Test Bank — Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology, 2nd Edition — Kenneth S. Saladin & Robin McFarland — ISBN 9780072965544

Essentials of Anatomy &
Physiology – 2nd Edition
ST
UV

TEST BANK
IA
_A

Kenneth S. Saladin
PP

Robin McFarland
RO

Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors
VE

and Students
D?

© Kenneth S. Saladin & Robin McFarland

All rights reserved. Reproduction or distribution without permission is prohibited.
??


Created by MedConnoisseur ©2025/2026

, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology – 2nd Edition
ST

Kenneth S. Saladin & Robin McFarland
UV

1. The Study of Anatomy and Physiology
2. Life, Matter, and Energy
3. The Cellular Level of Organization
4. Histology — The Tissue Level of Organization
IA

5. The Integumentary System
6. The Skeletal System
7. The Muscular System
_A

8. The Nervous System I: Nerve Cells, the Spinal Cord, and Reflexes
9. The Nervous System II: The Brain, Cranial Nerves, and Autonomic
Nervous System
10.The Sense Organs
PP

11.The Endocrine System
12.The Circulatory System I: Blood
13.The Circulatory System II: The Heart and Blood Vessels
14.The Lymphatic System and Immunity
RO

15.The Respiratory System
16.The Urinary System
17.The Digestive System
18.Nutrition and Metabolism
VE

19.The Reproductive System
20.Human Development and Aging
D?
??


Created by MedConnoisseur ©2025/2026

, Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology, 2e (Saladin)
Chapter 1 The Study of Anatomy and Physiology
ST
1) Feeling for swollen lymph nodes is an example of auscultation.

Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 4
Section: 1.01
UV
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 01.1c. Describe some methods of examining a living patient.
Gradable: automatic

2) We can see through bones with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
IA
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 4
Section: 1.01
Bloom's: 1. Remember
_A
Learning Outcome: 01.1d. Discuss the principles and applications of some medical imaging
methods.
Gradable: automatic

3) Histology is the study of structures that can be observed without a magnifying lens.
PP
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 3
Section: 1.01
Topic: Levels of organization
RO
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 01.1a. Define some subdisciplines of anatomy.
Gradable: automatic

4) Feeling structures with your fingertips is called ________, whereas tapping on the body and
VE
listening for sounds of abnormalities is called ________
A) palpation; auscultation.
B) auscultation; percussion.
C) percussion; auscultation.
D) palpation; percussion.
D?
E) percussion; palpation.

Answer: D
Page Ref: 4
Section: 1.01
??
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 01.1c. Describe some methods of examining a living patient.
Gradable: automatic

1
Copyright © 2018 McGraw-Hill

, 5) Which of these is the best imaging technique for routinely examining the anatomical
development of a fetus?
A) Auscultation
ST
B) PET scan
C) MRI
D) Sonography
E) Radiography
UV
Answer: D
Page Ref: 4
Section: 1.01
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 01.1d. Discuss the principles and applications of some medical imaging
IA
methods.
Gradable: automatic

6) The study of the structure and function of the hormone-producing glands is called
A) endocrinology.
_A
B) pathology.
C) exploratory physiology.
D) comparative physiology.
E) glandology.
PP
Answer: A
Section: 1.02
Topic: Scope of anatomy and physiology
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 01.2a. Identify some subdisciplines of physiology.
RO
Gradable: automatic

7) The fact that most of us have five lumbar vertebrae, but some people have six and some have
four is an example of ________ variation among organisms.
A) cellular
VE
B) holistic
C) physiological
D) anatomical
E) reductionist
D?
Answer: D
Page Ref: 6
Section: 1.01
Bloom's: 3. Apply
Learning Outcome: 01.1e. Discuss the significance of variations in human anatomy.
??
Gradable: automatic




2
Copyright © 2018 McGraw-Hill