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Intro to Anatomy and Physiology Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Anatomy is the study of the ______ of the human body.

a)

structure

b)

function

c)

growth

d)

movement

2.

Which of the following is NOT a way to study anatomy?

a)

A) Development

b)

B) Embryology

c)

C) Surface (with our eyes)

d)

D) Photosynthesis

3.

What is physiology?

a)

The study of the structure of the human body

b)

The study of the function of the human body

c)

The study of diseases

d)

The study of plants

4.

Which of the following is a way to study physiology?

a)

Systematic (by body systems)

b)

Historical (by time periods)

c)

Chemical (by reactions)

d)

Environmental (by surroundings)

5.

Which method of studying physiology focuses on the cellular level, or things we can't see with the human eye?

a)

Microscopic

b)

Gross

c)

Systemic

d)

Regional

6.

Gross (large)/Macroscopic physiology studies the ________.

a)

organs

b)

cells

c)

tissues

d)

molecules

7.

Regional physiology studies areas of the ________.

a)

body

b)

brain

c)

cell

d)

organism

8.

What is the smallest level of organization in living things?

a)

Cell

b)

Tissue

c)

Organ

d)

Organism

9.

Which level of organization is described by many cells working together?

a)

Tissue

b)

Organ

c)

Organism

d)

Molecule

10.

Which level of organization is made up of tissues working together?

a)

Organ

b)

Cell

c)

Organism

d)

Organ system

11.

Which level of organization consists of organs working together to perform a function?

a)

Organ System

b)

Cell

c)

Tissue

d)

Organ

12.

What is the largest level of organization in living things?

a)

Organism

b)

Cell

c)

Tissue

d)

Organ

13.

Which body system provides support, protection, and shape?

a)

Skeletal

b)

Digestive

c)

Respiratory

d)

Circulatory

14.

Which body system acts as the control center and detects impulses from the senses?

a)

Nervous

b)

Digestive

c)

Respiratory

d)

Circulatory

15.

Which body system transports nutrients and gases?

a)

Cardiovascular (Circulatory)

b)

Digestive

c)

Nervous

d)

Muscular

16.

Which body system exchanges gases, oxygen (O2) and carbon dioxide (CO2)?

a)

Respiratory

b)

Digestive

c)

Nervous

d)

Skeletal

17.

Which body system breaks down and absorbs food?

a)

Digestive

b)

Respiratory

c)

Nervous

d)

Skeletal

18.

Which body system provides movement?

a)

Muscular

b)

Digestive

c)

Respiratory

d)

Nervous

19.

Which body system is responsible for protection, regulation of temperature, and prevention of water loss?

a)

Integumentary

b)

Digestive

c)

Respiratory

d)

Skeletal

20.

Which body system fights infection and provides cellular fluid?

a)

Lymphatic

b)

Digestive

c)

Respiratory

d)

Skeletal

21.

Which body system removes wastes from the body?

a)

Excretory

b)

Respiratory

c)

Circulatory

d)

Nervous

22.

Which body system secretes hormones?

a)

Endocrine

b)

Digestive

c)

Respiratory

d)

Skeletal

23.

Which body system produces sex cells for reproduction?

a)

Reproductive

b)

Digestive

c)

Respiratory

d)

Nervous

24.

Fill in the blank: Since the right side of the human body generally mirrors the left side, humans are ________ symmetric.

a)

bilaterally

b)

radially

c)

asymmetrically

d)

spherically

25.

Anatomical Position: The palms are facing ________ with thumbs pointing away from the body.

a)

forward

b)

backward

c)

downward

d)

sideways

26.

When directional terms are used, you should always assume the body is in anatomical position.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Fill in the blank: The term that means 'towards the head' is ________. (ex. the shoulders are ________ to the hips)

a)

Superior

b)

Inferior

c)

Anterior

d)

Posterior

28.

Fill in the blank: The term that means 'towards the feet' is ________. (ex. the knees are ________ to the elbows)

a)

Inferior

b)

Superior

c)

Anterior

d)

Lateral

29.

Fill in the blank: The term that means 'towards the side' is ________. (ex. the hands are ________ to the head)

a)

Lateral

b)

Medial

c)

Distal

d)

Proximal

30.

