Test Bank For The Human Body in Health & Disease 8th Edition By Kevin T. Patton; Frank Bell; Terry Thompson; Peggie Williamson Chapter 1-25 | Complete Questions And Answers

TEST BANK The Human Body in Health & Disease 8TH EDITION

Chapter 01: Introduction to the Body
MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which word is derived from the Greek words meaning ―cutting apart‖?
a. Dissection
b. Physiology
c. Pathology
d. Anatomy
ANS: D DIF: Remembering
REF: p. 2 TOP: Introduction

2. Which word is defined as the study of the function of living organisms
anlgd their parts?
a. Dissection
b. Physiology
c. Pathology
d. Anatomy
ANS: B DIF: Remembering
REF: p. 2 TOP: Introduction

3. Which word is defined as the scientific study of disease?
a. Dissection
b. Physiology
c. Pathology
d. Anatomy
ANS: C DIF: Remembering
REF: p. 2 TOP: Introduction

4. Cells
a. are more complex than tissues.
b. are the first level of organization in the body.
c. are the smallest living units of structure and function in the body.
d. contain the same organelles no matter what cell type they are.
ANS: C DIF: Applying
REF: p. 5 TOP:
Struclgtural levels of organization

5. Al g l g group of cells that act together to perform a function is called a(n)
a. molecule.
b. organ.
c. tissue.
d. organism.
ANS: C DIF: Remembering
REF: p. 5 TOP: Structural levels of or
ganization

6. The heart is an example of a(n)

, a. organ.
b. tissue.
c. organism.
d. system.
ANS: A DIF: Applying
REF: p. 5 TOP:
Struclgtural levels of organization

7. The levels of organization from most simple to most complex are
a. cell, chemical, organ, tissue, system.
b.l g l g tissue, cell, chemical, organ, system.
c. chemical, tissue, cell, organ, system.
d.l g l g chemical, cell, tissue, organ, system.
ANS: D DIF: Remembering
REF: p. 4 TOP: Structural levels of or
ganization

8. When using directional terms to describe the body, it is assumed
thatlgthe body is in what glposition?

a. Supine
b. Anatomical
c. Lateral
d. Prone
ANS: B DIF: Remembering
REF: p. 5 TOP: Anatomical position

9. The supine position
a. describes the body lying face up.
b. is also called anatomical position.
c. describes the body lying face down.
d.l g l g describe the body lying on its side.
s
ANS: A DIF: Remembering
REF: p. 6 TOP: Anatomical position

10. The prone position
a. describes the body lying face up.
b. is also called the anatomical position.
c. describes the body lying face down.
d. describes the body lying on its side.
ANS: C DIF: Remembering
REF: p. 6 TOP: Anatomical position

11. Because humans walk upright, the term dorsall g can be used in place of
thelgterm
a. inferior.
b. posterior.
c. anterior.
d. distal.
ANS: B DIF: Remembering
REF: p. 6 TOP: Anatomical direction

,12. The opposite term for posteriorl g l g in humans is
a. superior.
b. anterior.
c. dorsal.
d. lateral.
ANS: B DIF: Applying REF: p. 6 TOP: Anatomical direction

13. The opposite term for superficiall g l g is
a. deep.
b. inferior.
c. posterior.
d. medial.
ANS: A DIF: Remembering
REF: p. 6 TOP: Anatomical direction

14. The body section that divides the right ear from the left ear is a
section.
a. frontal
b. sagittal
c. coronal
d. transverse
ANS: B DIF: Applying REF: pp. 7-8
TOP: Planes or body sections

15. The body section that divides the nose from the back of the head is a
section.
a. frontal
b. sagittal
c. midsagittal
d. transverse
ANS: A DIF: Applying REF: pp. 7-8
TOP: Planes or body sections

16. Al g l g section that divides the body into mirror images is a section.
a. frontal
b. coronal
c. midsagittal
d. transverse
ANS: C DIF: Applying REF: pp. 7-8
TOP: Planes or body sections

17. The two major body cavities are called
a. thoracic and abdominal.
b. thoracic and pelvic.
c. dorsal and ventral.
d. mediastinum and pleural.
ANS: C DIF: Remembering
REF: p. 8 TOP: Body cavities

18. The liver can be found in the

, a. upper right quadrant.