,Chapter 01: Introduction to the Human Body
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,Herlihy: The Human Body in Health and Illness, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE t5
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 t5
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 t5
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 t5
4. The head is located
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a. anterior
b. inferior
c. deep
d. superior
ANS: D t5
5. The foot is located
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a. proximal
b. superior
c. superficial
d. distal
ANS: D t5
6. The leg is
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a. distal
b. proximal
c. superior
d. deep
ANS: A t5
, 7. The thigh is
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a. distal
b. proximal
c. inferior
d. deep
ANS: B t5
8. The thoracic cavity is
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a. deep
b. distal
c. anterior
d. superior
ANS: D t5
9. The kneecap is located distal to the
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a. leg.
b. thigh.
c. foot.
d. toes.
ANS: B t5
10. Which organ is located in both the ventral and thoracic cavities?
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a. Stomach
b. Liver
c. Lung
d. Spinal cord t5
ANS: C t5
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 t5
12. Which organ is located in the dorsal cavity?
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a. Liver
b. Brain
c. Heart
d. Urinary bladder t5
ANS: B t5
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 t5 t5 t5 t5
c. Ventral cavity and pelvic cavity
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,Herlihy: The Human Body in Health and Illness, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE t5
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 t5
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 t5
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 t5
4. The head is located
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a. anterior
b. inferior
c. deep
d. superior
ANS: D t5
5. The foot is located
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a. proximal
b. superior
c. superficial
d. distal
ANS: D t5
6. The leg is
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a. distal
b. proximal
c. superior
d. deep
ANS: A t5
, 7. The thigh is
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a. distal
b. proximal
c. inferior
d. deep
ANS: B t5
8. The thoracic cavity is
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a. deep
b. distal
c. anterior
d. superior
ANS: D t5
9. The kneecap is located distal to the
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a. leg.
b. thigh.
c. foot.
d. toes.
ANS: B t5
10. Which organ is located in both the ventral and thoracic cavities?
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a. Stomach
b. Liver
c. Lung
d. Spinal cord t5
ANS: C t5
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 t5
12. Which organ is located in the dorsal cavity?
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a. Liver
b. Brain
c. Heart
d. Urinary bladder t5
ANS: B t5
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 t5 t5 t5 t5
c. Ventral cavity and pelvic cavity
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