Test Bank for The Human Body in Health and Illness 6th Edition | Barbara Herlihy | Complete Chapters | Verified MCQs with Answers | ISBN 9780323498449/A+ Grades

TEST BANK FOR THE HUMAN BODY IN
HEALTH AND ILLNESS, 6TH EDITION BY
HERLIHY

,Chapter 01: Introduction to the Human Body
Herlihy: The Human Body in Health and Illness, 6th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. What is the branch of science that studies how the body functions?
a. Anatomy
b. Histology
c. Pathology
d. Physiology

ANS: D

2. Which of the following is a higher order of organization?
a. Molecule
b. Cell
c. Organ
d. Tissue

ANS: C


3. Which word comes from the Greek word meaning “to dissect”?
a. Anatomy
b. Histology
c. Pathology
d. Physiology

ANS: A


4. The head is located to the chest.
a. anterior
b. inferior
c. deep
d. superior

ANS: D

5. The foot is located to the leg.
a. proximal
b. superior
c. superficial
d. distal

ANS: D

6. The leg is to the thigh.
a. distal
b. proximal

,c. superior
d. deep

ANS: A

, 7. The thigh is to the foot.
a. distal
b. proximal
c. inferior
d. deep

ANS: B

8. The thoracic cavity is to the abdominopelvic cavity.
a. deep
b. distal
c. anterior
d. superior

ANS: D

9. The kneecap is located distal to the
a. leg.
b. thigh.
c. foot.
d. toes.

ANS: B

10. Which organ is located in both the ventral and thoracic cavities?
a. Stomach
b. Liver
c. Lung
d. Spinal cord

ANS: C

11. Which organ is located in the ventral cavity but not in the thoracic cavity?
a. Lung
b. Heart
c. Liver
d. Brain

ANS: C

12. Which organ is located in the dorsal cavity?
a. Liver
b. Brain
c. Heart
d. Urinary bladder

ANS: B

13. Which of the following is descriptive of the location of the reproductive organs?
a. Dorsal cavity and vertebral cavity
b. Mediastinum and the thoracic cavity
c. Ventral cavity and pelvic cavity

, d. Pleural cavity and mediastinum

ANS: C

14. Which cavity is divided into quadrants?
a. Thoracic
b. Abdominopelvic
c. Dorsal
d. Cranial

ANS: B

15. Which region is included within the right upper quadrant (RUQ)?
a. Umbilical
b. Hypogastric
c. Right iliac
d. Right hypochondriac

ANS: D

16. Which region is included within the left lower quadrant (LLQ)?
a. Umbilical
b. Left hypochondriac
c. Epigastric
d. Left iliac

ANS: D

17. Which of the following refers to the umbilicus?
a. Groin
b. Armpit
c. Navel
d. Patellar

ANS: C

18. Which of the following refers to the lower back region?
a. Groin
b. Axillary
c. Umbilical
d. Lumbar

ANS: D

19. Which of the following refers to the groin region?
a. Axillary
b. Lumbar
c. Cranial
d. Inguinal

ANS: D

20. Which of the following refers to the area in front of the elbow?

, a. Axillary
b. Brachial
c. Antecubital
d. Popliteal
ANS: C

21. Which area appears only on the anterior part of the body?
a. Popliteal
b. Umbilical
c. Lumbar
d. Occipital

ANS: B

22. Which area appears only on the posterior part of the body?
a. Gluteal
b. Patellar
c. Umbilical
d. Sternal

ANS: A

23. Which area is inferior to the diaphragm?
a. Axillary
b. Inguinal
c. Occipital
d. Cervical

ANS: B

24. What is another name for the frontal plane?
a. Sagittal plane
b. Cross section
c. Transverse plane
d. Coronal plane

ANS: D

25. Which plane divides the body into right and left halves?
a. Sagittal
b. Coronal
c. Transverse
d. Frontal

ANS: A

26. In which cavity is the mediastinum located?
a. Pelvic
b. Dorsal
c. Thoracic
d. Abdominal