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Intro to Anatomy

Total questions: 104

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The study of the structure and shape of the body and its parts and their relationships to one another is PHYSIOLOGY.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

cells→ ___→ organs→ organ systems→ organism

What can fit in the blank?

a)

Macromolecules

b)

Cell Products

c)

Proteins

d)

Tissues

3.

The highest level of structural organization.

a)

Cell

b)

Organ System

c)

Organism

4.

This system is the external covering of the body.

a)

Endocrine

b)

Integumentary

c)

Lymphatic

5.

The heart is located ____ to the diaphragm.

a)

Superior

b)

Inferior

c)

Medial

d)

Lateral

6.

The shoulder JOINT is ____ to the elbow JOINT.

a)

Proximal

b)

Distal

c)

Superior

d)

Inferior

7.

In ANATOMICAL POSITION, the thumb is ____ to the index finger.

a)

Medial

b)

Lateral

c)

Superior

d)

Inferior

8.

Anatomical terms that apply to the backside of the body when it is in anatomical position:

a)

Ventral and Anterior

b)

Back and Rear

c)

Posterior and Dorsal

d)

Cephalic and Lateral

9.

A sagittal section cuts the body into ____ and ____ parts.

a)

Right and Left

b)

Superior and Inferior

c)

Anterior and Posterior

10.

A frontal section divides the body into ____ and ____ parts.

a)

Right and Left

b)

Superior and Inferior

c)

Anterior and Posterior

11.

A transverse or cross section divides the body into _____ and ____ parts.

a)

Right and Left

b)

Superior and Inferior

c)

Anterior and Posterior

12.

What is anatomy?

a)

The study of how the body works.

b)

The change in position of an organism.

c)

The study of the structure of the body.

d)

The complex material changes into simpler material.

13.

What is physiology?

a)

The study of how the body works

b)

The study of the structure of the body

c)

The process of getting oxygen

d)

The process of making a new organism

14.

What is homeostasis?

a)

The movement of material

b)

An abundant substance in the body

c)

Blood moving under the pressure of the heart

d)

Maintaining a steady state

15.

In relationship to the stomach, the spinal cord is

a)

lateral

b)

posterior

c)

anterior

d)

ventral

e)

distal

16.

The directional term referring to an area toward the lower part of the body and away from the head

a)

cephalic

b)

cranial

c)

superior

d)

caudal

e)

deep

17.

The tendency of a body to maintain relatively constant internal conditions that are favorable for function, despite changing external conditions.

a)

homeostasis

b)

physiology

c)

stimulation

18.

A body standing erect, arms at the side, palms facing forward, used as a basis for anatomical directional terminology.

a)

anatomical position

b)

oblique position

c)

supine position

19.

Identify letter e

a)

mediastinum

b)

pleural cavity

c)

thoracic cavity

d)

diaphragm

e)

abdominal cavity

20.

The diaphragm is located between which 2 cavities?

a)

vertebral/thoracic cavities

b)

cranial/vertebral cavities

c)

thoracic/pelvic cavities

d)

thoracic/abdominal cavities

21.

The stomach is located in which cavity?

a)

pelvic cavity

b)

thoracic cavity

c)

abdominal cavity

d)

dorsal cavity

22.

What side of the body is being shown?

a)

Posterior

b)

Medial

c)

Proximal

d)

Anterior

23.

What direction is the arrow pointing?

a)

Inferior

b)

Proximal

c)

Superior

d)

Superficial

24.

What direction are the arrows pointing?

a)

Deep

b)

Medial

c)

Lateral

d)

Distal

25.
The knee is _______ to the ankle.
a)
proximal
b)
lateral
c)
distal
d)
medial
26.
Which of the following best describes anatomical position?
a)
Erect position of the body with the face directed forward, the arms at the side, and the palms of the hands facing forward
b)
erect position of the body with the face directed forward, the arms at the side, and the palms of the hands facing backwards
c)
laying position of the body with the face directed forward, the arms at the side, and the palms of the hands facing forward
d)
laying position of the body with the face directed forward, the arms at the side, and the palms of the hands facing backwards
27.

Which anatomical plane divides the body into equal right and left sides?

a)

Transverse

b)

Horizontal

c)

Sagittal

28.

Which anatomical plane divides the body into front and back

a)

frontal/coronal

b)

transverse/horizontal

c)

sagittal plane

d)

none of the above

29.

What is K?

a)

abdominal

b)

thoracic

c)

abdominopelvic

d)

ventral/anterior

30.

What is L?

a)

Dorsal/posterior

b)

thoracic

c)

abdominopelvic

d)

ventral/anterior

31.

What is C?

a)

Dorsal/posterior

b)

spinal

c)

cranial

d)

ventral/anterior

32.

