A/P chapter 1

Question 1

Many cells that act together to perform a common function

Answer 1

Tissue

Question 2

The most complex UNITS that make up the body

Answer 2

Systems

Question 3

A group of several different kinds of tissues arranged to perform a special function

Answer 3

Organ

Question 4

The most complex STRUCTURAL level of organization

Answer 4

Organism

Question 5

The smallest living units of structure and function in the body

Answer 5

Cells

Question 6

A hypothesis that has gained a high level of confidence is called ___

Answer 6

A theory or law

Question 7

___ requires accurate measurement and recording of data, along with logical interpretations of the data

Answer 7

Experimentation

Question 8

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Question 9

Atoms and molecules are often referred to as the ___

Answer 9

chemical level of organization

Question 10

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Answer 10

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Question 11

In this position the body is lying face upward

Answer 11

Supine

Question 12

In this position the body is lying face downward

Answer 12

prone

Question 13

Superior means ___

Answer 13

toward the head or above

Question 14

Inferior means ___

Answer 14

toward the feet or below

Question 15

Anterior means ___

Answer 15

in front of

Question 16

Posterior means ___

Answer 16

in back of

Question 17

Ventral means ___

Answer 17

toward the belly

Question 18

Dorsal means ___

Answer 18

toward the back

Question 19

Medial means ___

Answer 19

toward the midline of the body

Question 20

Lateral means ___

Answer 20

towards the side of the body

Question 21

Proximal means ___

Answer 21

closest to the point of origin

Question 22

Distal means ___

Answer 22

furthest from the point of origin

Question 23

Superficial means ___

Answer 23

nearer the body surface

Question 24

Deep means ___

Answer 24

farther away from the body surface

Question 25

Sagittal planes divides the body into ___

Answer 25

right and left sides

Question 26

Midsagittal Plane divides the body into ___

Answer 26

two equal halves

Question 27

Frontal plane (coronal plane) divides the body into ___

Answer 27

Anterior and Posterior

Question 28

Transverse plane divides the body into ___

Answer 28

upper and lower

Question 29

Diagonal cuts are made along ___

Answer 29

oblique planes

Question 30

The space inside the skull that contains the brain is called ___

Answer 30

Cranial Cavity

Question 31

The space inside the vertebral column (spinal column) is called the ___

Answer 31

Spinal Cavity

Question 32

The cranial and spinal cavities are called ___

Answer 32

dorsal cavities

Question 33

The upper ventral cavities include ___

Answer 33

the thoracic cavity (chest), and the right and left pleural cavities (lungs)

Question 34

The lower ventral cavities include ___

Answer 34

an abdominal cavity and a pelvic cavity

Question 35

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Question 36

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Question 37

The muscular sheet that separates the thoracic cavity above from the abdominopelvic cavity below is called ___

Answer 37

diaphragm

Question 38

The ventral body cavity contains __

Answer 38

Thoracic cavity, mediastinum, pleural cavities, abdominopelvic cavity, abdominal cavity, and pelvic cavity

Question 39

The Dorsal Body Cavities contain ___

Answer 39

Cranial cavity and spinal cavity

Question 40

The mediastinum contains ___

Answer 40

trachea, heart, blood vessels

Question 41

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Question 42

The abdominal cavity contains ___

Answer 42

Liver, gallbladder, stomach, spleen, pancreas, small intestine, parts of large intestine

Question 43

The pelvic cavity contains ___

Answer 43

Lower (sigmoid) colon, rectum, urinary bladder, reproductive organs

Question 44

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Question 45

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Question 46

The basic type of control system in the body is called ___

Answer 46

A feedback loop

Question 47

The body as a whole can be subdivided into two major portions or components called ___

Answer 47

axial and appendicular

Question 48

A degenerative process that results from disuse is called ___

Answer 48

atrophy

Question 49

___ is what physiologists call the relative constancy of the internal environment

Answer 49

Homeostasis

Question 50

negative feedback loops ___

Answer 50

oppose or negate a change in a controlled condition

Question 51

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Question 52

Changes and functions occurring during the early years are called ___

Answer 52

Developmental processes

Question 53

Changes occurring after young adulthood are called ___

Answer 53

aging processes

Question 54

Axial Region

Answer 54

Head, neck, and torso

Question 55

Appendicular Region

Answer 55

Upper and lower extremities (limbs)