A&p Chapter 1

Front 1

Characteristics of most living organisms include the ability to:

Back 1

Respond and adapt to their environment

Front 2

The waste products of metabolism are eliminated through the process of:

Back 2

Excretion

Front 3

All of the chemical operations underway in the body refer to:

Back 3

Metabolism

Front 4

What is an accurate characteristic of humans?

Back 4

Respiration is more complicated than it is in very small organisms

Front 5

Studying all the superficial and internal features in one specific area of the body is called:

Back 5

Regional anatomy

Front 6

The study of body structure is called:

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Anatomy

Front 7

In dealing with physiology, function is related to:

Back 7

System

Front 8

A collection of cells that work together designates a(n):

Back 8

Tissue

Front 9

What is the simplest level of organization?

Back 9

Chemical

Front 10

The heart, blood and blood vessels combine to form which of the following?

Back 10

An organ system

Front 11

The production of another human organism is the function of which of the following systems?

Back 11

Reproductive

Front 12

Which organ system is labeled #1?

Back 12

Integumentary system

Front 13

What is(are) the function(s) of the organ system labeled #3?

Back 13

Provides support; produces heat

Front 14

The tendency for physiology systems to stabilize internal conditions with respect to the external environment is called ______________.

Back 14

Homeostasis

Front 15

The increasingly forceful labor contractions that lead to childbirth are an example of which type of mechanism?

Back 15

Positive Feedback

Front 16

Which of the following describes a mechanism that brings the internal environment back to normal?

Back 16

Negative Feedback

Front 17

A person who is lying on his or her stomach is said to be in the:

Back 17

Prone Position

Front 18

Which directional term indicates the back of the body?

Back 18

Dorsal

Front 19

A person lying face up in the anatomical position is said to be in the ____________ position.

Back 19

Supine

Front 20

The forearm is called the:

Back 20

Antebrachium

Front 21

A cut parallel to the long axis of the body would produce a(n) __________ section.

Back 21

Sagittal

Front 22

Using anatomical terms of direction, supply the word that would make the sentence correct.

The stomach is _________ to the lungs.

Back 22

Inferior

Front 23

Which of the following is medial to the breast?

Back 23

Sternum

Front 24

The wrist is ___________ to the elbow.

Back 24

Distal

Front 25

The navel is __________ to the chin.

Back 25

Inferior

Front 26

In the terminology of planes and sections, which example include two terms with identical meanings?

Back 26

Frontal/Coronal

Front 27

Anterior is to _________ as posterior is to dorsal.

Back 27

Ventral

Front 28

A cut passing parallel is to the long axis of the body that divides it into unequal left and right halves is known as which type of sectional plane?

Back 28

Sagittal

Front 29

Identify the abdominopelvic quadrants.

Back 29

Number three is pointing to the left upper quadrant.

Number two is pointing to the right lower quadrant.

Front 30

Identify the abdominopelvic regions.

Back 30

Number 9 is the hypogastric region.

Number 3 is the right iliac (inguinal) region.

Number 1 is pointing to the right hypochondriac.

Front 31

Choose the directional term to make the following sentence correct.

The knee is ________ to the foot.

Back 31

Proximal

Front 32

The arm is to brachium as the cheek is to:

Back 32

Buccal

Front 33

The heart, lungs and small intestine would collectively be found in the:

Back 33

Ventral Body Cavity

Front 34

The diaphragm separates the _______ cavity from the _______ cavity.

Back 34

Thoracic; Abdominopelvic

Front 35

The main function of a serous membrane is to:

Back 35

Reduce Friction

Front 36

The inner surface of the abdominal body wall is lined by which serous membrane?

Back 36

Parietal Peritoneum

Front 37

What are the two categories of metabolic processes?

Back 37

Anabolic (uses energy) and Catabolic (releases energy)

Front 38

What are the structural levels of organization?

Back 38

Chemical, Cellular, Tissue, Organ, Organ System, Organism

Front 39

How many major organ systems are in the body?

Back 39

11

Front 40

True or false. Homeostasis Is the process by which the internal environment of the body changes as the outside environment changes.

Back 40

False

Front 41

What is a control center or integration center?

Back 41

Part of the body that receives & processes information from a receptor.

Front 42

Congenital Disease

Back 42

Begin before birth & can be inherited from parents

Front 43

Metabolic Disease

Back 43

When the cells process of producing or using energy is disturbed.

Front 44

The anatomical (universal) position refers to the position of the body, laying down, facing up with the arms extended upwards. T or F

Back 44

False

Front 45

Medial

Back 45

Refers to an imaginary midline diving the body into equal left and right halves

Front 46

The mediastinum refers to the muscle that divides the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity. T or F

Back 46

False

Front 47

All living things perform what basic functions?

Back 47

Responsiveness, growth, reproduction, movement, metabolism