Anatomical Terminology & Body Planes
1 The rontal plane divides the body into ______.
A.) superior and inferior parts
B.) anterior and posterior parts
C.) right and left parts
B.) anterior and posterior parts
6) Of the nine regions used by anatomists to divide the abdominopelvic cavity, this one is most superior and medial.
A) lumbar
B) hypogastric
C) epigastric
D) umbilical
C) epigastric
10) Bones and joints belong to this organ system.
A) skeletal
B) urinary
C) muscular
D) nervous
A) skeletal
18) To transport a microscope, hold it ________.
A) upright, with one hand on its arm and the other hand supporting its base
B) horizontally, with one hand supporting the objective lenses
C) cradled in both arms
D) close to your body with one arm and cover the top of it with your other arm
A) upright, with one hand on its arm and the other hand supporting its base
23) The plasma membrane allows nutrients to enter the cell and keeps undesirable substances out of the cell. It also allows wastes to pass out of the cell and keeps valuable cell proteins inside the cell. This property is called ________.
A) resistive permeability
B) impermeability
C) selective permeability
D) checking and balancing
C) selective permeability
2 A patient has a bruise on the ventral surface of the upper limb just distal to the antecubital region. It is located on the ________.
A) posterior forearm
B) posterior arm
C) anterior forearm
D) anterior arm
C) anterior forearm
7) This body cavity does not have a bony protection.
A) thoracic
B) abdominopelvic
C) vertebral
D) cranial
B) abdominopelvic
11) The thyroid gland belongs to this organ system.
A) endocrine
B) lymphatic/immunity
C) nervous
D) respiratory
A) endocrine
19) When observing a slide under a microscope, begin focusing with the ________-power objective lens in place.
A) highest
B) midrange
C) lowest
C) lowest
24) This organelle stores and transports proteins, and synthesizes phospholipids and cholesterol.
A) endoplasmic reticulum
B) microtubule
C) mitochondrion
D) centriole
A) endoplasmic reticulum
3 When you open the abdominal cavity of your dissection specimen, you realize that the kidneys are ________ to the intestines.
A) deep
B) medial
C) proximal
D) ventral
A) deep
8) The spinal cord is found in this body cavity.
A) thorax
B) vertebral
C) thorax and abdominopelvic
D) cranial
B) vertebral
12) The major function of this body system is to keep us healthy by protecting us from foreign substances and pathogens.
A) urinary
B) cardiovascular
C) respiratory
D) lymphatic/immunity
D) lymphatic/immunity
20) When you want to study a slide under the microscope, you place it on the ________.
A) head
B) arm
C) base
D) stage
D) stage
25) ________ carry out specific functions inside cells, whereas ________ store glycogen, lipids, pigments, and other substances.
A) Golgi apparatus, organelles
B) Organelles, genes
C) Organelles, inclusions
D) Inclusions, mitochondria
C) Organelles, inclusions
4 The ________ surface of the human body faces forward.
A) inferior
B) ventral
C) dorsal
D) superior
B) ventral
9) The visceral pleura lines the ________.
A) heart
B) digestive organs
C) thoracic cavity
D) lungs
C) thoracic cavity
13) These organs belong to two organ systems.
A) ovaries and testes
B) nerves and spinal cord
C) bladder and ureters
D) larynx and trachea
A) ovaries and testes
21) If your ocular lens is 10×, and you are using your 45 × objective lens to view a slide, the total magnification is ________.
A) 90×
B) 55×
C) 450×
D) 250×
C) 450×
26) ________ are tiny finger like projections on some cell surfaces that increase the surface area for absorption of materials.
A) Flagella
B) Cilia
C) Microvilli
D) Microtubules
C) Microvilli
5 In anatomical position, the ________.
A) head is turned to the side
B) human is sitting
C) upper limbs hang in a natural position at the side of the body
D) feet are slightly apart, and the toes point forward
D) feet are slightly apart, and the toes point forward
16) The major organs of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, the heart and lungs, reside in the ________ cavity.
A) spinal
B) abdominopelvic
C) cranial
D) thoracic
D) thoracic
14) The pancreas belongs to the endocrine system, and is an accessory organ of this organ system.
A) nervous
B) digestive
C) reproductive
D) lymphatic
B) digestive
22) The nucleus, plasma membrane and ________ are the three major regions of cells that can readily be seen with a light microscope.
A) cytoplasm
B) organelles
C) cytosol
D) cell fluid
A) cytoplasm
27) These small bodies are found inside the nucleus of the cell. Made of proteins and RNA, these structures assemble ribosomes. They are ________.
A) nuclear envelopes
B) nucleos
C) nucleoli
D) nuclear poroses
C) nucleoli