Chapter 01: Introduction to the Body
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which word is derived from the Greek words meaning ―cutting apart‖?
a. Dissection
b. Physiology
c. Pathology
d. Anatomy
ANS: D DIF: Remembering
REF: p. 2 TOP: Introduction
2. Which word is defined as the study of the function of living organisms an
d their parts?
f1
a. Dissection
b. Physiology
c. Pathology
d. Anatomy
ANS: B DIF: Remembering
REF: p. 2 TOP: Introduction
3. Which word is defined as the scientific study of disease?
a. Dissection
b. Physiology
c. Pathology
d. Anatomy
ANS: C DIF: Remembering
REF: p. 2 TOP: Introduction
4. Cells
a. are more complex than tissues.
b. are the first level of organization in the body.
c. are the smallest living units of structure and function in the body.
d. contain the same organelles no matter what cell type they are.
ANS: C DIF: Applying
REF: p. 5 TOP: Struc
tural levels
f1 of organization
5. A group
f1 f1 of cells that act together to perform a function is
called a(n)
a. molecule.
b. organ.
c. tissue.
d. organism.
ANS: C DIF: Remembering
REF: p. 5 TOP: Structural levels of or
ganization
6. The heart is an example of a(n)
, a. organ.
b. tissue.
c. organism.
d. system.
ANS: A DIF: Applying
REF: p. 5 TOP: Struc
tural levels
f1 of organization
7. The levels of organization from most simple to most complex are
a. cell, chemical, organ, tissue, system.
b. f 1 f 1 tissue, cell, organ, system.
chemical,
c. chemical, tissue, cell, organ, system.
d. f 1 f 1 chemical, cell, organ, system.
tissue,
ANS: D DIF: Remembering
REF: p. 4 TOP: Structural levels of or
ganization
8. When using directional terms to describe the body, it is assumed that
f1the body is in what 1fposition?
a. Supine
b. Anatomical
c. Lateral
d. Prone
ANS: B DIF: Remembering
REF: p. 5 TOP: Anatomical position
9. The supine position
a. describes the body lying face up.
b. is also called anatomical position.
c. describes the body lying face down.
d. f 1 the body lying on its side.
f1 describes
ANS: A DIF: Remembering
REF: p. 6 TOP: Anatomical position
10. The prone position
a. describes the body lying face up.
b. is also called the anatomical position.
c. describes the body lying face down.
d. describes the body lying on its side.
ANS: C DIF: Remembering
REF: p. 6 TOP: Anatomical position
11. Because humans walk upright, the term dorsal f 1 can be used in place of the
term
f1
a. inferior.
b. posterior.
c. anterior.
d. distal.
ANS: B DIF: Remembering
,REF: p. 6 TOP: Anatomical direction
, 12. The opposite term for posterior f 1 f1 in humans is
a. superior.
b. anterior.
c. dorsal.
d. lateral.
ANS: B DIF: Applying REF: p. 6 TOP: Anatomical direction
13. The opposite term for superficial f 1 f1 is
a. deep.
b. inferior.
c. posterior.
d. medial.
ANS: A DIF: Remembering
REF: p. 6 TOP: Anatomical direction
14. The body section that divides the right ear from the left ear is a
section.
a. frontal
b. sagittal
c. coronal
d. transverse
ANS: B DIF: Applying REF: pp. 7-8
TOP: Planes or body sections
15. The body section that divides the nose from the back of the head is a
section.
a. frontal
b. sagittal
c. midsagittal
d. transverse
ANS: A DIF: Applying REF: pp. 7-8
TOP: Planes or body sections
16. A f1 f1section that divides the body into mirror images is a
section.
a. frontal
b. coronal
c. midsagittal
d. transverse
ANS: C DIF: Applying REF: pp. 7-8
TOP: Planes or body sections
17. The two major body cavities are called
a. thoracic and abdominal.
b. thoracic and pelvic.
c. dorsal and ventral.
d. mediastinum and pleural.
ANS: C DIF: Remembering
REF: p. 8 TOP: Body cavities