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