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Test Bank: Clinically Oriented Anatomy 8th Edition Moore
Chapter 1 Overview and Basic Concepts
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
1) What is a vertical section through the body, dividing it into anterior and posterior regions
called? 1)
A) transverse B) sagittal C)
median D) frontal Answer: D
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)
2) One of the functional characteristics of life is irritability. This refers to . 2)
A) the nervous system causing all living things to sometimes experience anger
B) sensing changes in the environment and then reacting or responding to them
C) the necessity for all organisms to reproduce
D) indigestible food residues stimulating the
excretory system Answer: B
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)
3) Which of the following describes a parasagittal plane? 3)
A) two cuts dividing the body into left and right halves
B) a transverse cut just above the knees
C) any sagittal plane except the median
D) any cut dividing the body into anterior
and posterior Answer: C
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)
4) Which one of the following systems responds to environmental stimuli? 4)
A) nervous B) lymphatic C)
immune D) muscular Answer: A
Explanation:
A
)
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B)
C)
D)
5) The cavities housing the eyes are called _ cavities.
5)
A) cranial B) nasal C) orbital D) frontal
Answer: C
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)
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6) If you consider your home air conditioner in terms of homeostasis, 6)
then the wall thermostat would be the _.
A) control center B) effector C)
receptor D) variable Answer: A
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)
7) The dorsal body cavity is the site of which of the following? 7)
A) intestines B) liver C)
lungs D) brain Answer: D
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)
8) Choose the anatomical topic and definition that is not correctly matched. 8)
A) Cytology: study of the structures in a particular region.
B) Gross anatomy: study of structures visible to the eye.
C) Embryology: study of the changes in an individual from conception to birth.
D) Microscopic anatomy: study of structures too small to be seen
by the naked eye. Answer: A
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)
9) The term pollex refers to the .
9)
A) calf B) thumb C)
fingers D) great toe Answer: B
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)
10) The study of the heart may incorporate many aspects of anatomy but as a whole you
A would say it is n
anatomy. s
A) developmental B) microscopic C) systemic
TEST BANK
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Test Bank: Clinically Oriented Anatomy 8th Edition Moore
Chapter 1 Overview and Basic Concepts
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
1) What is a vertical section through the body, dividing it into anterior and posterior regions
called? 1)
A) transverse B) sagittal C)
median D) frontal Answer: D
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)
2) One of the functional characteristics of life is irritability. This refers to . 2)
A) the nervous system causing all living things to sometimes experience anger
B) sensing changes in the environment and then reacting or responding to them
C) the necessity for all organisms to reproduce
D) indigestible food residues stimulating the
excretory system Answer: B
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)
3) Which of the following describes a parasagittal plane? 3)
A) two cuts dividing the body into left and right halves
B) a transverse cut just above the knees
C) any sagittal plane except the median
D) any cut dividing the body into anterior
and posterior Answer: C
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)
4) Which one of the following systems responds to environmental stimuli? 4)
A) nervous B) lymphatic C)
immune D) muscular Answer: A
Explanation:
A
)
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B)
C)
D)
5) The cavities housing the eyes are called _ cavities.
5)
A) cranial B) nasal C) orbital D) frontal
Answer: C
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)
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6) If you consider your home air conditioner in terms of homeostasis, 6)
then the wall thermostat would be the _.
A) control center B) effector C)
receptor D) variable Answer: A
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)
7) The dorsal body cavity is the site of which of the following? 7)
A) intestines B) liver C)
lungs D) brain Answer: D
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)
8) Choose the anatomical topic and definition that is not correctly matched. 8)
A) Cytology: study of the structures in a particular region.
B) Gross anatomy: study of structures visible to the eye.
C) Embryology: study of the changes in an individual from conception to birth.
D) Microscopic anatomy: study of structures too small to be seen
by the naked eye. Answer: A
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)
9) The term pollex refers to the .
9)
A) calf B) thumb C)
fingers D) great toe Answer: B
Explanation:
A
)
B)
C)
D)
10) The study of the heart may incorporate many aspects of anatomy but as a whole you
A would say it is n
anatomy. s
A) developmental B) microscopic C) systemic
