Chapter 11: Anatomy and Physiology for the Pediatric Practitioner
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What are the two major divisions of the nervous system?
a. Sympathetic and parasympathetic
b. Central and peripheral
c. Sensory and motor
d. Voluntary and involuntary
ANS: B
2. A physiologist is a biologist who studies
a. Function
b. Structure
c. Evolution
d. Genetics
ANS: A
3. What is the primary function of most epithelial tissue?
a. Sensation
b. Covering surfaces
c. Absorption
d. Connecting surfaces
ANS: B
4. Where are the eyes located on the surface of the head?
a. Anterior
b. Posterior
c. Lateral
d. Proximal
ANS: A
5. Which categories best reflect global mental functions?
a. Seeing, hearing, smell, taste, pain
b. Joint mobility, muscle tone, endurance, power
c. Attention, memory, thought, emotional
d. Orientation, consciousness, energy and drive, personality
ANS: D
6. Which plane divides the body into upper and lower parts?
a. Frontal
b. Sagittal
c. Horizontal
d. Rotational
ANS: C
7. Which tissue covers and protects the body surface, lines body cavities, and consists of densely arranged cells on the outer layer of the body?
a. Nervous
b. Muscle
c. Connective
d. Epithelial
ANS: D
8. What elbow movement is shown when a child straightens his arm out to reach a toy (starting from his hand being near his shoulder and moving it straight out in front of him)?
a. Flexion
b. Extension
c. Rotation
d. Abduction
ANS: B
9. What is the term used to describe the primary muscle that shortens, producing movement around a joint?
a. Antagonist
b. Skeletal
c. Co-contraction
d. Agonist
ANS: D
10. Which circuit allows transport and exchange between the heart and lungs?
a. Pulmonary
b. Systemic
c. Coronary
d. All of the above
ANS: A
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