Test Bank for Moore's Clinically Oriented Anatomy 9th Edition By Dalley & Agur, All Chapters 1 to 10 Covered, ISBN: 9781975154066, Verified Edition

,Chapter 1 Overview and Basic Concepts

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
1) What is a vertical section through the body, dividing it into anterior and posterior regions called? 1)
A) transverse B) sagittal C) median D) frontal
Answer: D
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)

2) One of the functional characteristics of life is irritability. This refers to . 2)
A) the nervous system causing all living things to sometimes experience anger
B) sensing changes in the environment and then reacting or responding to them
C) the necessity for all organisms to reproduce
D) indigestible food residues stimulating the excretory system
Answer: B
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)
3) Which of the following describes a parasagittal plane? 3)
A) two cuts dividing the body into left and right halves
B) a transverse cut just above the knees
C) any sagittal plane except the median
D) any cut dividing the body into anterior and posterior
Answer: C
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)
4) Which one of the following systems responds to environmental stimuli? 4)
A) nervous B) lymphatic C) immune D) muscular
Answer: A
Explanation:
A
)

, B)
C)
D)

5) The cavities housing the eyes are called _ cavities. 5)
A) cranial B) nasal C) orbital D) frontal
Answer: C
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)

, 6) If you consider your home air conditioner in terms of homeostasis, then the wall 6)
thermostat would be the _.
A) control center B) effector C) receptor D) variable
Answer: A
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)



7) The dorsal body cavity is the site of which of the following? 7)
A) intestines B) liver C) lungs D) brain
Answer: D
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)

8) Choose the anatomical topic and definition that is not correctly matched. 8)
A) Cytology: study of the structures in a particular region.
B) Gross anatomy: study of structures visible to the eye.
C) Embryology: study of the changes in an individual from conception to birth.
D) Microscopic anatomy: study of structures too small to be seen by the naked eye.
Answer: A
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)
9) The term pollex refers to the . 9)
A) calf B) thumb C) fingers D) great toe
Answer: B
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)

10) The study of the heart may incorporate many aspects of anatomy but as a whole you A
would say it is n
anatomy. s
A) developmental B) microscopic C) systemic D) gross w
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