TEST BANK The Human Body in Health & Disease 8TH EDITION
n n n n n n n n n n
Chapter 01: Introduction to the Body
n n n n n
MULTIPLE nCHOICE
1. Which nword nis nderived nfrom nthe nGreek nwords nmeaning n―cutting napart‖?
a. Dissection
b. Physiology
c. Pathology
d. Anatomy
ANS: n D DIF: Remembering REF: n p.
n2 nTOP: n Introduction
2. Which nword nis ndefined nas nthe nstudy nof nthe nfunction nof nliving norganisms nand ntheir nparts?
a. Dissection
b. Physiology
c. Pathology
d. Anatomy
ANS: n B DIF: Remembering REF: n p.
n2 nTOP: n Introduction
3. Which nword nis ndefined nas nthe nscientific nstudy nof ndisease?
a. Dissection
b. Physiology
c. Pathology
d. Anatomy
ANS: n C DIF: Remembering REF: n p.
n2 nTOP: n Introduction
4. Cells
a. are nmore ncomplex nthan ntissues.
b. are nthe nfirst nlevel nof norganization nin nthe nbody.
c. are nthe nsmallest nliving nunits nof nstructure nand nfunction nin nthe nbody.
d. contain nthe nsame norganelles nno nmatter nwhat ncell ntype nthey nare.
ANS: n C DIF: Applying REF: n p.
n5 nTOP: n Structural nlevels nof norganization
5. A ngroup nof ncells nthat nact ntogether nto nperform na nfunction nis ncalled na(n)
a. molecule.
b. organ.
c. tissue.
d. organism.
ANS: n C DIF: Remembering REF: n p.
n5 nTOP: n Structural nlevels nof norganization
6. The nheart nis nan nexample nof na(n)
, a. organ.
b. tissue.
c. organism.
d. system.
ANS: n A DIF: Applying REF: n p.
n5 nTOP: n Structural nlevels nof norganization
7. The nlevels nof norganization nfrom nmost nsimple nto nmost ncomplex nare
a. cell, nchemical, norgan, ntissue, nsystem.
b. tissue, ncell, nchemical, norgan, nsystem.
c. chemical, ntissue, ncell, norgan, nsystem.
d. chemical, ncell, ntissue, norgan, nsystem.
ANS: n D DIF: Remembering REF: n p.
n4 nTOP: n Structural nlevels nof norganization
8. When nusing ndirectional nterms nto ndescribe nthe nbody, nit nis nassumed nthat nthe nbody nis nin
what nposition?
n
a. Supine
b. Anatomical
c. Lateral
d. Prone
ANS: n B DIF: Remembering REF: n p.
n5 nTOP: n Anatomical nposition
9. The nsupine nposition
a. describes nthe nbody nlying nface nup.
b. is nalso ncalled nanatomical nposition.
c. describes nthe nbody nlying nface ndown.
d. describes nthe nbody nlying non nits nside.
ANS: n A DIF: Remembering REF: n p.
n6 nTOP: n Anatomical nposition
10. The nprone nposition
a. describes nthe nbody nlying nface nup.
b. is nalso ncalled nthe nanatomical nposition.
c. describes nthe nbody nlying nface ndown.
d. describes nthe nbody nlying non nits nside.
ANS: n C DIF: Remembering REF: n p.
n6 nTOP: n Anatomical nposition
11. Because nhumans nwalk nupright, nthe nterm ndorsal ncan nbe nused nin nplace nof nthe nterm
a. inferior.
b. posterior.
c. anterior.
d. distal.
ANS: n B DIF: Remembering REF: n p.
n6 nTOP: n Anatomical ndirection
,12. The nopposite nterm nfor nposterior nin nhumans nis
a. superior.
b. anterior.
c. dorsal.
d. lateral.
ANS: n B DIF: Applying REF: n n p. n6 TOP: n Anatomical ndirection
13. The nopposite nterm nfor nsuperficial nis
a. deep.
b. inferior.
c. posterior.
d. medial.
ANS: n A DIF: Remembering REF: n p.
n6 nTOP: n Anatomical ndirection
14. The nbody nsection nthat ndivides nthe nright near nfrom nthe nleft near nis na n section.
a. frontal
b. sagittal
c. coronal
d. transverse
ANS: n B DIF: Applying REF: n n pp. n7-8 TOP: n Planes nor nbody nsections
15. The nbody nsection nthat ndivides nthe nnose nfrom nthe nback nof nthe nhead nis na n section.
a. frontal
b. sagittal
c. midsagittal
d. transverse
ANS: n A DIF: Applying REF: n n pp. n7-8 TOP: n Planes nor nbody nsections
16. A nsection nthat ndivides nthe nbody ninto nmirror nimages nis na n section.
a. frontal
b. coronal
c. midsagittal
d. transverse
ANS: n C DIF: Applying REF: n n pp. n7-8 TOP: n Planes nor nbody nsections
17. The ntwo nmajor nbody ncavities nare ncalled
a. thoracic nand nabdominal.
b. thoracic nand npelvic.
c. dorsal nand nventral.
d. mediastinum nand npleural.
ANS: n C DIF: Remembering REF: n p.
n8 nTOP: n Body ncavities
18. The nliver ncan nbe nfound nin nthe
a. upper nright nquadrant.
, b. upper nleft nquadrant.
c. hypogastric nregion.
d. left nlumbar nregion.
ANS: n A DIF: Applying REF: n n p. n9 TOP: n Body ncavities
19. The nword n―leg‖ ncorrectly ndescribes nthe
a. area nfrom nthe nhip nto nthe nfoot.
b. area nfrom nthe nknee nto nthe nankle.
c. area nbetween nthe nhip nand nthe nknee.
d. femoral narea.
ANS: n B DIF: Remembering REF: n p.
n12 nTOP: n Body nregions
20. The nhuman nbody ntries nto nmaintain na nconstant nbody ntemperature. nThis nis nan nexample nof
a. homeostasis.
b. a npositive nfeedback nloop.
c. an neffector.
d. a nsensor.
ANS: n A DIF: Applying REF: n p.
n13 nTOP: n The nbalance nof nbody nfunctions
21. The npart nof na nfeedback nloop nthat nhas nthe ndirect neffect non nthe nregulated ncondition nis ncalled
a. homeostasis.
b. the neffector.
c. the nsensor.
d. the ncontrol ncenter.
ANS: n B DIF: Remembering REF: n p.
n13 nTOP: n The nbalance nof nbody nfunctions
22. The npart nof nthe nfeedback nloop nthat ndetects na nchange nin nthe nregulated ncondition nis ncalled
a. homeostasis.
b. the neffector.
c. the nsensor.
d. the ncontrol ncenter.
ANS: n C DIF: Remembering REF: n p.
n13 nTOP: n The nbalance nof nbody nfunctions
23. The npart nof nthe nfeedback nloop nthat ncompares nthe npresent ncondition nwithin na nbody npart nor
nregion nto nits nhomeostatic ncondition nis ncalled
a. homeostasis.
b. the neffector.
c. the nsensor.
d. the ncontrol ncenter.
ANS: n D DIF: Remembering REF: n p.
n13 nTOP: n The nbalance nof nbody nfunctions
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