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Chapter 6 General Anatomy

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

______ is the scientific study of the shape and structure of the body

a)

Biology

b)

Pathology

c)

Anatomy

d)

Physiology

2.

Which of the fololowing terms is used to describe the scientific study of how the body functions?

a)

Biology

b)

Anatomy

c)

Functionality

d)

Physiology

3.

Standing erect with face forward, feet together, and arms hanging at the sides with the palms facing forward is called _______ position.

a)

standard

b)

anatomic

c)

prone

d)

supine

4.

Imaginary lines called _______ are used to divide the body into sections.

a)

divisions

b)

planes

c)

sections

d)

structural units

5.

A frontal plane divides the body into _____ portions.

a)

left and right

b)

superior and inferior

c)

anterior and posterior

d)

medial and lateral

6.

Which of the following is the most complex organizational level of the human body?

a)

Body Systems

b)

Cells

c)

Tissues

d)

Organs

7.

Which of the following sequences correctly describes the four levels of organization in the human body from smallest to largest?

a)

Cells, organs, tissues, body systems

b)

Tissues, organs, cells, body systems

c)

Cells, tissues, organs, body systems

d)

Body systems, organs, tissues, cells

8.

Which of the following types of tissue found in the human body forms a covering for the external and internal body surfaces?

a)

Nerve tissue

b)

Connective tissue

c)

Epithelial tissue

d)

Muscle tissue

9.

Which of the following is true of adult stem cells?

a)

Used only for research purposes

b)

Found in adult tissue

c)

Derived from test tube embryos

d)

From 4- to 5-day-old embryos

10.

The purpose of nerve tissue is to:

a)

provide protection for body surfaces.

b)

provide support and connect body organs and tissues.

c)

provide movement of the body parts.

d)

coordinate and control body activities.

11.

Which kind of tissue is blood?

a)

Epithelial

b)

Muscle

c)

Nerve

d)

Connective

12.

Which kind of body tissue lines the oral cavity?

a)

Epithelial

b)

Connective

c)

Muscle

d)

Nerve

13.

Which type of muscle tissue provides involuntary movement for digestion?

a)

Cardiac

b)

Striated

c)

Skeletal

d)

Visceral

14.

The heart is located in the ________ cavity.

a)

dorsal

b)

thoracic

c)

spinal

d)

abdominal

15.

The liver located in the ______ cavity.

a)

thoracic cavity

b)

pelvic

c)

abdominal

d)

dorsal

16.

Which of the following is the opposite to the ventral cavity?

a)

Superior

b)

Dorsal

c)

Distal

d)

Frontal

17.

Which of the following types of connective tissue cushions, supports, and insulates the body?

a)

Supportive

b)

Adipose

c)

Dense fibrous

d)

Vascular

18.

The cell is a part of which of the following types of basic anatomic reference systems?

a)

Structural Units

b)

Body directions

c)

Planes

d)

Body cavities