j
,Chapter j01: jIntroduction jto jthe jBody
Patton: jThe jHuman jBody jin jHealth j& jDisease, j7th jEdition
MULTIPLE jCHOICE
1. Which jword jis jderived jfrom jthe jGreek jword jmeaning j“cutting jup”?
a. Dissection
b. Physiology
c. Pathology
d. Anatomy
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
REF: P. j3 TOP: Introduction
2. Which jword jis jdefined jas jthe jstudy jof jthe jfunction jof jliving jorganisms jand jtheir jparts?
a. Dissection
b. Physiology
c. Pathology
d. Anatomy
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
REF: p. j3 TOP: Introduction
3. Which jword jis jdefined jas jthe jscientific jstudy jof jdisease?
a. Dissection
b. Physiology
c. Pathology
d. Anatomy
ANS: j C PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
jREF: P. j3 TOP: Introduction
4. Cells
a. are jmore jcomplex jthan jtissues.
b. are jthe jfirst jlevel jof jorganization jin jthe jbody.
c. are jthe jsmallest jliving junits jof jstructure jand jfunction jin jthe jbody.
d. both jB jand jC.
ANS: j C PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. j6
jTOP: Structural jlevels jof jorganization
5. A jgroup jof jcells jthat jact jtogether jto jperform ja jfunction jis jcalled ja(n)
a. molecule.
b. organ.
c. tissue.
d. organism.
ANS: j C PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
jREF: p. j6 TOP: Structural jlevels jof jorganization
, 6. The jheart jis jan jexample jof ja(n)
a. organ.
b. tissue.
c. organism.
d. system.
ANS: j A PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. j6
jTOP: Structural jlevels jof jorganization
7. The jlevels jof jorganization jfrom jmost jsimple jto jmost jcomplex jare
a. cell j jchemical j jorgan j jtissue j jsystem.
b. tissue j jcell j jchemical j jorgan j jsystem.
c. chemical j jtissue j jcell j jorgan j jsystem.
d. chemical j jcell j jtissue j jorgan j jsystem.
ANS: j D PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
jREF: p. j5 TOP: Structural jlevels jof jorganization
8. When jusing jdirectional jterms jto jdescribe jthe jbody, jit jis jassumed jthat jthe jbody jis jin jwhat
jposition?
a. Supine
b. Anatomical
c. Lateral
d. Prone
ANS: j B PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
jREF: p. j7 TOP: Anatomical jposition
9. The jsupine jposition
a. describes jthe jbody jlying jface jup.
b. is jalso jcalled janatomical jposition.
c. describes jthe jbody jlying jface jdown.
d. both jA jand jB.
ANS: j A PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
jREF: p. j7 TOP: Anatomical jposition
10. The jprone jposition
a. describes jthe jbody jlying jface jup.
b. is jalso jcalled jthe janatomical jposition.
c. describes jthe jbody jlying jface jdown.
d. both jB jand jC.
ANS: j C PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
jREF: p. j7 TOP: Anatomical jposition
11. Because jhumans jwalk jupright, jthe jterm jdorsal jcan jbe jused jin jplace jof jthe jterm
a. inferior.
b. posterior.
c. anterior.
d. distal.
, ANS: j B PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
jREF: p. j7 TOP: Anatomical jdirection
12. The jopposite jterm jfor jposterior jin jhumans jis
a. superior.
b. anterior.
c. ventral.
d. both jB jand jC.
ANS: j D PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. j7
jTOP: Anatomical jdirection
13. The jopposite jterm jfor jsuperficial jis
a. deep.
b. inferior.
c. posterior.
d. medial.
ANS: j A PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
jREF: p. j7 TOP: Anatomical jdirection
14. The jbody jsection jthat jdivides jthe jright jear jfrom jthe jleft jear jis ja section.
a. frontal
b. sagittal
c. coronal
d. transverse
ANS: j B PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. j9
jTOP: Planes jor jbody jsections
15. The jbody jsection jthat jdivides jthe jnose jfrom jthe jback jof jthe jhead jis ja section.
a. frontal
b. sagittal
c. midsagittal
d. transverse
ANS: j A PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. j9
jTOP: Planes jor jbody jsections
16. A jsection jthat jdivides jthe jbody jinto jmirror jimages jis ja section.
a. frontal
b. coronal
c. midsagittal
d. transverse
ANS: j C PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. j9
jTOP: Planes jor jbody jsections
17. The jtwo jmajor jbody jcavities jare jcalled
a. thoracic jand jabdominal.
b. thoracic jand jpelvic.