BMS107 Past Test Questions
Chapter 1, Fall 2009

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1. In the term chondrocyte, "chondro" refers to _?_ and "cyte" refers to _?_.
   1. rib / tissue
   2. bone / cell
   3. cartilage / cell
   4. cartilage / tissue
   
   
2. When used in reference to a particular structure, _?_ means that the structure that can be seen without a microscope.
   1. gross
   2. proximal
   3. visceral
   4. superficial
   
   
3. Which level of organization is considered "higher" (more complex) than a cell?
   1. organ
   2. tissue
   3. organism
   4. all of the above
   
   
4. According to the textbook, a structure may be considered an organ if it contains
   1. cells derived from all three primary germ layers (ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm)
   2. two or more different types of tissues
   3. epithelium, a basement membrane, and connective tissue
   4. all four major types of tissues
   
   
5. Which plane divides an object into anterior and posterior portions?
   1. oblique
   2. coronal
   3. sagittal
   4. transverse
   
   
6. Which plane is parallel to the floor?
   1. coronal
   2. transverse
   3. midsagittal
   4. parasagittal
   
   
7. In humans, the directional term _?_ is interchangeable with the term ventral.
   1. anterior
   2. proximal
   3. superior
   4. abdominal
   
   
8. The pleural cavities are
   1. superior to the diaphragm
   2. part of the ventral cavity
   3. part of the thoracic cavity
   4. all of the above
   
   
9. The mediastinum contains the
   1. lungs
   2. heart
   3. spinal cord
   4. none of the above
   
   
10. Which of the following regions is the most superior?
    1. iliac
    2. lumbar
    3. umbilical
    4. hypochondriac