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,Chapter 01: Introduction to the Body
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Patton: The Human Body in Health & Disease, 7th Edition
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MULTIPLE lCHOICE
1. Which lword lis lderived lfrom lthe lGreek lword lmeaning l“cutting lup”?
a. Dissection
b. Physiology
c. Pathology
d. Anatomy
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
REF: P. l3 TOP: Introduction
2. Which lword lis ldefined las lthe lstudy lof lthe lfunction lof lliving lorganisms land ltheir lparts?
a. Dissection
b. Physiology
c. Pathology
d. Anatomy
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
REF: p. l3 TOP: Introduction
3. Which lword lis ldefined las lthe lscientific lstudy lof ldisease?
a. Dissection
b. Physiology
c. Pathology
d. Anatomy
ANS: l C PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
lREF: P. l3 TOP: Introduction
4. Cells
a. are lmore lcomplex lthan ltissues.
b. are lthe lfirst llevel lof lorganization lin lthe lbody.
c. are lthe lsmallest lliving lunits lof lstructure land lfunction lin lthe lbody.
d. both lB land lC.
ANS: l C PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. l6
lTOP: Structural llevels lof lorganization
5. A lgroup lof lcells lthat lact ltogether lto lperform la lfunction lis lcalled la(n)
a. molecule.
b. organ.
c. tissue.
d. organism.
ANS: l C PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
lREF: p. l6 TOP: Structural llevels lof lorganization
, 6. The lheart lis lan lexample lof la(n)
a. organ.
b. tissue.
c. organism.
d. system.
ANS: l A PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. l6
lTOP: Structural llevels lof lorganization
7. The llevels lof lorganization lfrom lmost lsimple lto lmost lcomplex lare
a. cell l lchemical l lorgan l ltissue l lsystem.
b. tissue l lcell l lchemical l lorgan l lsystem.
c. chemical l ltissue l lcell l lorgan l lsystem.
d. chemical l lcell l ltissue l lorgan l lsystem.
ANS: l D PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
lREF: p. l5 TOP: Structural llevels lof lorganization
8. When lusing ldirectional lterms lto ldescribe lthe lbody, lit lis lassumed lthat lthe lbody lis lin
lwhat lposition?
a. Supine
b. Anatomical
c. Lateral
d. Prone
ANS: l B PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
lREF: p. l7 TOP: Anatomical lposition
9. The lsupine lposition
a. describes lthe lbody llying lface lup.
b. is lalso lcalled lanatomical lposition.
c. describes lthe lbody llying lface ldown.
d. both lA land lB.
ANS: l A PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
lREF: p. l7 TOP: Anatomical lposition
10. The lprone lposition
a. describes lthe lbody llying lface lup.
b. is lalso lcalled lthe lanatomical lposition.
c. describes lthe lbody llying lface ldown.
d. both lB land lC.
ANS: l C PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
lREF: p. l7 TOP: Anatomical lposition
11. Because lhumans lwalk lupright, lthe lterm ldorsal lcan lbe lused lin lplace lof lthe lterm
a. inferior.
b. posterior.
c. anterior.
d. distal.
, ANS: l B PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
lREF: p. l7 TOP: Anatomical ldirection
12. The lopposite lterm lfor lposterior lin lhumans lis
a. superior.
b. anterior.
c. ventral.
d. both lB land lC.
ANS: l D PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. l7
lTOP: Anatomical ldirection
13. The lopposite lterm lfor lsuperficial lis
a. deep.
b. inferior.
c. posterior.
d. medial.
ANS: l A PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
lREF: p. l7 TOP: Anatomical ldirection
14. The lbody lsection lthat ldivides lthe lright lear lfrom lthe lleft lear lis la section.
a. frontal
b. sagittal
c. coronal
d. transverse
ANS: l B PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. l9
lTOP: Planes lor lbody lsections
15. The lbody lsection lthat ldivides lthe lnose lfrom lthe lback lof lthe lhead lis la section.
a. frontal
b. sagittal
c. midsagittal
d. transverse
ANS: l A PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. l9
lTOP: Planes lor lbody lsections
16. A lsection lthat ldivides lthe lbody linto lmirror limages lis la section.
a. frontal
b. coronal
c. midsagittal
d. transverse
ANS: l C PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. l9
lTOP: Planes lor lbody lsections
17. The ltwo lmajor lbody lcavities lare lcalled
a. thoracic land labdominal.
b. thoracic land lpelvic.