Test Bank for The Human Body in Health and
Illness 7th Edition by Herlihy
,Chapter 01: Introduction to the Human Body
Herlihy: The Human Body in Health and Illness, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What is the branch of science that studies how the body functions?
a. Anatomy
b. Histology
c. Pathology
d. Physiology
RIGHT
SOLUTION<><>D
2. Which word comes from the Greek word meaning “to dissect”?
a. Anatomy
b. Histology
c. Pathology
d. Physiology
CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔✔ A
3. Which of the following is a higher order of organization?
a. Molecule
b. Cell
c. Organ
d. Tissue
RIGHT SOLUTION<><>C
4. The head is located to the chest.
a. anterior
b. inferior
c. deep
d. superior
RIGHT SOLUTION<><>D
5. The foot is located to the leg.
a. proximal
b. superior
c. superficial
d. distal
RIGHT SOLUTION<><>D
6. The leg is to the thigh.
a. distal
b. proximal
c. superior
d. deep
RIGHT SOLUTION<><>A
, 7. The thigh is to the foot.
a. distal
b. proximal
c. inferior
d. deep
RIGHT SOLUTION<><>B
8. The thoracic cavity is to the abdominopelvic cavity.
a. deep
b. distal
c. anterior
d. superior
RIGHT SOLUTION<><>D
9. The kneecap is located distal to the
a. leg.
b. thigh.
c. foot.
d. toes.
RIGHT SOLUTION<><>B
10. Which organ is located in both the ventral and thoracic cavities?
a. Stomach
b. Liver
c. Lung
d. Spinal cord
RIGHT SOLUTION<><>C
11. Which organ is located in the ventral cavity but not in the thoracic cavity?
a. Lung
b. Heart
c. Liver
d. Brain
RIGHT SOLUTION<><>C
12. Which organ is located in the dorsal cavity?
a. Liver
b. Brain
c. Heart
d. Urinary bladder
RIGHT SOLUTION<><>B
13. Which of the following is descriptive of the location of the reproductive organs?
a. Dorsal cavity and vertebral cavity
b. Mediastinum and the thoracic cavity
c. Ventral cavity and pelvic cavity
, d. Pleural cavity and mediastinum
RIGHT SOLUTION<><>C
14. Which cavity is divided into quadrants?
a. Thoracic
b. Abdominopelvic
c. Dorsal
d. Cranial
RIGHT SOLUTION<><>B
15. Which region is included within the right upper quadrant (RUQ)?
a. Umbilical
b. Hypogastric
c. Right iliac
d. Right hypochondriac
RIGHT SOLUTION<><>D
16. Which region is included within the left lower quadrant (LLQ)?
a. Umbilical
b. Left hypochondriac
c. Epigastric
d. Left iliac
RIGHT SOLUTION<><>D
17. Which of the following refers to the umbilicus?
a. Groin
b. Armpit
c. Navel
d. Patellar
RIGHT SOLUTION<><>C
18. Which of the following refers to the lower back region?
a. Groin
b. Axillary
c. Umbilical
d. Lumbar
RIGHT SOLUTION<><>D
19. Which of the following refers to the groin region?
a. Axillary
b. Lumbar
c. Cranial
d. Inguinal
RIGHT SOLUTION<><>D
20. Which of the following refers to the area in front of the elbow?
Illness 7th Edition by Herlihy
,Chapter 01: Introduction to the Human Body
Herlihy: The Human Body in Health and Illness, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What is the branch of science that studies how the body functions?
a. Anatomy
b. Histology
c. Pathology
d. Physiology
RIGHT
SOLUTION<><>D
2. Which word comes from the Greek word meaning “to dissect”?
a. Anatomy
b. Histology
c. Pathology
d. Physiology
CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔✔ A
3. Which of the following is a higher order of organization?
a. Molecule
b. Cell
c. Organ
d. Tissue
RIGHT SOLUTION<><>C
4. The head is located to the chest.
a. anterior
b. inferior
c. deep
d. superior
RIGHT SOLUTION<><>D
5. The foot is located to the leg.
a. proximal
b. superior
c. superficial
d. distal
RIGHT SOLUTION<><>D
6. The leg is to the thigh.
a. distal
b. proximal
c. superior
d. deep
RIGHT SOLUTION<><>A
, 7. The thigh is to the foot.
a. distal
b. proximal
c. inferior
d. deep
RIGHT SOLUTION<><>B
8. The thoracic cavity is to the abdominopelvic cavity.
a. deep
b. distal
c. anterior
d. superior
RIGHT SOLUTION<><>D
9. The kneecap is located distal to the
a. leg.
b. thigh.
c. foot.
d. toes.
RIGHT SOLUTION<><>B
10. Which organ is located in both the ventral and thoracic cavities?
a. Stomach
b. Liver
c. Lung
d. Spinal cord
RIGHT SOLUTION<><>C
11. Which organ is located in the ventral cavity but not in the thoracic cavity?
a. Lung
b. Heart
c. Liver
d. Brain
RIGHT SOLUTION<><>C
12. Which organ is located in the dorsal cavity?
a. Liver
b. Brain
c. Heart
d. Urinary bladder
RIGHT SOLUTION<><>B
13. Which of the following is descriptive of the location of the reproductive organs?
a. Dorsal cavity and vertebral cavity
b. Mediastinum and the thoracic cavity
c. Ventral cavity and pelvic cavity
, d. Pleural cavity and mediastinum
RIGHT SOLUTION<><>C
14. Which cavity is divided into quadrants?
a. Thoracic
b. Abdominopelvic
c. Dorsal
d. Cranial
RIGHT SOLUTION<><>B
15. Which region is included within the right upper quadrant (RUQ)?
a. Umbilical
b. Hypogastric
c. Right iliac
d. Right hypochondriac
RIGHT SOLUTION<><>D
16. Which region is included within the left lower quadrant (LLQ)?
a. Umbilical
b. Left hypochondriac
c. Epigastric
d. Left iliac
RIGHT SOLUTION<><>D
17. Which of the following refers to the umbilicus?
a. Groin
b. Armpit
c. Navel
d. Patellar
RIGHT SOLUTION<><>C
18. Which of the following refers to the lower back region?
a. Groin
b. Axillary
c. Umbilical
d. Lumbar
RIGHT SOLUTION<><>D
19. Which of the following refers to the groin region?
a. Axillary
b. Lumbar
c. Cranial
d. Inguinal
RIGHT SOLUTION<><>D
20. Which of the following refers to the area in front of the elbow?
