Test Bank for Seeley's Anatomy & Physiology,
13th Edition by Cinnamon VanPutte, Jennifer
Regan, and Andrew Russo, updated for
2025/2026. Covers all 29 chapters | QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Chapter 1: The Human Organism
1. What is anatomy?
a) The study of body functions
b) The scientific discipline that investigates the body's structures
c) The study of disease processes
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, d) The maintenance of internal environment
Answer: b) The scientific discipline that investigates the body's
structures
2. Which type of anatomy studies structural changes from conception to adulthood?
a) Gross anatomy
b) Surface anatomy
c) Developmental anatomy
d) Systemic anatomy
Answer: c) Developmental anatomy
3. What does physiology study?
a) Body structures only
b) The processes or functions of living things
c) Disease states only
d) Chemical composition
Answer: b) The processes or functions of living things
4. Which subspecialty of developmental anatomy considers changes from conception to the
eighth week?
a) Cytology
b) Histology
c) Embryology
d) Gross anatomy Answer: c) Embryology
5. What is the study of tissues called?
a) Cytology
b) Histology
c) Embryology
d) Pathology
Answer: b)
Histology
6. Regional anatomy studies the body:
a) System by system
b) Area by area
c) Cell by cell
d) Function by function Answer: b) Area by area
7. Which imaging technique uses high-frequency sound waves? a) X-ray
b) CT scan
c) Ultrasound
d) MRI
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8. What is pathology?
a) Study of normal body functions
b) Study of body structures
c) Medical science dealing with disease
d) Study of cell division
Answer: c) Medical science dealing with disease
9. The relationship between structure and function is:
a) Unimportant in anatomy
b) The first key concept of anatomy and physiology
c) Only relevant in physiology
d) A minor consideration
Answer: b) The first key concept of anatomy and physiology
10. Surface anatomy involves:
a) Looking at exterior structures to visualize internal ones
b) Studying only skin
c) Microscopic examination
d) Chemical analysis
Answer: a) Looking at exterior structures to visualize internal ones
11. Why is it important to study other organisms along with humans?
a) Humans share many characteristics with other organisms
b) Other organisms are easier to study
c) Humans are too complex
d) It's required by law
Answer: a) Humans share many characteristics with other organisms
12. Who was considered the first modern anatomist?
a) Claudius Galen
b) Andreas Vesalius
c) Both were equally important
d) Neither made significant contributions
Answer: b) Andreas Vesalius
13. What error did Galen make regarding human liver anatomy?
a) He said it had three lobes
b) He said it had five lobes
c) He said it had six lobes
d) He said it had no lobes
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13th Edition by Cinnamon VanPutte, Jennifer
Regan, and Andrew Russo, updated for
2025/2026. Covers all 29 chapters | QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Chapter 1: The Human Organism
1. What is anatomy?
a) The study of body functions
b) The scientific discipline that investigates the body's structures
c) The study of disease processes
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, d) The maintenance of internal environment
Answer: b) The scientific discipline that investigates the body's
structures
2. Which type of anatomy studies structural changes from conception to adulthood?
a) Gross anatomy
b) Surface anatomy
c) Developmental anatomy
d) Systemic anatomy
Answer: c) Developmental anatomy
3. What does physiology study?
a) Body structures only
b) The processes or functions of living things
c) Disease states only
d) Chemical composition
Answer: b) The processes or functions of living things
4. Which subspecialty of developmental anatomy considers changes from conception to the
eighth week?
a) Cytology
b) Histology
c) Embryology
d) Gross anatomy Answer: c) Embryology
5. What is the study of tissues called?
a) Cytology
b) Histology
c) Embryology
d) Pathology
Answer: b)
Histology
6. Regional anatomy studies the body:
a) System by system
b) Area by area
c) Cell by cell
d) Function by function Answer: b) Area by area
7. Which imaging technique uses high-frequency sound waves? a) X-ray
b) CT scan
c) Ultrasound
d) MRI
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Answer: c) Ultrasound
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8. What is pathology?
a) Study of normal body functions
b) Study of body structures
c) Medical science dealing with disease
d) Study of cell division
Answer: c) Medical science dealing with disease
9. The relationship between structure and function is:
a) Unimportant in anatomy
b) The first key concept of anatomy and physiology
c) Only relevant in physiology
d) A minor consideration
Answer: b) The first key concept of anatomy and physiology
10. Surface anatomy involves:
a) Looking at exterior structures to visualize internal ones
b) Studying only skin
c) Microscopic examination
d) Chemical analysis
Answer: a) Looking at exterior structures to visualize internal ones
11. Why is it important to study other organisms along with humans?
a) Humans share many characteristics with other organisms
b) Other organisms are easier to study
c) Humans are too complex
d) It's required by law
Answer: a) Humans share many characteristics with other organisms
12. Who was considered the first modern anatomist?
a) Claudius Galen
b) Andreas Vesalius
c) Both were equally important
d) Neither made significant contributions
Answer: b) Andreas Vesalius
13. What error did Galen make regarding human liver anatomy?
a) He said it had three lobes
b) He said it had five lobes
c) He said it had six lobes
d) He said it had no lobes
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