Test Bank for Seeley's Anatomy and Physiology 13th Edition by Cinnamon VanPutte; Jennifer Regan; Andrew Russo | 2025/2026 | Chapter 1-29 | Complete Questions and Answers A+

Test Bank for Seeley's Anatomy and Physiology 13th
Edition by Cinnamon VanPutte; Jennifer Regan; Andrew
Russo | 2025/2026 | Chapter 1-29 | Complete Questions
and Answers A+




Chapter 1: The Human Organism
1. What Is Anatomy?
a) The Study Of Body Functions
b) The Scientific Discipline That Investigates The Body's Structures
c) The Study Of Disease Processes
d) The Maintenance Of Internal Environment
Answer: b) The Scientific Discipline That Investigates The Body's
Structures

,2. Which Type Of Anatomy Studies Structural Changes From
Conception To Adulthood?
a) Gross Anatomy
b) Surface Anatomy
c) Developmental Anatomy
d) Systemic Anatomy
Answer: c) Developmental Anatomy

3. What Does Physiology Study?
a) Body Structures Only
b) The Processes Or Functions Of Living Things
c) Disease States Only
d) Chemical Composition
Answer: b) The Processes Or Functions Of Living Things

4. Which Subspecialty Of Developmental Anatomy Considers Changes
From Conception To The Eighth Week?
a) Cytology
b) Histology
c) Embryology
d) Gross Anatomy
Answer: c) Embryology

5. What Is The Study Of Tissues Called?
a) Cytology
b) Histology
c) Embryology
d) Pathology
Answer: b) Histology

6. Regional Anatomy Studies The Body:
a) System By System
b) Area By Area
c) Cell By Cell
d) Function By Function
Answer: b) Area By Area

7. Which Imaging Technique Uses High-Frequency Sound Waves?
a) X-Ray
b) CT Scan
c) Ultrasound
d) MRI
Answer: c) Ultrasound

,8. What Is Pathology?
a) Study Of Normal Body Functions
b) Study Of Body Structures
c) Medical Science Dealing With Disease
d) Study Of Cell Division
Answer: c) Medical Science Dealing With Disease

9. The Relationship Between Structure And Function Is:
a) Unimportant In Anatomy
b) The First Key Concept Of Anatomy And Physiology
c) Only Relevant In Physiology
d) A Minor Consideration
Answer: b) The First Key Concept Of Anatomy And Physiology

10. Surface Anatomy Involves:
a) Looking At Exterior Structures To Visualize Internal Ones
b) Studying Only Skin
c) Microscopic Examination
d) Chemical Analysis
Answer: a) Looking At Exterior Structures To Visualize Internal Ones



11. Why Is It Important To Study Other Organisms Along With Humans?
a) Humans Share Many Characteristics With Other Organisms
b) Other Organisms Are Easier To Study
c) Humans Are Too Complex
d) It's Required By Law
Answer: a) Humans Share Many Characteristics With Other Organisms

12. Who Was Considered The First Modern Anatomist?
a) Claudius Galen
b) Andreas Vesalius
c) Both Were Equally Important
d) Neither Made Significant Contributions
Answer: b) Andreas Vesalius

13. What Error Did Galen Make Regarding Human Liver Anatomy?
a) He Said It Had Three Lobes
b) He Said It Had Five Lobes
c) He Said It Had Six Lobes
d) He Said It Had No Lobes
Answer: b) He Said It Had Five Lobes

, 14. How Many Levels Of Organization Does The Body Have?
a) Four
b) Five
c) Six
d) Seven
Answer: c) Six

15. What Is The Simplest Level Of Organization?
a) Cell
b) Tissue
c) Chemical
d) Organ
Answer: c) Chemical

16. What Are Organelles?
a) Small Organs
b) Structures Inside Cells That Carry Out Particular Functions
c) Types Of Tissues
d) Chemical Compounds
Answer: b) Structures Inside Cells That Carry Out Particular Functions

17. How Many Basic Tissue Types Are There?
a) Three
b) Four
c) Five
d) Six
Answer: b) Four

18. Which Is Not One Of The Four Basic Tissue Types?
a) Epithelial
b) Connective
c) Cardiovascular
d) Nervous
Answer: c) Cardiovascular

19. How Many Major Organ Systems Are Recognized In This Textbook?
a) 10
b) 11
c) 12
d) 13
Answer: b) 11

20. What Is An Organism?
a) Only Single-Celled Life Forms