Chapter 01: Introduction to the Body
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Patton: The Human Body in Health & Disease, 7th Edition
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MULTIPLE |!CHOICE
1. Which |!word |!is |!derived |!from |!the |!Greek |!word |!meaning |!“cutting |!up”?
a. Dissection
b. Physiology
c. Pathology
d. Anatomy
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REF: P. |!3 TOP: Introduction
2. Which |!word |!is |!defined |!as |!the |!study |!of |!the |!function |!of |!living |!organisms |!and |!their |!parts?
a. Dissection
b. Physiology
c. Pathology
d. Anatomy
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REF: p. |!3 TOP: Introduction
3. Which |!word |!is |!defined |!as |!the |!scientific |!study |!of |!disease?
a. Dissection
b. Physiology
c. Pathology
d. Anatomy
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|!REF: P. |!3 TOP: Introduction
4. Cells
a. are |!more |!complex |!than |!tissues.
b. are |!the |!first |!level |!of |!organization |!in |!the |!body.
c. are |!the |!smallest |!living |!units |!of |!structure |!and |!function |!in |!the |!body.
d. both |!B |!and |!C.
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|!TOP: Structural |!levels |!of |!organization
5. A |!group |!of |!cells |!that |!act |!together |!to |!perform |!a |!function |!is |!called |!a(n)
a. molecule.
b. organ.
c. tissue.
d. organism.
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|!REF: p. |!6 TOP: Structural |!levels |!of |!organization
, 6. The |!heart |!is |!an |!example |!of |!a(n)
a. organ.
b. tissue.
c. organism.
d. system.
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|!TOP: Structural |!levels |!of |!organization
7. The |!levels |!of |!organization |!from |!most |!simple |!to |!most |!complex |!are
a. cell |! |!chemical | ! |!organ |! |!tissue |! |!system.
b. tissue |! |!cell |! |!chemical |! |!organ |! |!system.
c. chemical | ! |!tissue |! |!cell |! |!organ |! |!system.
d. chemical | ! |!cell |! |!tissue |! |!organ |! |!system.
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|!REF: p. |!5 TOP: Structural |!levels |!of |!organization
8. When |!using |!directional |!terms |!to |!describe |!the |!body, |!it |!is |!assumed |!that |!the |!body |!is |!in
|!what |!position?
a. Supine
b. Anatomical
c. Lateral
d. Prone
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|!REF: p. |!7 TOP: Anatomical |!position
9. The |!supine |!position
a. describes |!the |!body |!lying |!face |!up.
b. is |!also |!called |!anatomical |!position.
c. describes |!the |!body |!lying |!face |!down.
d. both|!A |!and |!B.
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|!REF: p. |!7 TOP: Anatomical |!position
10. The |!prone |!position
a. describes |!the |!body |!lying |!face |!up.
b. is |!also |!called |!the |!anatomical |!position.
c. describes |!the |!body |!lying |!face |!down.
d. both |!B |!and |!C.
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|!REF: p. |!7 TOP: Anatomical |!position
11. Because |!humans |!walk |!upright, |!the |!term |!dorsal |!can |!be |!used |!in |!place |!of |!the |!term
a. inferior.
b. posterior.
c. anterior.
d. distal.
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|!REF: p. |!7 TOP: Anatomical |!direction
12. The |!opposite |!term |!for |!posterior |!in |!humans |!is
a. superior.
b. anterior.
c. ventral.
d. both |!B |!and |!C.
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|!TOP: Anatomical |!direction
13. The |!opposite |!term |!for |!superficial |!is
a. deep.
b. inferior.
c. posterior.
d. medial.
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|!REF: p. |!7 TOP: Anatomical |!direction
14. The |!body |!section |!that |!divides |!the |!right |!ear |!from |!the |!left |!ear |!is |!a section.
a. frontal
b. sagittal
c. coronal
d. transverse
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|!TOP: Planes |!or |!body |!sections
15. The |!body |!section |!that |!divides |!the |!nose |!from |!the |!back |!of |!the |!head |!is |!a section.
a. frontal
b. sagittal
c. midsagittal
d. transverse
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|!TOP: Planes |!or |!body |!sections
16. A |!section |!that |!divides |!the |!body |!into |!mirror |!images |!is |!a section.
a. frontal
b. coronal
c. midsagittal
d. transverse
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|!TOP: Planes |!or |!body |!sections
17. The |!two |!major |!body |!cavities |!are |!called
a. thoracic |!and |!abdominal.
b. thoracic |!and |!pelvic.