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Anatomy & Physiology: Chapter 1 Quiz

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1 

The shoulder is located closer to the head than the elbow. The shoulder can be described as _______________ to the elbow.
a
posterior
b
superior
c
inferior
d
medial
 

 2 

This body cavity is referred to as a subdivision of the Ventral Body Cavity and contains the heart and lungs.
a
abdominopelvic
c
cranial
b
thoracic
d
vertebral
 

 3 

An organ that is considered _______________ is considered to be “toward the midline of the body”.
a
medial
b
deep
c
superior
d
distal
 

Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
 

 4 

The Dorsal Body Cavity is subdivided into two parts; one which contains the head, including the brain, and the other that includes the spinal column. What are these two body cavities?
 a
vertebral
 c
thoracic
 b
abdominopelvic
 d
cranial
 

Completion
Complete each statement.
 

 5 

The study of the structure of an organism and the relationships of its parts is the definition of ________________________.
 

 

 6 

The study of large anatomical structures is known as _____________ anatomy.
 

 

 7 

_____________________ means “back” or “in back of.”
 

 

Matching
 
 
Match the following terms to their definitions:
a
cells
e
systems
b
organelles
f
molecules
c
tissues
g
atoms
d
cavities
h
organs
 

 8 

a group of several different kinds of tissues arranged so that they can together act as a unit to perform a special function.
 

 9 

an organization of many similar cells that act together to perform a common function
 

 10 

the smallest “living” units of structure and function in our body.
 



 
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