BIO201 - Chapter 1
As a physician, you are evaluating a blood vessel abnormality in a 35-year-old male's brain. The technique which would be least useful would be ...
a PET scan
in which body cavity are the organs kidney, ureter, urinary bladder, and urethra found in?
abdominopelvic cavity
A "C-collar" is often placed around the neck of an accident victim by first responders to stabilize the neck until it can be evaluated in the emergency room. The "C" stands for ___
cervical
If you wanted to see a section through both lungs at the same time, you could make a cut in the ___ or the ___ plane.
coronal; transverse
Knowledge of this branch of anatomy helps one understand the complex design of the adult human body and helps to explain birth defects.
embryology
This branch of anatomy explores how organs and body structures work and assesses the efficiency of their design.
functional morphology
This is the study of body structures that can be examined with the naked eye-bones, lungs, and muscles for example.
gross anatomy
This is the study of microscopic structures including cells, tissues, and microscopic details of organs.
histology
the middle finger is ___ to the index finger
medial
This branch of anatomy studies internal body structures by means of MRI, sonography, and other imaging techniques.
radiographic anatomy
Patients with appendicitis often complain of abdominal pain in the right lower abdominopelvic quadrant. The appendix itself is in the ...
right iliac region
You are the emergency room physician evaluating a patient with possible pneumonia-an infection of the lungs. The imaging test which will of little value would be ___
sonography
This is the study of shapes and landmarks that reveal underlying organs.
surface anatomy
The right nostril and right ear are...
ipsilateral
Which listed organ is included in both the reproductive system and the endocrine system?
ovaries
As a surgeon you have sent tissue to the lab for evaluation of the presence of cancer. You would send it to a ...
pathology lab
