TEST BANK
FOR FOUNDATIONS AND ADULT HEALTH
NURSING 9TH EDITION WITH 20 CHAPTERS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES
CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION TO ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
1. 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
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.
2. What traits describe visceral muscles?
a. Smooth and voluntary
b. Smooth and involuntary
c. Striated and voluntary
d. Striated and involuntary
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,ANS: B
Visceral (smooth) muscles will not function at will; thus, they act involuntarily.
3. How are the thoracic and abdominal cavities separated?
a. By the pleura
b. By the diaphragm
c. Bythe sagittal plane
d. By the peritoneum
ANS: B
The diaphragm (a muscle directly beneath the lungs) separates the ventral cavity into the
thoracic (chest) and abdominal cavities.
4. 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.
5. ________explains the processes and functions of many structures of the body and how
they interact with one another.
a. Anatomy
b. Mitosis
c. Filtration
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,d. Physiology
ANS: D
Physiology explains the processes and functions of the various structures and how they
interrelate with one another.
6. What does the transverse body plane divide?
a. The front and back (coronal) of the body
b. The body lengthwise (two equal halves)
c. The superior and inferior portions of the body
d. The body into axial and appendicular
ANS: C
The transverse plane cuts the body horizontally into the sagittal and the frontal planes,
dividing the body into caudal and cranial portions.
7. Caudal is defined as toward the?
a. head
b. feet
c. tail
d. chest
ANS: C
Caudal is a directional word that indicates toward the ―tail,‖ the distal portion of the spine.
8. What is the term for movement of water from an area of lower solute concentration to an
area of higher solute concentration?
a. Absorption
b. Filtration
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, c. Diffusion
d. Osmosis ANS: D Osmosis is the passage of water from less concentrated solution to
more concentrated solution.
9. What is the type of tissue composed of cells that contract in response to a message from
the brain or spinal cord?
a. Epithelial
b. Connective
c. Membrane
d. Muscle
ANS: D
Muscle tissue is composed of cells that contract in response to a message from the brain or
spinal cord.
10. What is the type of tissue associated with the storage of fat? a. Areolar tissue
b. Adipose tissue
c. Osseous tissue
d. Muscle tissue
ANS: B
Adipose tissue is associated with the important function of storing fat.
11. What are the thin sheets of tissue that lubricate and line the body surfaces that open to the
outside environment?
a. Mucous membranes
b. Serous membranes
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FOR FOUNDATIONS AND ADULT HEALTH
NURSING 9TH EDITION WITH 20 CHAPTERS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES
CHAPTER 01: INTRODUCTION TO ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
1. 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
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.
2. What traits describe visceral muscles?
a. Smooth and voluntary
b. Smooth and involuntary
c. Striated and voluntary
d. Striated and involuntary
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,ANS: B
Visceral (smooth) muscles will not function at will; thus, they act involuntarily.
3. How are the thoracic and abdominal cavities separated?
a. By the pleura
b. By the diaphragm
c. Bythe sagittal plane
d. By the peritoneum
ANS: B
The diaphragm (a muscle directly beneath the lungs) separates the ventral cavity into the
thoracic (chest) and abdominal cavities.
4. 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.
5. ________explains the processes and functions of many structures of the body and how
they interact with one another.
a. Anatomy
b. Mitosis
c. Filtration
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,d. Physiology
ANS: D
Physiology explains the processes and functions of the various structures and how they
interrelate with one another.
6. What does the transverse body plane divide?
a. The front and back (coronal) of the body
b. The body lengthwise (two equal halves)
c. The superior and inferior portions of the body
d. The body into axial and appendicular
ANS: C
The transverse plane cuts the body horizontally into the sagittal and the frontal planes,
dividing the body into caudal and cranial portions.
7. Caudal is defined as toward the?
a. head
b. feet
c. tail
d. chest
ANS: C
Caudal is a directional word that indicates toward the ―tail,‖ the distal portion of the spine.
8. What is the term for movement of water from an area of lower solute concentration to an
area of higher solute concentration?
a. Absorption
b. Filtration
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, c. Diffusion
d. Osmosis ANS: D Osmosis is the passage of water from less concentrated solution to
more concentrated solution.
9. What is the type of tissue composed of cells that contract in response to a message from
the brain or spinal cord?
a. Epithelial
b. Connective
c. Membrane
d. Muscle
ANS: D
Muscle tissue is composed of cells that contract in response to a message from the brain or
spinal cord.
10. What is the type of tissue associated with the storage of fat? a. Areolar tissue
b. Adipose tissue
c. Osseous tissue
d. Muscle tissue
ANS: B
Adipose tissue is associated with the important function of storing fat.
11. What are the thin sheets of tissue that lubricate and line the body surfaces that open to the
outside environment?
a. Mucous membranes
b. Serous membranes
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