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Memmler's Structure & Function of the Human Body,
Enhanced Edition 14th Edition
By Barbara Janson Cohen Chapters 1 - 25 / Complete 2026
,• TABLE OF CONTENTS
• Chapter 1 Organization of the Human Body
• Chapter 2 Chemistry, Matter, and Life
• Chapter 3 Cells and Their Functions
• Chapter 4 Tissues, Glands, and Membranes
• Chapter 5 Disease and Disease-Producing Organisms
• Chapter 6 The Integumentary System
• Chapter 7 The Skeletal System
• Chapter 8 The Muscular System
• Chapter 9 The Nervous System: The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves
• Chapter 10 The Nervous System: The Brain and Cranial Nerves
• Chapter 11 The Sensory System
• Chapter 12 The Endocrine System: Glands and Hormones
• Chapter 13 The Blood
• Chapter 14 The Heart and Heart Disease
• Chapter 15 Blood Vessels and Blood Circulation
• Chapter 16 The Lymphatic System and Lymphatic Circulation
• Chapter 17 Immunity
• Chapter 18 The Respiratory System
• Chapter 19 The Digestive System
• Chapter 20 Metabolism, Nutrition, and Body Temperature
• Chapter 21 The Urinary System
• Chapter 22 Body Fluids
• Chapter 23 The Male and Female Reproductive Systems
• Chapter 24 Development and Birth
• Chapter 25 Heredity and Hereditary Diseases
,Chapter 01: Introduction to the Body
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The word derived from two word parts that mean ―cutting apart‖ is
a. physiology
b. homeostasis
c. anatomy
d. dissection
ANSWER: C DIF: Memorization REF: p. 3
OBJ: 1 TOP: Introduction
2. The study of how the body functions is called
a. physiology
b. homeostasis
c. anatomy
d. dissection
ANSWER: A DIF: Memorization REF: p. 3
OBJ: 1 TOP: Introduction
3. The correct sequence of the level of organization is
a. cellular, chemical, tissue, organ
b. chemical, cellular, tissue, organ
c. chemical, cellular, organ, tissue
d. chemical, tissue, cellular, organ
ANSWER: B DIF: Memorization REF: p. 5
OBJ: 3 TOP: Structural levels of organization
4. The smallest living unit of structure is considered to be at the
a. chemical level
b. cellular level
c. organ level
, d. tissue level
ANSWER: B DIF: Memorization REF: p. 6
OBJ: 3 TOP: Structural levels of organization
5. The reference position for all body directional terms is the
a. anatomical position
b. prone position
c. supine position
d. sitting position
ANSWER: A DIF: Memorization REF: pp. 6-7
OBJ: 4 TOP: Anatomical position
6. The relationship between the knee and the ankle can be described as
a. the knee is inferior to the ankle
b. the knee is distal to the ankle
Memmler's Structure & Function of the Human Body,
Enhanced Edition 14th Edition
By Barbara Janson Cohen Chapters 1 - 25 / Complete 2026
,• TABLE OF CONTENTS
• Chapter 1 Organization of the Human Body
• Chapter 2 Chemistry, Matter, and Life
• Chapter 3 Cells and Their Functions
• Chapter 4 Tissues, Glands, and Membranes
• Chapter 5 Disease and Disease-Producing Organisms
• Chapter 6 The Integumentary System
• Chapter 7 The Skeletal System
• Chapter 8 The Muscular System
• Chapter 9 The Nervous System: The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves
• Chapter 10 The Nervous System: The Brain and Cranial Nerves
• Chapter 11 The Sensory System
• Chapter 12 The Endocrine System: Glands and Hormones
• Chapter 13 The Blood
• Chapter 14 The Heart and Heart Disease
• Chapter 15 Blood Vessels and Blood Circulation
• Chapter 16 The Lymphatic System and Lymphatic Circulation
• Chapter 17 Immunity
• Chapter 18 The Respiratory System
• Chapter 19 The Digestive System
• Chapter 20 Metabolism, Nutrition, and Body Temperature
• Chapter 21 The Urinary System
• Chapter 22 Body Fluids
• Chapter 23 The Male and Female Reproductive Systems
• Chapter 24 Development and Birth
• Chapter 25 Heredity and Hereditary Diseases
,Chapter 01: Introduction to the Body
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The word derived from two word parts that mean ―cutting apart‖ is
a. physiology
b. homeostasis
c. anatomy
d. dissection
ANSWER: C DIF: Memorization REF: p. 3
OBJ: 1 TOP: Introduction
2. The study of how the body functions is called
a. physiology
b. homeostasis
c. anatomy
d. dissection
ANSWER: A DIF: Memorization REF: p. 3
OBJ: 1 TOP: Introduction
3. The correct sequence of the level of organization is
a. cellular, chemical, tissue, organ
b. chemical, cellular, tissue, organ
c. chemical, cellular, organ, tissue
d. chemical, tissue, cellular, organ
ANSWER: B DIF: Memorization REF: p. 5
OBJ: 3 TOP: Structural levels of organization
4. The smallest living unit of structure is considered to be at the
a. chemical level
b. cellular level
c. organ level
, d. tissue level
ANSWER: B DIF: Memorization REF: p. 6
OBJ: 3 TOP: Structural levels of organization
5. The reference position for all body directional terms is the
a. anatomical position
b. prone position
c. supine position
d. sitting position
ANSWER: A DIF: Memorization REF: pp. 6-7
OBJ: 4 TOP: Anatomical position
6. The relationship between the knee and the ankle can be described as
a. the knee is inferior to the ankle
b. the knee is distal to the ankle
