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Human A & P Midterm Examination

Total questions: 121

Worksheet time: 3hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a basic rule of lab safety?

a)

Eating and drinking are allowed in the lab

b)

Always wear appropriate personal protective equipment

c)

Ignore chemical spills

d)

Use broken glassware

2.

What is the anatomical term for the front of the elbow?

a)

Popliteal

b)

Antecubital

c)

Patellar

d)

Axillary

3.

Which plane divides the body into right and left halves?

a)

Transverse plane

b)

Frontal plane

c)

Sagittal plane

d)

Oblique plane

4.

Which of the following best describes anatomy?

a)

The study of body functions

b)

The study of body structures

c)

The study of chemical reactions

d)

The study of diseases

5.

Which tissue type lines the surfaces and cavities of organs?

a)

Muscle tissue

b)

Nervous tissue

c)

Epithelial tissue

d)

Connective tissue

6.

What is the main function of the integumentary system?

a)

Movement

b)

Protection

c)

Digestion

d)

Respiration

7.

Which body region refers to the area of the lower back?

a)

Lumbar

b)

Brachial

c)

Femoral

d)

Carpal

8.

Which of the following is NOT a type of connective tissue?

a)

Blood

b)

Bone

c)

Cartilage

d)

Epidermis

9.

Which layer of the skin contains melanocytes?

a)

Dermis

b)

Epidermis

c)

Hypodermis

d)

Subcutaneous layer

10.

Which term refers to the study of how body parts work?

a)

Anatomy

b)

Physiology

c)

Pathology

d)

Histology

11.

What is the anatomical term for the region at the back of the knee?

a)

Popliteal

b)

Patellar

c)

Sural

d)

Crural

12.

Which body plane divides the body into anterior and posterior sections?

a)

Sagittal plane

b)

Frontal (coronal) plane

c)

Transverse plane

d)

Midsagittal plane

13.

Which tissue type is responsible for transmitting electrical impulses?

a)

Muscle tissue

b)

Connective tissue

c)

Nervous tissue

d)

Epithelial tissue

14.

Which of the following is a function of the skin?

a)

Producing hormones

b)

Regulating body temperature

c)

Pumping blood

d)

Breaking down food

15.

Which anatomical term refers to the region of the wrist?

a)

Carpal

b)

Tarsal

c)

Brachial

d)

Femoral

16.

Which of the following is a simple procedure for lab safety?

a)

Mixing unknown chemicals

b)

Washing hands after handling specimens

c)

Ignoring safety signs

d)

Leaving spills unattended

17.

Which tissue type is specialized for contraction?

a)

Epithelial tissue

b)

Muscle tissue

c)

Nervous tissue

d)

Connective tissue

18.

Which layer of the skin is primarily responsible for insulation and energy storage?

a)

Epidermis

b)

Dermis

c)

Hypodermis

d)

Stratum corneum

19.

Which anatomical term refers to the region of the thigh?

a)

Femoral

b)

Crural

c)

Brachial

d)

Sural

20.

Which of the following best describes the difference between anatomy and physiology?

a)

Anatomy studies function, physiology studies structure

b)

Anatomy studies structure, physiology studies function

c)

Both study diseases

d)

Both study chemical reactions

21.

Match the following

a)
Found in the respiratory tract with goblet cells.
1.
Psuedostratified
b)

Found in the digestive tract.

2.

Simple Columnar

c)

Found in the salivary and mammary glands.

3.

Stratified Cuboidal

d)

Found in the ducts of the kidney.

4.

Simple Cuboidal

e)

Found only in the male urethra.

5.

Stratified Columnar

22.

Match the following structure to the correct description.

a)
Simple
1.

Single layer of cells

b)
Stratified
2.

Multiple layers of cells

c)
Transitional
3.

Changes shape when stretched

d)
Pseudo-stratified
4.

Cells appear layered but are not

23.

