Thibodeau: The Human Body in Health and Disease, 5th Edition
Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Structure and Function of the Body
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which word is derived from the Greek word meaning “cutting up”?
a. dissection
b. physiology
c. pathology
d. anatomy
ANS: D DIF: Memorization REF: Page 3
TOP: Introduction
2. Which word is defined as the study of the function of living organisms and their parts?
a. dissection
b. physiology
c. pathology
d. anatomy
ANS: B DIF: Memorization REF: Page 3
TOP: Introduction
,3. Which word is defined as the scientific study of disease?
a. dissection
b. physiology
c. pathology
d. anatomy
ANS: C DIF: Memorization REF: Page 4
TOP: Introduction
4. Cells are
a. more complex than tissues
b. are the first level of organization in the body
c. are the smallest living units of structure and function in the body
d. both b and c
ANS: C DIF: Application REF: Page 6
TOP: Structural levels of organization
5. A group of cells that act together to perform a function is called a(n)
a. molecule
b. organ
c. tissue
d. organism
ANS: C DIF: Memorization REF: Page 6
TOP: Structural levels of organization
,6. The heart is an example of a(n)
a. organ
b. tissue
c. organism
d. system
ANS: A DIF: Application REF: Page 6
TOP: Structural levels of organization
7. The levels of organization from most simple to most complex are
a. cell chemical organ tissue system
b. tissue cell chemical organ system
c. chemical tissue cell organ system
d. chemical cell tissue organ system
ANS: D DIF: Memorization REF: Page 4 | Page 6
TOP: Structural levels of organization
8. When using directional terms to describe the body, it is assumed that the body is in what
position?
a. supine
b. anatomical
c. lateral
d. prone
ANS: B DIF: Memorization REF: Page 6
TOP: Anatomical position
, 9. The supine position
a. describes the body lying face up
b. is also called anatomical position
c. describes the body lying face down
d. both a and b
ANS: A DIF: Memorization REF: Page 7
TOP: Anatomical position
10. The prone position
a. describes the body lying face up
b. is also called the anatomical position
c. describes the body lying face down
d. both b and c
ANS: C DIF: Memorization REF: Page 7
TOP: Anatomical position
11. Because humans walk upright, the term “dorsal” can be used in place of the term
a. inferior
b. posterior
c. anterior
d. distal
ANS: B DIF: Memorization REF: Page 7
TOP: Anatomical direction
Chapter 1: An Introduction to the Structure and Function of the Body
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which word is derived from the Greek word meaning “cutting up”?
a. dissection
b. physiology
c. pathology
d. anatomy
ANS: D DIF: Memorization REF: Page 3
TOP: Introduction
2. Which word is defined as the study of the function of living organisms and their parts?
a. dissection
b. physiology
c. pathology
d. anatomy
ANS: B DIF: Memorization REF: Page 3
TOP: Introduction
,3. Which word is defined as the scientific study of disease?
a. dissection
b. physiology
c. pathology
d. anatomy
ANS: C DIF: Memorization REF: Page 4
TOP: Introduction
4. Cells are
a. more complex than tissues
b. are the first level of organization in the body
c. are the smallest living units of structure and function in the body
d. both b and c
ANS: C DIF: Application REF: Page 6
TOP: Structural levels of organization
5. A group of cells that act together to perform a function is called a(n)
a. molecule
b. organ
c. tissue
d. organism
ANS: C DIF: Memorization REF: Page 6
TOP: Structural levels of organization
,6. The heart is an example of a(n)
a. organ
b. tissue
c. organism
d. system
ANS: A DIF: Application REF: Page 6
TOP: Structural levels of organization
7. The levels of organization from most simple to most complex are
a. cell chemical organ tissue system
b. tissue cell chemical organ system
c. chemical tissue cell organ system
d. chemical cell tissue organ system
ANS: D DIF: Memorization REF: Page 4 | Page 6
TOP: Structural levels of organization
8. When using directional terms to describe the body, it is assumed that the body is in what
position?
a. supine
b. anatomical
c. lateral
d. prone
ANS: B DIF: Memorization REF: Page 6
TOP: Anatomical position
, 9. The supine position
a. describes the body lying face up
b. is also called anatomical position
c. describes the body lying face down
d. both a and b
ANS: A DIF: Memorization REF: Page 7
TOP: Anatomical position
10. The prone position
a. describes the body lying face up
b. is also called the anatomical position
c. describes the body lying face down
d. both b and c
ANS: C DIF: Memorization REF: Page 7
TOP: Anatomical position
11. Because humans walk upright, the term “dorsal” can be used in place of the term
a. inferior
b. posterior
c. anterior
d. distal
ANS: B DIF: Memorization REF: Page 7
TOP: Anatomical direction
