Test Bank Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 10th Edition
by Kenneth Saladin
Answers Included
Chap 01 10e Saladin
1) The study of normal body structures is called .
A) physiology
B) anatomy
C) pathology
D) microscopy
E) biology
2) The study of how the body functions is called .
A) neuroanatomy
B) anatomy
C) chemistry
D) histology
E) physiology
3) Feeling for swollen lymph nodes is an example of auscultation.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) We can see through bones with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) Histology is the study of structures that can be observed without a magnifying lens.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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,6) 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
7) 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
8) The study of the structure and function of cells is called .
A) cytology
B) gross anatomy
C) exploratory physiology
D) comparative physiology
E) radiology
9) Ultrastructure refers to the detailed structure to the level of the .
A) molecule
B) cell
C) organelle
D) tissue
E) organ
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,10) The study of how hormones function is called .
A) neuroanatomy
B) neurophysiology
C) endocrinology
D) histology
E) pathophysiology
11) The study of mechanism of disease is called .
A) neuroanatomy
B) neurophysiology
C) endocrinology
D) histology
E) pathophysiology
12) The terms physics, physiology, and physician come from a term proposed to
distinguish natural causes from supernatural causes.
A) Hippocrates
B) Plato
C) Schwann
D) Aristotle
E) Avicenna
13) Who was a physician to the Roman gladiators, learned by dissection of animals, and saw
science as a method of discovery?
A) Hippocrates
B) Plato
C) Schwann
D) Aristotle
E) Galen
14) Cells were first named by microscopist Robert Hooke.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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, 15) All functions of the body can be interpreted as the effects of cellular activity.
⊚ true
⊚ false
16) Known as "the father of modern anatomy," was the first to publish accurate
drawings of the body.
A) Vesalius
B) Maimonides
C) Harvey
D) Aristotle
E) van Leeuwenhoek
17) The most influential medical textbook of the ancient era was written by .
A) Hippocrates
B) Aristotle
C) Galen
D) Vesalius
E) Avicenna
18) Who established a code of ethics for physicians and is considered the "father of medicine"?
A) Aristotle
B) Hippocrates
C) Galen
D) Vesalius
E) Hooke
19) The hypothetico-deductive method is common in physiology, whereas the inductive method is
common in anatomy.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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by Kenneth Saladin
Answers Included
Chap 01 10e Saladin
1) The study of normal body structures is called .
A) physiology
B) anatomy
C) pathology
D) microscopy
E) biology
2) The study of how the body functions is called .
A) neuroanatomy
B) anatomy
C) chemistry
D) histology
E) physiology
3) Feeling for swollen lymph nodes is an example of auscultation.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) We can see through bones with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) Histology is the study of structures that can be observed without a magnifying lens.
⊚ true
⊚ false
1
,6) 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
7) 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
8) The study of the structure and function of cells is called .
A) cytology
B) gross anatomy
C) exploratory physiology
D) comparative physiology
E) radiology
9) Ultrastructure refers to the detailed structure to the level of the .
A) molecule
B) cell
C) organelle
D) tissue
E) organ
2
,10) The study of how hormones function is called .
A) neuroanatomy
B) neurophysiology
C) endocrinology
D) histology
E) pathophysiology
11) The study of mechanism of disease is called .
A) neuroanatomy
B) neurophysiology
C) endocrinology
D) histology
E) pathophysiology
12) The terms physics, physiology, and physician come from a term proposed to
distinguish natural causes from supernatural causes.
A) Hippocrates
B) Plato
C) Schwann
D) Aristotle
E) Avicenna
13) Who was a physician to the Roman gladiators, learned by dissection of animals, and saw
science as a method of discovery?
A) Hippocrates
B) Plato
C) Schwann
D) Aristotle
E) Galen
14) Cells were first named by microscopist Robert Hooke.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3
, 15) All functions of the body can be interpreted as the effects of cellular activity.
⊚ true
⊚ false
16) Known as "the father of modern anatomy," was the first to publish accurate
drawings of the body.
A) Vesalius
B) Maimonides
C) Harvey
D) Aristotle
E) van Leeuwenhoek
17) The most influential medical textbook of the ancient era was written by .
A) Hippocrates
B) Aristotle
C) Galen
D) Vesalius
E) Avicenna
18) Who established a code of ethics for physicians and is considered the "father of medicine"?
A) Aristotle
B) Hippocrates
C) Galen
D) Vesalius
E) Hooke
19) The hypothetico-deductive method is common in physiology, whereas the inductive method is
common in anatomy.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4
