Multiple Choice Quiz

Please answer all questions


1	Which of these structures is not one that all chordates have in common?
		A)	notochord
		B)	hair
		C)	dorsal hollow nerve cord
		D)	pharyngeal pouches


2	The ______________ is a flexible rod of tissue that extends the length of the back of an embryo.
		A)	brain
		B)	auditory tube
		C)	nucleus pulposus
		D)	notochord


3	Choose the characteristic that is inconsistent with mammals.
		A)	heterodont dentition
		B)	three auditory ossicles
		C)	three-chambered heart
		D)	attached placenta


4	To what order to humans belong?
		A)	Vertebrata
		B)	Mammalia
		C)	Hominidae
		D)	Primates


5	What feature distinguishes humans from other animals?
		A)	well-developed vocal structures
		B)	bipedal locomotion
		C)	an opposable thumb
		D)	All of these features distinguish humans from other animals.


6	What is the fundamental unit of living things?
		A)	cell
		B)	organelle
		C)	atom
		D)	molecule


7	One of the following is an organ. Select the organ.
		A)	skin
		B)	cells
		C)	epithelial tissue
		D)	endocrine system


8	The _________________ system is responsible for the absorption of fats, drainage of tissue fluid, and immunity.
		A)	digestive
		B)	urinary
		C)	lymphatic
		D)	respiratory


9	A ____________ plane divides the body into right and left halves.
		A)	coronal
		B)	frontal
		C)	transverse
		D)	sagittal


10	When examining a patient, medical personnel will use ________________ to tap sharply on various locations of the thorax or abdomen to detect excess fluids or organ abnormalities.
		A)	auscultation
		B)	percussion
		C)	inspection
		D)	palpation


11	The armpit area is referred to as the ______________.
		A)	facial region
		B)	cervical region
		C)	axillary region
		D)	mammary region


12	Where is the antebrachium?
		A)	shoulder
		B)	forearm
		C)	lower leg
		D)	knee


13	What body membrane lines the thoracic cavity?
		A)	parietal pleura
		B)	visceral pleura
		C)	parietal peritoneum
		D)	visceral pericardium


14	The back of the knee is called the ______________.
		A)	dorsum of the knee
		B)	tarsus
		C)	popliteal fossa
		D)	crural region

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