(Human Anatomy & Physiology 1e Erin Amerman)
(Test Bank, Correct Answer are marked with*)
Chapter 1
1. Which learner thrives in an environment with a practical-based
laboratory or hands-on activities?
a. visual/verbal
*b. tactile/kinesthetic
c. visual/nonverbal
d. auditory/verbal
2. Sierra says she learns more from reading the textbook for class than
from sitting in lecture. She must be a(n):
*a. visual/verbal learner.
b. tactile/kinesthetic learner.
c. visual/nonverbal learner.
d. auditory/verbal learner.
3. Jesse felt comfortable using the microscope after listening to
directions from his lab professor. His learning style preference must
be:
a. visual/verbal learner.
b. tactile/kinesthetic learner.
c. visual/nonverbal learner.
*d. auditory/verbal learner.
4. What does the SQ3R method stand for?
a. search, quiet, research, read, and remember
b. share, quiz, query, question, and read
*c. survey, question, read, recite, and review
d. sort, query, read, recite, and review
5. Why should a student use the SQ3R method?
a. The SQ3R method provides a student with a strategy for
improving test taking skills.
*b. The SQ3R method provides a plan for a student to improve
textbook reading skills.
c. The SQ3R method provides a student with a strategy for taking
notes during lecture class.
d. The SQ3R method provides a student with ways to improve time
management skills.
6. What is a good way to manage time in preparation for your anatomy
and physiology class?
, a. I should delay studying until the day or two before the test
to best remember the material.
b. I should stay up all night the night before the test to
maximize what is stored in short-term memory.
c. I study only on the weekends when I have many hours of free
time.
*d. I make a schedule and budget my time.
7. What type of learner performs best with study groups?
*a. tactile/kinesthetic learner
b. visual/verbal learner
c. visual/nonverbal learner
d. any type of visual learner
8. What is a good strategy for class or laboratory preparation?
*a. Read and prepare notes before attending your class or
laboratory.
b. Avoid reading before class as you may get confused.
c. Only read after you have attended class or laboratory.
d. Focus on reading your materials on the weekends when you have
hours to spend.
9. How could you use the Learning Outcomes in this book to help you
study?
a. Rewrite each Learning Outcome in your notes.
b. Recite the Learning Outcomes until you have them memorized.
c. Read through the Learning Outcomes after you have completed a
section.
*d. Write down the answers to the Learning Outcomes.
10. What characteristic of life involves the removal of waste products
that result from metabolic processes?
a. growth
b. reproduction
*c. excretion
d. irritability
11. What is the smallest level of structural organization in the human
body?
a. organ level
*b. chemical level
c. tissue level
d. cellular level
,12. Which of the following is the most complex structural level of
organization?
a. cellular level
b. tissue level
*c. organ level
d. chemical level
13. Which of the following is the correct sequence, from simplest to
most complex, in the levels of structural organization of the human
body?
*a. chemical level, cellular level, tissue level, organ level,
organ system level, organismal level
b. chemical level, tissue level, cellular level, organ system
level, organ level, organismal level
c. cellular level, chemical level, tissue level, organ level,
organ system level, organismal level
d. cellular level, tissue level, chemical level, organ level,
organ system level, organismal level
14. In laboratory, you will study the overall structure and shape of
the femur bone without the aid of a microscope. This is a study known
as:
a. regional anatomy.
b. microscopic anatomy.
c. systemic anatomy.
*d. gross anatomy.
15. In laboratory, you will study tissues. This area of study is known
as:
a. gross anatomy.
b. physiology.
*c. histology.
d. cytology.
16. Which organ system produces movement and generates heat?
*a. muscular system
b. endocrine system
c. skeletal system
d. digestive system
17. Which organ system includes blood vessels and the heart?
*a. cardiovascular system
, b. endocrine system
c. respiratory system
d. lymphatic system
18. Which two organ systems include the pancreas as a component?
a. digestive and urinary systems
b. endocrine and lymphatic systems
*c. digestive and endocrine systems
d. respiratory and cardiovascular systems
19. What is a major function of the respiratory system?
a. return excess tissue fluid to the cardiovascular system
*b. deliver oxygen to the blood and remove carbon dioxide from
the body
c. produce vitamin D and retain water
d. digest food and absorb nutrients into the blood
20. When we imagine a person exhibiting anatomical position, the palms
of the hands are assumed to be facing:
*a. forward.
b. backward.
c. to the side.
d. down.
21. A person who is standing facing forward with hands at the sides,
palms facing forward, is in the:
a. supine position.
*b. anatomical position.
c. frontal position.
d. sagittal position.
22. A person in anatomical position is visualized to be:
a. laying down on his or her back.
*b. standing upright.
c. sitting down.
d. laying down on the stomach.
23. Which directional term indicates the front side of the body?
a. medial
*b. anterior (ventral)
c. posterior (dorsal)
d. superior (cranial)