Test Bank for Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology 3rd
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,Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology, 3e (Saladin)
Chapter 1 The Study of Anatomy and Physiology
1) Feeling for swollen lymph nodes is an example of auscultation.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 4
Section: 1.01
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 01.1c. Describe some methods of examining a living patient.
Gradable: automatic
2) We can see through bones with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 4
Section: 1.01
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 01.1d. Discuss the principles and applications of some medical imaging
methods.
Gradable: automatic
3) Histology is the study of structures that can be observed without a magnifying lens.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 3
Section: 1.01
Topic: Levels of organization
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 01.1a. Define some subdisciplines of anatomy.
Gradable: automatic
4) Feeling structures with your fingertips is called , whereas tapping on the body
and listening for sounds of abnormalities is called
A) palpation; auscultation.
B) auscultation; percussion.
C) percussion; auscultation.
D) palpation; percussion.
E) percussion; palpation.
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,Answer: D
Page Ref:
4
Section: 1.01
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 01.1c. Describe some methods of examining a living patient.
Gradable: automatic
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, 5) Which of these is the best imaging technique for routinely examining the
anatomical development of a fetus?
A) Auscultation
B) PET scan
C) MRI
D) Sonography
E) Radiography
Answer: D
Page Ref:
4
Section: 1.01
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 01.1d. Discuss the principles and applications of some medical imaging
methods.
Gradable: automatic
6) The study of the structure and function of the hormone-producing glands is called
A) endocrinology.
B) pathology.
C) exploratory physiology.
D) comparative physiology.
E) glandology.
Answer: A
Section: 1.02
Topic: Scope of anatomy and physiology
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 01.2a. Identify some subdisciplines of physiology.
Gradable: automatic
7) The fact that most of us have five lumbar vertebrae, but some people have six and
some have four is an example of variation among organisms.
A) cellular
B) holistic
C) physiological
D) anatomical
E) reductionist
Answer: D
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