BMS107 Past Test Questions
Chapter 1, Fall 2008
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  1. While in the anatomical position
    1. the palms face medially
    2. the palms face dorsally
    3. the palms face anteriorly
    4. both B and C (they are the same)

  2. A parasagittal plane would divide an object into
    1. anterior and posterior sides
    2. superior and inferior parts
    3. equal right and left sides
    4. unequal right and left sides

  3. Which statement is false?
    1. The hand is proximal to the wrist.
    2. The wrist is proximal to the hand.
    3. The shoulder joint is proximal to the elbow joint.
    4. The shoulder joint is proximal to the distal interphalangeal joints (in the fingers).

  4. The mediastinum
    1. is superior to the diaphragm and part of the thoracic cavity
    2. contains the heart
    3. contains the heart and lungs
    4. both A and B
    5. both A and C

  5. Which pair of directional terms is most similar in meaning to "superior/inferior" respectively?
    1. proximal/distal
    2. dorsal/ventral
    3. ventral/dorsal
    4. cranial/caudal
    5. caudal/cranial

  6. "Potential spaces" formed by two layers of serous membrane and filled with lubricating serous fluid surround all of the following except
    1. the heart
    2. both lungs
    3. the spinal cord
    4. most of the abdominopelvic viscera

  7. True or false? The organ system is the lowest (simplest) level that may contain two or more tissues.
    1. True.
    2. False.