ADULT HEALTH NURSING BY CHRISTENSEN AND COCKROW 5TH EDITION/LATEST
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The anatomic term ____ means toward the midline.
a. anterior
b. posterior
c. medial
d. cranial
ANS: C
Rationale: The term medial indicates an anatomic direction toward
the midline.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 1 OBJ: 2
TOP: Anatomic terminology KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
2. What are the smallest living components in our
body?
a. Cells
b. Organs
c. Electrons
d. Osmosis
ANS: A
Rationale: Cells are considered to be the smallest living units of structure and
function in our body.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 4 OBJ: 6
TOP: Structural levels of organization KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
3. What is the largest organelle, responsible for cell reproduction and control of other
organelles?
a. Nucleus
b. Ribosome
c. Mitochondrion
d. Golgi apparatus
ANS: A
Rationale: The nucleus is the largest organelle
within the cell.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 5 OBJ: 8
TOP: Parts of the cell KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
4. When the hospital client complains of pain in the bladder, the hospital client will
indicate
which discomfort in
body cavity?
a. Pelvic
b. Mediastinum
c. Dorsal
d. Abdominal
ANS: A
, Rationale: A subdivision called the pelvic cavity contains the lower portion of the large
intestine (lower
sigmoid colon, rectum), urinary bladder, and internal structures of the reproductive
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 3, Figure 1-4
system.
OBJ: 5 TOP: Body cavity KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
5. The four phases of cell division all occur in:
a. diffusion.
b. mitosis.
c. osmosis.
d. ?iltration.
ANS: B
Rationale: During mitosis, the cell goes through four phases: prophase, metaphase,
anaphase, and
telophase.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 7 OBJ: 9
TOP: Cell division KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
6. Telophase is which phase of cell reproduction during
mitosis?
a. First phase
b. Latent phase
c. Final phase
d. Spindle phase
ANS: C
Rationale: During mitosis, the cell goes through four phases: prophase, metaphase,
anaphase, and
telophase.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 7 OBJ: 9
TOP: Cell division KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
7. The caregiver is aware that which muscle group is both striated and
involuntary?
a. Skeletal
b. Glial
c. Cardiac
d. Visceral
ANS: C
The cardiac muscle is both striated and
involuntary.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 9-10, Figure 1-12
OBJ: 11 TOP: Tissues KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
8. What is a group of several different kinds of tissues arranged so that together they can
perform
a more complex function than any tissue
alone?
a. Organ
b. System
, c. Cell
d. Endoplasmic reticulum
ANS: A
Rationale: When several kinds of tissues are united to perform a more complex function
than any tissue
alone, they are called organs.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 11 OBJ: 7
TOP: Organs KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
9. What traits describe visceral muscles?
a. Smooth and voluntary
b. Smooth and involuntary
c. Striated and voluntary
d. Striated and involuntary
ANS: B
Rationale: Visceral (smooth) muscles will not function at will; thus, they act
involuntarily.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 9, Figure 1-12
OBJ: 7 TOP: Tissues KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
10. How are the thoracic and abdominal cavities
separated?
a. By the pleura
b. diaphragm
c. By the sagittal plane
d. By the peritoneum
ANS: B
Rationale: The diaphragm (a muscle directly beneath the lungs) separates the ventral
cavity into the
thoracic (chest) and abdominal cavities.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 10, Figure 1-3
OBJ: 3 TOP: Ventral cavity
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
11. What is the broad section of biology dealing with the description of human
structure?
a. Hematology
b. Anatomy
c. Kinesiology
d. Physiology
ANS: B
Rationale: Anatomy is the study, classi?ication, and description of the structure and
organs of the body.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 1 OBJ: 1
TOP: Terminology KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
12. ____ explains the processes and functions of many structures of the body and how
they
interact with one another.
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