Chap 01 10e Saladin
1) The study of normal body structures is called .
A) physiology
B) anatomy
C) pathology
D) microscopy
E) biology
2) The study of how the body functions is called .
A) neuroanatomy
B) anatomy
C) chemistry
D) histology
E) physiology
3) Feeling for swollen lymph nodes is an example of
auscultation. true false
4) We can see through bones with magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI). true false
5) Histology is the study of structures that can be observed without a
magnifying lens. true false
6) Feeling structures with your fingertips is called , whereas tapping on the body and
listening for sounds of abnormalities is called_ .
A) palpation; auscultation
B) auscultation; percussion
C) percussion; auscultation
D) palpation; percussion E) percussion; palpation
7) Which of these is the best imaging technique for routinely examining the anatomical
development of a fetus?
A) Auscultation
B) PET scan
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C) MRI
D) Sonography
E) Radiography
8) The study of the structure and function of cells is called . A) cytology
B) gross anatomy
C) exploratory physiology
D) comparative physiology
E) radiology
9) Ultrastructure refers to the detailed structure to the level of the .
A) molecule
B) cell
C) organelle
D) tissue
E) organ
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10) The study of how hormones function is called .
A) neuroanatomy
B) neurophysiology
C) endocrinology
D) histology
E) pathophysiology
11) The study of mechanism of disease is called .
A) neuroanatomy
B) neurophysiology
C) endocrinology
D) histology
E) pathophysiology
12) The terms physics, physiology, and physician come proposed to
from a term distinguish natural causes from
supernatural causes.
A) Hippocrates
B) Plato
C) Schwann
D) Aristotle
E) Avicenna
13) Who was a physician to the Roman gladiators, learned by dissection of
animals, and saw science as a method of discovery?
A) Hippocrates
B) Plato
C) Schwann
D) Aristotle
E) Galen
14) Cells were first named by microscopist Robert
Hooke. true false
, 15) All functions of the body can be interpreted as the effects of cellular
activity. true false