1.
a. b. c. d. e. The study of structures that are too small to be seen with the
unaided eye.
a. b. c. d. e. The study of structural changes in cells, tissues and organs
caused by disease.
a. b. c. d. e. The study of the changes that occur in the body throughout the
life span.
a. b. c. d. e. The study of organs possessing related functions.
a. b. c. d. e. The study of all structures within a single area of the body.
a. pathological anatomy
b. developmental anatomy
c. regional anatomy
d. systemic anatomy
e. microscopic anatomy
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2.
a. b. c. d. This major tissue type covers and lines body surfaces and cavities.
a. b. c. d. This major tissue type produces movement.
a. b. c. d. This major tissue type functions in communication.
a. b. c. d. This major tissue type supports and protects body structures.
a. muscle tissue
b. connective tissue
c. epithelial tissue
d. nervous tissue
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3.
a. b. c. Metric units of length.
a. b. c. Metric units of volume.
a. b. c. Metric units of mass
a. gram, kilogram
b. liter, milliliter
c. meter, centimeter
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4.
a. b. c. d. This plane divides the body into superior and inferior portions.
a. b. c. d. This plane divides the body into equal right and left portions.
a. b. c. d. This plane divides the body into anterior and posterior portions.
a. b. c. d. This plane divides the body into unequal right and left portions.
a. parasagittal plane
b. transverse plane
c. frontal plane
d. median plane
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5.
a. b. c. d. e. Toward or near the surface of a structure or body.
a. b. c. d. e. Away from the midline of a structure or body.
a. b. c. d. e. Toward the front of a structure or body.
a. b. c. d. e. Toward the lower part of a structure or body.
a. b. c. d. e. Toward the midline of a structure or body.
a. superficial
b. lateral
c. inferior
d. medial
e. anterior
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6.
a. b. c. d. e. f. Houses the heart.
a. b. c. d. e. f. Houses the spinal cord.
a. b. c. d. e. f. Houses the bladder and rectum.
a. b. c. d. e. f. Houses the lungs.
a. b. c. d. e. f. Houses the brain.
a. b. c. d. e. f. Houses the liver and stomach.
a. pelvic cavity
b. abdominal cavity
c. pleural cavity
d. cranial cavity
e. pericardial cavity
f. vertebral cavity
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7.
a. b. c. d. e. f. Armpit
a. b. c. d. e. f. Back of head
a. b. c. d. e. f. Chest
a. b. c. d. e. f. Arm
a. b. c. d. e. f. Thigh
a. b. c. d. e. f. Back of knee
a. brachial region
b. femoral region
c. thoracic region
d. axillary region
e. occipital region
f. popliteal region
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8.
a. b. c. d. e. Subjects the body to strong magnetic fields and radio waves,
producing high- contrast images of soft body structures.
a. b. c. d. e. Provides sonar images of developing fetuses and internal body
structures.
a. b. c. d. e. Tracks radioisotopes in the body, identifying areas of high energy
consumption and high blood flow.
a. b. c. d. e. A computer-assisted X-ray technique that produces transverse
section images that can be assembled into three-dimensional images of entire
organs.
a. b. c. d. e. Utilized primarily to produce negative images of bones and dense
body structures.
a. magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
b. computed axial tomography (CAT)
c. positron emission tomography (PET)
d. X-ray
e. ultrasound
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9. Which metric unit would be most appropriate for measuring each of the following?
a. b. c. d. e. Blood volume
a. b. c. d. e. Cell diameter
a. b. c. d. e. Mass of a bone section
a. b. c. d. e. Length of a finger
a. b. c. d. e. Mass of the human body
a. grams
b. centimeters
c. liters
d. micrometers
e. kilograms
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10.
a. b. c. d. e. Forms the external body covering.
a. b. c. d. e. Supplies oxygen to the body while removing carbon dioxide.
a. b. c. d. e. Transports blood throughout the body.
a. b. c. d. e. Secretes hormones that regulate body processes.
a. b. c. d. e. Picks up fluid leaked from blood vessels and returns it to the
blood.
a. endocrine system
b. cardiovascular system
c. lymphatic system
d. integumentary system
e. respiratory system
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11.
a. b. c. d. e. A structure composed of two or more tissues.
a. b. c. d. e. A group of like cells that perform a common function.
a. b. c. d. e. A group of organs that work together to perform a common function.
a. b. c. d. e. The smallest living units within the human body.
a. b. c. d. e. Small structure that performs a specific function within the
cell.
a. organ system
b. cell
c. organ
d. organelle
e. tissue
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12.
a. b. c. d. e. f. Head
a. b. c. d. e. f. Eye
a. b. c. d. e. f. Cheek
a. b. c. d. e. f. Chin
a. b. c. d. e. f. Neck
a. b. c. d. e. f. Mouth
a. cervical
b. orbital
c. oral
d. buccal
e. cephalic
f. mental
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13.
a. b. c. d. e. Covers the lungs
a. b. c. d. e. Lines the abdominopelvic cavity.
a. b. c. d. e. Lines the pleural cavity.
a. b. c. d. e. Covers the heart.
a. b. c. d. e. Covers the abdominal organs.
a. visceral pericardium
b. parietal peritoneum
c. visceral peritoneum
d. parietal pleura
e. visceral pleura
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14.
a. b. c. d. e. Most inferior dorsal body cavity.
a. b. c. d. e. Continuous with the vertebral cavity.
a. b. c. d. e. Located within the thoracic cavity.
a. b. c. d. e. Most inferior ventral body cavity.
a. b. c. d. e. Continuous with the pelvic cavity.
a. vertebral cavity
b. abdominal cavity
c. pelvic cavity
d. pleural cavity
e. cranial cavity