Chapter 3 Test Bank Answers The Body As A Whole

Medical Language for Modern Health Care, 4e (Allan)

Chapter 3 The Body as a Whole

1) The union of a sperm and an egg is known as

A) a blastocyst

B) fertilization

C) cytology

D) implantation

E) secretion

2) Histology refers to the study of the structure and function of

A) an organelle

B) a cell

C) tissues

D) an organ

E) a system

3) The brain, nerves, spinal cord and sense organs are part of the ________ system.

A) digestive

B) muscular

C) nervous

D) respiratory

E) reproductive

4) Which of the following terms means study of the cell?

A) Cytology

B) Embryology

C) Histology

D) Cytogenetics

E) Karyotype

5) Which of the following terms, meaning small structures that carry out special metabolic tasks, is spelled correctly?

A) Orginell

B) Organel

C) Organelle

D) Orgunele

E) Oragnelle

6) When the term cell changes to cellular, it functions as a(n)

A) adjective

B) adverb

C) plural

D) verb

E) noun

7) The powerhouse of the cell is the

A) mitochondrion

B) nucleus

C) ribosome

D) Golgi apparatus

E) endoplasmic reticulum

8) The word element that means condition is

A) -cyte

B) -stasis

C) -ium

D) -ior

E) –ism

9) Which of the following is NOT one of the four primary tissue groups?

A) Nervous

B) Epithelial

C) Skin

D) Connective

E) Muscle

10) A thin layer of tissue covering a structure or cavity is a(n)

A) Golgi apparatus

B) membrane

C) steroid

D) endoplasmic reticulum

E) cytoplasm

11) Which of the following terms means pertaining to within the cell?

A) Cellular

B) Extracellular

C) Intracellular

D) Intercellular

E) Pericellular

12) Which of the following terms means a bone-forming cell?

A) Fibroblast

B) Osteoblast

C) Osteoclast

D) Osteocyte

E) Periosteum

13) The abdominal quadrant located directly under the right breast is abbreviated

A) RBQ

B) RLQ

C) LLQ

D) RUQ

E) LUQ

14) A synonym for the coronal plane is the ________ plane.

A) inferior

B) superior

C) sagittal

D) frontal

E) lateral

15) The opposite of distal is

A) proximal

B) posterior

C) ventral

D) caudal

E) frontal

16) Which of the following terms means pertaining to or nearer to the tail?

A) Cephalic

B) Superior

C) Caudal

D) Coronal

E) Prone

17) The term for lying flat on the belly is ________ and its Latin meaning is ________.

A) transverse; crosswise

B) supine; bend backward

C) prone; bending forward

D) sagittal; bending forward

E) ventral; bend backward

18) Posterior means ________ and is opposite in meaning to ________.

A) coming behind; anterior

B) situated below; superior

C) situated away from the center; proximal

D) situated nearest the center of the body; supine

E) nearer the head; caudal

19) Which of the following terms has a prefix meaning below?

A) Inguinal

B) Quadrant

C) Epigastric

D) Hypogastric

E) Hypertrophy

20) Which of the following terms means pertaining to or nearer the head?

A) Cephalic

B) Dorsal

C) Caudal

D) Frontal

E) Proximal

21) The LLQ is located ________ to the LUQ.

A) anterior

B) posterior

C) superior

D) distal

E) inferior

22) The diaphragm separates the ________ and ________ cavities.

A) abdominal; pelvic

B) abdominal; thoracic

C) thoracic; spinal

D) cranial; spinal

E) cranial; thoracic

23) The brain is located in the ________ cavity.

A) cranial

B) spinal

C) pleural

D) pelvic

E) nasal

24) The sagittal plane divides the body into ________ and ________ portions.

A) right; left

B) anterior; posterior

C) upper; lower

D) distal; proximal

E) cephalic; caudal

25) A synonym for transverse plane is ________ plane.

A) frontal

B) horizontal

C) sagittal

D) coronal

E) distal

26) The meaning of the term hypochondriac is

A) pertaining to cartilage below the ribs

B) pertaining to small ribs

C) a condition of the rib cartilage

D) a condition of less than normal cartilage

E) pertaining to cartilage between the ribs

27) The lymphatic system is composed of the

A) lymph vessels, nodes and spleen

B) thymus and spleen

C) heart, blood vessels, and lymph

D) lymph vessels and nodes, thymus and spleen

E) lymph vessels and nodes

28) Which of the following is NOT part of the digestive system?

A) Gallbladder

B) Larynx

C) Esophagus

D) Liver

E) Salivary glands

29) The urinary system is composed of the

A) kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder

B) kidneys and urinary bladder

C) kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra

D) kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra, prostate

E) kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra, vagina

30) The nasal cavity, trachea, bronchi, and lungs are parts of the ________ system.

A) respiratory

B) cardiovascular

C) musculoskeletal

D) endocrine

E) urinary

31) A synonym for ventral is

A) distal

B) anterior

C) inferior

D) superior

E) posterior

32) Telling a patient to assume a prone position is the same as saying

A) "Stand with your back towards me."

B) "Stand up with your arms over your head."

C) "Lie down on your side."

D) "Lie down on your belly."

E) "Lie down on your back."

33) The center of the abdomen is the ________ region.

A) epigastric

B) hypogastric

C) umbilical

D) inguinal

E) hypochondriac

34) The source of hereditary characteristics is abbreviated ________ and is packed in densely coiled bodies called ________.

A) ANA; nuclei

B) DNA; membranes

C) RNA; ribosomes

D) CNA; nucleoli

E) DNA; chromosomes

35) Anabolism results from ________ of complex substances in the cell from ________.

