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,Chapter 01: Introduction to the Human Body
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MULTIPLE CHOICE s s




1. What is the branch
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a. Anatomy
b. Histology
c. Pathology
d. Physiology
ANS: s s D

2. Which word comes from ss s s s s s s the Greek word meaning “to dissect”?
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a. Anatomy
b. Histology
c. Pathology
d. Physiology
ANS: s s A

3. Which of the following is
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a. Molecule
b. Cell
c. Organ
d. Tissue
ANS: s s C

4. The head is
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a. anterior
b. inferior
c. deep
d. superior
ANS: s s D

5. The foot is located
ss s s s s to the leg.
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a. proximal
b. superior
c. superficial
d. distal
ANS: s s D

6. The leg is ss s s to the thigh.
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a. distal
b. proximal
c. superior
d. deep
ANS: s s A

,7. The thigh is
ss s s to the foot.
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a. distal
b. proximal
c. inferior
d. deep
ANS: s s B

8. The thoracic
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a. deep
b. distal
c. anterior
d. superior
ANS: s s D

9. The kneecap
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a. leg.
b. thigh.
c. foot.
d. toes.
ANS: s s B

10. Which organ is located in
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a. Stomach
b. Liver
c. Lung
d. Spinal cord s s




ANS: s s C

11. Which organ ss s s is located in the ventral cavity but not in the thoracic cavity?
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a. Lung
b. Heart
c. Liver
d. Brain
ANS: s s C

12. Which organ is located in the dorsal cavity?
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a. Liver
b. Brain
c. Heart
d. Urinary bladder ss




ANS: s s B

13. Which of the following is descriptive of the location
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a. Dorsal cavity and vertebral cavity
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b. Mediastinum and the thoracic cavity s s s s ss s s


c. Ventral cavity and pelvic cavity
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, d. Pleural cavity and s s ss s s mediastinum
ANS: s s C

14. Which cavity is divided into
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a. Thoracic
b. Abdominopelvic
c. Dorsal
d. Cranial
ANS: s s B

15. Which region is included within the right
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a. Umbilical
b. Hypogastric
c. Right iliac ss


d. Right hypochondriacs s




ANS: s s D

16. Which region is included
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a. Umbilical
b. Left hypochondriac
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c. Epigastric
d. Left iliac s s




ANS: s s D

17. Which of the
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a. Groin
b. Armpit
c. Navel
d. Patellar
ANS: s s C

18. Which of the
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a. Groin
b. Axillary
c. Umbilical
d. Lumbar
ANS: s s D

19. Which of the following refers to
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a. Axillary
b. Lumbar
c. Cranial
d. Inguinal
ANS: s s D

20. Which of the following refers to
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