Course Title: pha13
Chapter Number: 01
Question type: Multiple Choice
1) The levels of structural organization from least complex to most complex are as
follows:
a) chemical, cellular, organ, tissue, system
b) cellular, organ, chemical, tissue, system
c) chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, system
d) chemical, system, tissue, cellular, organ
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Study Objective 1: SO 1.2 Identify the organ systems and major organs of the human
body and describe their locations and functions.
Study Objective 2: SO 1.2.1 Describe the levels of structural organization that make up
the human body.
Section Reference 1: Sec 1.2 Levels of Body Organization and Body Systems
2) The four basic types of tissues in the body are
,a) skeletal, muscular, epithelial, nervous
b) connective, muscle, nervous, epithelial
c) vascular, nervous, epithelial, connective
d) muscle, nervous, skeletal, connective
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Study Objective 1: SO 1.2 Identify the organ systems and major organs of the human
body and describe their locations and functions.
Study Objective 2: SO 1.2.1 Describe the levels of structural organization that make up
the human body.
Section Reference 1: Sec 1.2 Levels of Body Organization and Body Systems
3) The kidney is _____ to the stomach.
a) Anterior
b) Inferior
c) Distal
d) Dorsal
Answer: d
Difficulty: Medium
,Study Objective 1: SO 1.4 Describe the human body using the anatomical position and
specific anatomical terminology.
Study Objective 2: SO 1.4.4 Define each directional term used to describe the human
body.
Section Reference 1: Sec Exhibit 1.A Directional Terms
4) The word that best describes the position of the gallbladder relative to the ascending
colon is
a) contralateral
b) ipsilateral
c) inferior
d) intermediate
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Study Objective 1: SO 1.4 Describe the human body using the anatomical position and
specific anatomical terminology.
Study Objective 2: SO 1.4.4 Define each directional term used to describe the human
body.
Section Reference 1: Sec Exhibit 1.A Directional Terms
5) In the anatomical position, the palms of the hands face:
, a) Forward
b) Posteriorly
c) Laterally
d) Medially
Answer: a
Difficulty: Easy
Study Objective 1: SO 1.4 Describe the human body using the anatomical position and
specific anatomical terminology.
Study Objective 2: SO 1.4.1 Describe the orientation of the human body in the
anatomical position.
Section Reference 1: Sec 1.4 Basic Anatomical Terminology
6) An accident report submitted by an officer who is a former anatomy student contains
the following statement: "The victim suffered a severe blow to the mental region." This
means
a) the victim had a severe wound to the skull bones
b) the victim's brain was obviously injured
c) the victim was struck on the chin
d) the victim witnessed a shocking event
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy