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Test Bank For The Human Body in Health & Disease 8th Edition By Kevin T. Patton; Frank Bell; Terry Thompson; Peggie Williamson | | 9780323734165 | Chapter 1-25 | Complete Questions And Answers A+

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Test Bank For The Human Body in Health & Disease 8th Edition By Kevin T. Patton; Frank Bell; Terry Thompson; Peggie Williamson | | 9780323734165 | Chapter 1-25 | Complete Questions And Answers A+

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,Chapter 01: Introduction to the Body
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Patton: The Human Body in Health & Disease, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE Xt




1. Which word is derived from the Greek word meaning “cutting up”?
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a. Dissection

b. Physiology

c. Pathology

d. Anatomy



ANS: D PTS:
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Memorization REF: Xt P. 3 TOP:
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Introduction



2. Which word is defined as the study of the function of living organisms and th
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eir parts?
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a. Dissection

b. Physiology

c. Pathology

d. Anatomy



ANS: B PTS:
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Memorization REF: Xt p. 3 TOP:
Xt




Introduction



3. Which word is defined as the scientific study of disease?
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a. Dissection

b. Physiology

c. Pathology

d. Anatomy

,ANS: C PTS:
Xt X t 1 DIF: Memorization REF: Xt P. 3
Xt TOP: Introduction



4. Cells

a. are more complex than tissues.
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b. are the first level of organization in the body.
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c. are the smallest living units of structure and function in the body.
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d. both B and C. Xt Xt Xt




ANS: C PTS:
Xt X t 1 DIF: Application REF: p. 6 TOP:
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Structural levels of organization Xt Xt Xt




5. A group of cells that act together to perform a function is called a(n)
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a. molecule.

b. organ.

c. tissue.

d. organism.

ANS: C PTS:
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Xt TOP:
Structural levels of organization Xt Xt Xt




6. The heart is an example of a(n)
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a. organ.

b. tissue.

c. organism.

d. system.

ANS: A PTS:
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Xt Xt


Structural levels of organization Xt Xt Xt




7. The levels of organization from most simple to most complex are
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a. cell X t chemical X t organ X t tissue X t system.

b. tissue X t cell X t chemical X t organ X t system.

c. chemical X t tissue X t cell X t organ X t system.

, d. chemical X t cell X t tissue X t organ X t system.

ANS: D PTS:Xt X t 1 DIF: Memorization REF: Xt p. 5
Xt TOP:
Structural levels of organization Xt Xt Xt




8. When using directional terms to describe the body, it is assumed that the body
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is in what position?
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a. Supine

b. Anatomical

c. Lateral

d. Prone

ANS: B PTS:Xt X t 1 DIF: Memorization REF: Xt p. 7
Xt TOP:
Anatomical position Xt




9. The supine position
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a. describes the body lying face up. Xt Xt Xt Xt Xt




b. is also called anatomical position.
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c. describes the body lying face down.Xt Xt Xt Xt Xt




d. both A and B. Xt Xt Xt




ANS: A PTS:Xt X t 1 DIF: Memorization REF: Xt p. 7
Xt TOP:
Anatomical position Xt




10. The prone position
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a. describes the body lying face up. Xt Xt Xt Xt Xt




b. is also called the anatomical position.
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c. describes the body lying face down.Xt Xt Xt Xt Xt




d. both B and C. Xt Xt Xt




ANS: C PTS:Xt X t 1 DIF: Memorization REF: Xt p. 7
Xt TOP:
Anatomical position Xt




11. Because humans walk upright, the term dorsal can be used in place of the term
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a. inferior.

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