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,Chapter 01: Introduction to the Human Body
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Herlihy: The Human Body in Health and Illness, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE c+
1. What is the branch of science that studies how the body functions?
c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+
a. Anatomy
b. Histology
c. Pathology
d. Physiology
ANS: D c+
2. Which word comes from the Greek word meaning “to dissect”?
c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+
a. Anatomy
b. Histology
c. Pathology
d. Physiology
ANS: A c+
3. Which of the following is a higher order of organization?
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a. Molecule
b. Cell
c. Organ
d. Tissue
ANS: C c+
4. The head is located
c+ c+ c+ to the chest.
c+ c+
a. anterior
b. inferior
c. deep
d. superior
ANS: D c+
5. The foot is located
c+ c+ c+ to the leg.
c+ c+
a. proximal
b. superior
c. superficial
d. distal
ANS: D c+
6. The leg is
c+ c+ to the thigh.
c+ c+
a. distal
b. proximal
c. superior
d. deep
ANS: A c+
, 7. The thigh is
c+ c+ to the foot.
c+ c+
a. distal
b. proximal
c. inferior
d. deep
ANS: B c+
8. The thoracic cavity is
c+ c+ c+ to the abdominopelvic cavity.
c+ c+ c+
a. deep
b. distal
c. anterior
d. superior
ANS: D c+
9. The kneecap is located distal to the
c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+
a. leg.
b. thigh.
c. foot.
d. toes.
ANS: B c+
10. Which organ is located in both the ventral and thoracic cavities?
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a. Stomach
b. Liver
c. Lung
d. Spinal cord c+
ANS: C c+
11. Which organ is located in the ventral cavity but not in the thoracic cavity?
c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+
a. Lung
b. Heart
c. Liver
d. Brain
ANS: C c+
12. Which organ is located in the dorsal cavity?
c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+
a. Liver
b. Brain
c. Heart
d. Urinary bladder c+
ANS: B c+
13. Which of the following is descriptive of the location of the reproductive organs?
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a. Dorsal cavity and vertebral cavity
c+ c+ c+ c+
b. Mediastinum and the thoracic cavity c+ c+ c+ c+
c. Ventral cavity and pelvic cavity
c+ c+ c+ c+
,Chapter 01: Introduction to the Human Body
c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+
Herlihy: The Human Body in Health and Illness, 8th Edition
c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+
MULTIPLE CHOICE c+
1. What is the branch of science that studies how the body functions?
c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+
a. Anatomy
b. Histology
c. Pathology
d. Physiology
ANS: D c+
2. Which word comes from the Greek word meaning “to dissect”?
c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+
a. Anatomy
b. Histology
c. Pathology
d. Physiology
ANS: A c+
3. Which of the following is a higher order of organization?
c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+
a. Molecule
b. Cell
c. Organ
d. Tissue
ANS: C c+
4. The head is located
c+ c+ c+ to the chest.
c+ c+
a. anterior
b. inferior
c. deep
d. superior
ANS: D c+
5. The foot is located
c+ c+ c+ to the leg.
c+ c+
a. proximal
b. superior
c. superficial
d. distal
ANS: D c+
6. The leg is
c+ c+ to the thigh.
c+ c+
a. distal
b. proximal
c. superior
d. deep
ANS: A c+
, 7. The thigh is
c+ c+ to the foot.
c+ c+
a. distal
b. proximal
c. inferior
d. deep
ANS: B c+
8. The thoracic cavity is
c+ c+ c+ to the abdominopelvic cavity.
c+ c+ c+
a. deep
b. distal
c. anterior
d. superior
ANS: D c+
9. The kneecap is located distal to the
c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+
a. leg.
b. thigh.
c. foot.
d. toes.
ANS: B c+
10. Which organ is located in both the ventral and thoracic cavities?
c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+
a. Stomach
b. Liver
c. Lung
d. Spinal cord c+
ANS: C c+
11. Which organ is located in the ventral cavity but not in the thoracic cavity?
c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+
a. Lung
b. Heart
c. Liver
d. Brain
ANS: C c+
12. Which organ is located in the dorsal cavity?
c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+
a. Liver
b. Brain
c. Heart
d. Urinary bladder c+
ANS: B c+
13. Which of the following is descriptive of the location of the reproductive organs?
c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+ c+
a. Dorsal cavity and vertebral cavity
c+ c+ c+ c+
b. Mediastinum and the thoracic cavity c+ c+ c+ c+
c. Ventral cavity and pelvic cavity
c+ c+ c+ c+