
b. organism.
c. system.
d. organ.
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ANS:A DIF: Memorization
REF:p.7TOP:TissueLevel
10. Anorganisoneorganizationallevellowerthana(n):
a. system.
b. cell.
c. organelle.
d. tissue.
ANS:A DIF: Memorization
REF:p.7TOP:OrganLevel
11. Thereproductivesystemincludesallofthefollowingexceptthe:
a. testes.
b. ovaries.
c. ureter.
d. penis.
ANS:C DIF: Memorization
REF:p.8TOP:BodySystems
12. Thelungsarelocatedinthe:
a. thoraciccavity.
b. mediastinum.
c. abdominalcavity.
d. cranialcavity.
ANS:A DIF: Memorization
REF:p.12TOP:BodyCavities
13. Themediastinumcontainsallofthefollowingexceptthe:
a. trachea.
b. venaecavae.
c. rightlung.
d. esophagus.
ANS:C DIF: Memorization
REF:p.12TOP:BodyCavities
14. Thegallbladderliesinthe:
a. abdominalcavity.
b. pelviccavity.
c. dorsalcavity.
d. mediastinum.
ANS:A DIF: Memorization
REF:p.13TOP:BodyCavities