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Anatomy - Intro to the body

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The study of how the body functions?

a)

Physiology

b)

Anatomy

c)

Pathology

d)

Disease

2.

Endocrine System glands include: (select all)

a)

Thyroid

b)

Tonsils

c)

Adenoids

d)

Pituitary

e)

Adrenal

3.

What system gives the body structure, protect organs, and maintain posture?

a)

Integumentary

b)

Skeletal

c)

Muscular

d)

Lymphatic

4.

The skeletal system consists of how many bones?

a)

203

b)

202

c)

204

d)

206

5.

Waste products are eliminated by? ( select all that apply)

a)

Kidneys

b)

Digestive system

c)

Skin

d)

Cardiovascular

e)

Respiratory system

6.

What is fluid outside the cells called ?

a)

Pericellular

b)

Extracellular fluid

c)

Intracellular fluid

d)

Intercellular fluid

7.

What is the main method for maintaining homeostasis?

( page 6)

a)

Sensor control center

b)

Effector

c)

Feedback mechanism

d)

Negative feedback

8.

When gathers information about a specific variable to help keep you in homeostasis?

a)

Control center

b)

Effector

c)

Sensor

9.

What directional term means above or in a higher position is? the opposite term is?

a)

Anterior, inferior

b)

Superior, inferior

c)

Superior, lateral

d)

Proximal, superior

10.

What term means nearer to an imaginary plane that passes through the midline of the body dividing left and right portions?

a)

Ventral

b)

Lateral

c)

Proximal

d)

Medial

11.

What describes a sagittal plane?

a)

horizontally across dividing the into a superior and inferior part.

b)

perpendicular to the long axis of organs

c)

in line with the ears and then down the middle of the body

d)

in two from front to back, separating it into right and left portions

12.

What divides the thoracic and abdominal cavities within the ventral cavity? ( page 12)

a)

Mediastinum

b)

Diaphragm

c)

Spleen

d)

Liver

13.

What are the 3 sections of the ventral cavity? select all that apply

a)

Pelvic

b)

Thoracic

c)

Abdominal

d)

Spinal

e)

Cranial

14.

What type of medical imaging is based on radiography and uses low doses of radiation? ( page 11)

a)

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

b)

Computed tomography (CT)

c)

X-ray

d)

Ultrasound

15.

How many regions of the abdomen? ( page13)

a)

6

b)

4

c)

3

d)

9

16.

What word part means disease? ( page 17)

a)

path/o

b)

-tomy

c)

dis-

d)

physi/o

17.

Word part home/o means? ( page 17)

a)

opposite

b)

fear

c)

within

d)

same

18.

The wrist is ________ to the elbow (page 9)

a)

Distal

b)

Proximal

c)

Medial

d)

Lateral

19.

What word part means stand, stoppage and constancy?

( page 17)

a)

stat, -stasis

b)

intra-

c)

extra-

d)

cata-

20.

Which system has organs that produce hormones and brings needed substances to the body tissues? ( page 5)

a)

Respiratory

b)

Digestive

c)

Endocrine

d)

Cardiovascular

21.

Select all the components of negative feedback ( page 6)

a)

Sensor

b)

Effector

c)

Imbalance

d)

Thermostat

e)

Control Center

22.

Which is the proper order for the levels of organization in living matter from simple to complex? (page 4)

a)

chemical, cell, tissue, organs

b)

cell, chemical, tissue, organ

c)

cell, tissue, chemical, organ

d)

chemical, tissue, cell, organ

23.

What left and right abdominal region is just inferior to the ribs? ( page 13)

a)

Hypochondriac

b)

Lumbar

c)

Epigastric

d)

Umbilical

24.

What is an important consideration nurses need to keep in mind when send a patient for a C.T? ( page 11)

a)

Ask if they have a living will

b)

Ask if they are claustrophobic

c)

Ask if they have metal in their body

d)

Ask if they have an iodine allergy

25.

What medical imagining uses radio wave and a magnetic field to visualize a clear picture? ( page 11)

a)

CT

b)

Radiography

c)

MRI

26.

What is the scientific term for the body structure? ( page 4)

a)

Pathophysiology

b)

Physiology

c)

Anatomy

27.

Select all the organs of the digestive system? ( page 5)

a)

Gallbladder

b)

Mouth

c)

Bladder

d)

Pancreas

e)

Liver

28.

What two body systems control body functions and responses? (page 5)

a)

Endocrine and Nervous system

b)

Lymphatic and Muscular system

c)

Endocrine and Skeletal system

d)

Lymphatic and Endocrine system

29.

Blood plasma is __________fluid ( page 7)

a)

Intracellular

b)

Extracellular

c)

Intercellular fluid

30.

What cavity contains the brain and the spinal cord?

a)

Ventral

b)

Dorsal

c)

Abdominopelvic

d)

Thoracic