Chapter 2 - Body Structure
Multiple choice. Select the best answer.
1. When scar tissue forms during the healing
process and binds anatomic surfaces
together, it is called:
a. ablation
b. claudication
c. infarction
d. occlusion
e. adhesion
Answer: e
2. What is the term for the plane that divides
the body into right and left halves?
a. coronal plane
b. lateral plane
c. midsagittal plane
d. frontal plane
e. horizontal plane
Answer: c
3. Histogenesisis the formation of:
a. an organism
b. a system
c. an organ
d. tissue
e. a cell
Answer: d
4. What is the structure that separates the
thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic
cavity?
a. spinal column
b. peritoneum
c. diaphragm
d. umbilicus
e. stomach
Answer: c
5. What is the term for the upper right
abdominopelvic region (beneath the ribs)?
a. right lumbar region
b. epigastric region
c. right inguinal region
d. right hypochondriac region
e. umbilical region
Answer: d
6. The frontal plane is also known as the:
a. median plane
b. horizontal plane
c. coronal plane
d. midsagittal plane
e. both a and d
Answer: c
7. The plane that divides the body into upper
and lower halves is the:
a. ventral plane
b. transverse plane
c. sagittal plane
d. dorsal plane
e. frontal plane
Answer: b
8. The most complex level of the human body
is the:
a. cellular level
b. tissue level
c. organ level
d. system level
e. organism level
Answer: e
9. In the anatomical position:
a. the body is lying down with face
upward
b. the arms are folded across the chest
c. the body is erect and the eyes are
looking forward
d. the palms of the hands face the back of
the body
e. the toes point inward
Answer: c
10. A coronal plane divides the body into:
a. equal right and left halves
b. unequal right and left halves
c. front side and back side
d. upper portion and lower portion
e. none of the above
Answer: c
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11. Which of the following organs are located in
the thoracic cavity?
a. heart
b. spinal cord
c. lungs
d. intestines
e. both a and c
Answer: e
12. The middle region of the abdominopelvic
cavity is known as the:
a. hypogastric region
b. inguinal region
c. umbilical region
d. lumbar region
e. none of the above
Answer: c
13. The cranial and spinal cavities are
subdivisions of the:
a. ventral cavity
b. pelvic cavity
c. dorsal cavity
d. thoracic cavity
e. coronal cavity
Answer: c
14. Anterior is a term synonymous with:
a. posterior
b. supine
c. lateral
d. cephalic
e. front
Answer: e
15. A histologist is a specialist in the study of:
a. cells
b. tissues
c. organs
d. systems
e. organisms
Answer: b
16. The plane that separates the body into
superior and inferior portions is the:
a. transverse plane
b. coronal plane
c. sagittal plane
d. midsagittal plane
e. median plane
Answer: a
17. What is the surgical procedure that joins
two ducts or blood vessels to allow flow
from one to the other?
a. suture
b. ablation
c. interconnection
d. anastomosis
e. fusion
Answer: d
18. In terms of body position, the opposite of
cranial is:
a. superior
b. caudal
c. lateral
d. medial
e. visceral
Answer: b
19. What is the navel region of the abdomen
referred to?
a. iliac
b. pelvis
c. umbilicus
d. hypochondriac
e. groin
Answer: c
20. What is the name of the cavity that
surrounds the skull?
a. cranial cavity
b. thoracic cavity
c. abdominal cavity
d. pelvic cavity
e. spinal cavity
Answer: a
21. What region of the body is used to describe
pain that occurs above the stomach?
a. umbilical region
b. thoracic region
c. lumbar region
d. cervical region
e. epigastric region
Answer: e
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22. What is the radiographic procedure that
produces a detailed cross-section of an
organ in depth?
a. radiography
b. sonography
c. Doppler
d. x-ray
e. tomography
Answer: e
23. The ventral cavity is subdivided into all of
the following except:
a. thoracic cavity
b. abdominal cavity
c. pelvic cavity
d. dorsal cavity
e. a and b only
Answer: d
24. A diagnostic technique that produces an
image by recording the concentration of a
radiopharmaceutical is called a(an):
a. radiograph
b. MRI
c. nuclear scan
d. a and b
e. all of the above
Answer: c
25. What radiographic procedure employs highfrequency
sound waves to produce an
image?
a. magnetic resonance imaging
b. positron emission tomography
c. ultrasonography
d. radiography
e. none of the above
Answer: c
26. The nucleus of the cell is responsible for:
a. reproduction
b. genetic codes
c. issuing commands for growth and
reproduction
d. a and c only
e. all of the above
Answer: e
27. A condition involving fever, elevated heart
and respiratory rate, and low blood pressure
is:
a. anastomosis
b. sepsis
c. adhesion
d. chondroma
e. none of the above
Answer: b
28. Proxim/al describes a position that is:
a. farthest from the beginning of a
structure
b. to the side of a structure
c. nearest to the beginning of a structure
d. below another structure
e. above another structure
Answer: c
29. Visual examination of an organ or canal with
a specialized lighted instrument is called:
a. fluoroscopy
b. scan
c. tomography
d. endoscopy
e. pleuroscopy
Answer: d
30. What is the therapeutic procedure that
burns tissues by thermal heat, including
steam, electricity, or any other agent, such
as laser or dry ice?
a. dermabrasion
b. cauterize
c. fulgurize
d. curettage
e. ablation
Answer: b
31. What is the term for the radiographic
procedure that uses a screen instead of a
photographic plate to produce a visual
image that allows the radiographer to
observe organs in motion?
a. radiograph
b. positron emission tomography
c. magnetic resonance imaging
d. fluoroscopy
e. nuclear scan
Answer: d
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32. What does the term craniotomy refer to?
a. fusion of the skull
b. surgical fracture of the skull
c. suturing the skull
d. incision of the skull
e. both a and d
Answer: d
33. What organ is contained in the RUQ?
a. liver
b. appendix
c. lung
d. stomach
e. heart
Answer: a
34. What is a tumor composed of cartilage
called?
a. gastroma
b. carcinoma
c. osteoma
d. heptoma
e. chondroma
Answer: e
35. In which of the following tests is a
radiopharmaceutical introduced into the
body and specifically targeted to the organ
or structure under study?
a. fluoroscopy
b. magnetic resonance imaging
c. radiography
d. nuclear scan
e. computed tomograph
Answer: d