Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which word comes from the Greek word meaning
“to dissect?”
a. | Anatomy | b. | Histology | c. | Pathology | d. | Physiology |
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Which of the following is a higher order of
organization?
a. | Molecule | b. | Cell | c. | Organ | d. | Tissue |
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The head is located ___________ to the
chest.
a. | anterior | b. | inferior | c. | deep | d. | superior |
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4.
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The foot is located ____________ to the
leg.
a. | proximal | b. | superior | c. | superficial | d. | distal |
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The leg is ___________ to the thigh.
a. | distal | b. | proximal | c. | superior | d. | deep |
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The thigh is ___________ to the foot.
a. | distal | b. | proximal | c. | inferior | d. | deep |
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The thoracic cavity is ___________ to the
abdominopelvic cavity.
a. | deep | b. | distal | c. | anterior | d. | superior |
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Which organ is located in both the ventral and
thoracic cavities?
a. | Stomach | b. | Liver | c. | Lung | d. | Spinal
cord |
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Which organ is located in the ventral cavity, but
not in the thoracic cavity?
a. | Lung | b. | Heart | c. | Liver | d. | Brain |
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Which organ is located in the dorsal
cavity?
a. | Liver | b. | Brain | c. | Heart | d. | Urinary
bladder |
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Which of the following is descriptive of the
location of the reproductive organs?
a. | Dorsal cavity and vertebral
cavity | b. | Mediastinum and the thoracic
cavity | c. | Ventral cavity and pelvic
cavity | d. | Pleural cavity and
mediastinum |
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Which cavity is divided into
quadrants?
a. | Thoracic | b. | Abdominopelvic | c. | Dorsal | d. | Cranial |
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Which region is included within the right upper
quadrant (RUQ)?
a. | Umbilical | b. | Hypogastric | c. | Right
iliac | d. | Right
hypochondriac |
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Which region is included within the left lower
quadrant (LLQ)?
a. | Umbilical | b. | Left hypochondriac | c. | Epigastric | d. | Left
iliac |
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Which of the following refers to the
umbilicus?
a. | Groin | b. | Armpit | c. | Navel | d. | Patellar |
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Which of the following refers to the lower back
region?
a. | Groin | b. | Axillary | c. | Umbilical | d. | Lumbar |
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Which of the following refers to the groin
region?
a. | Axillary | b. | Lumbar | c. | Cranial | d. | Inguinal |
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Which of the following refers to the area in front
of the elbow?
a. | Axillary | b. | Brachial | c. | Antecubital | d. | Popliteal |
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Which area appears only on the anterior part of the
body?
a. | Popliteal | b. | Umbilical | c. | Lumbar | d. | Occipital |
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Which area appears only on the posterior part of
the body?
a. | Gluteal | b. | Patellar | c. | Umbilical | d. | Sternal |
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Which area is inferior to the
diaphragm?
a. | Axillary | b. | Inguinal | c. | Occipital | d. | Cervical |
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What is another name for the frontal
plane?
a. | Sagittal plane | b. | Cross section | c. | Transverse
plane | d. | Coronal plane |
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Which plane divides the body into right and left
halves?
a. | Sagittal | b. | Coronal | c. | Transverse | d. | Frontal |
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In which cavity is the mediastinum
located?
a. | Pelvic | b. | Dorsal | c. | Thoracic
| d. | Abdominal |
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Which organ is located within the
mediastinum?
a. | Lungs | b. | Stomach | c. | Liver | d. | Heart |
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26.
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In which cavity is the heart not
located?
a. | Mediastinum | b. | Thoracic cavity | c. | Ventral
cavity | d. | Dorsal cavity |
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Which organ is located in the ventral cavity and
thoracic cavity, but not in the mediastinum?
a. | Lung | b. | Liver | c. | Stomach | d. | Heart |
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Which group is incorrect?
a. | Planes: transverse, sagittal,
frontal | b. | Cavities: dorsal, ventral | c. | Ventral cavities: thoracic, vertebral | d. | Organs: heart, stomach, lungs, brain |
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Which group is incorrect?
a. | Cavities: dorsal, ventral | b. | Ventral cavities: thoracic, abdominopelvic | c. | Organ systems: circulatory, digestive, respiratory,
brain | d. | Organs: heart, stomach, lungs,
liver |
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Which group is incorrect?
