RAD 140- CH.2 PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which term refers to the study of the function of the body organs? - Answers -
Physiology
Which are the four fundamental body planes? - Answers - sagittal, coronal, horizontal,
and oblique
Which plane divides the body into equal right and left halves? - Answers - midsagittal
Which are the two great cavities of the torso? - Answers - Thoracic and abdominal
Which body structure is located within the thoracic cavity? - Answers - heart
In which quadrant of the abdomen is the appendix located? - Answers - right lower
quadrant
Which region of the abdomen is located below the umbilical region? - Answers -
hypogastrium
Which vertebra is located at the level of the xiphoid process? - Answers - T10
Which body habitus represents a person of large massive stature in whom the stomach
is located high and nearly horizontal within the abdomen? - Answers - hypersthenic
Excluding small sesamoid and accessory bones in the skull, how many bones comprise
the skeleton? - Answers - 206
which structure belongs to the axial skeleton? - Answers - skull
which bone has a medullary cavity? - Answers - tibia
bones are classified according to their: - Answers - shape
which bone classifications are vertebrae? - Answers - irregular
which bone classification is the trapezium? - Answers - short
which bone classification consists largely of compact cortex tissue in the form of two
plates that enclose a layer of diploe? - Answers - flat
which term refers to the study of the joints? - Answers - arthology
ANSWERS
Which term refers to the study of the function of the body organs? - Answers -
Physiology
Which are the four fundamental body planes? - Answers - sagittal, coronal, horizontal,
and oblique
Which plane divides the body into equal right and left halves? - Answers - midsagittal
Which are the two great cavities of the torso? - Answers - Thoracic and abdominal
Which body structure is located within the thoracic cavity? - Answers - heart
In which quadrant of the abdomen is the appendix located? - Answers - right lower
quadrant
Which region of the abdomen is located below the umbilical region? - Answers -
hypogastrium
Which vertebra is located at the level of the xiphoid process? - Answers - T10
Which body habitus represents a person of large massive stature in whom the stomach
is located high and nearly horizontal within the abdomen? - Answers - hypersthenic
Excluding small sesamoid and accessory bones in the skull, how many bones comprise
the skeleton? - Answers - 206
which structure belongs to the axial skeleton? - Answers - skull
which bone has a medullary cavity? - Answers - tibia
bones are classified according to their: - Answers - shape
which bone classifications are vertebrae? - Answers - irregular
which bone classification is the trapezium? - Answers - short
which bone classification consists largely of compact cortex tissue in the form of two
plates that enclose a layer of diploe? - Answers - flat
which term refers to the study of the joints? - Answers - arthology