(Yellow fibers)Fibers that can return to their original shape after being stretched or stretch & recoil

a)

Collagenous fibers

b)

Elastic fibers

c)

Collagen Fibers

d)

Reticular fibers

24.
a)

simple squamous

b)

simple cuboidal

c)

stratified squamous

d)

stratified columnar

25.
a)

stratified columnar

b)

stratified cuboidal

c)

simple cuboidal

d)

simple squamous

26.
a)

simple columnar

b)

stratified columnar

c)

psedostratified columnar

d)

simple longitudinal

27.
a)

simple columnar

b)

stratified columnar

c)

psedostratified columnar

d)

simple squamous

28.
a)

simple squamous

b)

stratified squamous

c)

stratified cuboidal

d)

simple cuboidal

29.
a)

simple squamous

b)

simple cuboidal

c)

stratified cuboidal

d)

stratified squamous

30.
a)

stratified columnar

b)

simple columnar

c)

pseudostratified cuboidal

d)

pseudostratified columnar

31.

Which of the following are all types of muscle tissue

a)

neurons, neuroglial, matrix

b)

blood, arelolar, reticular

c)

skeletal, smooth, cardiac

d)

stratisfied,

transitional, simple

32.

Groups of cells that are similar in structure and preform a common or related function are called

a)

membranes

b)

tissues

c)

organs

d)

cellular systems

33.

Which muscle tissue type is shown in the picture?

a)

cardiac muscle tissue

b)

smooth muscle tissue

c)

skeletal muscle tissue

34.

Which muscle tissue type is shown in the picture?

a)

cardiac muscle tissue

b)

smooth muscle tissue

c)

skeletal muscle tissue

35.

Which muscle tissue type is shown in the picture?

a)

cardiac muscle tissue

b)

smooth muscle tissue

c)

skeletal muscle tissue

36.

Which muscle tissue type is multinucleated?

a)

cardiac

b)

smooth

c)

skeletal

d)

visceral

37.

Which muscle tissue types are striated?

a)

cardiac and smooth

b)

smooth and skeletal

c)

skeletal and cardiac

d)

visceral

38.

Which muscle tissue type(s) are voluntary?

a)

cardiac

b)

smooth

c)

cardiac and smooth

d)

skeletal

e)

cardiac, smooth, and skeletal

39.

Where is cardiac muscle tissue located?

a)

in hollow organs and blood vessels

b)

in the heart

c)

on the surface of the body

d)

attached to bone

40.
a)

Fibrocartilage

b)

Adipose tissue

c)

Elastic cartilage

d)

Hyaline cartilage

41.
a)

Hyaline cartilage

b)

Dense irregular tissue

c)

Areolar tissue

d)

Fibrocartilage

42.
a)

Compact (bone)

b)

Elastic connective tissue

c)

Fibrocartilage

d)

Dense regular connective tissue

43.
Connective tissue is
a)
The tissue that protects, supports, and binds together other body tissue
b)
Tissue that is the lining, covering, and glandular tissue of the body
c)
Tissue that contracts and shortens to produce movement
44.
Most connective tissue is well vascularized. What does that mean?
a)
Poor blood supply
b)
Good blood supply
45.

Most abundant form of cartilage; found between most bones and the entire fetal skeleton prior to birth

a)
Fibrocartilage
b)
Elastic cartilage
c)
Hyaline cartilage 
46.
Name this tissue.
a)
Loose adipose
b)
Loose reticular
c)
Blood
d)
Cartilage hyaline
47.
Attach muscles to bones
a)
Tendons
b)
Ligaments
48.
This type of dense connective tissue connects bone to bone at joints 
a)
Tendons
b)
Ligaments
49.
Name this tissue
a)
Bone
b)
Cartilage
c)
Blood
d)
Adipose
50.

______ is the replacement of destroyed tissue by the same kind of cells.

a)

Translation

b)

Regeneration

c)

Budding

d)

Repair

51.

