Which term refers to the study of how an organ function?
a. Anatomy
b. Physiology
c. Ecology
d. Homeostasis
b. Physiology
The heart is ________ to the lungs.
a. dorsal
b. superior
c. lateral
d. medial
d. medial
Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
a. Ventral- toward the front
b. Ipsilateral - on opposite sides
c. Deep - toward the surface
d. Proximal - further from the point of attachment
a. Ventral- toward the front
Which of the following is INCORRECT in describing the nose?
a. It is superior to the mouth
b. It is medial to the eyes
c. It is on the dorsal aspect of the face
d. It is inferior to the forehead
c. It is on the dorsal aspect of the face
The hand is _______ to the elbow.
a. superior
b. anterior
c. proximal
d. distal
d. distal
If the heart is cut to give the atria and the ventricles, it was cut on a ____
a. transverse plane
b. midsagittal plane
c. frontal plane
d. longitudinal plane
a. transverse plane
Which type of cut will give front and back portions?
a. Median
b. Transverse
c. Sagittal
d. Frontal and Coronal
d. Frontal and Coronal
Homeostasis refers to
a. changing external conditions
b. stable external conditions
c. changing internal conditions
d.stable internal conditions
d.stable internal conditions
A person placed in the modified Trendelenburg's position will have his
a. head tilted down
b. head tilted up
c. legs in the sitting position
d. body in the prone position
a. head tilted down
A person standing in the anatomical position and having no limitations of normal motion will usually bend down to pick up a coin on the ground by
a. extending the neck, flexing the hip, and extending one or both knees
b. extending the neck, extending the
d. flexing the neck, flexing the hip, and flexing one or both knees
A human's ventral area is ______ and a dog's ventral area is ______.
a. anterior; anterior
b. posterior; posterior
c. anterior; superior
d. anterior; interior
d. anterior; interior
A person will generally _______ the wrist to move from palm supination to palm pronation.
a. flex
b. rotate
c. circumduct
d. abduct
b. rotate
The correct hierarchical order of human anatomy is___
a. cell, organ, tissue, body system, organism
b. cell, tissue, organ, body system, organism
c. tissue, cell, organ, body system, organism
d. organism, cell, body system, organ, tissue
b. cell, tissue, organ, body system, organism
The normal functioning of the brain is best described by the study of
a. pathology
b. physiology
c. anatomy
d. embryology
b. physiology
An intestinal ulcer is best described by the study of
a. pathology
b. physiology
c. anatomy
d. embryology
a. pathology
Comparing the shape of an obese human to the shape of a thin human is best described by the study
a. pathology
b. physiology
c. anatomy
d. morphology
d. morphology
Normal anatomical changes in growth of an embryo are the best described by the study of
a. pathology
b. fine anatomy
c. developmental anatomy
d. morphology
c. developmental anatomy
What is the difference between anatomy and physiology?
a. Anatomy is the study of body function, while physiology is the study of body structure
b. Anatomy is the study of body structure, while physiology is the study of how structures look when they are
c. Anatomy is the study of body structure, while physiology is the study of body function
In referring to humans, it is correct to use these terms to mean the same thing:
a. posterior and dorsal
b. posterior and ventral
c. anterior and dorsal
d. both A and D are correct
d. both A and D are correct
What is the name for a section that travels lengthwise through the human head, beginning on the left side of the scalp, moving down through the pupil of the eye, and ending after passing through the jaw?
a. an interior section
b. a midsagittal section
c.
e. a sagittal section