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The Human Body: An Orientation

front 1

The study of the function of the human body is termed:
a. gross anatomy
b. systemic anatomy
c. cytology
d. physiology

back 1

d. physiology

front 2

A group of similar cells that perform the same function is classified as a(n)__________.
a. tissue
b. organ
c. organ system
d. organism

back 2

a. tissue

front 3

Which of the following body systems is most involved in responsiveness?
a. Muscular system
b. Digestive system
c. Nervous system
d. Reproductive system

back 3

c. Nervous system

front 4

Which if the following is not a survival need?
a. normal body temperature
b. growth
c. appropriate atmospheric pressure
d. nutrients

back 4

b. growth

front 5

During exercise the body cools itself by sweating. Sweating in response to an elevated body temperature is an example of what process?
a. metabolism
b. movement
c. positive feedback
d. homeostasis

back 5

d. homeostasis

front 6

The nose is ______to the lips.
a. anterior
b. superior
c. medial
d. proximal

back 6

b. superior

front 7

The knee is ______to the ankle?
a. anterior
b. superior
c. medial
d. proximal

back 7

d. proximal

front 8

The eyes are ______to the ears?
a. deep
b. medial
c. superior
d. dorsal

back 8

b. medial

front 9

The sternum, or breastbone, protects the heart and is _______to the heart.
a. anterior
b. superior
c. medial
d. proximal

back 9

b. anterior

front 10

While performing a dissection, the students noticed that the veins were closer to the skin that the arteries. Therefore, the veins were_______to the arteries.
a. anterior
b. posterior
c. superficial
d. deep

back 10

c. superficial

front 11

The word cervical pertains to what region of your body?
a. neck
b. arm
c. elbow
d. knee

back 11

a. neck

front 12

The word orbital pertains to what region of your body?
a. mouth
b. knee
c. eye
d. ear

back 12

c. eye

front 13

If a patient complained of pain in the antebrachial area, what area would you examine?
a. arm
b. forearm
c. elbow
d. neck

back 13

b. forearm

front 14

When taking a popliteal pulse you would be feeling what region of the body?
a. front of the wrist
b. front of the elbow
c. behind the knee
d. side of the neck

back 14

c. behind the knee

front 15

A broken hallux refers specifically to a broken ________.
a. big toe
b. thumb
c. finger
d. vertebra

back 15

a. big toe

front 16

The ______plane divides the body onto equal right and left halves.
a. sagittal
b. midsagittal
c. frontal
d. transverse

back 16

b. midsagittal

front 17

The plane that divides the body into superior and inferior is the ___________.
a. sagittal
b. midsagittal
c. frontal
d. transverse

back 17

d. transverse

front 18

If a person had a toe amputated, the surgeon would make a ________cut to amputate the toe.
a. sagittal
b. midsagittal
c. frontal
d. transverse

back 18

c. frontal

front 19

A leg amputation would require a cut in which plane?
a. sagittal
b. midsagittal
c. frontal
d. transverse

back 19

d. transverse

front 20

To amputate an entire upper extremity, the surgeon would cut in which plane?
a. sagittal
b. midsagittal
c. frontal
d. transverse

back 20

a. sagittal

front 21

Which of the following are the two major closed body cavities?
a. ventral and dorsal
b. superior and inferior
c. thoracic and abdominal
d. cranial and spinal

back 21

a. ventral and dorsal

front 22

The body of a serous membrane that lines the body cavity is the _________layer.
a. visceral
b. parietal
c. mucous
d. pleural

back 22

b. parietal

front 23

What structure divides the anterior cavity into two sections?
a. spinal column
b. heart
c. mediastinum
d. diaphragm

back 23

d. diaphragm

front 24

Which membrane lines the abdomino-pelvic cavity?
a. pleural
b. peritoneal
c. pericardial
d. synovial

back 24

b. peritoneal

front 25

The liver is located in which abdominal region(s)?
a. right lumbar and left hypochondriac
b. left hypochondriac and hypogastric
c. right lumbar and right hypochondriac
d. right hypochondriac and epigastric

back 25

d. right hypochondriac and epigastric

front 26

Which type of MRI tracks blood flow into the brain in real time?
a. functional MRI
b. bloodless MRI
c. magnetic resonance spectroscopy
d. dynamic spatial reconstruction

back 26

a. functional MRI