VERIFIE
Chapter Number: 01
1) The levels of structural organization from least complex to most complex are as follows:
a) chemical, cellular, organ, tissue, system
b) cellular, organ, chemical, tissue, system
c) chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, system
d) chemical, system, tissue, cellular, organ
Answer: c
2) The four basic types of tissues in the body are
a) skeletal, muscular, epithelial, nervous
b) connective, muscle, nervous, epithelial
c) vascular, nervous, epithelial, connective
d) muscle, nervous, skeletal, connective
Answer: b
3) The kidney is _____ to the stomach.
a) Anterior
b) Inferior
c) Distal
d) Dorsal
Answer: d
4) The word that best describes the position of the gallbladder relative to the ascending colon is
a) contralateral
b) ipsilateral
c) inferior
d) intermediate
Answer: b
,5) In the anatomical position, the palms of the hands face:
a) Forward
b) Posteriorly
c) Laterally
d) Medially
Answer: a
6) An accident report submitted by an officer who is a former anatomy student contains the
following statement: "The victim suffered a severe blow to the mental region." This means
a) the victim had a severe wound to the skull bones
b) the victim's brain was obviously injured
c) the victim was struck on the chin
d) the victim witnessed a shocking event
Answer: c
7) A _____ section of the body or organ would reveal its right and left side
a) sagittal
b) frontal (coronal)
c) oblique
d) any of these choices
Answer: a
8) Name the two most specific body cavities that would be sectioned if a transverse plane were
passed through the umbilicus.
a) abdominal and pelvic
b) pelvic and thoracic
c) thoracic and vertebral canal
d) abdominal and vertebral canal
Answer: d
Difficulty: Hard
Bloom’s: Evaluation
Study Objective 1: SO 1.5 Describe the major body cavities, the organs they contain, and their
associated linings.
Section Reference 1: Sec 1.5 Body Cavities
,9) Serous membranes are associated with the
a) pleural cavity
b) pericardial cavity
c) abdominal cavity
d) all of these choices
Answer: d
10) Most specifically, the heart is located in the
a) pericardial cavity
b) thoracic cavity
c) mediastinum
d) all of these choices
Answer: a
11) Which of the following statements is false?
a) the diaphragm separates the abdominal cavity from the pelvic cavity
b) the esophagus is located in the mediastinum
c) the vertebral canal contains the spinal cord
d) the pleural cavities, containing the lungs, are part of the thoracic cavity
Answer: a
12) The word "dorsum" may be used to describe the
1. back of the hand
2. anterior surface of the body
3. top of the foot
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 3only
d) 1 and 3
Answer: d
, 13) What anatomical structure is being described using the following anatomical terms: medial to
the ear (otic); lateral to the nose (nasal); inferior to the eye (orbital); and superior to the maxillary
(upper) teeth?
a) cheek (buccal)
b) chin (mental)
c) eyebrow
d) forehead (frontal)
Answer: a
14) The two organ systems that have the primary responsibility for regulating body activities are
a) lymphatic and endocrine
b) nervous and endocrine
c) nervous and lymphatic
d) endocrine and respiratory
Answer: b
15) A transverse plane
1. is also known as the coronal plane
2. is also known as a horizontal plane or cross-sectional plane
3. divides the body into right and left sections
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 3 only
d) both 2 and 3 are correct
Answer: b
16) Name the first form of medical imaging used to look at gross structures inside the body. It has
been used in medicine since the 1940s and provides ‘pictures’ of internal structures in two-
dimensional images where bones appear white, hollow structures (e.g. lungs) appear black, and
structures of intermediate density (e.g. skin, fat, and muscle) appear as varying shades of gray.
a) magnetic resonance imaging
b) computed tomography
c) radiography
d) ultrasound scanning
Chapter Number: 01
1) The levels of structural organization from least complex to most complex are as follows:
a) chemical, cellular, organ, tissue, system
b) cellular, organ, chemical, tissue, system
c) chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, system
d) chemical, system, tissue, cellular, organ
Answer: c
2) The four basic types of tissues in the body are
a) skeletal, muscular, epithelial, nervous
b) connective, muscle, nervous, epithelial
c) vascular, nervous, epithelial, connective
d) muscle, nervous, skeletal, connective
Answer: b
3) The kidney is _____ to the stomach.
a) Anterior
b) Inferior
c) Distal
d) Dorsal
Answer: d
4) The word that best describes the position of the gallbladder relative to the ascending colon is
a) contralateral
b) ipsilateral
c) inferior
d) intermediate
Answer: b
,5) In the anatomical position, the palms of the hands face:
a) Forward
b) Posteriorly
c) Laterally
d) Medially
Answer: a
6) An accident report submitted by an officer who is a former anatomy student contains the
following statement: "The victim suffered a severe blow to the mental region." This means
a) the victim had a severe wound to the skull bones
b) the victim's brain was obviously injured
c) the victim was struck on the chin
d) the victim witnessed a shocking event
Answer: c
7) A _____ section of the body or organ would reveal its right and left side
a) sagittal
b) frontal (coronal)
c) oblique
d) any of these choices
Answer: a
8) Name the two most specific body cavities that would be sectioned if a transverse plane were
passed through the umbilicus.
a) abdominal and pelvic
b) pelvic and thoracic
c) thoracic and vertebral canal
d) abdominal and vertebral canal
Answer: d
Difficulty: Hard
Bloom’s: Evaluation
Study Objective 1: SO 1.5 Describe the major body cavities, the organs they contain, and their
associated linings.
Section Reference 1: Sec 1.5 Body Cavities
,9) Serous membranes are associated with the
a) pleural cavity
b) pericardial cavity
c) abdominal cavity
d) all of these choices
Answer: d
10) Most specifically, the heart is located in the
a) pericardial cavity
b) thoracic cavity
c) mediastinum
d) all of these choices
Answer: a
11) Which of the following statements is false?
a) the diaphragm separates the abdominal cavity from the pelvic cavity
b) the esophagus is located in the mediastinum
c) the vertebral canal contains the spinal cord
d) the pleural cavities, containing the lungs, are part of the thoracic cavity
Answer: a
12) The word "dorsum" may be used to describe the
1. back of the hand
2. anterior surface of the body
3. top of the foot
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 3only
d) 1 and 3
Answer: d
, 13) What anatomical structure is being described using the following anatomical terms: medial to
the ear (otic); lateral to the nose (nasal); inferior to the eye (orbital); and superior to the maxillary
(upper) teeth?
a) cheek (buccal)
b) chin (mental)
c) eyebrow
d) forehead (frontal)
Answer: a
14) The two organ systems that have the primary responsibility for regulating body activities are
a) lymphatic and endocrine
b) nervous and endocrine
c) nervous and lymphatic
d) endocrine and respiratory
Answer: b
15) A transverse plane
1. is also known as the coronal plane
2. is also known as a horizontal plane or cross-sectional plane
3. divides the body into right and left sections
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 3 only
d) both 2 and 3 are correct
Answer: b
16) Name the first form of medical imaging used to look at gross structures inside the body. It has
been used in medicine since the 1940s and provides ‘pictures’ of internal structures in two-
dimensional images where bones appear white, hollow structures (e.g. lungs) appear black, and
structures of intermediate density (e.g. skin, fat, and muscle) appear as varying shades of gray.
a) magnetic resonance imaging
b) computed tomography
c) radiography
d) ultrasound scanning
