UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Homework - CORRECT ANSWER -
Which listed organ is included in both the reproductive system and the endocrine system?
pancreas
thymus
ovaries
spleen
kidneys - CORRECT ANSWER - -ovaries
Define Functional morphology: - CORRECT ANSWER - -This branch of anatomy
explores how organs and body structures work and assesses the efficiency of their design.
Define Embryology: - CORRECT ANSWER - -Knowledge of this branch of anatomy
helps one understand the complex design of the adult human body and helps to explain birth
defects.
Define Radiographic anatomy: - CORRECT ANSWER - -This branch of anatomy studies
internal body structures by means of MRI, sonography, and other imaging techniques.
Define Histology: - CORRECT ANSWER - -This is the study of microscopic structures
including cells, tissues, and microscopic details of organs.
Define Surface anatomy: - CORRECT ANSWER - -This is the study of shapes and
landmarks that reveal underlying organs.
,Define Gross anatomy: - CORRECT ANSWER - -This is the study of body structures that
can be examined with the naked eye-bones, lungs, and muscles for example.
As a surgeon you have sent tissue to the lab for evaluation of the presence of cancer. You would
send it to a____________.
pathology lab
histology lab
embryology lab
morphology lab - CORRECT ANSWER - -pathology lab
In which body cavity are the organs of this body system located?
Kidney, ureter, urinary bladder, urethra - CORRECT ANSWER - -abdominopelvic cavity
The right nostril and right ear are __________. - CORRECT ANSWER - -ipsilateral
The middle finger is __________ to the index finger.
proximal
lateral
superior
medial - CORRECT ANSWER - -medial
If you wanted to see a section through both lungs at the same time, you could make a cut in the
__________ or the __________ plane.
midsagittal; coronal
, coronal; transverse
parasagittal; median
transverse; parasagittal - CORRECT ANSWER - -coronal; transverse
A "C-collar" is often placed around the neck of an accident victim by first responders to stabilize
the neck until it can be evaluated in the emergency room. The "C" stands for__________.
crural
coxal
cervical
carpal - CORRECT ANSWER - -cervical
Patients with appendicitis often complain of abdominal pain in the right lower abdominopelvic
quadrant. The appendix itself is in the__________.
right iliac region
hypogastric region
right lumbar region
umbilical region - CORRECT ANSWER - -right iliac region
As a physician, you are evaluating a blood vessel abnormality in a 35-year-old male's brain. The
technique which would be least useful would be________.
digital subtraction angiography
an MRI with contrast
a CT scan with contrast
a PET scan - CORRECT ANSWER - -a PET scan