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1. The study of body structure is called?
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a.Anatomy.
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2.The study of how the body works is called?
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a.Physiology.
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3.The study of the development of the body from a fertilized egg or ovum?
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a.Embryology.
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4.What divides the body into right and left halves?
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a.Median or Midsagittal plane
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5.What divides the body into posterior and anterior sections?
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a.Frontal or coronal planes.
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6.What divides the body into superior and inferior sections?
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a.Horizontal or transverse plane.
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7.The standard body position is what?
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a.Anatomical position, stand up with palms forward.
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8.Medial?
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a.Towards the midline of the body.
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9.Lateral?
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a.Farther away from the midline.
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10.Proximal?
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a.Closer towards the point of origin or closer to the body
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11.Distal?
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a.Away from the point of origin or body
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12.Superior?
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a.Higher than.
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13.Cranial?
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a.Towards the head.
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14.Caudal?
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a.Towards the feet
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15.Supine?
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a.Lying with face up.
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16.Prone?
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a.Lying with face down
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17.Lateral recumbent?
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a.Lying on either side
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18.Peripheral?
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a.Outward part or surface of structure
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19.What involves the physical and chemical breakdown of food?
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a.Digestion
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20.The process of absorption, storage, and use of these foods is called?
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a.Metabolism
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21.What is he body’s self regulated control of its internal environment?
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a.Homeostasis.
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22.The smallest unit of life and is the basic structural unit of all living things and is a functional unit all by itself is called?
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a.Cell
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23.A cell is composed of a viscid, jelly like substance called often called “secret of life”?
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a.Protoplasm
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24.What is a selectively permeable membrane surrounding the cell that holds the cell together and controls the exchange of materials between the cell?
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a.Plasma membrane.
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25.Gases and solids pass through the plasma membrane through a process called?
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a.Diffusion.
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26.A small, dense, usually spherical body that controls the chemical reactions occurring in the cell?
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a.Nucleus.
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27.Every human cell contains how many chromosomes?
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a.46.
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28.A gelatinous substance surrounding the nucleus?
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a.Cytoplasm.
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29.The simplest living organism consists of a what?
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a.Cell.
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30.A unicellular animal?
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a.Amoeba.
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31. What are groups of specialized cells similar in structure and functions?
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aTissues.
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32.They are classified into how many major groups?
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a.4.
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33.The lining tissue of the body is?
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a.Epithelium.
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34.The three categories of epithelium tissues are?
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a.Columnar, cubodial, and squamous.
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35.In certain areas such as nostrils, this tissue has a crown of microscopic hair like processes known as what?
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a.Cilia.
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36.The main protective tissue of the body is called what?
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a.Squamous.
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37.The most widespread tissue of the body is called?
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a.Connective or supporting tissue.
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38.What tissue consists of a meshwork of thin fibers that interlace in al directions giving tissue its elasticity and tensile strength?
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a.Areolar Connective tissue.
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39.What tissue is often called “fatty tissue” and is the reservoir for energy producing foods?
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a.Adipose.
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40.What tissue is known as bone tissue? It forms tendons, ligaments, and cartilage.
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a.Osseous Connective tissue.
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41.What type of tissue provides for all body movement?
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a.Muscular tissue.
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42.What type of tissue is striated, or striped, and is under the individuals control, and is often called voluntary muscle tissue?
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a.Skeletal muscle tissue
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43. Smooth or non-striated that are not under the individuals control are called?
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a.Smooth muscle tissue or involuntary tissue used by digestive system.
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44.The skeleton consists of how many bones?
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a.206.
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45.The study of bones is called?
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a.Osteology.
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46.The thin outer membrane surrounding the bone that provides nourishment is?
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a.Periosteum.
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47.The short bones are what?
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a.Ankle & wrist.
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48.Bones of the skull, sternum, and scapula are what type?
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a.Flat.
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49.Irregular bones are?
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a.Vertebrae, mandible, and pelvic bones.
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50.The skull has how many bones?
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a.28.
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51.The seams where the skull forms together are called?
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a.Sutures.
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52.What opening permits passage of the spinal cord from the cranium into the spinal column?
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a.Foramen magnum.
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53.How many facial bones are there?
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a.14, 13 immovable and lower jaw.
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54.What are the zygomatic bones?
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a.Cheeks.
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55.What is the vomer bone?
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a.Form the wall separating the two nasal cavities.
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56.The lower jawbone is called?
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a.Mandible.
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57.The vertebral column consists of how many vertebrae?
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a.24 and coccyx, sacrum..
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58.The hole directly behind the body of the vertebrae that forms the pssage for the spinal cord?
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a.Vertebral foramen.
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59.The cervical has how many?
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a.7.
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60.The first and second are called what?
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a.Atlas and axis.
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61.How many thoracic vertebrae are there?
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a.12.
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62.How many lumbar are there?
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a.5.
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63.How many rows of ribs are there?
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a.12.
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64.The first seven ribs are called?
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a.True ribs.
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65.The remaining five are called?
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a.False.
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66.The last two of the false ribs?
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a.Floating.
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67.What is the landmark in the administration of CPR?
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a.Xiphoid process.
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68.What bone is shaped like a flat letter S, commonly called the collarbone?
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a.Clavicle.
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69.What is the triangular bone on the upper part of the back on both sides?
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a.Scapula.
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70.The longest bone of the upper extremity is what?
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a.Humerus
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