Test Bank for Human Body in Health and Illness 7th Edition by Barbara Herlihy – All Chapters Questions & Answers (A+ Grade)

Test Bank

,Chapter 01: Introduction to the Human Body
Herlihy: The Human Body in Health and Illness, 7th Edition


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. What is the branch of science that studies how the body functions?
a. Anatomy
b. Histology
c. Pathology
d. Physiology

ANS: D
2. Which word comes from the Greek word meaning “to dissect”?
a. Anatomy
b. Histology
c. Pathology
d. Physiology

ANS: A
3. Which of the following is a higher order of organization?
a. Molecule
b. Cell
c. Organ
d. Tissue

ANS: C
4. The head is located to the chest.
a. anterior
b. inferior
c. deep
d. superior

ANS: D
5. The foot is located to the leg.
a. proximal
b. superior
c. superficial
d. distal

ANS: D
6. The leg is to the thigh.
a. distal
b. proximal
c. superior
d. deep

ANS: A

, 7. The thigh is to the foot.
a. distal
b. proximal
c. inferior
d. deep

ANS: B
8. The thoracic cavity is to the abdominopelvic cavity.
a. deep
b. distal
c. anterior
d. superior

ANS: D
9. The kneecap is located distal to the
a. leg.
b. thigh.
c. foot.
d. toes.

ANS: B
10. Which organ is located in both the ventral and thoracic cavities?
a. Stomach
b. Liver
c. Lung
d. Spinal cord

ANS: C
11. Which organ is located in the ventral cavity but not in the thoracic cavity?
a. Lung
b. Heart
c. Liver
d. Brain

ANS: C
12. Which organ is located in the dorsal cavity?
a. Liver
b. Brain
c. Heart
d. Urinary bladder

ANS: B
13. Which of the following is descriptive of the location of the reproductive orgANS?
a. Dorsal cavity and vertebral cavity
b. Mediastinum and the thoracic cavity
c. Ventral cavity and pelvic cavity

, d. Pleural cavity and mediastinum

ANS: C
14. Which cavity is divided into quadrants?
a. Thoracic
b. Abdominopelvic
c. Dorsal
d. Cranial

ANS: B
15. Which region is included within the right upper quadrant (RUQ)?
a. Umbilical
b. Hypogastric
c. Right iliac
d. Right hypochondriac

ANS: D
16. Which region is included within the left lower quadrant (LLQ)?
a. Umbilical
b. Left hypochondriac
c. Epigastric
d. Left iliac

ANS: D
17. Which of the following refers to the umbilicus?
a. Groin
b. Armpit
c. Navel
d. Patellar

ANS: C
18. Which of the following refers to the lower back region?
a. Groin
b. Axillary
c. Umbilical
d. Lumbar

ANS: D
19. Which of the following refers to the groin region?
a. Axillary
b. Lumbar
c. Cranial
d. Inguinal

ANS: D
20. Which of the following refers to the area in front of the elbow?