Chapter 18 – Introduction to the Human Body: Medical Terminology, Cells, Tissues, and the Body Compass

Question 1

If a client is experiencing pain in the inguinal region, which joint is most likely affected?
A. Ankle
B. Hip
C. Knee
D. Elbow

Answer 1

Hip

Question 2

What are the signs of inflammation?
A. Ischemia, heat, redness, and pain
B. Cyanosis, pallor, pain, and swelling
C. Pain, swelling, redness, and heat
D. Pallor, swelling, heat, and pain

Answer 2

Pain, swelling, redness, and heat

Question 3

If a client has pain in the acromial region, which joint is most likely involved?
A. Elbow
B. Hip
C. Knee
D. Shoulder

Answer 3

Shoulder

Question 4

What is the term for movement toward the midline of the body?

Answer 4

Adduction

Question 5

Which process is a protective response to tissue damage resulting from a variety of causes, including infection and trauma?
A. Inflammation
B. Metabolism
C. Fibrosis
D. Thixotropy

Answer 5

Inflammation

Question 6

How does the coronal plane divide the body?
A. Diagonal sections
B. Left and right sections
C. Anterior and posterior
D. Superior and inferior

Answer 6

Anterior and posterior

Question 7

Which term means relative constancy of the bodyQUOTEQUOTEs internal environment?
A. Immunity
B. Susceptibility
C. Polarization
D. Homeostasis

Answer 7

Homeostasis

Question 8

Which organelle provides most of the cellQUOTEQUOTEs adenosine triphosphate (ATP)?
A. Mitochondrion
B. Ribosome
C. Golgi body
D. Nucleus

Answer 8

Mitochondrion

Question 9

Which term refers to the arm?
A. Brachial
B. Axillary
C. Antebrachial
D. Antecubital

Answer 9

Brachial

Question 10

Which term refers to the posterior knee?
A. Lumbar
B. Popliteal
C. Plantar
D. Patellar

Answer 10

Popliteal

Question 11

In which abdominopelvic quadrant are the liver and gallbladder located?
A. Upper left
B. Lower right
C. Lower left
D. Upper right

Answer 11

Upper right

Question 12

The term costal refers to which area?
A. Spine
B. Ribs
C. Hips
D. Sternum

Answer 12

Ribs

Question 13

Which type of cell produces all the protein fibers found in connective tissues?
A. Erythrocytes
B. Chondrocytes
C. Osteoblasts
D. Fibroblasts

Answer 13

Fibroblasts

Question 14

Which muscle type is voluntary?
A. Visceral
B. Smooth
C. Skeletal
D. Cardiac

Answer 14

Skeletal

Question 15

Where is the patellar region in reference to the hip?
A. Lateral
B. Proximal
C. Distal
D. Medial

Answer 15

Distal

Question 16

What does the medical prefix “endo-“ mean?
A. Outside
B. Around
C. Within
D. Near

Answer 16

Within

Question 17

Which type of membrane is the pleural membrane?
A. Mucous
B. Serous
C. Meningeal
D. Synovial

Answer 17

Serous

Question 18

Which structure separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities?
A. Septum
B. Mediastinum
C. Peritoneum
D. Diaphragm

Answer 18

Diaphragm

Question 19

Which statement describes circumduction?
A. Circular movement toward the median plane
B. One end of a bone is fixed and other end moves in a circle
C. Side-to-side movement in the transverse plane
D. A bone moves around its own central axis

Answer 19

One end of a bone is fixed and other end moves in a circle