Adipose tissue is a ...

a)

connective tissue that forms the outer layer of skin

b)

connective tissue that provides structural support to bones

c)

connective tissue that is Fat-storing tissue that insulates, cushions organs, and serves as an energy reservoir

d)

connective tissue that supports muscles and joints

52.

________ involves repair by dense (fibrous) connective tissue, that is, by the formation of scar tissue

a)

Regeneration

b)

Emphysema

c)

Fibrosis

d)

Necrosis

53.

Glands that secrete into body fluids and blood are called _____.

a)

endocrine

b)

exocrine

c)

paracrine

d)

respiratory

54.

Found in different areas: body coverings, body linings, glandular tissue (within the glands)

a)

Connective

b)

Epithelium

c)

Nerve

d)

Muscle

55.

Avascular means

a)

poor blood supply

b)

no blood supply

c)

rich blood supply

d)

some blood supply

56.

The hairlike projections on the outside of cells that move in a wavelike manner

a)

flagella

b)

cilia

c)

microvilli

d)

centrioles

57.

What tissue is shown?

a)

Hyaline cartilage

b)

Fibrocartilage

c)

Dense regular connective tissue

d)

Dense irregular connective tissue

58.

What tissue is shown?

a)

Hyaline cartilage

b)

Fibrocartilage

c)

Dense regular connective tissue

d)

Dense irregular connective tissue

59.

Glands that secrete substances into ducts are known as _______.

a)

apocrine

b)

exocrine

c)

endocrine

d)

paracrine

60.

Involuntary, non-striated spindle-shaped cells with a single nucleus; found in hollow organs (stomach, uterus, blood vessels); contract slowly to move substances, e.g., peristalsis in the intestines.

a)

Smooth Muscle

b)

Cardiac Muscle

c)

Skeletal Muscle

61.
Which of the following is NOT true about epithelial tissue?
a)
it forms glandular tissue
b)
it is well vascularized and has a good blood supply
c)
one side rests on a basement membrane
d)
it forms continuous cellular sheets
62.
Means "false"
a)
pseudo
b)
meta
c)
mut
d)
lyte
63.
Used in places where diffusion needs to occur, such as blood vessels and air sacs in the lungs
a)
Cuboidal
b)
Columnar
c)
Simple Squamous
d)
Stratified Squamous
64.
Found in organs like the bladder that need to stretch
a)
Areolar
b)
Stratified squamous
c)
Pseudostratified
d)
Transitional
65.
Which of the following best describes anatomical position?
a)
Erect position of the body with the face directed forward, the arms at the side, and the palms of the hands facing forward
b)
erect position of the body with the face directed forward, the arms at the side, and the palms of the hands facing backwards
c)
laying position of the body with the face directed forward, the arms at the side, and the palms of the hands facing forward
d)
laying position of the body with the face directed forward, the arms at the side, and the palms of the hands facing backwards
66.

Anatomy is

a)

the study of the functions of the structures of the body

b)

imaginary vertical and horizontal lines

c)

the study of the structures of the body

67.

Physiology is

a)

the study of the structures of the body

b)

holding arms at sides with hands turned so that palms face front

c)

the study of the functions of the structures of the body

68.

This tissue is found in the brain and spinal cord

a)

Skeletal

b)

Smooth

c)

Cardiac

d)

Nervous

69.

What are neurons?

a)

Supporting cells for nervous tissue

b)

Cells that make up muscle tissue

c)

Nerve cells

d)

Insulating tissue

70.

Which type of cells are connected to each other by intercalated disc?

a)

smooth muscle cells

b)

epithelium tissue

c)

cardiac muscle cells

d)

blood cells

71.

Which of the following definitions are an appropriate definition for "Anatomy?"

a)

The study of the structure of body parts and their relationships to one another.

b)

The study of the function of the body.

c)

The study of cells.

d)

The study of tissues.

72.

