TEST BANK THE HUMAN BODY IN HEALTH AND
ILLNESS 7TH EDITION BY BARBARA HERLIHY,
ALL CHAPTERS ISBN-10; 032371126X /ISBN-13;
978-0323711265
# TEST BANK: THE HUMAN BODY IN HEALTH AND ILLNESS, 7TH EDITION BY BARBARA HERLIHY
## Chapter 01: Introduction to the Human Body
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**1. What is the branch of science that studies how the body functions?**
a. Anatomy
b. Histology
c. Pathology
d. Physiology
**ANS: D**
**Rationale:** Physiology is the study of the functions of the body. Anatomy is the study of structure,
histology is the study of tissues, and pathology is the study of disease.
---
**2. Which word comes from the Greek word meaning "to dissect"?**
,a. Anatomy
b. Histology
c. Pathology
d. Physiology
**ANS: A**
**Rationale:** Anatomy comes from the Greek word meaning "to dissect" (ana = apart, tome = cutting).
---
**3. Which of the following is a higher order of organization?**
1. Molecule
2. Cell
3. Organ
4. Tissue
**ANS: C**
**Rationale:** The order of organization from simplest to most complex is: molecule → cell → tissue →
organ. Therefore, the organ is the higher order of organization among the choices.
---
**4. The head is located to the chest.**
a. anterior
,b. inferior
c. deep
d. superior
**ANS: D**
**Rationale:** The head is superior (above) to the chest. Superior means toward the head or upper part
of the body.
---
**5. The foot is located to the leg.**
a. proximal
b. superior
c. superficial
d. distal
**ANS: D**
**Rationale:** The foot is distal (farther from the point of attachment) to the leg. Distal means away
from the trunk or point of origin.
---
**6. The leg is to the thigh.**
a. distal
b. proximal
, c. superior
d. deep
**ANS: A**
**Rationale:** The leg is distal to the thigh because it is farther from the point of attachment (the hip).
---
**7. The thigh is to the foot.**
a. distal
b. proximal
c. inferior
d. deep
**ANS: B**
**Rationale:** The thigh is proximal to the foot because it is closer to the point of attachment (the hip).
---
**8. The thoracic cavity is to the abdominopelvic cavity.**
a. deep
b. distal
c. anterior
d. superior
ILLNESS 7TH EDITION BY BARBARA HERLIHY,
ALL CHAPTERS ISBN-10; 032371126X /ISBN-13;
978-0323711265
# TEST BANK: THE HUMAN BODY IN HEALTH AND ILLNESS, 7TH EDITION BY BARBARA HERLIHY
## Chapter 01: Introduction to the Human Body
---
**1. What is the branch of science that studies how the body functions?**
a. Anatomy
b. Histology
c. Pathology
d. Physiology
**ANS: D**
**Rationale:** Physiology is the study of the functions of the body. Anatomy is the study of structure,
histology is the study of tissues, and pathology is the study of disease.
---
**2. Which word comes from the Greek word meaning "to dissect"?**
,a. Anatomy
b. Histology
c. Pathology
d. Physiology
**ANS: A**
**Rationale:** Anatomy comes from the Greek word meaning "to dissect" (ana = apart, tome = cutting).
---
**3. Which of the following is a higher order of organization?**
1. Molecule
2. Cell
3. Organ
4. Tissue
**ANS: C**
**Rationale:** The order of organization from simplest to most complex is: molecule → cell → tissue →
organ. Therefore, the organ is the higher order of organization among the choices.
---
**4. The head is located to the chest.**
a. anterior
,b. inferior
c. deep
d. superior
**ANS: D**
**Rationale:** The head is superior (above) to the chest. Superior means toward the head or upper part
of the body.
---
**5. The foot is located to the leg.**
a. proximal
b. superior
c. superficial
d. distal
**ANS: D**
**Rationale:** The foot is distal (farther from the point of attachment) to the leg. Distal means away
from the trunk or point of origin.
---
**6. The leg is to the thigh.**
a. distal
b. proximal
, c. superior
d. deep
**ANS: A**
**Rationale:** The leg is distal to the thigh because it is farther from the point of attachment (the hip).
---
**7. The thigh is to the foot.**
a. distal
b. proximal
c. inferior
d. deep
**ANS: B**
**Rationale:** The thigh is proximal to the foot because it is closer to the point of attachment (the hip).
---
**8. The thoracic cavity is to the abdominopelvic cavity.**
a. deep
b. distal
c. anterior
d. superior
