TEST BANK
, Clinically Oriented Anatomy 8th Edition Moore Test Bank
Chapter 1 Overview and Basic Concepts
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
1) What is a vertical section through the body, dividing it into anterior and posterior regions
called? 1)
A) transverse B) sagittal C) median D)
frontal Answer: D
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)
2) One of the functional characteristics of life is irritability. This refers to . 2)
A) the nervous system causing all living things to sometimes experience anger
B) sensing changes in the environment and then reacting or responding to them
C) the necessity for all organisms to reproduce
D) indigestible food residues stimulating the excretory
system Answer: B
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)
3) Which of the following describes a parasagittal plane? 3)
A) two cuts dividing the body into left and right halves
B) a transverse cut just above the knees
C) any sagittal plane except the median
D) any cut dividing the body into anterior and
posterior Answer: C
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)
4) Which one of the following systems responds to environmental stimuli? 4)
A) nervous B) lymphatic C) immune D)
muscular Answer: A
Explanation:
A
,)
, B)
C)
D)
5) The cavities housing the eyes are called _ cavities.
5)
A) cranial B) nasal C) orbital D) frontal
Answer: C
Explanatio
n:
A
)
B)
C)
D)
, Clinically Oriented Anatomy 8th Edition Moore Test Bank
Chapter 1 Overview and Basic Concepts
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
1) What is a vertical section through the body, dividing it into anterior and posterior regions
called? 1)
A) transverse B) sagittal C) median D)
frontal Answer: D
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)
2) One of the functional characteristics of life is irritability. This refers to . 2)
A) the nervous system causing all living things to sometimes experience anger
B) sensing changes in the environment and then reacting or responding to them
C) the necessity for all organisms to reproduce
D) indigestible food residues stimulating the excretory
system Answer: B
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)
3) Which of the following describes a parasagittal plane? 3)
A) two cuts dividing the body into left and right halves
B) a transverse cut just above the knees
C) any sagittal plane except the median
D) any cut dividing the body into anterior and
posterior Answer: C
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)
4) Which one of the following systems responds to environmental stimuli? 4)
A) nervous B) lymphatic C) immune D)
muscular Answer: A
Explanation:
A
,)
, B)
C)
D)
5) The cavities housing the eyes are called _ cavities.
5)
A) cranial B) nasal C) orbital D) frontal
Answer: C
Explanatio
n:
A
)
B)
C)
D)
