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Imaging techniques are called ___________ if they do not involve the penetration of the skin or body orifices. |
| | A) | invasive |
| | B) | painful |
| | C) | noninvasive |
| | D) | painless |
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The reversal of the organs of the thoracic and abdominal cavities between the right and left is termed __________. |
| | A) | situs solitus |
| | B) | situs perversus |
| | C) | situs inversus |
| | D) | dextrocardia |
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What is the intersecting point for the quadrant system of reference? |
| | A) | mediastinum |
| | B) | subcostal line |
| | C) | clavicle |
| | D) | umbilicus |
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After a lumpectomy for breast cancer, the surgeon will probably remove lymph nodes from the ______ region to see if the cancer has started to spread into this region. |
| | A) | inguinal |
| | B) | cervical |
| | C) | axillary |
| | D) | abdominal |
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Which region lies immediately medial to the left lumbar region? |
| | A) | epigastric |
| | B) | right lumbar |
| | C) | umbilical |
| | D) | hypogastric |
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What is the name of the region between the lungs that extends from the sternum to the vertebral column? It includes the heart, thymus, esophagus, trachea, and major blood vessels. |
| | A) | pleural cavity |
| | B) | pericardial cavity |
| | C) | mediastinum |
| | D) | thoracic cavity |
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Which technique involves listening to the normal body sounds? |
| | A) | inspection |
| | B) | palpation |
| | C) | auscultation |
| | D) | percussion |
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What imaging technique subjects hydrogen atoms in the body to a combination of a magnetic field followed by radio waves in order to visualize soft tissues? |
| | A) | magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) |
| | B) | positron emission tomography (PET) |
| | C) | computed tomography (CT) |
| | D) | sonography |
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What is the name of the microscopic structures that carry out individual functions within the cell? |
| | A) | atoms |
| | B) | molecules |
| | C) | organelles |
| | D) | tissues |
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The pain of appendicitis is likely to be felt in which abdominopelvic quadrant? |
| | A) | right upper |
| | B) | left upper |
| | C) | right lower |
| | D) | left lower |
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Which serous membrane lines the walls of the abdominopelvic cavity? |
| | A) | greater omentum |
| | B) | pleura |
| | C) | pericardium |
| | D) | peritoneum |
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Which two systems are involved in internal communication and integration in the body? |
| | A) | nervous and endocrine |
| | B) | skeletal and muscular |
| | C) | reproduction and immune |
| | D) | integumentary and lymphatic |
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What muscle separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities? |
| | A) | pleura |
| | B) | peritoneum |
| | C) | diaphragm |
| | D) | sphincter |
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The area of the body's trunk found above the diaphragm is called the ________________ region. |
| | A) | cranial |
| | B) | abdominal |
| | C) | hypochondriac |
| | D) | thoracic |
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The _______________ system contains skin, hair, nails, and cutaneous glands. |
| | A) | integumentary |
| | B) | nervous |
| | C) | reproductive |
| | D) | immune |
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The study of the anatomy of a specific area of the body is called _______________. |
| | A) | gross anatomy |
| | B) | regional anatomy |
| | C) | systemic anatomy |
| | D) | histology |
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Interpretation of images generated with techniques such as X-ray, CT, and MRI relies upon a good knowledge of __________________. |
| | A) | surface anatomy |
| | B) | cytology |
| | C) | histology |
| | D) | cross-sectional anatomy/transverse planes |
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The back of your hand is called the _______________of your hand. |
| | A) | dorsum |
| | B) | palm |
| | C) | sole |
| | D) | heel |
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In the appendicular region, the brachium is most often known by lay-persons as the _______________. |
| | A) | shoulder |
| | B) | arm |
| | C) | forearm |
| | D) | wrist |
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The use of anatomical terms and directions should provide the professional health care worker a/n _______________ way of communicating. |
| | A) | confusing |
| | B) | exclusionary of the patient |
| | C) | accurate and precise |
| | D) | difficult and inaccurate |
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