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Anatomy and Physiology Quiz


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The highest level of structural organization.

A. Cell

B. Organ System

C. Organism


This system is the external covering of the body.

A. Endocrine

B. Integumentary

C. Lymphatic


A neurosurgeon orders a spinal tap for a patient. Into what body cavity would the need be inserted?

A. Ventral

B. Thoracic

C. Cranial

D. Dorsal


The gluteal region is located on the _____ surface of the body.

A. Superior

B. Inferior

C. Anterior

D. Posterior


The study of how the body and its parts work or function is PHYSIOLOGY

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


The branch of science that studies the cell

A. Microbiology

B. Cytology

C. Hematology


The shoulder is ____ to the elbow.

A. Proximal

B. Distal

C. Superior

D. Inferior


Atoms→ ______ →cells→ tissues→ organs→ organ systems→ organism

What can fit in the blank?

A. Macromolecules

B. Molecules

C. Proteins

D. Nucleotides


The heart is located ____ to the diaphragm.

A. Superior

B. Inferior

C. Medial

D. Lateral


A frontal section divides the body into ____ and ____ parts.

A. Right and Left

B. Superior and Inferior

C. Anterior and Posterior



way from midline

A. Lateral

B. Distal

C. Superior

D. Transverse


Anatomical terms that apply to the backside of the body when it is in anatomical position:

A. Ventral and Anterior

B. Back and Rear

C. Posterior and Dorsal

D. Cephalic and Lateral


What is the dark pigment which gives skin its color?

A. melatonin

B. keratin

C. melanin

D. vitamin D



Identify structure 13

A. arrector pilli muscle

B. sebaceous gland

C. sweat gland

D. Meissner’s corpuscle


A sagittal section cuts the body into ____ and ____ parts.

A. Right and Left

B. Superior and Inferior

C. Anterior and Posterior


Describes the side direction of the body

A. Lateral

B. Superior

C. Inferior


A transverse or cross section divides the body into _____ and ____ parts.

A. Right and Left

B. Superior and Inferior

C. Anterior and Posterior


The study of the body’s structure

A. Physiology

B. Anatomy

C. Biology


Stimulus, Efferent Pathway, Response, Input, Output, Afferent Pathway, Receptor, Control Center

What is the correct order?

A. Receptor, Stimulus, Input, Efferent Pathway, Control Center, Output, Afferent Pathway, Response

B. Stimulus, Receptor, Input, Efferent Pathway, Control Center, Output, Afferent Pathway, Response

C. Stimulus, Receptor, Input, Afferent Pathway, Control Center, Output, Efferent Pathway, Response

D. Receptor, Stimulus, Input, Afferent Pathway, Control Center, Output, Efferent Pathway, Response



Name the bone located at number 8

A. Humerus

B. Radius

C. Fibula

D. Tibia


Describes the front or direction toward the front of the body

A. Anterior

B. superior

C. posterior

D. Inferior


The axillary region is superior to the buccal.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


Nails are composed of a protein called

A. melanin

B. keratin

C. proline

D. cytosine


the knee is ____ to the thigh

A. proximal

B. distal

C. lateral

D. ventral


It binds the cell and organs of the body together

A. Epithelial

B. Muscular

C. Connective




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