STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE BODY 17TH
EDITION PATTON QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS,
ALL CHAPTERS 1-22
, MULTIPLEW CHOICE
1. TheW wordW derivedW fromW twoW wordW partsW thatW meanW “cuttingW apart”W is
a. physiology
b. homeostasis
c. anatomy
d. dissection
ANS:W CWDIF:WMemorizationWREF:Wp.W 3WOBJ:W 1WTOP:W Introduction
2. TheW studyW ofW howW theW bodyW functionsW isW called
a. physiology
b. homeostasis
c. anatomy
d. dissection
ANS:W AWDIF:WMemorizationWREF:Wp.W 3WOBJ:W 1WTOP:W Introduction
3. TheW correctW sequenceW ofW theW levelW ofW organizationW is
a. cellular,W chemical,W tissue,W organ
b. chemical,W cellular,W tissue,W organ
c. chemical,W cellular,W organ,W tissue
d. chemical,W tissue,W cellular,W organ
ANS:WB DIF: Memorization
REF:Wp.W5WOBJ:W3
TOP:WStructuralWlevelsWofWorganization
4. TheW smallestW livingW unitW ofW structureW isW consideredW toW beW atW the
a. chemicalW level
b. cellularblevel
c. organW level
d. tissueW level
ANS:WB DIF: Memorization
REF:Wp.W6WOBJ:W3
TOP:WStructuralWlevelsWofWorganization
5. TheW referenceW positionW forW allW bodyW directionalW termsW isW the
a. anatomicalW position
, b. proneW position
c. supineW position
d. sittingW position
ANS:WA DIF: Memorization
REF:Wpp.W6-W7WOBJ:W4
WTOP:W AnatomicalWposition
6. TheW relationshipW betweenW theW kneeW andW theW ankleW canW beW describedW as
a. theW kneeW isW inferiorW toW theW ankle
b. theW kneeW isW distalW toW theW ankle
c. theW kneeW isW proximalW toW theW ankle
d. bothW aW andW bW above
ANS:W C DIF: Application REF:W pp.W7-
8WOBJ:W5WTOP:W AnatomicalWdirecti
ons
7. TheW relationshipW betweenW theW heartW andW theW lungsW canW beW describedW as
a. theW heartW isW distalW toW theW lungs
b. theW heartW isW medialW toW theW lungs
c. theW heartW isW lateralW toW theW lungs
d. bothW aW andW cW above
ANS:W B DIF: Application
REF:W p.W7WOBJ:W5WTOP:W A
natomicalWdirections
8. TheW termW mostW oppositeW proximalW is
a. medial
b. superior
c. anterior
d. distal
ANS:W D DIF:
MemorizationWREF:W
p.W7WOBJ:W 5W TOP:
AnatomicalW directions
9. BecauseWhumansWwalkWinWanWuprightWposition,WtheWtwoWtermsWthatWcanWbeWusedWinterchang
eaW blyWare
a. posteriorW andW ventral
b. posteriorW andW inferior
c. posteriorW andW superficial
d. posteriorW andW dorsal
ANS:W D DIF:
MemorizationWREF:W
p.W7WOBJ:W 5W TOP:
AnatomicalW directions
10. TheW termW mostW oppositeW medialW is
, a. dorsal
EDITION PATTON QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS,
ALL CHAPTERS 1-22
, MULTIPLEW CHOICE
1. TheW wordW derivedW fromW twoW wordW partsW thatW meanW “cuttingW apart”W is
a. physiology
b. homeostasis
c. anatomy
d. dissection
ANS:W CWDIF:WMemorizationWREF:Wp.W 3WOBJ:W 1WTOP:W Introduction
2. TheW studyW ofW howW theW bodyW functionsW isW called
a. physiology
b. homeostasis
c. anatomy
d. dissection
ANS:W AWDIF:WMemorizationWREF:Wp.W 3WOBJ:W 1WTOP:W Introduction
3. TheW correctW sequenceW ofW theW levelW ofW organizationW is
a. cellular,W chemical,W tissue,W organ
b. chemical,W cellular,W tissue,W organ
c. chemical,W cellular,W organ,W tissue
d. chemical,W tissue,W cellular,W organ
ANS:WB DIF: Memorization
REF:Wp.W5WOBJ:W3
TOP:WStructuralWlevelsWofWorganization
4. TheW smallestW livingW unitW ofW structureW isW consideredW toW beW atW the
a. chemicalW level
b. cellularblevel
c. organW level
d. tissueW level
ANS:WB DIF: Memorization
REF:Wp.W6WOBJ:W3
TOP:WStructuralWlevelsWofWorganization
5. TheW referenceW positionW forW allW bodyW directionalW termsW isW the
a. anatomicalW position
, b. proneW position
c. supineW position
d. sittingW position
ANS:WA DIF: Memorization
REF:Wpp.W6-W7WOBJ:W4
WTOP:W AnatomicalWposition
6. TheW relationshipW betweenW theW kneeW andW theW ankleW canW beW describedW as
a. theW kneeW isW inferiorW toW theW ankle
b. theW kneeW isW distalW toW theW ankle
c. theW kneeW isW proximalW toW theW ankle
d. bothW aW andW bW above
ANS:W C DIF: Application REF:W pp.W7-
8WOBJ:W5WTOP:W AnatomicalWdirecti
ons
7. TheW relationshipW betweenW theW heartW andW theW lungsW canW beW describedW as
a. theW heartW isW distalW toW theW lungs
b. theW heartW isW medialW toW theW lungs
c. theW heartW isW lateralW toW theW lungs
d. bothW aW andW cW above
ANS:W B DIF: Application
REF:W p.W7WOBJ:W5WTOP:W A
natomicalWdirections
8. TheW termW mostW oppositeW proximalW is
a. medial
b. superior
c. anterior
d. distal
ANS:W D DIF:
MemorizationWREF:W
p.W7WOBJ:W 5W TOP:
AnatomicalW directions
9. BecauseWhumansWwalkWinWanWuprightWposition,WtheWtwoWtermsWthatWcanWbeWusedWinterchang
eaW blyWare
a. posteriorW andW ventral
b. posteriorW andW inferior
c. posteriorW andW superficial
d. posteriorW andW dorsal
ANS:W D DIF:
MemorizationWREF:W
p.W7WOBJ:W 5W TOP:
AnatomicalW directions
10. TheW termW mostW oppositeW medialW is
, a. dorsal