Fill in the blank: The term that means 'towards the midline' is ________. (ex. the umbilicus (bellybutton) is ________ to the hands)

a)

Medial

b)

Lateral

c)

Distal

d)

Superior

31.

What does the anatomical term 'Distal' mean?

a)

Towards the center of the body

b)

Towards the extremities

c)

Away from the body surface

d)

Towards the body surface

32.

What does the anatomical term 'Proximal' mean?

a)

Towards the extremities

b)

Towards the center of the body

c)

Away from the body surface

d)

Towards the back of the body

33.

What does the anatomical term 'Deep' mean?

a)

Towards the body surface

b)

Towards the front of the body

c)

Away from the body surface

d)

Towards the back of the body

34.

What does the anatomical term 'Superficial' mean?

a)

Towards the body surface

b)

Towards the center of the body

c)

Away from the body surface

d)

Towards the back of the body

35.

What does the anatomical term 'Anterior' mean?

a)

Towards the back of the body

b)

Towards the front of the body

c)

Towards the extremities

d)

Away from the body surface

36.

What does the anatomical term 'Posterior' mean?

a)

Towards the front of the body

b)

Towards the center of the body

c)

Towards the back of the body

d)

Towards the body surface

37.

What is the Median (Midsagittal) plane?

a)

A) A horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and lower parts

b)

B) A vertical plane that divides the body into right and left halves

c)

C) A plane that divides the body into front and back parts

d)

D) A diagonal plane that divides the body into unequal parts

38.

What does the Frontal (Coronal) plane do?

a)

A) Divides the body into left and right segments

b)

B) Divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) segments

c)

C) Divides the body into upper and lower segments

d)

D) Divides the body into diagonal segments

39.

What does the transverse plane divide the body into?

a)

A) Anterior and posterior segments

b)

B) Superior (upper) and inferior (lower) segments

c)

C) Left and right segments

d)

D) Medial and lateral segments

40.

Which body cavity is the space within the skull that houses the brain and other related structures?

a)

Cranial Cavity

b)

Thoracic Cavity

c)

Abdominal Cavity

d)

Pelvic Cavity

41.

Which body cavity is a bony structure formed by the vertebrae that houses and protects the spinal cord (continuous with the cranial cavity)?

a)

Vertebral

b)

Thoracic

c)

Abdominal

d)

Pelvic

42.

Which body cavity is the chest cavity, space in the chest that houses heart, lungs and major blood vessels?

a)

Thoracic Cavity

b)

Abdominal Cavity

c)

Pelvic Cavity

d)

Cranial Cavity

43.

Which body cavity is within the stomach area (behind the umbilicus) that houses organs such as the stomach, intestines, liver, etc?

a)

Abdominal Cavity

b)

Thoracic Cavity

c)

Cranial Cavity

d)

Pelvic Cavity

44.

Which body cavity is a bony cavity located below the abdominal cavity and houses the urinary bladder, colon and reproductive organs?

a)

Pelvic Cavity

b)

Thoracic Cavity

c)

Cranial Cavity

d)

Abdominal Cavity

45.

What is the combination of the abdominal and pelvic cavities called?

a)

Abdominopelvic Cavity

b)

Thoracic Cavity

c)

Cranial Cavity

d)

Vertebral Cavity

46.

Which cavity is a thin fluid filled cavity that lines the thoracic cavity (lungs and chest wall)?

a)

Pleural Cavity

b)

Pericardial Cavity

c)

Abdominal Cavity

d)

Cranial Cavity

47.

Which region in the chest cavity is located between the lungs and houses the trachea, esophagus, and major blood vessels?

a)

Superior Mediastinum

b)

Pleural Cavity

c)

Pericardial Cavity

d)

Inferior Mediastinum

48.

Which cavity is a fluid filled space that surrounds the heart?

a)

Pericardial Cavity

b)

Pleural Cavity

c)

Abdominal Cavity

d)

Cranial Cavity

49.

What is the double-layered membrane that lines the ventral (front) body cavities called?

a)

Serosa

b)

Meninges

c)

Pericardium

d)

Synovium

50.
Away from midline
a)
Lateral
b)
Distal
c)
Superior
d)
Transverse