What is B?

a)

Dorsal/posterior

b)

spinal

c)

cranial

d)

ventral/anterior

33.

What is H?

a)

abdominal

b)

thoracic

c)

abdominopelvic

d)

diaphragm

34.

What is F?

a)

cranial

b)

oral

c)

nasal

d)

orbital

35.

What is D?

a)

cranial

b)

oral

c)

nasal

d)

orbital

36.

What quadrant does number 3 Represent?

a)

Right Upper

b)

Left Upper

c)

Right Lower

d)

Left Lower

37.

What is section 1?

a)

Epigastric

b)

Left Hypochondriac

c)

Right Hypochondriac

d)

Right iliac

38.

What is section 2?

a)

Epigastric

b)

Left Hypochondriac

c)

Right Hypochondriac

d)

Right iliac

39.

What is section 3?

a)

Epigastric

b)

Left Hypochondriac

c)

Right Hypochondriac

d)

Right iliac

40.

What is section 7?

a)

Epigastric

b)

Left Hypochondriac

c)

Right Hypochondriac

d)

Right iliac

41.

What is section 4?

a)

Umbilical

b)

Left lumbar

c)

Right lumbar

d)

Right iliac

42.

What is section 8?

a)

Hypogastric

b)

Left iliac

c)

Right iliac

d)

Right lumbar

43.

What is section 9?

a)

Hypogastric

b)

Left iliac

c)

Right iliac

d)

Right lumbar

44.

Body cavity that contains the heart

a)

abdominal

b)

pericardial

c)

pelvic

d)

pleural

45.

Which of the following cavities holds the heart AND lungs?

a)

pleural

b)

pericardial

c)

thoracic

d)

abdominal

46.

Which body system controls the body to maintain homeostasis?

a)

excretory

b)

nervous

c)

circulatory

d)

skeletal

47.
What type of feedback loop is shown?
a)
Positive
b)
Neutral
c)
Negative
48.

The "cause" for something to happen is called...

a)

response

b)

effector

c)

control center

d)

stimulus

49.

Which part of the feedback loop is a body part that makes a change to bring the system back to homeostasis?

a)

Effector

b)

control center

c)

response

d)

receptor

50.
Negative Feedback Loops:
a)
amplify processes
b)
prevent small changes from getting larger
c)
are initiated during childbirth
d)
are found only in plants
51.
Failure to maintain homeostasis could result in:
a)
lack of internal balance
b)
eventual death
c)
difficulty carrying on metabolism 
d)
all three
52.

The body part that senses the change inside the organism ...

a)

receptor

b)

control center

c)

effector

d)

response

53.

What detects a signal from another body part that the system is outside of homeostasis and adjustments need to be made?

a)

effector

b)

response

c)

control center

d)

stimulus

54.
If the environment gets cold, we will often shiver in order to:
a)
keep body temperature the same as the external temperature
b)
decrease body temperature
c)
increase body temperature
d)
regulate blood pressure
55.
What type of feedback loop is shown?
a)
negative
b)
neutral 
c)
positive
56.
Maintaining body temperature is an example of a:
a)
negative feedback loop
b)
positive feedback loop
57.
When you get cut, your skin cells release hormones that signal platelets to come and stop the bleeding. Platelets then release more hormones that signal even more platelets to help stop bleeding. The hormone signals continue until the cut is closed.
a)
Positive Feedback Response
b)
Negative Feedback Loop 
58.

What is the point of a feedback loop?

a)

To provide the body with more energy

b)

To provide the body with more food

c)

To make sure the conditions in the body are always changing

d)

To make sure the conditions in the body remain stable

59.

Which two systems work together to maintain homeostasis while transporting oxygen throughout the body and removing carbon dioxide?

a)

circulatory and respiratory

b)

respiratory and excretory

c)

circulatory and digestive

d)

respiratory and digestive

60.

Which correctly identifies all steps involved in negative feedback?

a)

initiation event, stimulus, positive feedback, response, effector, control center, receptor

b)

termination event, stimulus, reply, effector, control center, and receptor

c)

initiation event, response, stimulus, effector, command center

d)

initiation event, stimulus, receptor, control center, effector and response

61.

Positive Feedback loops are...

a)

Counteract changes that move above or below set values.

b)

more common

c)

regulate body temp

d)

Purposeful pushes above normal set values.

