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Test Bank for Human Anatomy 6th Edition

Test Bank for Human Anatomy 6th Edition Marieb, Wilhelm, Mallatt by Rennee A. Moore 

Content
1 The Human Body: An Orientation 1
2 Cells: The Living Units 18
3 Basic Embryology 34
4 Tissues 49
5 The Integumentary System 65
6 Bones and Skeletal Tissues 81
7 Bones, Part 1: The Axial Skeleton 97
8 Bones, Part 2: The Appendicular Skeleton 113
9 Joints 129
10 Skeletal Muscle Tissue 145
11 Muscles of the Body 161
12 Fundamentals of the Nervous System and Nervous Tissue 190
13 The Central Nervous System 206
14 The Peripheral Nervous System 223
15 The Autonomic Nervous System and Visceral Sensory Neurons 239
16 The Special Senses 256
17 The Endocrine System 274
18 Blood 291
19 The Heart 308
20 Blood Vessels 325
21 The Lymphatic and Immune Systems 344
22 The Respiratory System 362
23 The Digestive System 379
24 The Urinary System 398
25 The Reproductive System 416

Using Figure 1.1, match the following:
1) Mental
Answer: A
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2) Umbilical
Answer: B
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3) Hallux
Answer: E
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4) Inguinal
Answer: C
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5) Femoral
Answer: D
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Figure 1.2
Using Figure 1.2, match the following:
6) Lumbar
Answer: D
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7) Acromial
Answer: B
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8) Scapular
Answer: C
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9) Popliteal
Answer: E
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10) Occipital
Answer: A
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Match the following:
A. superior
B. lateral
C. anterior
D. proximal
E. deep
11) The chest is ________ to the abdomen.
Answer: superior
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12) The sternal region is ________ to the scapular region.
Answer: anterior
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13) The knee is ________ to the foot.
Answer: proximal
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14) The brain is ________ to the skull.
Answer: deep
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15) The thumb is ________ to the index finger.
Answer: lateral
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16) Muscles are ________ to the skin.
Answer: deep
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17) The axillary region is ________ to the sternum.
Answer: lateral
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18) The lip is ________ to the chin.
Answer: superior
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19) The eye is ________ to the occipital region.
Answer: anterior
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20) The acromial region is ________ to the scapular region.
Answer: superior
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21) The gluteal region is ________ to the popliteal region.
Answer: superior
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22) The femoral region is ________ to the plantar region.
Answer: proximal
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23) The heart is ________ to the sternum.
Answer: deep
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24) The pubic area is ________ to the gluteal region.
Answer: anterior
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25) The umbilical region is ________ to the lumbar region.
Answer: anterior
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True/False Questions
1) Serous cavities include the pleural cavity.
Answer: TRUE
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2) Serous cavities contain air.
Answer: FALSE
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3) The peritoneal cavity is a serous cavity.
Answer: TRUE
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4) EM has much greater resolution than LM.
Answer: TRUE
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5) The dorsal body cavity is subdivided into a cranial cavity and a vertebral cavity.
Answer: TRUE
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6) Pathological anatomy deals with structural changes caused by disease.
Answer: TRUE
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7) A CT scan produces an image of a transverse section of the body.
Answer: TRUE
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8) MRI techniques can show only images that are hard and deflect the X rays.
Answer: FALSE
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9) Ultrasound techniques are used to image a fetus because they are less damaging than other
techniques.
Answer: TRUE
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10) Angiography imaging is used primarily in the study of blood supply to the heart wall and
brain.
Answer: TRUE
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11) Most adults are between 1.5 and 2 meters tall.
Answer: TRUE
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12) All vertebrate embryos have a dorsal hollow nerve cord.
Answer: TRUE
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13) A transverse plane could cut the head off the body!
Answer: TRUE
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14) In anatomical position, the palms of the hands face medially toward the thighs.
Answer: FALSE
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15) The mediastinum contains the trachea and lungs.
Answer: FALSE
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Multiple Choice Questions
1) The smallest living unit is
A) a cell.
B) an organ.
C) a human being.
D) a molecule.
Answer: A
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2) Which branch of anatomy studies the structural changes that occur as one ages?
A) developmental anatomy
B) pathological anatomy
C) regional anatomy
D) surface anatomy
Answer: A
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3) Which organ system includes the pancreas, thymus, testes, and pituitary gland?
