Test Bank Anthony’s Textbook
of Anatomy & Physiology
21st Edition Patton
Chapters 1 - 48
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ChapterA01:AOrganizationAofAtheABody
Patton:AAnatomyAandAPhysiology,A21stAEdition
MULTIPLEACHOICE
1. WhichAofAtheAfollowingAdescribesAanatomy?
a. UsingAdevicesAtoAinvestigateAparametersAsuchAasAheartArateAandAbloodApressure
b. InvestigatingAhumanAstructureAviaAdissectionsAandAotherAmethods
c. StudyingAtheAunusualAmannerAinAwhichAanAorganismArespondsAtoApainfulAstimuli
d. ExaminingAtheAphysiologyAofAlife
ANSWER:A B DIF: Memorization
REF:Ap.A3ATOP:A AnatomyAandAPhysiology
2. SystemicAanatomyAisAaAtermAthatArefersAto:
a. physiologicalAinvestigationAatAaAmicroscopicAlevel.
b. anatomicalAinvestigationAthatAbeginsAinAtheAheadAandAneckAandAconcludesAatAtheAfeet.
c. anatomicalAinvestigationAthatAusesAanAapproachAofAstudyingAtheAbodyA
byAsystems—groupsAofAorgansAhavingAaAcommonAfunction.
d. anatomicalAinvestigationAatAtheAmolecularAlevel.
ANSWER:A C DIF: Memorization
REF:Ap.A4ATOP:A AnatomyAandAPhysiology
3. PhysiologyAcanAbeAsubdividedAaccordingAtoAthe studied.
a. typeAofAorganism
b. organizationalA level
c. systemicAfunction
d. AllAofAtheAaboveAareAcorrect.
ANSWER:A D DIF: Memorization
REF:Ap.A4ATOP:A Physiology
4. Physiology:
a. recognizesAtheAunchangingA(asAopposedAtoAtheAdynamic)AnatureAofAthings.
b. investigatesAtheAbody’sAstructure.
c. isAconcernedAwithAorganismsAandAdoesAnotAdealAwithAdifferentAlevelsAofAorganizat
ionAsuchAasAcellsAandAsystems.
d. isAtheAscienceAthatAexaminesAtheAfunctionAofAlivingAorganismsAandAtheirAparts.
ANSWER:A D DIF: Memorization
REF:Ap.A4ATOP:A Physiology
5. OneAofAtheAbasicAprinciplesAofAtheAstandardizedAterminologyAisAtheAavoidanceAof
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rAtermsAthatAareAbasedAonAaAperson’sAname.
a. homonyms
b. antonyms
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d. synonyms
ANSWER:A C DIF: Memorization REF:Ap.A5
TOP:A LanguageAofAScienceAandAMedicine
6. MetabolismArefersAto:
a. theAchemicalAbasisAofAlife.
b. theAsumAofAallAtheAphysicalAandAchemicalAreactionsAoccurringAinAtheAbody.
c. anAorganizationAofAsimilarAcellsAspecializedAtoAperformAaAcertainAfunction.
d. aAsubdivisionAofAphysiology.
ANSWER:A B DIF: Application REF:A A p.A5 TOP:A CharacteristicsAofALife
7. FromAsmallestAtoAlargest,AtheAlevelsAofAorganizationAofAtheAbodyAare:
a. organism,Achemical,Atissue,Acellular,Aorgan,Asystem,Aorganelle.
b. chemical,Amicroscopic,Acellular,Atissue,Aorgan,Asystem,Aorganism.
c. organism,Asystem,Aorgan,Atissue,Acellular,Aorganelle,Achemical.
d. chemical,Aorganelle,Acellular,Atissue,Aorgan,Asystem,Aorganism.
ANSWER:A D DIF: Memorization
REF:Ap.A6ATOP:A LevelsAofAOrganization
8. TheAsmallestAlivingAunitsAofAstructureAandAfunctionAinAtheAbodyAare:
a. molecules.
b. cells.
c. organelles.
d. atoms.
ANSWER:A B DIF: Memorization
REF:Ap.A7ATOP:A LevelsAofAOrganization
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peO alizedAtoAperformAaAcertainAfunction
AisAcalledAa(n):
a. tissue.
b. organism.
c. system.
d. organ.
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ANSWER:A A st DIF: Memorization
REF:Ap.A7ATOP:A TissueALevel
10. AnAorganAisAoneAorganizationalAlevelAlowerAthanAa(n):
a. system.
b. cell.
c. organelle.
d. tissue.
ANSWER:A A DIF: Memorization
REF:Ap.A7ATOP:A OrganALevel
11. TheAreproductiveAsystemAincludesAallAofAtheAfollowingAexceptAthe:
a. testes.
b. ovaries.
c. ureter.
d. penis.
ANSWER:A C DIF: Memorization
REF:Ap.A8ATOP:A BodyASystems
12. TheAlungsAareAlocatedAinAthe:
a. thoracicAcavity.
b. mediastinum.
c. abdominalAcavity.
d. cranialAcavity.
ANSWER:A A DIF: Memorization
REF:Ap.A12ATOP:A BodyACavities
13. TheAmediastinumAcontainsAallAofAtheAfollowingAexceptAthe:
a. trachea.
b. venaeAcavae.
c. rightAlung.
d. esophagus.
ANSWER:A C DIF: Memorization
REF:Ap.A12ATOP:A BodyACavities
14. TheAgallbladderAliesAinAthe:
a. abdominalAcavity.
b. pelvicAcavity.
c. dorsalAcavity.
d. mediastinum.
ANSWER:A A DIF: Memorization
REF:Ap.A13ATOP:A BodyACavities
