TEST BANK FOR EXPLORING ANATOMY &
PHYSIOLOGY IN THE LABORATORY 4TH EDITION
BY ERIN C. AMERMAN | ALL CHAPTERS |
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
NEWEST VERSION
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Unit 1: Organization of the Human Body
Chapter 1: The Language of Anatomy
Chapter 2: Organ Systems Overview
Chapter 3: The Microscope and Cells
Unit 2: Histology
Chapter 4: The Tissue Level of Organization
Unit 3: The Integumentary, Skeletal, and Muscular Systems
Chapter 5: The Integumentary System
Chapter 6: The Skeletal System: Bone Structure and Function
Chapter 7: The Skeletal System: The Axial Skeleton
Chapter 8: The Skeletal System: The Appendicular Skeleton
Chapter 9: Articulations
Chapter 10: Muscle Tissue
Chapter 11: The Muscular System
Unit 4: The Nervous System
Chapter 12: Nervous Tissue
Chapter 13: The Central Nervous System
Chapter 14: The Peripheral Nervous System
Chapter 15: The Special Senses
Unit 5: The Endocrine System
Chapter 16: The Endocrine System
Unit 6: The Cardiovascular, Lymphatic, and Respiratory Systems
Chapter 17: The Cardiovascular System: Blood
Chapter 18: The Cardiovascular System: The Heart
Chapter 19: The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels
Chapter 20: The Lymphatic and Immune Systems
Chapter 21: The Respiratory System
Unit 7: The Digestive, Urinary, and Reproductive Systems
Chapter 22: The Digestive System
Chapter 23: The Urinary System
Chapter 24: The Reproductive Systems
, Unit 1 — Organization of the Human Body
Chapter 1: The Language of Anatomy
Q1. A patient is lying face up on an exam table. Which term correctly describes
this position?
A. Prone
B. Supine ✅
C. Lateral
D. Fowler’s
Answer: B. Supine
Rationale: Supine describes lying on the back, face up. Prone is face down.
Lateral is lying on the side. Fowler’s is a seated incline.
Q2. Which plane divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back)
portions?
A. Sagittal
B. Transverse
C. Coronal (frontal) ✅
D. Midsagittal
Answer: C. Coronal (frontal)
Rationale: The coronal (frontal) plane divides anterior and posterior. Sagittal
divides left/right; transverse divides superior/inferior.
Q3. Which directional term means “closer to the trunk of the body”?
A. Distal
B. Proximal ✅
, C. Lateral
D. Inferior
Answer: B. Proximal
Rationale: Proximal indicates nearer to the trunk or point of origin; distal means
farther away.
Q4. The heart is located in which body cavity?
A. Abdominal cavity
B. Pleural cavity
C. Pericardial cavity (within the mediastinum) ✅
D. Pelvic cavity
Answer: C. Pericardial cavity (within the mediastinum)
Rationale: The heart lies in the pericardial cavity inside the mediastinum of the
thoracic cavity. Pleural cavities house the lungs; abdominal and pelvic cavities are
inferior to the diaphragm.
Q5. A surgeon makes an incision that separates the body into equal left and right
halves. What is this incision called?
A. Parasagittal
B. Midsagittal (median) ✅
C. Transverse
D. Coronal
Answer: B. Midsagittal (median)
Rationale: Midsagittal (median) divides the body into equal left and right halves.
Parasagittal is unequal left/right.
PHYSIOLOGY IN THE LABORATORY 4TH EDITION
BY ERIN C. AMERMAN | ALL CHAPTERS |
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
NEWEST VERSION
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Unit 1: Organization of the Human Body
Chapter 1: The Language of Anatomy
Chapter 2: Organ Systems Overview
Chapter 3: The Microscope and Cells
Unit 2: Histology
Chapter 4: The Tissue Level of Organization
Unit 3: The Integumentary, Skeletal, and Muscular Systems
Chapter 5: The Integumentary System
Chapter 6: The Skeletal System: Bone Structure and Function
Chapter 7: The Skeletal System: The Axial Skeleton
Chapter 8: The Skeletal System: The Appendicular Skeleton
Chapter 9: Articulations
Chapter 10: Muscle Tissue
Chapter 11: The Muscular System
Unit 4: The Nervous System
Chapter 12: Nervous Tissue
Chapter 13: The Central Nervous System
Chapter 14: The Peripheral Nervous System
Chapter 15: The Special Senses
Unit 5: The Endocrine System
Chapter 16: The Endocrine System
Unit 6: The Cardiovascular, Lymphatic, and Respiratory Systems
Chapter 17: The Cardiovascular System: Blood
Chapter 18: The Cardiovascular System: The Heart
Chapter 19: The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels
Chapter 20: The Lymphatic and Immune Systems
Chapter 21: The Respiratory System
Unit 7: The Digestive, Urinary, and Reproductive Systems
Chapter 22: The Digestive System
Chapter 23: The Urinary System
Chapter 24: The Reproductive Systems
, Unit 1 — Organization of the Human Body
Chapter 1: The Language of Anatomy
Q1. A patient is lying face up on an exam table. Which term correctly describes
this position?
A. Prone
B. Supine ✅
C. Lateral
D. Fowler’s
Answer: B. Supine
Rationale: Supine describes lying on the back, face up. Prone is face down.
Lateral is lying on the side. Fowler’s is a seated incline.
Q2. Which plane divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back)
portions?
A. Sagittal
B. Transverse
C. Coronal (frontal) ✅
D. Midsagittal
Answer: C. Coronal (frontal)
Rationale: The coronal (frontal) plane divides anterior and posterior. Sagittal
divides left/right; transverse divides superior/inferior.
Q3. Which directional term means “closer to the trunk of the body”?
A. Distal
B. Proximal ✅
, C. Lateral
D. Inferior
Answer: B. Proximal
Rationale: Proximal indicates nearer to the trunk or point of origin; distal means
farther away.
Q4. The heart is located in which body cavity?
A. Abdominal cavity
B. Pleural cavity
C. Pericardial cavity (within the mediastinum) ✅
D. Pelvic cavity
Answer: C. Pericardial cavity (within the mediastinum)
Rationale: The heart lies in the pericardial cavity inside the mediastinum of the
thoracic cavity. Pleural cavities house the lungs; abdominal and pelvic cavities are
inferior to the diaphragm.
Q5. A surgeon makes an incision that separates the body into equal left and right
halves. What is this incision called?
A. Parasagittal
B. Midsagittal (median) ✅
C. Transverse
D. Coronal
Answer: B. Midsagittal (median)
Rationale: Midsagittal (median) divides the body into equal left and right halves.
Parasagittal is unequal left/right.
