Ch. 1 Connect Questions

Question 1

The __________ is an organ directly associated with both the __________ and _________ systems.

stomach; digestive; reproductive
pancreas; digestive; endocrine
small intestine; digestive; integumentary
testis; male reproductive; urinary
ovary; female reproductive; lymphatic

Answer 1

pancreas; digestive; endocrine

Question 2

The superolateral regions of the abdomen are called the __________ regions.

epigastric
inguinal
hypochondriac
hypogastric
lower quadrant

Answer 2

hypochondriac

Question 3

The visceral pericardium is __________ to the parietal pericardium.

lateral
medial
superficial
deep
anterior

Answer 3

deep

Question 4

The study of structures that can be observed with the naked eye is called __________.

gross anatomy
ultrastructure
microscopic anatomy
macroscopic anatomy
cytology

Answer 4

gross anatomy

Question 5

The __________ region of the lower limb is proximal to the __________ region.

carpal; manual
femoral; crural
antebrachial; brachial
tarsal; crural
brachial; femoral

Answer 5

femoral; crural

Question 6

When a doctor presses on the upper abdomen to feel the size and texture of the liver, he or she is using a technique of physical examination called __________.

Answer 6

palpation

Question 7

Feeling structures with your fingertips is called __________, whereas tapping on the body and listening for the sounds of abnormalities is called __________.

palpation; auscultation
auscultation; percussion
percussion; auscultation
palpation; percussion
percussion; palpation

Answer 7

palpation; percussion

Question 8

Which of these is the best imaging technique for routinely examining the anatomical development of a fetus?

auscultation
PET scan
MRI
sonography
radiography

Answer 8

sonography

Question 9

The study of cells and organelles is called ___________.

cytology
gross anatomy
exploratory physiology
comparative anatomy
radiology

Answer 9

cytology

Question 10

An anatomical term for internal organs is __________.

viscera
pleura
interna
endothelium

Answer 10

viscera

Question 11

The image of a typical chest X-ray, taken from the anterior, shows a __________ view of the thoracic region.

sagittal
frontal
transverse
oblique
lateral

Answer 11

frontal

Question 12

The duodenum is the region of the small intestine closest to the stomach. It is therefore referred to as the most __________ region of the small intestine.

dorsal
ventral
proximal
distal
medial

Answer 12

proximal

Question 13

The sternum is __________ to the vertebral column.

anterior
posterior
superior
inferior
medial

Answer 13

anterior