Patton, Thibodeau & Douglas: Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology
Chapter 01: Organization of the Human Body
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TRUE/FALSE
1. The term anatomy refers to the functioning of the structures of the human body.
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TOP: Human Anatomy and Physiology
2. The term physiology refers to the functioning of the structures of the human body.
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TOP: Human Anatomy and Physiology
3. The difference between the study of gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy is the size
of what is being studied.
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TOP: Human Anatomy and Physiology
4. Gross anatomy includes the study of both cytology and histology.
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TOP: Human Anatomy and Physiology
5. Dissection is one method that biologist use to improve our understanding of human
physiology.
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TOP: Human Anatomy and Physiology
6. A hypothesis has more experimental support behind it than a theory.
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TOP: Human Anatomy and Physiology
7. Experimental support can elevate a hypothesis into a theory.
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TOP: Human Anatomy and Physiology
8. The sum total of all life’s physical and chemical processes is called metabolism.
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9. Both elements and macromolecules are more complex than molecules.
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TOP: Levels of Structural Organization
10. In the levels of organization, organelles are between the chemical level and the cellular
level.
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TOP: Levels of Structural Organization
11. Groups of many related cells that develop together are called tissues.
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TOP: Levels of Structural Organization
12. The four major tissues of the body are bone, connective, nervous, and muscle.
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TOP: Levels of Structural Organization
13. Organs of the body join together from the 10 organ systems of the body.
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TOP: Levels of Structural Organization
14. The reference position that is used to study the body is called the anatomical position.
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TOP: Anatomical Position
15. A body standing facing forward with the feet and head facing forward and the arms at the
sides with palms facing forward describes bilateral symmetry.
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TOP: Anatomical Position
16. The thoracic cavity is part of the ventral cavity.
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TOP: Body Cavities
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17. All of the organs in the thoracic cavity are in the mediastinum.
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TOP: Body Cavities
18. The abdominopelvic cavity is part of the dorsal cavity.
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TOP: Body Cavities
19. The dorsal cavity contains the cranial cavity, the oral cavity, the orbital cavity, and the
spinal cavity.
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TOP: Body Cavities
20. The internal organs of the body are covered by a thin membrane called the parietal
membrane.
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TOP: Body Cavities
21. The head, neck, and trunk of the body make up the axial portion of the body.
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TOP: Body Regions
22. For convenience in locating abdominal organs, anatomists divide the abdomen into a grid
of six imaginary regions.
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TOP: Body Regions
23. In anatomical directions, superficial and superior mean the same thing.
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TOP: Terms Related to Anatomical Direction
24. In anatomical directions, dorsal and posterior mean the same thing.
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TOP: Terms Related to Anatomical Direction
25. The heart is inferior to the brain.
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Chapter 01: Organization of the Human Body
Test Bank
TRUE/FALSE
1. The term anatomy refers to the functioning of the structures of the human body.
ANS: F DIF: Memorization REF: Page 3
TOP: Human Anatomy and Physiology
2. The term physiology refers to the functioning of the structures of the human body.
ANS: T DIF: Memorization REF: Page 3
TOP: Human Anatomy and Physiology
3. The difference between the study of gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy is the size
of what is being studied.
ANS: T DIF: Application REF: Page 3
TOP: Human Anatomy and Physiology
4. Gross anatomy includes the study of both cytology and histology.
ANS: F DIF: Memorization REF: Page 3
TOP: Human Anatomy and Physiology
5. Dissection is one method that biologist use to improve our understanding of human
physiology.
ANS: F DIF: Application REF: Page 4
TOP: Human Anatomy and Physiology
6. A hypothesis has more experimental support behind it than a theory.
ANS: F DIF: Memorization REF: Page 3
TOP: Human Anatomy and Physiology
7. Experimental support can elevate a hypothesis into a theory.
ANS: T DIF: Memorization REF: Page 3
TOP: Human Anatomy and Physiology
8. The sum total of all life’s physical and chemical processes is called metabolism.
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, Test Bank 1-2
ANS: T DIF: Memorization REF: Page 5
TOP: Human Anatomy and Physiology
9. Both elements and macromolecules are more complex than molecules.
ANS: F DIF: Application REF: Page 5
TOP: Levels of Structural Organization
10. In the levels of organization, organelles are between the chemical level and the cellular
level.
ANS: T DIF: Memorization REF: Page 5
TOP: Levels of Structural Organization
11. Groups of many related cells that develop together are called tissues.
ANS: T DIF: Memorization REF: Page 6
TOP: Levels of Structural Organization
12. The four major tissues of the body are bone, connective, nervous, and muscle.
ANS: F DIF: Memorization REF: Page 6
TOP: Levels of Structural Organization
13. Organs of the body join together from the 10 organ systems of the body.
ANS: F DIF: Memorization REF: Page 6
TOP: Levels of Structural Organization
14. The reference position that is used to study the body is called the anatomical position.
ANS: T DIF: Memorization REF: Page 7
TOP: Anatomical Position
15. A body standing facing forward with the feet and head facing forward and the arms at the
sides with palms facing forward describes bilateral symmetry.
ANS: F DIF: Memorization REF: Page 7
TOP: Anatomical Position
16. The thoracic cavity is part of the ventral cavity.
ANS: T DIF: Memorization REF: Page 7
TOP: Body Cavities
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, Test Bank 1-3
17. All of the organs in the thoracic cavity are in the mediastinum.
ANS: F DIF: Memorization REF: Page 7
TOP: Body Cavities
18. The abdominopelvic cavity is part of the dorsal cavity.
ANS: F DIF: Memorization REF: Page 7
TOP: Body Cavities
19. The dorsal cavity contains the cranial cavity, the oral cavity, the orbital cavity, and the
spinal cavity.
ANS: T DIF: Memorization REF: Page 8
TOP: Body Cavities
20. The internal organs of the body are covered by a thin membrane called the parietal
membrane.
ANS: F DIF: Memorization REF: Page 8
TOP: Body Cavities
21. The head, neck, and trunk of the body make up the axial portion of the body.
ANS: T DIF: Memorization REF: Page 8
TOP: Body Regions
22. For convenience in locating abdominal organs, anatomists divide the abdomen into a grid
of six imaginary regions.
ANS: F DIF: Memorization REF: Page 9
TOP: Body Regions
23. In anatomical directions, superficial and superior mean the same thing.
ANS: F DIF: Memorization REF: Page 10
TOP: Terms Related to Anatomical Direction
24. In anatomical directions, dorsal and posterior mean the same thing.
ANS: T DIF: Memorization REF: Page 10
TOP: Terms Related to Anatomical Direction
25. The heart is inferior to the brain.
ANS: T DIF: Application REF: Page 10
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