Which of the following is a definition of Physiology?

a)

The study of the structure of body parts and their relationship to one another.

b)

The study of the function of the body.

c)

The study of life.

d)

The study of chemicals.

73.

Which of the following is NOT one of the organ systems?

a)

Endocrine System

b)

Circulatory System

c)

Nervous System

d)

Emphatic System

74.

Which of the following definitions do not match the system next to it?

a)

Endocrine System — The bodily system that consists of the endocrine glands and the hormones that they secrete.

b)

Lymphatic System - Immune Response

c)

Muscular System - The framework of the body.

d)

Nervous System - the system of nerves and nerve centers in an animal or human, including the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and ganglia.

75.

Select all of the organs associated with the Urinary System

a)

Kidneys

b)

Urethra

c)

Uterus

d)

Uterine Tube

e)

Ureter

76.

What are the three components of Homeostasis?

a)

Receptor

b)

Stimulus

c)

Control Center

d)

Response

e)

Effector

77.

Which of the following is an example of negative feedback?

a)

After a meal, blood sugar levels in the body rise; insulin is secreted to lower blood sugar levels.

b)

The onset of contractions during childbirth stimulates the release of a hormone that stimulates further contractions.

c)

A person who loses 3 pounds continues to diet to lose an additional 10 pounds

d)

The arrival of platelets at a wound site stimulates the recruitment of more platelets to form a clot.

78.

TRUE OR FALSE: Positive Feedback is when the effector works in the OPPOSITE direction of the stimulus.

a)

True

b)

False

79.

Which of the following terms describes the body's ability to maintain its normal state?

a)

Anabolism

b)

Catabolism

c)

Tolerance

d)

Homeostasis

e)

Metabolism

80.

Mrs. Jones is walking toward you. You are looking at her from a (an)_______________view?

a)

Posterior

b)

Dorsal

c)

Anterior

d)

Proximal

81.

The Abdominal Cavity contains the:

a)

Stomach

b)

Intestines

c)

Rectum

d)

Liver

82.

Which of the following planes represents the body divided into anterior and posterior parts.

a)

Horizontal Plane

b)

Oblique Section

c)

Coronal/Frontal Plane

d)

Sagittal Plane

83.

Which Directional Term would be accurate?

a)

The heart is posterior to the spine.

b)

The nose is proximal to the chin.

c)

The skin is superficial to the bones.

d)

The arms are medial to the chest.

84.

Identify number 32 in the diagram.

a)

antecubital

b)

sural

c)

sacral

d)

gluteal

85.

Identify number 19 in the diagram.

a)

orbital

b)

brachial

c)

otic

d)

axillary

86.

Identify number 17 in the diagram.

a)

frontal

b)

buccal

c)

crural

d)

abdomen

87.

Identify number 28 in the diagram.

a)

scapular

b)

vertebral

c)

olecranal

d)

sternal

88.

Identify number 36 in the diagram.

a)

femoral/femur

b)

fibular

c)

sural

d)

crural

89.

Identify number 25 in the diagram.

a)

frontal

b)

cephalic

c)

occipital

d)

orbital

90.

Identify number 13 in the diagram.

a)

patellar

b)

carpal

c)

tarsal

d)

fibular

91.

Identify number 3 in the diagram.

a)

acromial

b)

deltoid

c)

cervical

d)

buccal

92.

Identify number 7 in the diagram.

a)

brachial

b)

antecubital

c)

olecranal

d)

thoracic

93.

Identify number 37 in the diagram.

a)

sural

b)

plantar

c)

calcaneal

d)

tarsal

94.

Identify number 26 in the diagram.

a)

antebrachial

b)

buccal

c)

calcaneal

d)

occipital

95.

Identify number 21 in the diagram.

a)

inguinal

b)

coxal

c)

pubic

d)

pelvic

96.

James fell and bruised the posterior area of the elbow. What area was bruised?

a)

carpal

b)

antecubital

c)

olecranal

d)

frontal

97.

