STRUCTURE & FUNCTION OF THE BODY
16TH EDITION
• AUTHOR(S)KEVIN T. PATTON; GARY
A. THIBODEAU
TEST BANK
1
Reference
Ch. 1 — Introduction to the Body & Anatomical Terminology
Question Stem
A 68-year-old patient who recently had a fall complains of pain
in the lateral side of the hip and difficulty abducting the thigh.
On inspection a nurse notes swelling located on the lateral
aspect of the greater trochanter. Which anatomical term best
describes the location of the swelling relative to the umbilicus?
Use clinical-positioning context for assessment planning.
,Options
A. Superior and lateral
B. Inferior and lateral
C. Inferior and medial
D. Superior and medial
Correct Answer
B
Rationales
Correct (B): The greater trochanter is inferior to the umbilicus
(lower on the trunk) and lateral (toward the side). This
describes the swelling appropriately and guides the nurse to
inspect the lateral hip and plan gait/abduction assessments.
A: Superior is incorrect because the greater trochanter lies
below the level of the umbilicus.
C: Medial is incorrect — the greater trochanter is lateral, not
towards midline.
D: Both superior and medial are wrong — anatomy and
observed location do not fit.
Teaching Point
"Lateral" = toward the side; "inferior" = below a reference point.
Citation
Patton, K. T., & Thibodeau, G. A. (2020). Structure & function of
the body (16th ed.). Ch. 1.
2
,Reference
Ch. 1 — Anatomical Position, Planes, and Directions
Question Stem
A patient is ordered a CT scan in the coronal plane. The
radiology nurse explains that coronal slices will show structures
in which orientation relative to the sagittal plane, and why this
is useful when evaluating frontal lobe lesions?
Options
A. Coronal slices are perpendicular to the sagittal plane; show
anterior–posterior relationships helpful for frontal lobe mass
effect.
B. Coronal slices are parallel to the sagittal plane; best for left–
right comparisons.
C. Coronal slices are parallel to the transverse plane; best for
superior–inferior relationships.
D. Coronal slices are perpendicular to the transverse plane;
show only axial relationships, not useful for frontal lobe.
Correct Answer
A
Rationales
Correct (A): The coronal plane is perpendicular to the sagittal
plane and divides anterior from posterior; coronal imaging
displays frontal lobes and their anterior–posterior relationships,
aiding assessment of mass effect and midline shift.
B: Coronal is not parallel to sagittal — that would be two planes
dividing left and right similarly.
, C: Coronal is not parallel to transverse; transverse is horizontal.
D: Coronal is perpendicular to transverse but this option
misstates clinical utility — coronal is indeed useful for frontal
lobe evaluation.
Teaching Point
Coronal = anterior–posterior orientation; excellent for
frontal/ventral structure relationships.
Citation
Patton, K. T., & Thibodeau, G. A. (2020). Structure & function of
the body (16th ed.). Ch. 1.
3
Reference
Ch. 1 — Levels of Organization & Body Regions
Question Stem
During handoff the nurse is told a patient's infection spread
from the superficial fascia into the hypodermis and then
involved the muscular tissue — which sequence of
organizational levels does this progression illustrate, and what
nursing implication follows for wound assessment?
Options
A. Cellular → tissue → organ; monitor organ function with
imaging.
B. Tissue → organ → system; expect systemic failure early.
C. Tissue → tissue-layer progression → organ-level involvement;
16TH EDITION
• AUTHOR(S)KEVIN T. PATTON; GARY
A. THIBODEAU
TEST BANK
1
Reference
Ch. 1 — Introduction to the Body & Anatomical Terminology
Question Stem
A 68-year-old patient who recently had a fall complains of pain
in the lateral side of the hip and difficulty abducting the thigh.
On inspection a nurse notes swelling located on the lateral
aspect of the greater trochanter. Which anatomical term best
describes the location of the swelling relative to the umbilicus?
Use clinical-positioning context for assessment planning.
,Options
A. Superior and lateral
B. Inferior and lateral
C. Inferior and medial
D. Superior and medial
Correct Answer
B
Rationales
Correct (B): The greater trochanter is inferior to the umbilicus
(lower on the trunk) and lateral (toward the side). This
describes the swelling appropriately and guides the nurse to
inspect the lateral hip and plan gait/abduction assessments.
A: Superior is incorrect because the greater trochanter lies
below the level of the umbilicus.
C: Medial is incorrect — the greater trochanter is lateral, not
towards midline.
D: Both superior and medial are wrong — anatomy and
observed location do not fit.
Teaching Point
"Lateral" = toward the side; "inferior" = below a reference point.
Citation
Patton, K. T., & Thibodeau, G. A. (2020). Structure & function of
the body (16th ed.). Ch. 1.
2
,Reference
Ch. 1 — Anatomical Position, Planes, and Directions
Question Stem
A patient is ordered a CT scan in the coronal plane. The
radiology nurse explains that coronal slices will show structures
in which orientation relative to the sagittal plane, and why this
is useful when evaluating frontal lobe lesions?
Options
A. Coronal slices are perpendicular to the sagittal plane; show
anterior–posterior relationships helpful for frontal lobe mass
effect.
B. Coronal slices are parallel to the sagittal plane; best for left–
right comparisons.
C. Coronal slices are parallel to the transverse plane; best for
superior–inferior relationships.
D. Coronal slices are perpendicular to the transverse plane;
show only axial relationships, not useful for frontal lobe.
Correct Answer
A
Rationales
Correct (A): The coronal plane is perpendicular to the sagittal
plane and divides anterior from posterior; coronal imaging
displays frontal lobes and their anterior–posterior relationships,
aiding assessment of mass effect and midline shift.
B: Coronal is not parallel to sagittal — that would be two planes
dividing left and right similarly.
, C: Coronal is not parallel to transverse; transverse is horizontal.
D: Coronal is perpendicular to transverse but this option
misstates clinical utility — coronal is indeed useful for frontal
lobe evaluation.
Teaching Point
Coronal = anterior–posterior orientation; excellent for
frontal/ventral structure relationships.
Citation
Patton, K. T., & Thibodeau, G. A. (2020). Structure & function of
the body (16th ed.). Ch. 1.
3
Reference
Ch. 1 — Levels of Organization & Body Regions
Question Stem
During handoff the nurse is told a patient's infection spread
from the superficial fascia into the hypodermis and then
involved the muscular tissue — which sequence of
organizational levels does this progression illustrate, and what
nursing implication follows for wound assessment?
Options
A. Cellular → tissue → organ; monitor organ function with
imaging.
B. Tissue → organ → system; expect systemic failure early.
C. Tissue → tissue-layer progression → organ-level involvement;
