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,Chapter.01:.Introduction.to.the.Body
Patton:.The.Human.Body.in.Health.&.Disease,.8th.Edition

MULTIPLE.CHOICE

1. Which.word.is.derived.from.the.Greek.word.meaning.―cutting.up‖?
a. Dissection
b. Physiology
c. Pathology
d. Anatomy
ANS; D PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
REF: P..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 PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
REF: p..3 TOP: Introduction

3. Which.word.is.defined.as.the.scientific.study.of.disease?
a. Dissection
b. Physiology
c. Pathology
d. Anatomy
ANS;. C PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
REF: P..3 TOP: Introduction

4. Cells
a. are.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 PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF:
p..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 PTS: 1 DIF:
Memorization.REF: p..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 PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF:
p..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 PTS: 1 DIF:
Memorization.REF: p..5 TOP:
Structural.levels.of.organization

8. When.using.directional.terms.to.describe.the.body,.it.is.assumed.that.the.body.is.in.what.pos
ition?
a. Supine
b. Anatomical
c. Lateral
d. Prone
ANS;. B PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
REF: p..7 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 PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
REF: p..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 PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
REF: p..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 PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
REF: p..7 TOP: Anatomical.direction

12. The.opposite.term.for.posterior.in.humans.is
a. superior.
b. anterior.
c. ventral.
d. both.B.and.C.
ANS;. D PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF:
p..7.TOP: Anatomical.direction

13. The.opposite.term.for.superficial.is
a. deep.
b. inferior.
c. posterior.
d. medial.
ANS;. A PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
REF: p..7 TOP: Anatomical.direction

14. The.body.section.that.divides.the.right.ear.from.the.left.ear.is.a section.
a. frontal
b. sagittal
c. coronal
d. transverse
ANS;. B PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF:
p..9.TOP: Planes.or.body.sections

15. The.body.section.that.divides.the.nose.from.the.back.of.the.head.is.a section.
a. frontal
b. sagittal
c. midsagittal
d. transverse
ANS;. A PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF:
p..9.TOP: Planes.or.body.sections

16. A.section.that.divides.the.body.into.mirror.images.is.a section.
a. frontal
b. coronal
c. midsagittal
d. transverse
ANS;. C PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF:
p..9.TOP: Planes.or.body.sections

17. The.two.major.body.cavities.are.called
a. thoracic.and.abdominal.
b. thoracic.and.pelvic.