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Med Term Cert A&P

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many bones are there in the human body?
a)
208
b)
126
c)
206
d)
80
2.
Which of the following is a division of the skeleton?
a)
Axial
b)
Acromio
c)
Atlas
d)
Axis
3.
What is the name given to the end of a long bone?
a)
Compact bone
b)
Epiphysis
c)
Diaphysis
d)
Periosteum
4.
Which of the following is one of the 5 main functions of the skeleton?
a)
Structure
b)
Projection
c)
Sesamoid
d)
Protraction
5.
Which of the following structures form part of the axial skeleton?   
a)

Vertebral column

b)
Upper limbs
c)
Lower limbs
d)
Hip/pelvic girdle
6.
The appendicular skeleton is made up of which structures? 
a)
The arms, legs and feet
b)
The upper and lower limbs, pelvic girdle and pectoral girdle
c)
The pelvic and pectoral girdle only
d)
The arms, legs, vertebral column,  and the pectoral girdle. 
7.
What is the name given to the base/point of the sternum?
a)
Vertebral Ribs
b)
linea alba 
c)
Acromio process
d)
Xyphoid process
8.

What is the place where two bones meet?

a)

Ball and socket

b)

Ligaments

c)

Tendons

d)

Joint

9.

This soft material is found inside bones and is where red blood cells are made.

a)

Brain

b)

Enamel

c)

Marrow

d)

Blood vessels

10.

The smallest bone in the human body is the?

a)

Mandible

b)

Nose

c)

Outer finger

d)

Stapes

11.

What is the name of the fluid sac that surrounds the heart?

a)

Pericardium

b)

Pericardial blood

c)

Myocardial fluid

d)

Endocardial fluid

12.

Which of the following is the name of the inside layer of tissue in the heart?

a)

Pericardium

b)

Epicardium

c)

Myocardium

d)

Endocardium

13.

The heart is divided into how many primary sections?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

14.

What is the Sagittal Plane?

a)

Divides the Body in half, through the side.

b)

Divides the body in half, Horizontally.

c)

Divides the body in half, through the chest.

d)

It divides the body in half, diagonally.

15.

Which Plane divides the body into front and back halves?

a)

Sagittal Plane

b)

Anterior Plane

c)

Trabecular Plane

d)

Frontal Plane

16.

Which skeletal group consists of the skull, spinal column and ribs?

a)

Axial

b)

Appendicular

c)

Appendages

d)

Phalanges

17.

Which skeleton grouping consists of the arms, legs, and pelvis, too name a few?

a)

Axial

b)

Appendicular

c)

Skull

d)

Vertebrae

18.

What type of fracture penetrates through the skin?

a)

Closed (simple)

b)

Open (compound)

c)

Greenstick

d)

Transverse

19.

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

a)

Histology

b)

 Physiology

 

c)

 Metabolism

d)

Homeostasis

20.

Which of the stated relationships is correct?

a)

The heart is superior to the large intestine

b)

 The shoulder is distal to the metacarpals

c)

 The phalanges are proximal to the carpals

d)

The eye is medial to the nose

21.

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

a)

 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.

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

22.

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

a)

left hypochondriac

b)

 hypogastric

c)

 epigastric

d)

 right sacral

23.

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

a)

Transverse

b)

Axial

c)

Coronal

d)

  Sagittal

24.

What structure separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?

a)

The mediastinum

b)

The diaphragm

c)

The peritoneum

d)

The pylorus

25.
What is responsible for delivering oxygen and removing carbon dioxide from the body?
a)
cell nucleus
b)
excretory system
c)
nervous tissue
d)
respiratory system
26.
Which of the following body systems work together for support, protection, and movement?
a)
respiratory and cardiovascular
b)
skeletal and muscular
c)
skeletal and integumentary
d)
digestive and respiratory
27.
My heart is a _________, that pumps blood through the body. 
a)
Cell
b)
Tissue
c)
Muscle
d)
Bone
28.

The main purpose of the ____________ system is to break food particles into pieces that can be used.

a)

Digestive

b)

Skeletal

c)

Respiratory

29.

What does inferior mean?

a)

Below

b)

Above

c)

In front of

d)

Furthest away

30.

What does the term posterior mean?

a)

In front of

b)

Behind

c)

Towards the middle

d)

Towards the outside

31.

What does anterior mean?

a)

Towards the outside

b)

Towards the middle

c)

Behind

d)

In front of

32.

This picture represents what anatomical body plane?

a)

Frontal

b)

Sagittal

c)

Transverse

d)

SR-71

33.

This picture depicts what anatomical body plan?

a)

Transverse

b)

Boeing

c)

Sagittal

d)

Frontal

34.

Which body system uses acids to break down food into smaller molecules that your body can use?

a)

cardiovascular

b)

respiratory

c)

digestive

d)

nervous

35.

Which of the following is not a part of the appendicular skeleton?

a)

ribs

b)

humorous

c)

femur

d)

ulna

36.

Which of the following is the jaw bone

a)

Xyphoid

b)

Mandible

c)

Ethmoid

d)

Clavicle

37.

Which of the following is part of the Axial skeleton?

a)

Clavicle and Ribs

b)

Shoulder and Arm

c)

Hip and Leg

d)

Ankle & foot

38.

Medical term for the mouth

a)

Sublingual

b)

Buccal Cavity

c)

Oracle

d)

Thoracic Cavity

39.

The Esophagus is an organ that connects...

a)
The mouth to the stomach
b)
mouth to the small intestine
c)
stomach to the large intestine
40.

How many chambers are there in the Human Heart?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

4

d)

3

41.

The heart is located ____ to the diaphragm.

a)

Superior

b)

Inferior

c)

Medial

d)

Lateral

42.

The shoulder JOINT is ____ to the elbow JOINT.

a)

Proximal

b)

Distal

c)

Superior

d)

Inferior

43.

The two main branches extending from the trachea to the lungs

a)

Bronchi

b)

Alveoli

c)

Capillaries

d)

Bronchioles

44.

What is the main function of the skeletal system?

a)

Digestion, absorption, and elimination

b)

Transportation of oxygen and nutrients

c)

Production of hormones and enzymes

d)

Support, protection, and movement

45.

Which cardinal plane is highlighted in green?

a)

Transverse

b)

Sagital

c)

Midsagital

d)

Coronal

46.

Which cardinal plane is highlighted in red?

a)

Parasagital

b)

Midsagital

c)

Coronal

d)

Transverse

47.

Which cardinal plane is represented in blue?

a)

Coronal

b)

Transverse

c)

Sagital

48.

All of the following are types of Loose Connective Tissue EXCEPT:

a)

Areolar

b)

Adipose

c)

Reticular

d)

Cartilage

49.
Which letter on the illustration represents the frontal lobe
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
50.
Which letter on the illustration represents the temporal lobe
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
51.
The red portion is the ________
a)
Cerebrum
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Diencephalon
52.
The occipital lobe controls __________.
a)
Vision
b)
Problem Solving
c)
Memory 
d)
Arithmetic & Spelling
53.
What is this?
a)
Pons
b)
Medulla Oblongata
c)
Cerebellum
d)
Hypothalamus
54.
Where the pleasure centers of the brain are located...also controls Endocrine System
a)
Amygdala
b)
Pons
c)
Hippocampus
d)
Hypothalamus