Anatomy and Physiology Quiz

What do you call to the study of how body parts function?

• Histology

•  Physiology

   

•  Metabolism

• Homeostasis

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Which of the stated relationships is correct?

• The heart is superior to the large intestine

•  The shoulder is distal to the metacarpals

•  The phalanges are proximal to the carpals

• The eye is medial to the nose

Which of the following best describes the “anatomical position”?

•  Standing vertically, arms held horizontally, legs apart so that the tips of the

  head, hands and feet lie on an imaginary circle, drawn around the body.

•  Standing “to attention”, with hands held so that thumbs are ventral while the fifth digit is dorsal.

• Standing “at ease” with hands clasped behind your back while adjacent and dorsal to the sacrum.

• Standing vertically, arms parallel and lateral to the ribs with hands inferior to the elbows and supinated.

Which term describes the location of the adrenal glands with reference to the

kidneys?

• Proximal

•  Distal

•  Superior

•  Inferior

Which of the following is the best definition of physiology?

• The microscopic study of tissues and cells

•  The study of how the body works.

• All the chemical processes that take place in the organelles of the body’s cells.

•  The body’s automatic tendency to maintain a relatively constant internal environment.

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Which of the following terms is NOT used to identify a region of the abdomen?

• left hypochondriac

•  hypogastric

•  epigastric

•  right sacral

What does the process known as anabolism refer to?

• The use of energy for producing chemical substances.

•  The breaking down phase of metabolism.

•  All the chemical process that take place in the organelles of the cells.

• The supply of nutrients to the body’s cells.

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Which plane of the body divides it into dorsal and ventral regions?

• Transverse

• Axial

• Coronal

•   Sagittal

What structure separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?

• The mediastinum

• The diaphragm

• The peritoneum

• The pylorus

The dorsal body cavity contains which of the following organs?

• The brain

•   The brain and spinal cord

• The brain, spinal cord, and heart.

• The brain, spinal cord, heart and kidneys.