Test Bank For
Structure & Function
of the Body 17th
Edition by 2025 Kevin
T. Patton & Frank B.
Bell & Terry Thompson
& Peggie L. Williamson
Chapter 1-22
1. The study of body structure is called:
A. Physiology
B. Pathology
C. Anatomy
D. Cytology
Answer: C
,Anatomy focuses on structure, while physiology focuses on
function.
2. The study of body function is called:
A. Anatomy
B. Physiology
C. Histology
D. Embryology
Answer: B
Physiology explains how body systems work.
3. The correct order of structural organization is:
A. Organ → tissue → cell → chemical
B. Chemical → cell → tissue → organ
C. Tissue → chemical → organ → cell
D. Cell → organ → chemical → tissue
Answer: B
Life is organized from smallest chemical level upward.
4. The smallest living unit of the body is:
A. Tissue
B. Organ
C. Cell
D. Molecule
Answer: C
Cells are the basic unit of life.
,5. Homeostasis refers to:
A. Disease progression
B. Stable internal environment
C. Cell division
D. Muscle contraction
Answer: B
Homeostasis maintains balance in the body.
6. The anatomical position means:
A. Lying face down
B. Sitting
C. Standing upright, palms forward
D. Lying face up
Answer: C
Standard reference position for all directional terms.
7. Superior means:
A. Toward the feet
B. Toward the head
C. Toward the back
D. Away from the body
Answer: B
Superior = above.
8. The heart is located in the:
, A. Cranial cavity
B. Thoracic cavity
C. Pelvic cavity
D. Abdominal cavity
Answer: B
The thoracic cavity houses the heart and lungs.
9. The organ system responsible for gas exchange is:
A. Digestive
B. Nervous
C. Respiratory
D. Urinary
Answer: C
Lungs exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide.
10. Tissue made of closely packed cells covering surfaces is:
A. Muscle
B. Nervous
C. Epithelial
D. Connective
Answer: C
Epithelial tissue lines and protects.
11. The main function of connective tissue is:
A. Communication
B. Support and binding
Structure & Function
of the Body 17th
Edition by 2025 Kevin
T. Patton & Frank B.
Bell & Terry Thompson
& Peggie L. Williamson
Chapter 1-22
1. The study of body structure is called:
A. Physiology
B. Pathology
C. Anatomy
D. Cytology
Answer: C
,Anatomy focuses on structure, while physiology focuses on
function.
2. The study of body function is called:
A. Anatomy
B. Physiology
C. Histology
D. Embryology
Answer: B
Physiology explains how body systems work.
3. The correct order of structural organization is:
A. Organ → tissue → cell → chemical
B. Chemical → cell → tissue → organ
C. Tissue → chemical → organ → cell
D. Cell → organ → chemical → tissue
Answer: B
Life is organized from smallest chemical level upward.
4. The smallest living unit of the body is:
A. Tissue
B. Organ
C. Cell
D. Molecule
Answer: C
Cells are the basic unit of life.
,5. Homeostasis refers to:
A. Disease progression
B. Stable internal environment
C. Cell division
D. Muscle contraction
Answer: B
Homeostasis maintains balance in the body.
6. The anatomical position means:
A. Lying face down
B. Sitting
C. Standing upright, palms forward
D. Lying face up
Answer: C
Standard reference position for all directional terms.
7. Superior means:
A. Toward the feet
B. Toward the head
C. Toward the back
D. Away from the body
Answer: B
Superior = above.
8. The heart is located in the:
, A. Cranial cavity
B. Thoracic cavity
C. Pelvic cavity
D. Abdominal cavity
Answer: B
The thoracic cavity houses the heart and lungs.
9. The organ system responsible for gas exchange is:
A. Digestive
B. Nervous
C. Respiratory
D. Urinary
Answer: C
Lungs exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide.
10. Tissue made of closely packed cells covering surfaces is:
A. Muscle
B. Nervous
C. Epithelial
D. Connective
Answer: C
Epithelial tissue lines and protects.
11. The main function of connective tissue is:
A. Communication
B. Support and binding
