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Human Body Function Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

The study of the function of the human body is termed:

a)

Gross Anatomy

b)

Systemic Anatomy

c)

Cytology

d)

Physiology

2.

A group of similar cells that perform the same function is classified as a _______.

a)

tissue

b)

organ

c)

organ system

d)

organism

3.

Which of the following body systems is most involved in responsiveness?

a)

Muscle system

b)

Digestive system

c)

Nervous system

d)

Reproductive system

4.

This term refers to the sum of all chemical reactions in the body:

a)

Homeostasis

b)

Metabolism

c)

Negative feedback

d)

Cellular respiration

5.

During exercise the body cools itself by sweating. Sweating in response to an elevated body temperature is an example of what process?

a)

Metabolism

b)

Movement

c)

Responsiveness

d)

Homeostasis

6.

The nose is __ to the lips.

a)

anterior

b)

superior

c)

medial

d)

proximal

7.

The knee is __ to the ankle.

a)

anterior

b)

superior

c)

medial

d)

proximal

8.

The thumb is ______ to the little finger.

a)

lateral

b)

medial

c)

proximal

d)

distal

9.

The sternum or breastbone protects the heart and therefore is _______ to the heart.

a)

superior

b)

anterior

c)

medial

d)

proximal

10.

While performing a dissection, the students noticed that the veins were closer to the skin than the arteries. Therefore, the veins were __to the arteries.

a)

anterior

b)

posterior

c)

superficial

d)

deep

11.

The word cervical pertains to what region of your body?

a)

Neck

b)

Arm

c)

Elbow

d)

Knee

12.

The word orbital pertains to what region?

a)

Mouth

b)

Knee

c)

Eye

d)

Ear

13.

If a patient complained of pain in the antebrachial area you would examine what area?

a)

Arm

b)

Forearm

c)

Elbow

d)

Neck

14.

When taking a popliteal pulse you would be feeling what region of the body?

a)

Arm

b)

Hand

c)

Knee

d)

Neck

15.

A broken hallux refers specifically to a broken _________.

a)

big toe

b)

thumb

c)

finger

d)

vertebra

16.

The ______ plane divides the body into right and left halves.

a)

sagittal

b)

midsagittal

c)

frontal

d)

transverse

17.

Which of the following are the two major closed body cavities?

a)

Ventral and dorsal

b)

Superior and inferior

c)

Thoracic and abdominal

d)

Cranial and spinal

18.

The outer layer of a serous membrane is the ______ layer.

a)

visceral

b)

parietal

c)

mucous

d)

pleural

19.

What structure divides the ventral body cavity into two sections?

a)

Spinal column

b)

Heart

c)

Mediastinum

d)

Diaphragm

20.

Which membrane lines the abdominal pelvic cavity?

a)

Pleural

b)

Peritoneal

c)

Pericardial

d)

Synovial