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1. The position of the body lying face down during an examination or surgical procedure is called the _______.
a. prone position
b. supine position
c. face-down position
d. face-up position
e. normal position
ANSWER: a
2. The position of the body lying face up during an examination or surgical procedure is called the _______.
a. prone position
b. supine position
c. face-down position
d. face-up position
e. normal position
ANSWER: b
3. In anatomy, the term “right” always refers to _________.
a. the observer’s right
b. the person or object’s right
c. the side as seen by the observer’s relative position
d. the side defined by the physician
e. the side agreed to by the observer
ANSWER: b
4. In correct anatomical position a person must be standing, with the palms __________.
a. facing down
b. facing up
c. facing forward
d. facing back
e. facing towards the body
ANSWER: c
5. What term describes a position above or higher than another part of the body on the head, neck, or trunk?
a. Posterior
b. Anterior
c. Inferior
d. Superior
e. Dorsal
ANSWER: d
6. What term describes a position below or lower than another part of the body on the head, neck, or trunk?
a. Posterior
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b. Anterior
c. Inferior
d. Superior
e. Dorsal
ANSWER: c
7. What term describes a position toward the front of the body?
a. Posterior
b. Anterior
c. Inferior
d. Superior
e. Dorsal
ANSWER: b
8. What term describes a direction toward the back of the body?
a. Posterior
b. Anterior
c. Inferior
d. Superior
e. Dorsal
ANSWER: a
9. What term describes a position on a limb that is farther from the point of attachment or the trunk of the body?
a. Posterior
b. Anterior
c. Inferior
d. Superior
e. Dorsal
ANSWER: e
10. In the human body a _______ plane divides the body into anterior and posterior sections.
a. frontal
b. transverse
c. sagittal
d. midsagittal
e. parasagittal
ANSWER: a
11. In the human body a _______ plane divides the body into superior and inferior sections.
a. frontal
b. transverse
c. sagittal
d. midsagittal
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e. parasagittal
ANSWER: b
12. In the human body a _______ plane divides the body into right and left halves.
a. frontal
b. transverse
c. sagittal
d. midsagittal
e. parasagittal
ANSWER: c
13. The _______ is the outer layer of the serous membrane that lines the body cavity.
a. pleura
b. pericardium
c. peritoneum
d. parietal
e. visceral
ANSWER: d
14. The _______ is the inner layer of the serous membrane that covers the surface of the organ or organs it surrounds.
a. pleura
b. pericardium
c. peritoneum
d. parietal
e. visceral
ANSWER: e
15. The serous membrane that surrounds the lungs is called the _________.
a. pleura
b. pericardium
c. peritoneum
d. parietal
e. visceral
ANSWER: a
16. The serous membrane that surrounds the heart is called the ________.
a. pleura
b. pericardium
c. peritoneum
d. parietal
e. visceral
ANSWER: b
17. The serous membrane that surrounds many of the organs in the abdominopelvic cavity is called the _______.
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LAB 1 Introduction to the Human Body
1. The position of the body lying face down during an examination or surgical procedure is called the _______.
a. prone position
b. supine position
c. face-down position
d. face-up position
e. normal position
ANSWER: a
2. The position of the body lying face up during an examination or surgical procedure is called the _______.
a. prone position
b. supine position
c. face-down position
d. face-up position
e. normal position
ANSWER: b
3. In anatomy, the term “right” always refers to _________.
a. the observer’s right
b. the person or object’s right
c. the side as seen by the observer’s relative position
d. the side defined by the physician
e. the side agreed to by the observer
ANSWER: b
4. In correct anatomical position a person must be standing, with the palms __________.
a. facing down
b. facing up
c. facing forward
d. facing back
e. facing towards the body
ANSWER: c
5. What term describes a position above or higher than another part of the body on the head, neck, or trunk?
a. Posterior
b. Anterior
c. Inferior
d. Superior
e. Dorsal
ANSWER: d
6. What term describes a position below or lower than another part of the body on the head, neck, or trunk?
a. Posterior
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b. Anterior
c. Inferior
d. Superior
e. Dorsal
ANSWER: c
7. What term describes a position toward the front of the body?
a. Posterior
b. Anterior
c. Inferior
d. Superior
e. Dorsal
ANSWER: b
8. What term describes a direction toward the back of the body?
a. Posterior
b. Anterior
c. Inferior
d. Superior
e. Dorsal
ANSWER: a
9. What term describes a position on a limb that is farther from the point of attachment or the trunk of the body?
a. Posterior
b. Anterior
c. Inferior
d. Superior
e. Dorsal
ANSWER: e
10. In the human body a _______ plane divides the body into anterior and posterior sections.
a. frontal
b. transverse
c. sagittal
d. midsagittal
e. parasagittal
ANSWER: a
11. In the human body a _______ plane divides the body into superior and inferior sections.
a. frontal
b. transverse
c. sagittal
d. midsagittal
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e. parasagittal
ANSWER: b
12. In the human body a _______ plane divides the body into right and left halves.
a. frontal
b. transverse
c. sagittal
d. midsagittal
e. parasagittal
ANSWER: c
13. The _______ is the outer layer of the serous membrane that lines the body cavity.
a. pleura
b. pericardium
c. peritoneum
d. parietal
e. visceral
ANSWER: d
14. The _______ is the inner layer of the serous membrane that covers the surface of the organ or organs it surrounds.
a. pleura
b. pericardium
c. peritoneum
d. parietal
e. visceral
ANSWER: e
15. The serous membrane that surrounds the lungs is called the _________.
a. pleura
b. pericardium
c. peritoneum
d. parietal
e. visceral
ANSWER: a
16. The serous membrane that surrounds the heart is called the ________.
a. pleura
b. pericardium
c. peritoneum
d. parietal
e. visceral
ANSWER: b
17. The serous membrane that surrounds many of the organs in the abdominopelvic cavity is called the _______.
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