Question Answered step-by-step (Study Guide) MULTIPLE CHOICE INSTRUCTIONS: The following questions… (Study Guide) MULTIPLE CHOICEINSTRUCTIONS: The following questions or incomplete statements are followed by four answers or completions. Read each question carefully and select the most appropriate response. 1. A change in the structure and orientation of cells, characterized by a loss of differentiation and reversion to a more primitive form, is known as a. dysplasia c. hypoplasia b. anaplasia d. aplasia 2. A developmental failure resulting in the absence of any organ or tissue is known as a. dysplasia c. hypoplasia b. anaplasia d. aplasia 3. Any abnormal development of tissues or organs is known as a. dysplasia c. hypoplasia b. anaplasia d. aplasia 4. The body cavity containing the liver, gallbladder, spleen, stomach, pancreas, intestines, and kidneys is the a. thoracic cavity c. pelvic cavity b. abdominal cavity d. cranial cavity 5. The position in which the person is standing with the arms at the sides and the palms turned forward, with the individual’s head and feet pointing forward, is known as a. anteroposterior position c. anatomical position b. posteroanterior position d. cephalocaudal position 6. The midline of the body may also be referred to as the a. torso of the body c. ventral portion of the body b. long axis of the body d. dorsal side of the body 7. The semipermeable barrier that is the outer covering of a cell is the a. cytoplasm c. mitochondria b. nucleus d. cell membrane 8. Tissue that supports and binds other body tissue and parts is known as a. connective tissue c. striated muscle b. epithelial tissue d. subcutaneous tissue 9. The segments of chromosomes that transmit hereditary characteristics are known as a. genes c. nephrons b. neurons d. cytoplasm 10. A medical scientist who specializes in the study of tissues is called a a. tissologist c. neurologist b. histologist d. dermatologist 11. Incomplete development or underdevelopment of an organ or tissue is called a. hyperplasia c. hypoplasia b. neoplasia d. aplasia 12. The term that means pertaining to the internal organs is a. ventral c. caudal b. dorsal d. visceral 13. A point on the right side of the abdomen about two-thirds of the distance between the umbilicus and the anterior bony prominence of the hip is known as ________. Tenderness over this point might make the physician suspect appendicitis. a. McBurney’s point c. point of pain b. Monroe’s point d. anterumbilical point 14. The imaginary line that is created when the body is divided into equal right and left halves is known as the a. sagittal plane c. transverse line of the body b. midline of the body d. mediolateral plane 15. The body cavity that contains the lungs, heart, aorta, esophagus, and the trachea is known as the a. pelvic cavity c. thoracic cavity b. cranial cavity d. abdominal cavity 16. The medical term for the navel or “belly button” is a. umbilicus c. cecum b. ilium d. navocele 17. The central controlling body within a living cell that is enclosed within the cell membrane is the a. cytoplasm c. mitochondria b. nucleus d. riboplasm 18. A specific, serous membrane that covers the entire abdominal wall of the body is the a. perineum c. cytoplasm b. parietal pleura d. peritoneum 19. Tissue that transmits impulses throughout the body, thereby activating, coordinating, and controlling the many functions of the body is a. nervous tissue c. epithelial tissue b. muscle tissue d. skeletal tissue 20. Another name for smooth muscle that is found in the walls of the hollow internal organs of the body, such as the stomach and intestines, is a. skeletal muscle c. visceral muscle b. epithelial muscle d. cardiac muscle Health Science Science Nursing Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)

Question Answered step-by-step (Study Guide) MULTIPLE CHOICE INSTRUCTIONS: The following questions… (Study Guide) MULTIPLE CHOICEINSTRUCTIONS: The following questions or incomplete statements are followed by four answers or completions. Read each question carefully and select the most appropriate response. 1. A change in the structure and orientation of cells, characterized by a loss of differentiation and reversion to a more primitive form, is known as a. dysplasia c. hypoplasia b. anaplasia d. aplasia 2. A developmental failure resulting in the absence of any organ or tissue is known as a. dysplasia c. hypoplasia b. anaplasia d. aplasia 3. Any abnormal development of tissues or organs is known as a. dysplasia c. hypoplasia b. anaplasia d. aplasia 4. The body cavity containing the liver, gallbladder, spleen, stomach, pancreas, intestines, and kidneys is the a. thoracic cavity c. pelvic cavity b. abdominal cavity d. cranial cavity 5. The position in which the person is standing with the arms at the sides and the palms turned forward, with the individual’s head and feet pointing forward, is known as a. anteroposterior position c. anatomical position b. posteroanterior position d. cephalocaudal position 6. The midline of the body may also be referred to as the a. torso of the body c. ventral portion of the body b. long axis of the body d. dorsal side of the body 7. The semipermeable barrier that is the outer covering of a cell is the a. cytoplasm c. mitochondria b. nucleus d. cell membrane 8. Tissue that supports and binds other body tissue and parts is known as a. connective tissue c. striated muscle b. epithelial tissue d. subcutaneous tissue 9. The segments of chromosomes that transmit hereditary characteristics are known as a. genes c. nephrons b. neurons d. cytoplasm 10. A medical scientist who specializes in the study of tissues is called a a. tissologist c. neurologist b. histologist d. dermatologist 11. Incomplete development or underdevelopment of an organ or tissue is called a. hyperplasia c. hypoplasia b. neoplasia d. aplasia 12. The term that means pertaining to the internal organs is a. ventral c. caudal b. dorsal d. visceral 13. A point on the right side of the abdomen about two-thirds of the distance between the umbilicus and the anterior bony prominence of the hip is known as ________. Tenderness over this point might make the physician suspect appendicitis. a. McBurney’s point c. point of pain b. Monroe’s point d. anterumbilical point 14. The imaginary line that is created when the body is divided into equal right and left halves is known as the a. sagittal plane c. transverse line of the body b. midline of the body d. mediolateral plane 15. The body cavity that contains the lungs, heart, aorta, esophagus, and the trachea is known as the a. pelvic cavity c. thoracic cavity b. cranial cavity d. abdominal cavity 16. The medical term for the navel or “belly button” is a. umbilicus c. cecum b. ilium d. navocele 17. The central controlling body within a living cell that is enclosed within the cell membrane is the a. cytoplasm c. mitochondria b. nucleus d. riboplasm 18. A specific, serous membrane that covers the entire abdominal wall of the body is the a. perineum c. cytoplasm b. parietal pleura d. peritoneum 19. Tissue that transmits impulses throughout the body, thereby activating, coordinating, and controlling the many functions of the body is a. nervous tissue c. epithelial tissue b. muscle tissue d. skeletal tissue 20. Another name for smooth muscle that is found in the walls of the hollow internal organs of the body, such as the stomach and intestines, is a. skeletal muscle c. visceral muscle b. epithelial muscle d. cardiac muscle Health Science Science Nursing Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)