Test Bank for Marieb Human Anatomy 2025–2026 | Complete NCLEX-Style Questions & Verified Answers

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Test Bank for Marieb Human Anatomy & Physiology, 12th Edition
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Chapter 1 The Human Body: An Orientation
1.1 Matching Questions




Figure 1.1


Using Figure 1.1, match the following cavities:


1) Thoracic cavity. Answer: C Section: 1.6
Learning Outcome: 1.12 Global LO: G3
HAPS LO: HAPS1
Bloom's: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding


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2) Cranial cavity. Answer: A Section: 1.6
Learning Outcome: 1.12 Global LO: G3
HAPS LO: HAPS1
Bloom's: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding


3) Abdominal cavity.
Answer: D
Section: 1.6
Learning Outcome: 1.12 Global LO: G3
HAPS LO: HAPS1
Bloom's: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding


4) Vertebral cavity. Answer: B Section: 1.6
Learning Outcome: 1.12 Global LO: G3
HAPS LO: HAPS1
Bloom's: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding




Figure 1.2


Using Figure 1.2, match the following descriptions to the most appropriate letter on the diagram:


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5) Information about body temperature is sent through afferent pathways to the brain.
Answer: C
Section: 1.4
Learning Outcome: 1.7, 1.8 Global LO: G2, G3
HAPS LO: HAPS3
Bloom's: 3-4: Applying/Analyzing


6) Free nerve endings in the skin detect changes in skin temperature (getting warmer).
Answer: B
Section: 1.4
Learning Outcome: 1.7, 1.8 Global LO: G2, G3
HAPS LO: HAPS3
Bloom's: 3-4: Applying/Analyzing


7) Appropriate response information is sent through efferent pathways. Answer: D
Section: 1.4
Learning Outcome: 1.7, 1.8 Global LO: G2, G3
HAPS LO: HAPS3
Bloom's: 3-4: Applying/Analyzing


8) A change in the temperature of the external environment (getting warmer). Answer: A
Section: 1.4
Learning Outcome: 1.7, 1.8 Global LO: G2, G3
HAPS LO: HAPS3
Bloom's: 3-4: Applying/Analyzing


9) Sweat glands are stimulated as well as blood being distributed to the skin to allow
cooling of the body to return the body's temperature to a physiological level.
Answer: E Section: 1.4
Learning Outcome: 1.7, 1.8 Global LO: G2, G3
HAPS LO: HAPS3

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Bloom's: 3-4: Applying/Analyzing


Match the following systems to their functions:


A) Lymphatic
B) Skeletal
C) Nervous
D) Muscular


10) Provides the force to move bones about their joints. Section: 1.2
Learning Outcome: 1.4 Global LO: G2, G7 HAPS LO: HAPS3
Bloom's: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding


11) Responds to environmental changes by transmitting appropriate electrical impulses.
Section: 1.2
Learning Outcome: 1.4 Global LO: G2, G7 HAPS LO: HAPS3
Bloom's: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding


12) Provides a ridged framework to support the body and stores minerals. Section: 1.2
Learning Outcome: 1.4 Global LO: G2, G7 HAPS LO: HAPS3
Bloom's: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding


13) Picks up fluid leaked from blood vessels and houses white blood cells. Section: 1.2
Learning Outcome: 1.4 Global LO: G2, G7 HAPS LO: HAPS3
Bloom's: 1-2: Remembering/Understanding


Answers: 10) D 11) C 12) B 13) A


Match the following systems to their functions:


A) Immune

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