A) integumentary
B) endocrine
C) reproductive
D) lymphatic
Answer: B
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4) A coronal section through the human body can
A) pass through both the nose and the occipital region.
B) pass through both ears.
C) provide mirror right and left images.
D) lie in a horizontal plane.
Answer: B
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5) During the process of ________, noncellular artifacts can be introduced into histology samples.
A) time
B) observation
C) staining
D) photography
Answer: C
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6) The cervical region is the
A) thigh.
B) calf.
C) neck.
D) head.
Answer: C
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7) The ʺCTʺ in ʺCT scanningʺ stands for
A) cut transversely.
B) Charles Thorgaard, the inventorʹs name.
C) correlated thickness.
D) computed tomography.
Answer: D
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8) What is the function of serous membranes?
A) They act like wrapping paper to hold visceral organs together.
B) They contain gland cells that secrete mucus.
C) They halt the spread of infection.
D) They reduce friction so that viscera move freely.
Answer: D
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9) The dorsal hollow nerve cord
A) develops into the brain and spinal cord.
B) a primitive supporting rod.
C) contains the notochord.
D) is the same as the human backbone.
Answer: A
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10) The main purpose of fixation is
A) to preserve the tissue.
B) to mend breaks in tissue sections.
C) to make an organ easier to section.
D) to stick tissue sections to a glass slide.
Answer: A
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11) A histologist examines a specimen that has an epithelium overlying some smooth muscle. This
specimen is part of
A) a molecule.
B) a cell.
C) a tissue.
D) an organ.
Answer: D
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12) An example of a tissue in the body is
A) the stomach.
B) a muscle cell.
C) epithelium.
D) a macromolecule.
Answer: C
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13) An example of an organ is
A) a fat cell.
B) the intestine.
C) epithelium.
D) the cardiovascular system (but not the circulatory system).
Answer: B
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14) Which organ system consists of vessels that do not carry blood, but pick up fluids (and some
cells) that are leaked from the blood?
A) urinary
B) endocrine
C) integumentary
D) lymphatic
Answer: D
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15) Large molecules such as proteins are called
A) cells.
B) macromolecules.
C) multi-atom units.
D) cellular organelles.
Answer: B
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16) Which organ system covers the external surface of the body, but not the internal surface of the
mouth?
A) lymphatic
B) digestive
C) integumentary
D) cutaneous
Answer: C
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17) Which organ system includes the spinal cord?
A) skeletal
B) muscular
C) nervous
D) integumentary
Answer: C
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18) The height of an average personʹs trunk, from neck to perineum, is about
A) 5 meters.
B) 10 centimeters.
C) 1000 μm.
D) 1 meter.
Answer: D
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19) Which statement concerning the anatomical position is false?
A) The palms face anteriorly.
B) The toes point anteriorly, but the fingers point inferiorly.
C) The knees, elbow, and neck are straight (not bent).
D) The person is lying down, as straight as possible.
Answer: D
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20) Bilateral symmetry can apply to objects as well as to animal bodies. Which of the following
capital letters of the alphabet is not bilaterally symmetrical?
A) A
B) M
C) L
D) O
Answer: C
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21) Which structure is not covered by visceral serosa?
A) lungs
B) ribs
C) stomach
D) uterus
Answer: B
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22) The femoral region is the
A) buttocks.
B) hip.
C) thigh.
D) toes.
Answer: C
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23) The inguinal region lies
A) anterior to the elbow joint.
B) on the anterior neck.
C) where the thigh joins the trunk.
D) on the external genitals.
Answer: C
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24) The perineal region is the
A) side of the leg.
B) region between the external genitals and the anus.
C) point of the shoulder.
D) superior part of the gluteal region.
Answer: B
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25) Which structure is not present in the mediastinum?
A) esophagus
B) heart
C) lung
D) trachea
Answer: C
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26) A frontal plane is the same as a ________ plane.
A) midsagittal
B) transverse
C) coronal
D) sagittal
Answer: C
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27) Another name for the midsagittal plane is
A) parasagittal.
B) oblique.
C) coronal.
D) median.
Answer: D
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28) What point or structure in the body is located farthest laterally? (Hint: Questions always refer
to the anatomical position.)
A) the coxal region
B) ear
C) little toe
D) tip of thumb
Answer: D
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29) Although transmission electron microscopy is usually used for high-magnification viewing, it
is certainly possible to use it at low magnification as well. That is, one can produce similar
micrographs of tissues taken by light microscopy and electron microscopy at the same
magnification. Even at the same magnification, however, you can easily tell the two kinds of
micrographs apart. How?
