Test Bank for Anatomy, Physiology, & Disease: Foundations for the Health
Professions, 3rd Edition by Deborah Roiger
Chapter 01 3e Roiger
Answers Included ✅
1) Anatomy is defined as the study of __________.
A) atoms
B) body structures
C) how the body functions
D) how the body malfunctions
2) Physiology is defined as the study of __________.
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A) physics
B) body structures
C) how the body functions
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D) how the body malfunctions
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3) Anatomy and physiology are defined as the study of __________.
A) the normal and abnormal function of the body
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B) body structures
C) how the body functions
D) the body's structure and how those structures function
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4) What is considered standard anatomical position?
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, A) The body is upright, the legs are close together, the feet are flat on the floor, the arms
are close to the sides, and the face and palms of the hands are facing forward.
B) The body is upright, the legs are far apart, the feet are flat on the floor, the arms are
close to the sides, and the face and palms of the hands are facing forward.
C) The body is upright, the legs are close together, the feet are flat on the floor, the arms
are spread far from the sides, and the face and palms of the hands are facing backward.
D) The body is lying in a horizontal position, the legs are close together, the feet are
pointing upward, the arms are close to the sides, and the face and palms of the hands are facing
upward.
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5) What do anatomical terms of direction describe?
A) The specific region in which a body part is located
B) The body's position
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C) The location of a particular structure in the body
D) The cavity that contains certain organs within the body
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6) Which anatomical term of direction is used to describe the location of the ankle in
relation to the knee?
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A) Proximal
B) Distal
C) Superficial
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D) Ventral
7) What anatomical term of direction is used to describe the location of the nose in relation
to the eyes?
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, A) Medial
B) Superior
C) Lateral
D) Ventral
8) What are the two major anatomical regions of the body?
A) Axial and abdominal
B) Appendicular and cephalic
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C) Axial and appendicular
D) Cephalic and thoracic
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9) If a person sustained cervical dislocation in an accident, what region of his/her body was
affected?
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A) Head
B) Neck
C) Chest
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D) Face
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10) What are the two different ways the abdominal region of the body can be divided?
A) The abdominal region can be divided into 4 quadrants or 2 regions.
B) The abdominal region can be divided into 4 regions or 6 quadrants.
C) The abdominal region can be divided into 4 quadrants or 9 regions.
D) The abdominal region can only be divided into 4 regions.
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, 11) Which of the following organs is located in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen?
A) Heart
B) Lungs
C) Left kidney
D) Liver
12) In which of the following regions of the abdomen is the navel located?
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A) Right hypogastric
B) Left hypogastric
C) Epigastric
D) Umbilical
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13) Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition that affects what region of the body?
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A) Foot
B) Arm
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C) Leg
D) Wrist
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14) Which of the following anatomical terms of direction refer to the dorsal side of the body?
A) Posterior
B) Anterior
C) Superior
D) Inferior
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Passvibes
Professions, 3rd Edition by Deborah Roiger
Chapter 01 3e Roiger
Answers Included ✅
1) Anatomy is defined as the study of __________.
A) atoms
B) body structures
C) how the body functions
D) how the body malfunctions
2) Physiology is defined as the study of __________.
Pa
A) physics
B) body structures
C) how the body functions
ss
D) how the body malfunctions
vi
3) Anatomy and physiology are defined as the study of __________.
A) the normal and abnormal function of the body
be
B) body structures
C) how the body functions
D) the body's structure and how those structures function
s
4) What is considered standard anatomical position?
1
Passvibes
, A) The body is upright, the legs are close together, the feet are flat on the floor, the arms
are close to the sides, and the face and palms of the hands are facing forward.
B) The body is upright, the legs are far apart, the feet are flat on the floor, the arms are
close to the sides, and the face and palms of the hands are facing forward.
C) The body is upright, the legs are close together, the feet are flat on the floor, the arms
are spread far from the sides, and the face and palms of the hands are facing backward.
D) The body is lying in a horizontal position, the legs are close together, the feet are
pointing upward, the arms are close to the sides, and the face and palms of the hands are facing
upward.
Pa
5) What do anatomical terms of direction describe?
A) The specific region in which a body part is located
B) The body's position
ss
C) The location of a particular structure in the body
D) The cavity that contains certain organs within the body
vi
6) Which anatomical term of direction is used to describe the location of the ankle in
relation to the knee?
be
A) Proximal
B) Distal
C) Superficial
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D) Ventral
7) What anatomical term of direction is used to describe the location of the nose in relation
to the eyes?
2
Passvibes
, A) Medial
B) Superior
C) Lateral
D) Ventral
8) What are the two major anatomical regions of the body?
A) Axial and abdominal
B) Appendicular and cephalic
Pa
C) Axial and appendicular
D) Cephalic and thoracic
ss
9) If a person sustained cervical dislocation in an accident, what region of his/her body was
affected?
vi
A) Head
B) Neck
C) Chest
be
D) Face
s
10) What are the two different ways the abdominal region of the body can be divided?
A) The abdominal region can be divided into 4 quadrants or 2 regions.
B) The abdominal region can be divided into 4 regions or 6 quadrants.
C) The abdominal region can be divided into 4 quadrants or 9 regions.
D) The abdominal region can only be divided into 4 regions.
3
Passvibes
, 11) Which of the following organs is located in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen?
A) Heart
B) Lungs
C) Left kidney
D) Liver
12) In which of the following regions of the abdomen is the navel located?
Pa
A) Right hypogastric
B) Left hypogastric
C) Epigastric
D) Umbilical
ss
13) Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition that affects what region of the body?
vi
A) Foot
B) Arm
be
C) Leg
D) Wrist
s
14) Which of the following anatomical terms of direction refer to the dorsal side of the body?
A) Posterior
B) Anterior
C) Superior
D) Inferior
4
Passvibes
