Chapter 01
1. The terms _______ and cranial are sometimes used instead of the word superior. [Multiple Choice]
a. cephalic ✔
b. caudal
c. ventral
d. dorsal
ANS: A
2. Why is it important to view the body as a whole? [Essay]
3. The heart is surrounded by the _______ cavity. [Multiple Choice]
a. pericardial ✔
b. pleural
c. abdominal
d. pelvic
ANS: A
4. The body regulates metabolic activities to maintain _______, the appropriate internal environment, or steady
state. [Multiple Choice]
a. homeostasis ✔
b. environment
c. temperature
d. ATP
ANS: A
5. In a positive feedback system, _______. [Multiple Choice]
a. a change in a condition that varies from the steady state sets off events that intensify the change ✔
b. a stressor inhibits a response
c. a change in a condition that varies from the steady state triggers an opposite response
d. homeostasis is maintained by a variable stressor
,ANS: A
6. The region of the lower back and side between the lowest rib and the pelvis is the _______ region. [Multiple
Choice]
a. lumbar ✔
b. cervical
c. thoracic
d. plantar
ANS: A
7. A(n) _______ is an electrically charged atom or group of atoms. [Multiple Choice]
a. chemical compound
b. protein
c. ion ✔
d. element
ANS: C
8. The ventral cavity is subdivided into the _______. [Multiple Choice]
a. cranial cavity and vertebral canal
b. abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity
c. thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity ✔
d. vertebral cavity and pleural cavity
ANS: C
9. An _______ is the smallest amount of a chemical element that has the characteristic properties of that
element. [Multiple Choice]
a. ion
b. atom ✔
c. organelle
d. electron
ANS: B
,10. _______ is a nucleic acid that functions mainly in the expression of the cell?s genetic information for the
manufacturing of proteins. [Multiple Choice]
a. DNA
b. ATP
c. Glucose
d. RNA ✔
ANS: D
11. _______ are sugars and starches that are used by the body as fuel molecules (that store energy). [Multiple
Choice]
a. Carbohydrates ✔
b. Lipids
c. Proteins
d. Enzymes
ANS: A
12. When a structure is closer to the body midline or point of attachment to the trunk, it is described as _______.
[Multiple Choice]
a. distal
b. medial
c. proximal ✔
d. anterior
ANS: C
13. All matter is composed of _______. [Multiple Choice]
a. chemical elements ✔
b. chemical compounds
c. cells
d. tissues
ANS: A
14. _______ is the science that studies body function, that is, how the body works. [Multiple Choice]
, a. Anatomy
b. Physiology ✔
c. Homeostasis
d. Metabolism
ANS: B
15. The area between the anus and the pubic arch includes the _______ region. [Multiple Choice]
a. perineal ✔
b. pectoral
c. plantar
d. tarsal
ANS: A
16. _______ are electrically charged atoms or groups of atoms. [Multiple Choice]
a. Compounds
b. Ions ✔
c. Lipids
d. Enzymes
ANS: B
17. The body consists of right and left halves that are mirror images; it has _______. [Multiple Choice]
a. positive feedback
b. bilateral symmetry ✔
c. body axis
d. vertical column
ANS: B
18. The _______ plane divides the body into superior and inferior parts. [Multiple Choice]
a. sagittal
b. frontal
1. The terms _______ and cranial are sometimes used instead of the word superior. [Multiple Choice]
a. cephalic ✔
b. caudal
c. ventral
d. dorsal
ANS: A
2. Why is it important to view the body as a whole? [Essay]
3. The heart is surrounded by the _______ cavity. [Multiple Choice]
a. pericardial ✔
b. pleural
c. abdominal
d. pelvic
ANS: A
4. The body regulates metabolic activities to maintain _______, the appropriate internal environment, or steady
state. [Multiple Choice]
a. homeostasis ✔
b. environment
c. temperature
d. ATP
ANS: A
5. In a positive feedback system, _______. [Multiple Choice]
a. a change in a condition that varies from the steady state sets off events that intensify the change ✔
b. a stressor inhibits a response
c. a change in a condition that varies from the steady state triggers an opposite response
d. homeostasis is maintained by a variable stressor
,ANS: A
6. The region of the lower back and side between the lowest rib and the pelvis is the _______ region. [Multiple
Choice]
a. lumbar ✔
b. cervical
c. thoracic
d. plantar
ANS: A
7. A(n) _______ is an electrically charged atom or group of atoms. [Multiple Choice]
a. chemical compound
b. protein
c. ion ✔
d. element
ANS: C
8. The ventral cavity is subdivided into the _______. [Multiple Choice]
a. cranial cavity and vertebral canal
b. abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity
c. thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity ✔
d. vertebral cavity and pleural cavity
ANS: C
9. An _______ is the smallest amount of a chemical element that has the characteristic properties of that
element. [Multiple Choice]
a. ion
b. atom ✔
c. organelle
d. electron
ANS: B
,10. _______ is a nucleic acid that functions mainly in the expression of the cell?s genetic information for the
manufacturing of proteins. [Multiple Choice]
a. DNA
b. ATP
c. Glucose
d. RNA ✔
ANS: D
11. _______ are sugars and starches that are used by the body as fuel molecules (that store energy). [Multiple
Choice]
a. Carbohydrates ✔
b. Lipids
c. Proteins
d. Enzymes
ANS: A
12. When a structure is closer to the body midline or point of attachment to the trunk, it is described as _______.
[Multiple Choice]
a. distal
b. medial
c. proximal ✔
d. anterior
ANS: C
13. All matter is composed of _______. [Multiple Choice]
a. chemical elements ✔
b. chemical compounds
c. cells
d. tissues
ANS: A
14. _______ is the science that studies body function, that is, how the body works. [Multiple Choice]
, a. Anatomy
b. Physiology ✔
c. Homeostasis
d. Metabolism
ANS: B
15. The area between the anus and the pubic arch includes the _______ region. [Multiple Choice]
a. perineal ✔
b. pectoral
c. plantar
d. tarsal
ANS: A
16. _______ are electrically charged atoms or groups of atoms. [Multiple Choice]
a. Compounds
b. Ions ✔
c. Lipids
d. Enzymes
ANS: B
17. The body consists of right and left halves that are mirror images; it has _______. [Multiple Choice]
a. positive feedback
b. bilateral symmetry ✔
c. body axis
d. vertical column
ANS: B
18. The _______ plane divides the body into superior and inferior parts. [Multiple Choice]
a. sagittal
b. frontal
