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,Chapter 01: Introduction to the Body
Patton: The Human Body in Health & Disease, 8th Edition


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which word is derived from the Greek word meaning “cutting
up”?
a. Dissection
b. Physiology
c. Pathology
d. Anatomy
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
REF: P. 3 TOP: Introduction

2. Which word is defined as the study of the function of living organisms and their parts?
a. Dissection
b. Physiology
c. Pathology
d. Anatomy
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
REF: p. 3 TOP: Introduction

3. Which word is defined as the scientific study of disease?
a. Dissection
b. Physiology
c. Pathology
d. Anatomy
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization
REF: P. 3 TOP: Introduction

4. Cells
a. are more complex than tissues.
b. are the first level of organization in the body.
c. are the smallest living units of structure and function in the body.
d. both B and C.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. 6
TOP: Structural levels of organization

5. A group of cells that act together to perform a function is called a(n)
a. molecule.
b. organ.
c. tissue.
d. organism.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF:
Memorization REF: p. 6 TOP: Structural
levels of organization

, 6. The heart is an example of a(n)
a. organ.
b. tissue.
c. organism.
d. system.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. 6
TOP: Structural levels of organization

7. The levels of organization from most simple to most complex are
a. cell chemical organ tissue system.
b. tissue cell chemical organ system.
c. chemical tissue cell organ system.
d. chemical cell tissue organ system.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF:
Memorization REF: p. 5 TOP: Structural
levels of organization

8. When using directional terms to describe the body, it is assumed that the body is in
what position?
a. Supine
b. Anatomical
c. Lateral
d. Prone
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF:
Memorization REF: p. 7 TOP: Anatomical
position

9. The supine position
a. describes the body lying face up.
b. is also called anatomical position.
c. describes the body lying face down.
d. both A and B.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF:
Memorization REF: p. 7 TOP: Anatomical
position

10. The prone position
a. describes the body lying face up.
b. is also called the anatomical position.
c. describes the body lying face down.
d. both B and C.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF:
Memorization REF: p. 7 TOP: Anatomical
position

11. Because humans walk upright, the term dorsal can be used in place of the term
a. inferior.
b. posterior.
c. anterior.
d. distal.

, ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF:
Memorization REF: p. 7 TOP: Anatomical
direction

12. The opposite term for posterior in humans is
a. superior.
b. anterior.
c. ventral.
d. both B and C.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. 7
TOP: Anatomical direction

13. The opposite term for superficial is
a. deep.
b. inferior.
c. posterior.
d. medial.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF:
Memorization REF: p. 7 TOP: Anatomical
direction

14. The body section that divides the right ear from the left ear is a section.
a. frontal
b. sagittal
c. coronal
d. transverse
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. 9
TOP: Planes or body sections

15. The body section that divides the nose from the back of the head is a section.
a. frontal
b. sagittal
c. midsagittal
d. transverse
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. 9
TOP: Planes or body sections

16. A section that divides the body into mirror images is a section.
a. frontal
b. coronal
c. midsagittal
d. transverse
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Application REF: p. 9
TOP: Planes or body sections

17. The two major body cavities are called
a. thoracic and abdominal.
b. thoracic and pelv