A) The image in the electron micrograph is still sharper.
B) Tissue viewed by electron microscopy is colored, whereas light micrographs are always
black and white (and shades of gray).
C) Tissue for light microscopy cannot be fixed (no fixation).
D) Tissue for electron microscopy cannot be sectioned.
Answer: A
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30) What is the main advantage of MRI as a medical imaging technique?
A) It is safe.
B) The patient feels less pain during the procedure than with any other imaging technique.
C) It is very inexpensive.
D) It shows soft tissues very clearly.
Answer: D
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31) The extremities are the same as
A) the ears.
B) the fingers and toes.
C) the limbs.
D) all structures in the head.
Answer: C
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32) Which of the following pairs of organs/structures is located ipsilateral?
A) cecum : sigmoid colon
B) descending colon : spleen
C) mouth : navel
D) right lung : left lung
Answer: B
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33) A physician viewing an injury to the back would look at the patientʹs ________ side.
A) lateral
B) posterior
C) cranial
D) ventral
Answer: B
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34) The ________ body cavity contains the brain.
A) dorsal
B) ventral
C) serous
D) lateral
Answer: A
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35) The roots of anatomical terminology lie mainly in
A) German and French.
B) Latin and Greek.
C) Esperanto.
D) Russian and Old English.
Answer: B
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36) The _____________ cavity contains the heart and lungs.
A) abdominopelvic
B) dorsal
C) thoracic
D) lateral
Answer: C
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37) Hormones are regulatory proteins that are secreted by the ________ system.
A) urinary
B) endocrine
C) integumentary
D) lymphatic
Answer: B
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38) Which organ system keeps blood constantly supplied with oxygen, removes carbon dioxide,
and contains many air tubes?
A) urinary
B) endocrine
C) integumentary
D) respiratory
Answer: D
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39) The elimination of nitrogenous wastes from body fluids is regulated by the ________ system.
A) urinary
B) endocrine
C) integumentary
D) lymphatic
Answer: A
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40) Which structures are evidence of the vertebrate characteristic of segmentation?
A) branches of the blood vessels
B) multiple joints of fingers
C) subdivisions of the gastrointestinal tract
D) vertebral column
Answer: D
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41) Which statement about visceral serosa is false?
A) It clings to the surface of organs.
B) It is continuous with the membrane that covers the outer body wall.
C) It is deep to the parietal serosa.
D) It lines the internal surface of hollow organs.
Answer: D
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42) How many centimeters are there in a meter?
A) 10
B) 100
C) 1,000
D) 1,000,000
Answer: B
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43) Which organ is not found in the ventral body cavity?
A) heart
B) liver
C) spinal cord
D) urinary bladder
Answer: C
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44) The ankle lies ________ to the thigh.
A) distal
B) proximal
C) lateral
D) deep
Answer: A
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45) The axillary artery is found in the region of the
A) posterior surface of the knee.
B) vertebral column.
C) armpit.
D) long axis of any limb.
Answer: C
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46) As an anatomical region, lumbar refers to
A) the loin of the back.
B) part of the lower limb.
C) the wrist.
D) the breast.
Answer: A
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47) The buccal region is the
A) cheeks.
B) waist.
C) calf of the leg.
D) underside of the foot.
Answer: A
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48) The popliteal region is
A) the side of the leg.
B) in the cervical region.
C) the posterior surface of the knee.
D) the inferior part of the gluteal region.
Answer: C
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49) The coxal region is
A) the same as the inguinal region.
B) the skin over the ʺtailbone.ʺ
C) the hip.
D) the posterior surface of the wrist.
Answer: C
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50) Which abdominal structure is located in the right hypochondriac region?
A) appendix
B) gallbladder
C) spleen
D) stomach
Answer: B
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Short Answer Questions
1) Describe the difference between proximal and distal.
Answer: Proximal means closer to the point of attachment to the main part of the body; distal is
further.
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2) Describe the location of the thigh to the calf.
Answer: The thigh is proximal to the calf.
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3) Describe the location of the upper arm to the fingertips.
Answer: The upper arm is proximal to the fingertips.
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4) In humans, what term is synonymous with posterior?
Answer: dorsal
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5) Clinicians refer to ________ anatomy when locating blood vessels to draw