A) breakdown; protein

B) movement; inside the nucleus

C) buildup; simpler substances

D) breakdown; inside organelles

E) buildup; mitochondria

36) Several tissues work together to carry out specific functions in a(n)

A) cell

B) organ

C) organelle

D) body system

E) nucleus

37) Which of the following words means pertaining to urine?

A) Ureter

B) Urethra

C) Urinary

D) Urology

E) Urination

38) Tissue that binds, supports, protects, and fills space is known as ________ tissue.

A) epithelial

B) muscle

C) nervous

D) connective

E) endocrine

39) Nervous tissue is found in the

A) brain and spinal cord

B) skin and muscles

C) brain and muscles

D) brain and skin

E) skin and spinal cord

40) Which term with a root and suffix refers to the study of cells?

A) Histologist

B) Cytologist

C) Cytology

D) Histology

E) Physical therapist

41) The correct order for the organs of the urinary system is

A) kidneys, urethra, ureters, and bladder

B) bladder, ureters, kidneys, and urethra

C) urethra, kidneys, ureters, and bladder

D) kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra

E) kidneys, bladder, ureters, and urethra

42) The anterior cruciate ligament is located in the

A) arm

B) shoulder

C) hip

D) foot

E) knee

43) ________ transmits impulses for coordination, sensory perception and motor actions.

A) Muscle tissue

B) Nervous tissue

C) Connective tissue

D) Epithelial tissue

E) The thymus

44) Which of the following terms has a suffix meaning pertaining to?

A) Epithelium

B) Capsule

C) Reproductive

D) Metabolism

E) Synovial

45) The sweat and sebaceous glands are located in the ________ system.

A) digestive

B) endocrine

C) integumentary

D) lymphatic

E) urinary

46) Which of the following words means pertaining to the back?

A) Dorsal

B) Prone

C) Ventral

D) Inferior

E) Superior

47) The suffix in the term homeostasis means

A) blood

B) stand still or control

C) pertaining to

D) a new opening

E) an action

48) The female reproductive system contains the

A) testes and prostate

B) scrotum and ovaries

C) uterus and seminal vesicles

D) uterine tubes and vagina

E) vagina and urethra

49) Which of the following terms means pertaining to the heart and blood vessels?

A) Cardiovascular

B) Integumentary

C) Lymphatic

D) Nervous

E) Respiratory

50) Which of the following terms contain suffixes meaning pertaining to?

A) Cephalic and Coronal

B) Supine and Ventral

C) Sagittal and Transverse

D) Cavity and Abdominopelvic

E) Homeostasis and Inferior

51) The term for a thin layer of tissue covering a structure is ________, and its adjective form is ________.

A) reticulum; reticular

B) steroid; steroidal

C) membrane; membranous

D) membrane; membranic

E) endoplasm; endoplasmic

52) Zygote is from a Greek word meaning

A) cavity

B) storeroom

C) tissue

D) young one

E) yoked

53) The organelle in the cell that assembles amino acids into protein is the

A) nucleus

B) nucleolus

C) mitochondrion

D) ribosome

E) endoplasmic reticulum

54) The tissues involved in movement and the bones and ligaments are in the ________ system.

A) muscular

B) nervous

C) musculoskeletal

D) cardiovascular

E) skeletal

55) When standing in front of a patient in the anatomical position, it is possible to see

A) both hands and both feet

B) the small of the back

C) the dorsal part of the knees

D) only the right ear

E) only the left arm

56) The location of the toes is ________ to the knee.

A) distal

B) proximal

C) superior

D) cephalic

E) dorsal

57) Which of the following medical terms does NOT refer to an anatomical plane?

A) Transverse

B) Horizontal

C) Sagittal

D) Supine

E) Coronal

58) The surgeon needs to put a patient in the ________ position to remove a lesion on the back.

59) Which of the following terms is spelled correctly?

A) Sinoveal

B) Synoveal

C) Synovial

D) Sinnovial

E) Syneveal

60) Which of the following terms does NOT refer to a body cavity?

A) Thoracic

B) Cranial

C) Abdominal

D) Pelvic

E) Epigastric

61) Cephalic is the opposite of ________.

62) The body system that functions in the birth process is the ________ system.

63) In the medical term blastocyst, the root/combining form means

A) cyst, sac or bladder

B) immature cell

C) cell

D) break apart

E) build up

64) The suffix in the medical term steroid means

A) solid

B) small

C) condition

D) resemble

E) pertaining to

65) The term excrete means

A) release

B) separate

C) build up

D) clean up

E) shunt away from

66) A nonvascular firm, connective tissue found mostly in joints, earlobes and the tip of the nose is

A) matrix

B) meniscus

C) ligament

D) cartilage

E) collagen

67) The suffix in the term osteoclast means

A) germ cell

B) sinew

C) cell

D) break

E) build up

68) The root/combining form in the term karyotype means

A) change

B) nucleus

C) appearance

D) color

E) heredity

69) The prefix in the medical term epigenetics is

A) etics

B) gen

C) genet

D) epi

E) epigen

70) A permanent alteration of the nucleotide sequence of the genome of an organism is called a(n)

A) phenotype

B) karyotype

C) epigenetic change

D) mutation

E) histone

71) The manifestation of a genome is called a(n)

A) karyotype

B) phenotype

C) helix

D) gene

E) Mutation

72) In the term dysmorphology, identify the prefix and its meaning.

A) logy; study of

B) morpho; change

C) dys; difficult, bad

D) dys; abnormal

E) morpho; form

73) The correct spelling for the adjective form of the term therapy is

A) Thereputic

B) Therapeutic

C) Theripeutic

D) Therapeuytic

E) Theruputeic

74) A patient lying on his/her back is in the ________ position.

75) The abdomen can be divided into nine regions. The region on either side of the umbilical region is the ________ region.

A) inguinal

B) epigastric

C) hypogastric

D) hypochondriac

E) lumbar