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,1) The study of normal body structures is called .
A) physiology
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B) anatomy
C) pathology
D) microscopy
E) biology
2) The study of how the body functions is called .
A) neuroanatomy
B) anatomy
C) chemistry
D) histology
E) physiology
3) Feeling for swollen lymph nodes is an example of auscultation.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) We can see through bones with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) Histology is the study of structures that can be observed without a magnifying lens.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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,6) Feeling structures with your fingertips is called , whereas tapping on the body and
listening for sounds of abnormalities is called .
A) palpation; auscultation
B) auscultation; percussion
C) percussion; auscultation
D) palpation; percussion
E) percussion; palpation
7) Which of these is the best imaging technique for routinely examining the anatomical
development of a fetus?
A) Auscultation
B) PET scan
C) MRI
D) Sonography
E) Radiography
8) The study of the structure and function of cells is called .
A) cytology
B) gross anatomy
C) exploratory physiology
D) comparative physiology
E) radiology
9) Ultrastructure refers to the detailed structure to the level of the .
A) molecule
B) cell
C) organelle
D) tissue
E) organ
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, 10) The study of how hormones function is called .
A) neuroanatomy
B) neurophysiology
C) endocrinology
D) histology
E) pathophysiology
11) The study of mechanism of disease is called .
A) neuroanatomy
B) neurophysiology
C) endocrinology
D) histology
E) pathophysiology
12) The terms physics, physiology, and physician come from a term proposed to
distinguish natural causes from supernatural causes.
A) Hippocrates
B) Plato
C) Schwann
D) Aristotle
E) Avicenna
13) Who was a physician to the Roman gladiators, learned by dissection of animals, and saw science
as a method of discovery?
A) Hippocrates
B) Plato
C) Schwann
D) Aristotle
E) Galen
14) Cells were first named by microscopist Robert Hooke.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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,1) The study of normal body structures is called .
A) physiology
Answers Included
B) anatomy
C) pathology
D) microscopy
E) biology
2) The study of how the body functions is called .
A) neuroanatomy
B) anatomy
C) chemistry
D) histology
E) physiology
3) Feeling for swollen lymph nodes is an example of auscultation.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) We can see through bones with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) Histology is the study of structures that can be observed without a magnifying lens.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2
,6) Feeling structures with your fingertips is called , whereas tapping on the body and
listening for sounds of abnormalities is called .
A) palpation; auscultation
B) auscultation; percussion
C) percussion; auscultation
D) palpation; percussion
E) percussion; palpation
7) Which of these is the best imaging technique for routinely examining the anatomical
development of a fetus?
A) Auscultation
B) PET scan
C) MRI
D) Sonography
E) Radiography
8) The study of the structure and function of cells is called .
A) cytology
B) gross anatomy
C) exploratory physiology
D) comparative physiology
E) radiology
9) Ultrastructure refers to the detailed structure to the level of the .
A) molecule
B) cell
C) organelle
D) tissue
E) organ
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, 10) The study of how hormones function is called .
A) neuroanatomy
B) neurophysiology
C) endocrinology
D) histology
E) pathophysiology
11) The study of mechanism of disease is called .
A) neuroanatomy
B) neurophysiology
C) endocrinology
D) histology
E) pathophysiology
12) The terms physics, physiology, and physician come from a term proposed to
distinguish natural causes from supernatural causes.
A) Hippocrates
B) Plato
C) Schwann
D) Aristotle
E) Avicenna
13) Who was a physician to the Roman gladiators, learned by dissection of animals, and saw science
as a method of discovery?
A) Hippocrates
B) Plato
C) Schwann
D) Aristotle
E) Galen
14) Cells were first named by microscopist Robert Hooke.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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