Introduction
The study of the function of the human body is
termed _______.
d. physiology
The nose is ______ to the lips.
a. anterior
b. superior
c. medial
d. proximal
b. superior
The word cervical pertains to what region of your
body?
a. Neck
b. Arm
c. Elbow
d. Knee
a. Neck
The ______ plane divides the body into equal
right and left halves.
a. sagittal
b. midsagittal
c. frontal
d. transverse
b. midsagittal
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
Groups of similar cells that have a common
function are classified as a(n) _______.
a. tissue
b. organ
c. organ system
d. organism
a. tissue
The knee is ______ to the ankle.
a. posterior
b. lateral
c. medial
d. proximal
d. proximal
The word orbital pertains to what region of your
body?
a. Mouth
b. Knee
c. Eye
d. Ear
c. Eye
The plane that divides the body into superior and
inferior portions is the _______.
a. sagittal
b. midsagittal
c. frontal
d. transverse
d. transverse
The layer of a serous membrane that lines the
body cavity is the ______ layer.
a. visceral
b. parietal
c. mucous
d. pleural
b. parietal
Which of the following body systems is a fast-
acting control system?
a. Muscular system
b. Digestive system
c. Nervous system
d. Reproductive system
c. Nervous system
The eyes are _________ to the ears.
a. deep
b. medial
c. superior
d. dorsal
b. medial
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
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
What structure divides the anterior cavity into two
sections?
a. Spinal column
b. Heart
c. Mediastinum
d. Diaphragm
d. Diaphragm
Which of the following is NOT a survival need?
a. Normal body temperature
b. Growth
c. Appropriate atmospheric pressure
d. Nutrients
b. Growth
The sternum, or breastbone, protects the heart
and therefore is _______ to the heart.
a. superior
b. anterior
c. medial
d. proximal
b. anterior
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
A leg amputation would require a cut in which
plane?
a. Sagittal
b. Midsagittal
c. Frontal
d. Transverse
d. Transverse
Which membrane lines the abdomino-pelvic
cavity?
a. Pleural
b. Peritoneal
c. Pericardial
d. Synovial
b. Peritoneal
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
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
A broken hallux refers specifically to a broken
_________.
a. big toe
b. thumb
c. finger
d. vertebra
a. big toe
To amputate an entire upper extremity, the
surgeon would cut in which plane?
a. Parasagittal
b. Midsagittal
c. Frontal
d. Transverse
a. Parasagittal
The liver is located in which abdominal region(s)?
a. Right lumbar & left hypochondriac
b. Left hypochondriac & hypogastric
c. Right lumbar & right hypochondriac
d. Right hypochondriac & epigastric
d. Right hypochondriac & epigastric
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
a. Functional MRI