, 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 jl jl
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1. What is the branch of science that studies how the body functions?
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a. Anatomy jl
b. Histology jl
c. Pathology jl
d. Physiology jl
ANS: D jl jl
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2. Which word comes from the Greek word meaning “to dissect”?
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a. Anatomy jl
b. Histology jl
c. Pathology jl
d. Physiology jl
ANS: A jl jl
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3. Which of the following is a higher order of organization?
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a. Molecule jl
b. Cell jl
c. Organ jl
d. Tissue jl
ANS: C jl jl
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4. The head is located
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a. anterior jl
b. inferior jl
c. deep jl
d. superior jl
ANS: D jl jl
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5. The foot is located
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a. proximal jl
b. superior jl
c. superficial jl
d. distal jl
ANS: D jl jl
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6. The leg is
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a. distal jl
b. proximal jl
c. superior jl
d. deep jl
, ANS: A jl jl
7. The thigh is
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a. distal jl
b. proximal jl
c. inferior jl
d. deep jl
ANS: B jl jl
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8. The thoracic cavity is
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a. deep jl
b. distal jl
c. anterior jl
d. superior jl
ANS: D jl jl
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9. The kneecap is located distal to the
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a. leg. jl
b. thigh. jl
c. foot. jl
d. toes. jl
ANS: B jl jl
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10. Which organ is located in both the ventral and thoracic cavities?
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a. Stomach jl
b. Liver jl
c. Lung jl
d. Spinal cord jl jl
ANS: C jl jl
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11. Which organ is located in the ventral cavity but not in the thoracic cavity?
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a. Lung jl
b. Heart jl
c. Liver jl
d. Brain jl
ANS: C jl jl
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12. Which organ is located in the dorsal cavity?
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a. Liver jl
b. Brain jl
c. Heart jl
d. Urinary bladder jl jl
ANS: B jl jl
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13. Which of the following is descriptive of the location of the reproductive organs?
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a. Dorsal cavity and vertebral cavity jl jl jl jl jl
b. Mediastinum and the thoracic cavity jl jl jl jl jl
c. Ventral cavity and pelvic cavity jl jl jl jl jl
, d. Pleural cavity and mediastinum jl jl jl jl
ANS: C jl jl
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14. Which cavity is divided into quadrants?
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a. Thoracic jl
b. Abdominopelvic jl
c. Dorsal jl
d. Cranial jl
ANS: B jl jl
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15. Which region is included within the right upper quadrant (RUQ)?
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a. Umbilical jl
b. Hypogastric jl
c. Right iliac jl jl
d. Right hypochondriac jl jl
ANS: D jl jl
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16. Which region is included within the left lower quadrant (LLQ)?
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a. Umbilical jl
b. Left hypochondriacjl jl
c. Epigastric jl
d. Left iliac jl jl
ANS: D jl jl
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17. Which of the following referNs tUoRthSeIumNbGilTicBus.?COM
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a. Groin jl
b. Armpit jl
c. Navel jl
d. Patellar jl
ANS: C jl jl
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18. Which of the following refers to the lower back region?
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a. Groin jl
b. Axillary jl
c. Umbilical jl
d. Lumbar jl
ANS: D jl jl
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19. Which of the following refers to the groin region?
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a. Axillary jl
b. Lumbar jl
c. Cranial jl
d. Inguinal jl
ANS: D jl jl
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20. Which of the following refers to the area in front of the elbow?
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Herlihy: The Human Body in Health and Illness, 7th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE jl jl
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1. What is the branch of science that studies how the body functions?
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a. Anatomy jl
b. Histology jl
c. Pathology jl
d. Physiology jl
ANS: D jl jl
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2. Which word comes from the Greek word meaning “to dissect”?
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a. Anatomy jl
b. Histology jl
c. Pathology jl
d. Physiology jl
ANS: A jl jl
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3. Which of the following is a higher order of organization?
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a. Molecule jl
b. Cell jl
c. Organ jl
d. Tissue jl
ANS: C jl jl
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4. The head is located
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a. anterior jl
b. inferior jl
c. deep jl
d. superior jl
ANS: D jl jl
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5. The foot is located
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a. proximal jl
b. superior jl
c. superficial jl
d. distal jl
ANS: D jl jl
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6. The leg is
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a. distal jl
b. proximal jl
c. superior jl
d. deep jl
, ANS: A jl jl
7. The thigh is
jl jl jl to the foot.
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a. distal jl
b. proximal jl
c. inferior jl
d. deep jl
ANS: B jl jl
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8. The thoracic cavity is
jl jl jl jl to the abdominopelvic cavity.
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a. deep jl
b. distal jl
c. anterior jl
d. superior jl
ANS: D jl jl
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9. The kneecap is located distal to the
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a. leg. jl
b. thigh. jl
c. foot. jl
d. toes. jl
ANS: B jl jl
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10. Which organ is located in both the ventral and thoracic cavities?
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a. Stomach jl
b. Liver jl
c. Lung jl
d. Spinal cord jl jl
ANS: C jl jl
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11. Which organ is located in the ventral cavity but not in the thoracic cavity?
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a. Lung jl
b. Heart jl
c. Liver jl
d. Brain jl
ANS: C jl jl
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12. Which organ is located in the dorsal cavity?
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a. Liver jl
b. Brain jl
c. Heart jl
d. Urinary bladder jl jl
ANS: B jl jl
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13. Which of the following is descriptive of the location of the reproductive organs?
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a. Dorsal cavity and vertebral cavity jl jl jl jl jl
b. Mediastinum and the thoracic cavity jl jl jl jl jl
c. Ventral cavity and pelvic cavity jl jl jl jl jl
, d. Pleural cavity and mediastinum jl jl jl jl
ANS: C jl jl
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14. Which cavity is divided into quadrants?
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a. Thoracic jl
b. Abdominopelvic jl
c. Dorsal jl
d. Cranial jl
ANS: B jl jl
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15. Which region is included within the right upper quadrant (RUQ)?
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a. Umbilical jl
b. Hypogastric jl
c. Right iliac jl jl
d. Right hypochondriac jl jl
ANS: D jl jl
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16. Which region is included within the left lower quadrant (LLQ)?
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a. Umbilical jl
b. Left hypochondriacjl jl
c. Epigastric jl
d. Left iliac jl jl
ANS: D jl jl
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17. Which of the following referNs tUoRthSeIumNbGilTicBus.?COM
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a. Groin jl
b. Armpit jl
c. Navel jl
d. Patellar jl
ANS: C jl jl
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18. Which of the following refers to the lower back region?
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a. Groin jl
b. Axillary jl
c. Umbilical jl
d. Lumbar jl
ANS: D jl jl
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19. Which of the following refers to the groin region?
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a. Axillary jl
b. Lumbar jl
c. Cranial jl
d. Inguinal jl
ANS: D jl jl
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20. Which of the following refers to the area in front of the elbow?
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