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Human Body in Health and Disease 6th Edition Patton Test Bank| Chapter 1 - 25 Updated Guide 2022

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01: Introduction to the Body
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Patton: The Human Body in Health & Disease, 7th Edition
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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: 1 DIF: Memorization
REF: P. 3 gg TOP: Introduction

2. Which word is defined as the study of the function of living organisms and their
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parts?
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a. Dissection
b. Physiology
c. Pathology
d. Anatomy
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
REF: p. 3 gg TOP: 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: 1 DIF:
Memorization REF: q P. 3
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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. gg gg gg




ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p.
6 TOP: Structural levels of organization
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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: 1 DIF:
Memorization REF: q p. 6
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6. The heart is an example of a(n)
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a. organ.
b. tissue.
c. organism.
d. system.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p.
6 TOP: Structural levels of organization
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7. The levels of organization from most simple to most complex are
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a. cell chemical organ
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b. tissue cell chemical organgg system. gg gg gg gg gg gg gg


c. chemical tissue cell organ system. gg gg gg gg gg gg gg gg


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ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF:
Memorization REF: q p. 5 gg TOP: Structural
levels of organization
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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: 1 DIF:
Memorization REF: q p. 7 gg TOP: Anatomical
position
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9. The supine position
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a. describes the body lying face up. gg gg gg gg gg


b. is also called anatomical position.
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ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF:
Memorization REF: q p. 7 gg TOP: Anatomical
position
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10. The prone position
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a. describes the body lying face up. gg gg gg gg gg


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


d. both B and C. gg gg gg




ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF:
Memorization REF: q p. 7 gg TOP: Anatomical
position
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11. Because humans walk upright, the term dorsal can be used in place of the term
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a. inferior.
b. posterior.
c. anterior.
d. distal.



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ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF:
Memorization REF: q p. 7
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direction
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12. The opposite term for posterior in humans is
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a. superior.
b. anterior.
c. ventral.
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ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p.
7TOP: Anatomical direction
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13. The opposite term for superficial is
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a. deep.
b. inferior.
c. posterior.
d. medial.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF:
Memorization REF: q p. 7
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direction
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14. The body section that divides the right ear from the left ear is a section.
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a. frontal
b. sagittal
c. coronal
d. transverse
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p.
9TOP: Planes or body sections
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15. The body section that divides the nose from the back of the head is a section.
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a. frontal
b. sagittal
c. midsagittal
d. transverse
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p.
9TOP: Planes or body sections
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16. A section that divides the body into mirror images is a section.
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a. frontal
b. coronal
c. midsagittal
d. transverse
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p.
9TOP: Planes or body sections
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17. The two major body cavities are called
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