WorksheetsHuman Body Function Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
The study of the function of the human body is termed:
Gross Anatomy
Systemic Anatomy
Cytology
Physiology
A group of similar cells that perform the same function is classified as a _______.
tissue
organ
organ system
organism
Which of the following body systems is most involved in responsiveness?
Muscle system
Digestive system
Nervous system
Reproductive system
This term refers to the sum of all chemical reactions in the body:
Homeostasis
Metabolism
Negative feedback
Cellular respiration
During exercise the body cools itself by sweating. Sweating in response to an elevated body temperature is an example of what process?
Metabolism
Movement
Responsiveness
Homeostasis
The nose is __ to the lips.
anterior
superior
medial
proximal
The knee is __ to the ankle.
anterior
superior
medial
proximal
The thumb is ______ to the little finger.
lateral
medial
proximal
distal
The sternum or breastbone protects the heart and therefore is _______ to the heart.
superior
anterior
medial
proximal
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.
anterior
posterior
superficial
deep
The word cervical pertains to what region of your body?
Neck
Arm
Elbow
Knee
The word orbital pertains to what region?
Mouth
Knee
Eye
Ear
If a patient complained of pain in the antebrachial area you would examine what area?
Arm
Forearm
Elbow
Neck
When taking a popliteal pulse you would be feeling what region of the body?
Arm
Hand
Knee
Neck
A broken hallux refers specifically to a broken _________.
big toe
thumb
finger
vertebra
The ______ plane divides the body into right and left halves.
sagittal
midsagittal
frontal
transverse
Which of the following are the two major closed body cavities?
Ventral and dorsal
Superior and inferior
Thoracic and abdominal
Cranial and spinal
The outer layer of a serous membrane is the ______ layer.
visceral
parietal
mucous
pleural
What structure divides the ventral body cavity into two sections?
Spinal column
Heart
Mediastinum
Diaphragm
Which membrane lines the abdominal pelvic cavity?
Pleural
Peritoneal
Pericardial
Synovial
