Font size
Worksheets30 Qs Ch. 01: Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology PG1
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Page 1
The anatomical term ____ means toward the midline.
anterior
posterior
medial
cranial
The smallest living components in our body are
cells.
organs.
electrons.
osmosis.
The largest organelle, responsible for cell reproduction and control of other organelles, is the
nucleus.
ribosome.
mitochondrion.
Golgi apparatus.
A patient complains of pain in her bladder. In which body cavity are the bladder, lower colon, rectum, and urinary and reproductive systems located?
Pelvic
Mediastinum
Pleural
Abdominal
The four phases of cell division all occur in
diffusion.
mitosis.
osmosis.
filtration.
Telophase is which phase of cell reproduction during mitosis?
First phase
Latent phase
Final phase
Spindle phase
The muscle tissue cells that are nonstriated and appear in the viscera or internal organs, such as the walls of the intestines, are
skeletal.
glial.
smooth.
fibrous.
A group of several different kinds of tissues arranged so that together they can perform a more complex function than any tissue alone is called a(n)
organ.
system.
cell.
endoplasmic reticulum.
Visceral muscles are
smooth and voluntary.
smooth and involuntary.
striated and voluntary.
striated and involuntary.
The thoracic and abdominal cavities are separated by the
pleura.
diaphragm.
spinal column.
peritoneum.
The section of biology dealing with human structure is
psychiatry.
anatomy.
surgery.
physiology.
____ explains the processes and functions of many structures of the body and how they interact with one another.
Mitosis
Filtration
Physiology
The doctor tells the nurse that the patient is complaining of pain in the thoracic cavity. The patient is complaining of pain in the thoracic cavity. The anatomical structure(s) which is/are not in the thoracic cavity is/are the _____.
Heart
Lungs
Blood vessels
Small intestine
When several organs and parts are grouped together for certain functions, they form
tissues.
systems.
cells.
membranes.
The plasma membrane is constructed so that
it is strong enough to keep the cell whole.
nutrients can enter and waste products can leave.
only oxygen can pass through.
blood cells can pass through.
In anatomical terminology, posterior means
toward the tail.
toward the head.
toward the back.
below the trunk.
The transverse imaginary body plane
divides front and back (coronal) of the body.
divides the body lengthwise (two equal halves).
divides superior and inferior portions of the body.
divides the body into axial and appendicular.
Caudal is defined as toward the ____.
head
feet
tail
chest
Movement of water from an area of lower concentration to an area of higher concentration is called
absorption.
filtration.
diffusion.
osmosis.
The type of tissue composed of cells that contract in response to a message from the brain or spinal cord is
epithelial.
connective.
membrane.
muscle.
A type of tissue that stores fat is called
peripheral tissue.
adipose tissue.
osseous tissue.
muscle tissue.
The thin sheets of tissue that secrete mucus and line the body surfaces that open to the outside environment are
mucous membranes.
serous membranes.
striated, involuntary.
visceral, involuntary.
When a cell engulfs or surrounds foreign material, this process is called
pinocytosis.
phagocytosis.
absorption.
diffusion.
Passive transport in movement of material across cell membranes includes
infiltration and diffusion.
pinocytosis and phagocytosis.
osmosis and filtration.
anaphase and telophase.
The passage of water containing dissolved materials through a membrane as the result of a greater mechanical force on one side is called
metabolism.
mitosis.
filtration.
osmosis.
Cardiac tissue is striated, involuntary tissue that branches out to form networks found only in the wall of the heart. This type of tissue is
epithelial.
connective.
muscle.
nervous.
Tissues that cover the outside of the body and some internal structures are
connective.
epithelial.
nerve.
muscle.
When the nurse assesses an arm in proximal distal order, the assessment is performed from
the shoulder to the fingers
front to back.
fingers to the center of the body
center of the body to the fingers
Epithelial membranes function is to:
Secrets mucous, line ends of bones and line bursae
Line ends of bones, secrete synovial fluid, line internal surfaces of organs
Cover the wall of lower digestive tract, secrets mucous and lines lungs, peritoneum and pericardium
Line lungs, peritoneum and pericardium and secrete synovial fluid
Which are among the 11 body systems? (Select all that apply.)
Lymphatic
Cellular
Digestive
Reproductive
E.) Accessory and F.) Spinal Cord