What is the name of the chin region?

(a)  

98.
Gas exchange between the blood and the alveoli occurs in which system?
a)
Respiratory
b)
Circulatory
c)
Lymphatic
d)
Integumentary
99.

The sagittal plane

a)

is a horizontal plane that divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions

b)

is a vertical plane that divides the body

c)

is a vertical plane that divides the body into unequal left and right portions

100.

The midsagittal plane is

a)

a horizontal plane that divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions

b)

also known as the "midline" and it divides the body into equal left and right halves

c)

referring to the front of the body

101.

The ________ plane divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back), also known as the coronal plane

a)

superior

b)

proximal

c)

frontal

102.

__________ means toward the head or above

a)

superior

b)

inferior

c)

ventral

d)

anterior

103.

________ means situated in the front

a)

both of these

b)

anterior

c)

ventral

104.

_______ means situated nearest the midline or beginning of a body structure

a)

proximal

b)

distal

c)

ventral

105.

Distal means

a)

situated nearest the midline or beginning of a body structure

b)

toward the lower part of the body

c)

situated farthest from the midline or beginning of a body structure

106.

The inner part of the knee is considered

a)

medial

b)

lateral

c)

ventral

107.

________ means the direction toward, or nearer, the side of the body, away from the midline

a)

lateral

b)

inferior

c)

cephalic

108.

________ is the opposite of inferior

a)

superior

b)

proximal

c)

distal

109.

__________ means lowermost, below, or toward the feet

a)

inferior

b)

superior

c)

cephalic

110.

Plane C

a)

frontal

b)

sagittal

c)

transverse

111.
Which of the following best describes anatomical position?
a)
Erect position of the body with the face directed forward, the arms at the side, and the palms of the hands facing forward
b)
erect position of the body with the face directed forward, the arms at the side, and the palms of the hands facing backwards
c)
laying position of the body with the face directed forward, the arms at the side, and the palms of the hands facing forward
d)
laying position of the body with the face directed forward, the arms at the side, and the palms of the hands facing backwards
112.
What is the name of cavity 2?
a)
Cranial
b)
Dorsal
c)
Vertebral
d)
Thoracic
113.
What is the name of cavity 4?
a)
Cranial
b)
Dorsal
c)
Vertebral
d)
Thoracic
114.

What is the name of the structure labeled 5?

a)

Diaphragm

b)

Abdominal

c)

Pelvic

d)

Abdominopelvic

115.

What is the name of cavity 7?

a)

Diaphragm

b)

Abdominal

c)

Pelvic

d)

Vertebral/spinal

116.
Which body cavity contains organs including the stomach, spleen, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas?
a)
abdominal
b)
pelvic
c)
thoracic
d)
dorsal
117.
the lungs are ____ to the heart
a)
lateral
b)
inferior
c)
superior
d)
deep
118.

What are the levels of organization from least complex or most complex?

a)

Atom -> Molecule -> Macromolecule-> Cell -> Tissue -> Organs -> Organ System -> Organism

b)

Molecule -> Atom -> Macromolecule -> Cell -> Tissue -> Organs -> Organ System -> Organism

c)

Organism -> Organ System -> Organs -> Tissue -> Cell -> Macromolecule -> Molecule -> Atom

d)

Atom -> Molecule -> Cell -> Tissue -> Macromolecule -> Organs -> Organ System -> Organism

119.

Which is not essential to survival?

a)

water

b)

oxygen

c)

gravity

d)

atmospheric pressure

e)

nutrients

120.

The hormone thyroxine is released in response to a pituitary hormone called TSH. As thyroxine levels increase in the blood, they exert negative feedback on the release of TSH by the pituitary gland. What effect will this have on the release of TSH?

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121.

A patient reports stabbing pains in the right hypochondriac region. The medical staff suspects gallstones. What region of the body will be examined?

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