Test Bank for Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology 4th Edition by Rizzo

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Chapter 01

True / False
1. Anatomy is the study of diseases in the body.​
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False

2. The organs of any cavity are referred to as the viscera.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
3. The smallest unit of life is the cell.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
4. There are four types of muscle in the human body.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False
5. The prostate gland, penis, and urethra belong to the male reproductive system.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
Multiple Choice
6. ​The study of the structure or morphology of the body and how the body parts are organized is called ____.
a. ​pathology
b. ​physiology
c. ​anatomy
d. ​histology

ANSWER: c




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, Name: Class: Date:

Chapter 01

7. ​The head is ____ to the heart.
a. ​superior
b. ​distal
c. ​deep
d. ​inferior

ANSWER: a
8. ​A ____ plane is any plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portions.
a. ​frontal
b. ​midsagittal
c. ​coronal
d. ​transverse

ANSWER: d
9. The ____ cavity is divided into the cranial cavity and the spinal cavity.​
a. ​ventral
b. ​dorsal
c. ​thoracic
d. ​abdominopelvic

ANSWER: b
10. The wrist is ____ to the elbow.
a. ​proximal
b. ​superior
c. ​distal
d. ​superficial

ANSWER: c
11. ​The diaphragm muscle separates the ____ cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity.
a. ​dorsal
b. ​cranial
c. ​spinal
d. ​thoracic

ANSWER: d




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