Hole's Human Anatomy & Physiology Companion Website: Chapter 1: Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology: Pre-Test Quiz

All body structures must be associated with some type of functions and purposes. A) True B) False

A) True Feedback: Correct Answer: Although our understanding of all of the functions of the body is limited, it could be assumed that everything has a function since the human organism has survived the test of time.

Carbon dioxide can be a waste that must be eliminated from the body. A) True B) False

A) True Feedback: Correct Answer: Carbon dioxide, like many other compounds, is essential for life, only the amount that is in excess is eliminated into the air during breathing, and therefore a waste.

The property of responsiveness means that an organism will respond abnormally if stimulated. A) True B) False

B) False Feedback: Correct Answer: Responsiveness means that a cell or organism will make a response if stimulated.

A popliteal pulse would be felt above the femur. A) True B) False

B) False Feedback: Correct Answer: The popliteal area is located behind the knee.

Ultrasonography is a sensitive method of viewing the possibility of bone fractures. A) True B) False

B) False Feedback: Correct Answer: Ultrasound is best used to view soft structures such as a fetus.

Anatomy is a term, which means the study of _____. A) physiology B) morphology C) cell functions D) human functions

B) morphology Feedback: Correct Answer: Physiology is the study of the function of living cells and organisms, teleology is the philosophy that ascribes a purpose for something and anatomy is the study of structures or morphology.

Which of the following is not a major part of the endocrine system? A) pituitary B) thyroid C) brain D) adrenal

C) brain Feedback: Correct Answer: The brain is part of the nervous system, the other structures are endocrine glands.

The following are essential needs of the body except which one? A) water B) chemicals C) set point D) pressure

C) set point Feedback: Correct Answer: The term set point refers to a homeostatic function of some area such as the hypothalamus in temperature regulation.

The process in which cells and organisms are able to maintain a stable balance of internal and external substances and forces is called _____. A) equilibrium B) adaptation C) adjustment D) homeostasis

D) homeostasis Feedback: Correct Answer: Homeostasis is a physiological term for the apparent stability that exists within an organism; equilibrium is not exactly the same because equilibrium implies that substances are equal in and outside a cell, when in a homeostatic sense they are not equal but they are "normal".

The wrist is _____ to the fingers with respect to the elbow. A) distal B) inferior C) superior D) proximal

D) proximal Feedback: Correct Answer: Proximal is used to indicate a structure near something; it is assumed that all terms are used relative to the center of the body; the wrist is proximal to the fingers but distal to the elbow.