FOUNDATIONS AND ADULT HEALTH NURSING 8TH EDITION BY COOPER

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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
Cooper: Adult Health Nursing, 8th Edition


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The anatomic term means toward the midline.
a. anterior
b. posterior
c. medial
d. cranial
ANS: C
The term medial indicates an anatomic direction toward the midline.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: 1 OBJ: 2
TOP: Anatomic terminology KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

2. What are the smallest living components in our body?
a. Cells
b. Organs
c. Electrons
d. Osmosis
ANS: A
Cells are considered to be the smallest living units of structure and function in our body.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: 4 OBJ: 6
TOP: Structural levels of organization KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

3. What is the largest organelle, responsible for cell reproduction and control of other
organelles?
a. Nucleus
b. Ribosome
c. Mitochondrion
d. Golgi apparatus
ANS: A
The nucleus is the largest organelle within the cell.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: 5 OBJ: 8
TOP: Parts of the cell KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity


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,4. When the patient complains of pain in the bladder, the patient will indicate discomfort in
which body cavity?
a. Pelvic
b. Mediastinum
c. Dorsal
d. Abdominal




ANS: A
A subdivision called the pelvic cavity contains the lower portion of the large intestine (lower
sigmoid colon, rectum), urinary bladder, and internal structures of the reproductive system.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 3 OBJ: 5
TOP: Body cavity KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

5. The four phases of cell division all occur in:
a. diffusion.
b. mitosis.
c. osmosis.
d. filtration.

ANS: B
During mitosis, the cell goes through four phases: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and
telophase.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: 7 OBJ: 9
TOP: Cell division KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

6. Telophase is which phase of cell reproduction during mitosis?
a. First phase
b. Latent phase
c. Final phase
d. Spindle phase
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ANS: C
During this final phase of cell division, the two nuclei appear and the chromosomes disperse.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: 7 OBJ: 9
TOP: Cell division KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

7. The nurse is aware that which muscle group is both striated and involuntary?
a. Skeletal
b. Glial
c. Cardiac
d. Visceral

ANS: C
The cardiac muscle is both striated and involuntary.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: 9 OBJ: 11
TOP: Tissues KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

8. What is a group of several different kinds of tissues arranged so that together they can
perform a more complex function than any tissue alone?
a. Organ
b. System

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c. Cell
d. Endoplasmic reticulum

ANS: A
When several kinds of tissues are united to perform a more complex function than any tissue
alone, they are called organs.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: 11 OBJ: 7
TOP: Organs KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

9. What traits describe visceral muscles?
a. Smooth and voluntary
b. Smooth and involuntary
c. Striated and voluntary
d. Striated and involuntary

ANS: B
Visceral (smooth) muscles will not function at will; thus, they act involuntarily.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: 9 OBJ: 7
TOP: Tissues KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

10. How are the thoracic and abdominal cavities separated?
a. By the pleura
b. By the diaphragm
c. By the sagittal plane
d. By the peritoneum
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ANS: B
The diaphragm (a muscle directly beneath the lungs) separates the ventral cavity into the
thoracic (chest) and abdominal cavities.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: 2 OBJ: 3
TOP: Ventral cavity KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

11. What is the broad section of biology dealing with the description of human structure?
a. Hematology
b. Anatomy
c. Kinesiology
d. Physiology

ANS: B
Anatomy is the study, classification, and description of the structure and organs of the body.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: 1 OBJ: 1
TOP: Terminology KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

12. explains the processes and functions of many structures of the body and how they
interact with one another.




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