a. | Planes: sagittal, frontal,
transverse | b. | Ventral cavities:
thoracic, abdominopelvic, cranial | c. | Dorsal cavities:
cranial, vertebral | d. | Organ systems:
circulatory, digestive, respiratory |
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The distal humerus (arm bone) is
a. | closer to the axillary area than to the
elbow. | b. | closer to the wrist than to the antecubital
area. | c. | distal to the wrist. | d. | closer to the elbow than to the axillary
area. |
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The proximal end of the thigh bone (femur)
is
a. | distal to the knee. | b. | closer to the knee than to the inguinal area. | c. | distal to the pedal area. | d. | closer to the inguinal area than to the umbilical
area. |
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The lung is located in the thoracic cavity. What is
the relationship of the lung to the head?
a. | Inferior | b. | Deep | c. | Anterior | d. | Superior |
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Which of the following is superior to the
umbilicus?
a. | Groin | b. | Popliteal area | c. | Sternal
area | d. | Pelvic cavity |
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The heart is located in all the following except
the
a. | mediastinum. | b. | ventral cavity. | c. | cranial
cavity. | d. | thoracic cavity. |
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The lungs are located in all the following except
the
a. | thoracic cavity. | b. | mediastinum. | c. | ventral
cavity. | d. | pleural cavity. |
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Which of the following is true of the dorsal
cavity?
a. | It contains the mediastinum. | b. | It contains the brain and spinal cord. | c. | It contains the thoracic cavity. | d. | It is smaller than the cranial cavity. |
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The sternal area is
a. | superior to the cervical
region. | b. | the breastbone area. | c. | deep to the mediastinum. | d. | inferior to the
thoracic cavity. |
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Which of the following is descriptive of the
mediastinum?
a. | Thoracic cavity | b. | Dorsal cavity | c. | Abdominopelvic
cavity | d. | RUQ |
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The sagittal plane
a. | is also called the coronal
plane. | b. | splits the body
into a top and bottom. | c. | splits the body
into front and back. | d. | splits the body
into right and left. |
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Which of the following is least descriptive of the
occipital area?
a. | Cranial | b. | Midepigastric | c. | Posterior
head | d. | Superior to the cervical
area |
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A patient has been in a car wreck and is admitted
to the emergency department with a chief complaint of severe cervical pain accompanied by loss of
sensation in all extremities. Which of the following indicates the site of pain?
a. | Lower back | b. | Both knees | c. | Neck | d. | RUQ |
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The LUQ is
a. | inferior to the sternal area. | b. | inferior to the epigastric region. | c. | inferior to the umbilical region. | d. | located in the groin. |
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Which of the following describes pain that is
located immediately below the shoulder blade?
a. | Cervical | b. | Lumbar | c. | Flank
pain | d. | Subscapular |
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Which of the following is superior to the lumbar
region?
a. | Scapular | b. | Inguinal | c. | Popliteal | d. | Gluteal |
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A 26-year-old man is scheduled for the surgical
repair of a right inguinal hernia. Which of the following areas is involved surgically?
a. | RUQ | b. | Umbilical region | c. | Right iliac
region | d. | Right hypochondriac
region |
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Refer to the previous question. On the first
postoperative day, the patient is most likely to experience pain when he
a. | brushes his teeth. | b. | eats breakfast. | c. | walks. | d. | speaks on the
phone. |
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A physician has diagnosed a patient as having an
enlarged liver. According to the patient’s chart, his liver is measured as being two fingers
below the costal margin of the rib cage. Where was the physician palpating (feeling) to get this
measurement?
a. | Umbilical region | b. | LUQ | c. | Hypogastric
region | d. | RUQ |
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A patient was admitted to the emergency department
and the physician recorded the patient’s pain as being substernal, radiating to the left
axillary region. Which of the following is a restatement of this description?
a. | The pain is sharp and associated with nausea and
vomiting. | b. | The pain is indicative of an inguinal
hernia. | c. | The pain begins in the chest and radiates to the left
flank and medial thigh. | d. | The pain
originates behind the breastbone and radiates to the left armpit
area. |
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50.
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A patient with a history of gallbladder disease
complains of midepigastric pain that radiates to the right subscapular region. Which of the following
best describes the pain?
a. | High abdominal pain that radiates to the
groin | b. | Crushing chest pain | c. | Aching pain behind the breastbone, radiating to the left
shoulder | d. | High abdominal pain, radiating to below the right
shoulder blade area |
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