Adult Health Care 7th Edition By Cooper - Test Bank

Chapter 1: Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The anatomic term ____ means toward the midline.

a.	anterior
b.	posterior
c.	medial
d.	cranial

ANS: C

The term medial indicates an anatomic direction toward the midline.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 1 OBJ: 2

TOP: Anatomic terminology KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment

MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

2. What are the smallest living components in our body?

a.	Cells
b.	Organs
c.	Electrons
d.	Osmosis

ANS: A

Cells are considered to be the smallest living units of structure and function in our body.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 4 OBJ: 6

TOP: Structural levels of organization KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A

MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

3. What is the largest organelle, responsible for cell reproduction and control of other organelles?

a.	Nucleus
b.	Ribosome
c.	Mitochondrion
d.	Golgi apparatus

ANS: A

The nucleus is the largest organelle within the cell.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 5 OBJ: 8

TOP: Parts of the cell KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment

MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

4. When the patient complains of pain in the bladder, the patient will indicate discomfort in which body cavity?

a.	Pelvic
b.	Mediastinum
c.	Dorsal
d.	Abdominal

ANS: A

A subdivision called the pelvic cavity contains the lower portion of the large intestine (lower sigmoid colon, rectum), urinary bladder, and internal structures of the reproductive system.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 3, Figure 1-4

OBJ: 5 TOP: Body cavity KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment

MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

5. The four phases of cell division all occur in:

a.	diffusion.
b.	mitosis.
c.	osmosis.
d.	filtration.

ANS: B

During mitosis, the cell goes through four phases: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 7 OBJ: 9

TOP: Cell division KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A

MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

6. Telophase is which phase of cell reproduction during mitosis?

a.	First phase
b.	Latent phase
c.	Final phase
d.	Spindle phase

ANS: C

During mitosis, the cell goes through four phases: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 7 OBJ: 9

TOP: Cell division KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A

MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

7. The nurse is aware that which muscle group is both striated and involuntary?

a.	Skeletal
b.	Glial
c.	Cardiac
d.	Visceral

ANS: C

The cardiac muscle is both striated and involuntary.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 9-10, Figure 1-12

OBJ: 11 TOP: Tissues KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning

MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

8. What is a group of several different kinds of tissues arranged so that together they can perform a more complex function than any tissue alone?

a.	Organ
b.	System
c.	Cell
d.	Endoplasmic reticulum

ANS: A

When several kinds of tissues are united to perform a more complex function than any tissue alone, they are called organs.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 11 OBJ: 7

TOP: Organs KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A

MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

9. What traits describe visceral muscles?

a.	Smooth and voluntary
b.	Smooth and involuntary
c.	Striated and voluntary
d.	Striated and involuntary

ANS: B

Visceral (smooth) muscles will not function at will; thus, they act involuntarily.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 9, Figure 1-12

OBJ: 7 TOP: Tissues KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment

MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

10. How are the thoracic and abdominal cavities separated?

a.	By the pleura
b.	By the diaphragm
c.	By the sagittal plane
d.	By the peritoneum

ANS: B

The diaphragm (a muscle directly beneath the lungs) separates the ventral cavity into the thoracic (chest) and abdominal cavities.