The study of the function of the human body is termed:
a. gross anatomy
b. systemic anatomy
c. cytology
d. physiology
d. physiology
100
The nose is ______ to the lips.
a. anterior
b. superior
c. medial
d. proximal
b. superior
100
The word cervical pertains to what region of your body?
a. Neck
b. Arm
c. Elbow
d. Knee
a. Neck
100
The ______ plane divides the body into equal right and left halves.
a. sagittal
b. midsagittal
c. frontal
d. transverse
b. midsagittal
100
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
a. Ventral and dorsal
200
A group of similar cells that perform the same function is classified as a _______.
a. tissue
b. organ
c. organ system
d. organism
a. tissue
200
The knee is ______ to the ankle.
a. posterior
b. lateral
c. medial
d. proximal
d. proximal
200
The word orbital pertains to what region of your body?
a. Mouth
b. Knee
c. Eye
d. Ear
c. Eye
200
The plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portions is the:
a. sagittal.
b. midsagittal.
c. frontal.
d. transverse.
d. transverse
200
The layer of a serous membrane that lines the body cavity is the ______ layer.
a. visceral
b. parietal
c. mucous
d. pleural
a. parietal
300
Anatomical position includes all of the following except:
a. Standing erect
b. Arms lift in air
c. Toe pointed forward
d. Palms facing forward
b. Arms lift in air
300
The thumb is ______ to the little finger.
a. lateral
b. medial
c. proximal
d. distal
a. lateral
300
If a patient complained of pain in the antebrachial area, what area would you examine?
a. Arm
b. Forearm
c. Elbow
d. Neck
b. Forearm
300
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
c. frontal
300
What structure divides the anterior cavity into two sections?
a. Spinal column
b. Heart
c. Mediastinum
d. Diaphragm
d. Diaphragm
400
This term refers to the sum of all chemical reactions in the body.
a. Homeostasis
b. Metabolism
c. Negative feedback
d. Cellular respiration
b. Metabolism
400
The sternum, or breastbone, protects the heart and therefore is _______ to the heart.
a. superior
b. anterior
c. medial
d. proximal
a. anterior
400
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
c. Behind the knee
400
A leg amputation would require a cut in which plane?
a. Sagittal
b. Midsagittal
c. Frontal
d. Transverse
d. Transverse
400
Which membrane lines the abdomino-pelvic cavity?
a. Pleural
b. Peritoneal
c. Pericardial
d. Synovial
b. Peritoneal
500
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
d. Homeostasis
500
While performing a dissection, the students noticed that the veins were closer to the skin than the arteries. Therefore, the veins were _______to the arteries.
a. anterior
b. posterior
c. superficial
d. deep
c. superficial
500
A broken hallux refers specifically to a broken _________.
a. big toe
b. thumb
c. finger
d. vertebra
a. big toe
500
To amputate an arm at the shoulder, the surgeon would cut in which plane?
a. Sagittal
b. Midsagittal
c. Frontal
d. Transverse
a. Sagittal
500
The specific membrane that covers the surface of the lungs is the:
a. parietal pleura.
b. visceral pleura.
c. parietal peritoneum.
d. visceral peritoneum.