TEST BANK – THE HUMAN BODY IN HEALTH
& DISEASE 8TH EDITION (PATTON) |
VERIFIED Q&A | 2026/2027 EDITION
Section A: Multiple Choice (1–60)
Select the best answer.
1. Which term describes a stable internal environment despite
external changes?
a) Homeostasis
b) Metabolism
c) Negative feedback
d) Positive feedback
Answer: a) Homeostasis
Rationale: Homeostasis is the maintenance of a stable internal
environment. Metabolism refers to chemical reactions, while
feedback mechanisms help achieve homeostasis.
2. The plane that divides the body into equal right and left
halves is the:
a) Parasagittal plane
b) Frontal plane
c) Midsagittal plane
d) Transverse plane
Answer: c) Midsagittal plane
Rationale: Midsagittal (median) plane divides into equal halves;
parasagittal is unequal.
,3. The thoracic cavity contains which of the following?
a) Liver and stomach
b) Lungs and heart
c) Kidneys and pancreas
d) Brain and spinal cord
Answer: b) Lungs and heart
Rationale: Thoracic cavity houses heart, lungs, esophagus,
trachea. Liver/stomach are abdominopelvic.
4. Which organ system is primarily responsible for regulating
blood volume and pressure via hormone release?
a) Nervous system
b) Endocrine system
c) Urinary system
d) Cardiovascular system
Answer: b) Endocrine system
Rationale: Endocrine (e.g., ADH, aldosterone) regulates blood
pressure/volume; urinary excretes but not main hormonal
regulator.
5. A patient with an inflamed appendix would have pain in which
quadrant?
a) Left upper quadrant
b) Right upper quadrant
c) Left lower quadrant
d) Right lower quadrant
Answer: d) Right lower quadrant
Rationale: Appendix is in right lower quadrant (RLQ).
, 6. Negative feedback loops:
a) Amplify the original stimulus
b) Are rare in the body
c) Reverse a change in a controlled condition
d) Cause blood clotting
Answer: c) Reverse a change in a controlled condition
Rationale: Negative feedback reverses changes (e.g., body
temperature). Positive feedback amplifies (e.g., childbirth).
7. What is the anatomical position?
a) Lying face down, arms at sides
b) Standing upright, palms facing forward
c) Lying face up, palms facing down
d) Standing upright, palms facing backward
Answer: b) Standing upright, palms facing forward
Rationale: Standard reference position — body erect, arms at
sides, palms and feet forward.
8. Which directional term means “closer to the point of
attachment”?
a) Distal
b) Lateral
c) Proximal
d) Superficial
Answer: c) Proximal
Rationale: Proximal = nearer attachment; distal = farther.
9. The pleurae and peritoneum are examples of:
a) Mucous membranes
b) Cutaneous membranes
& DISEASE 8TH EDITION (PATTON) |
VERIFIED Q&A | 2026/2027 EDITION
Section A: Multiple Choice (1–60)
Select the best answer.
1. Which term describes a stable internal environment despite
external changes?
a) Homeostasis
b) Metabolism
c) Negative feedback
d) Positive feedback
Answer: a) Homeostasis
Rationale: Homeostasis is the maintenance of a stable internal
environment. Metabolism refers to chemical reactions, while
feedback mechanisms help achieve homeostasis.
2. The plane that divides the body into equal right and left
halves is the:
a) Parasagittal plane
b) Frontal plane
c) Midsagittal plane
d) Transverse plane
Answer: c) Midsagittal plane
Rationale: Midsagittal (median) plane divides into equal halves;
parasagittal is unequal.
,3. The thoracic cavity contains which of the following?
a) Liver and stomach
b) Lungs and heart
c) Kidneys and pancreas
d) Brain and spinal cord
Answer: b) Lungs and heart
Rationale: Thoracic cavity houses heart, lungs, esophagus,
trachea. Liver/stomach are abdominopelvic.
4. Which organ system is primarily responsible for regulating
blood volume and pressure via hormone release?
a) Nervous system
b) Endocrine system
c) Urinary system
d) Cardiovascular system
Answer: b) Endocrine system
Rationale: Endocrine (e.g., ADH, aldosterone) regulates blood
pressure/volume; urinary excretes but not main hormonal
regulator.
5. A patient with an inflamed appendix would have pain in which
quadrant?
a) Left upper quadrant
b) Right upper quadrant
c) Left lower quadrant
d) Right lower quadrant
Answer: d) Right lower quadrant
Rationale: Appendix is in right lower quadrant (RLQ).
, 6. Negative feedback loops:
a) Amplify the original stimulus
b) Are rare in the body
c) Reverse a change in a controlled condition
d) Cause blood clotting
Answer: c) Reverse a change in a controlled condition
Rationale: Negative feedback reverses changes (e.g., body
temperature). Positive feedback amplifies (e.g., childbirth).
7. What is the anatomical position?
a) Lying face down, arms at sides
b) Standing upright, palms facing forward
c) Lying face up, palms facing down
d) Standing upright, palms facing backward
Answer: b) Standing upright, palms facing forward
Rationale: Standard reference position — body erect, arms at
sides, palms and feet forward.
8. Which directional term means “closer to the point of
attachment”?
a) Distal
b) Lateral
c) Proximal
d) Superficial
Answer: c) Proximal
Rationale: Proximal = nearer attachment; distal = farther.
9. The pleurae and peritoneum are examples of:
a) Mucous membranes
b) Cutaneous membranes