62.
Prefix meaning "to, toward, near"
a)
a-
b)
ab-
c)
ad-
d)
bi-
63.
The prefix "ab-" means:
a)
toward
b)
near
c)
away from
d)
without
64.
The prefix "a-" or "an-" means:
a)
without, lack of
b)
away from
c)
toward
d)
cuved, bent
65.
The root word "chondr/i" or "chondr/o" means:
a)
cartilage
b)
arthritis
c)
joint
d)
rib
66.
The suffix "-algia" means:
a)
pain
b)
cartilage
c)
crooked
d)
away from
67.
"Crani/o" means:
a)
rib
b)
skull
c)
pain
d)
joint
68.
"-lysis" means:
a)
toward, near
b)
away from
c)
curved, bent
d)
loosening, setting free
69.
The root word for "rib" is:
a)
chondr/o
b)
cost/o
c)
arthr/o
d)
ankyl/o
70.
"Arthr/o" means:
a)
pain
b)
curved
c)
bone
d)
joint
71.

a)

clavicle

b)

scapula

c)

humerus

d)

radius

e)

ulna

72.

a)

clavicle

b)

scapula

c)

humerus

d)

radius

e)

ulna

73.

a)

coxal

b)

femur

c)

patella

d)

fibula

e)

tibia

74.

a)

coxal

b)

femur

c)

patella

d)

fibula

e)

tibia

75.

a)

coxal

b)

femur

c)

patella

d)

fibula

e)

tibia

76.

a)

Tarsals

b)

Metatarsals

c)

phalanges of feet

d)

iliac crest

e)

calcaneus

77.
Where is the sural region?
a)
Calf
b)
Shin
c)
Knee
d)
Elbow
78.
Which anatomical term refers to the distal portion of the upper extremity
a)
Brachial
b)
Antebrachial
c)
Sural
d)
Crural
79.
What process do you find near the shoulder?
a)
Acromial
b)
Styloid
c)
Mastoid
d)
Transverse
80.
In which abdominal quadrant is the liver?
a)
Right Upper
b)
Right Lower
c)
Left Upper
d)
Left Lower
81.
Which body cavity is NOT part of the ventral body cavity?
a)
Vertebral
b)
Thoracic
c)
Abdominal
d)
Pericardial
82.
Which body plane divides the body into superior and inferior portions?
a)
Transverse
b)
Coronal
c)
Frontal
d)
Oblique
83.
How many regions is the abdomen divided into?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
9
d)
12
84.

This term refers to the region around the foot

a)

pedal

b)

femoral

c)

pelvic

d)

brachial

85.

Correct order of smallest to largest?

a)

atom, molecule, macro molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

b)

organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organelle, macro molecule, molecule, atom

c)

cell, atom, molecule, macro molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

d)

electron, cell, atom, molecule, macro molecule, organelle, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

86.

Toward the inside of a part, away from the surface

a)

deep

b)

cortical

c)

medullary

d)

superficial

87.

Toward the surface of a part, away from the inside.

a)

deep

b)

ipsilateral

c)

contralateral

d)

superficial

88.

Stimulus, Efferent Pathway, Response, Input, Output, Afferent Pathway, Receptor, Control Center

What is the correct order?

a)

Receptor, Stimulus, Input, Efferent Pathway, Control Center, Output, Afferent Pathway, Response

b)

Stimulus, Receptor, Input, Efferent Pathway, Control Center, Output, Afferent Pathway, Response

c)

Stimulus, Receptor, Input, Afferent Pathway, Control Center, Output, Efferent Pathway, Response

d)

Receptor, Stimulus, Input, Afferent Pathway, Control Center, Output, Efferent Pathway, Response

89.

The muscles are ____ to the skin.

a)

Superficial

b)

Proximal

c)

Distal

d)

Deep

90.

In ANATOMICAL POSITION, the thumb is ____ to the index finger.

a)

Medial

b)

Lateral

c)

Superior

d)

Inferior

91.

The vertebral region is _______ to the scapular region.

a)

Lateral

b)

Medial

c)

Superior

d)

Inferior

92.

-al

a)

pain

b)

condition of

c)

pertaining to

d)

record

93.

blast

a)

study of

b)

embryonic cell

c)

causing death

d)

excision

94.

-cide

a)

study of

b)

causing death

c)

pain

d)

specialist

95.

-ectomy

a)

excision

b)

process of cutting

c)

inflammation

d)

tumor

96.

-gram

a)

study of

b)

instrument to record

c)

record

d)

pain

97.

-graph

a)

study of

b)

record

c)

pain

d)

instrument to record

98.

-ia

a)

condition of

b)

like

c)

inflammation

d)

process of visually examining

99.

-ian

a)

study of

b)

specialist

c)

tumor

d)

condition of

100.

-ism

a)

pertaining to

b)

record

c)

inflammation

d)

condition

101.

-itis

a)

like

b)

pain

c)

inflammation

d)

instrument to visually examine

102.

-oma

a)

tumor

b)

excision

c)

pain

d)

process of cutting

103.

-pathy

a)

pain

b)

disease condition

c)

record

d)

instrument to record

104.

-iasis

a)

like

b)

condition of

c)

specialist

d)

tumor

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