Anatomy Introduction Test

Question 1

Abdominal cavity

Answer 1

Peritoneal membrane (peritoneum)

Question 2

Thoracic cavity

Answer 2

Pleural membrane

Question 3

Pericardial cavity

Answer 3

Pericardial membrane

Question 4

The dorsal body cavity contains components of the ____ system

Answer 4

Nervous

Question 5

What is the midsagittal plane?

Answer 5

Plane that divides body into equal right and left sides

Question 6

In leg veins blood is flowing _____

Answer 6

Proximally (toward)

Question 7

In arteries blood is flowing _____

Answer 7

Distally (away from)

Question 8

An investigator who conducts an experiment to determine how temperature changes affect the rate at which the heart beats is most likely a(n)

Answer 8

physiologist

Question 9

The axial portion of the body includes

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dorsal and ventral cavity

Question 10

What are the requirements of organisms for the maintenance of life?

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water, food, oxygen, heat, pressure

Question 11

Homeostasis refers to

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stable internal conditions

Question 12

What is an example of a homeostatic mechanism?

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Shivering when body temperature drops to create movement and increase temperature

Question 13

levels of organization (smallest to largest)

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organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

Question 14

What organs occupy the pelvic cavity?

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Parts of large intestine, urinary bladder, and reproductive organs

Question 15

The membrane of the surface of a lung is called the

Answer 15

visceral pleura

Question 16

When a body is placed in the anatomical position it is

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Standing erect, facing forward, with upper limbs at the side, and palms forward

Question 17

A part that is closer to the head than something else is said to be

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superior

Question 18

A section that separates the body into right and left portions would be a

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sagittal section

Question 19

The branch of science that deals with the structure of human body parts is

Answer 19

Anatomy

Question 20

The process by which food substances are chemically changed into simpler forms that can be absorbed is called

Answer 20

digestion

Question 21

The most abundant chemical substance in the human body is

Answer 21

Water

Question 22

The inferior boundary of the thoracic cavity is the

Answer 22

diaphragm

Question 23

The _____ separates the thoracic cavity into two compartments

Answer 23

mediastinum

Question 24

List 3 characteristics of the pelvic cavity

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1. portion of abdominopelvic cavity below pelvic brim
2. portion of abdomen that contains internal reproductive organs and urinary bladder
3. portion of abdomen surrounded by bones of pelvis

Question 25

Terms of relative position are used to describe the

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location of one body part with respect to another

Question 26

Give four examples of ways to help maintain homeostasis

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1. As body temperature rises, sweating occurs 2. When someone drinks a lot of water, kidneys produce more urine 3. When eating large amounts of salt, kidneys excrete more salt 4. When blood pressure decreases, heart rate increases

Question 27

Negative feedback is important for maintaining _____ in the body

Answer 27

homeostasis

Question 28

Main system that secretes hormones

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endocrine system

Question 29

provides an outer covering

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integumentary system

Question 30

produces a new organism

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reproductive system

Question 31

Stimulates muscles to contract and interprets information from sensory units

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nervous system

Question 32

Provides a framework for soft tissues and produces blood cells in red marrow

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skeletal system

Question 33

exchanges gases between air and blood

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respiratory system

Question 34

Transports excess fluid from tissues to blood

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lymphatic system

Question 35

Maintains posture and generates most body heat

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muscular system

Question 36

Removes liquid waste from blood and transports them outside

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urinary system

Question 37

converts food molecules into forms that are absorbed

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digestive system

Question 38

Transports nutrients, wastes, and gases throughout the body

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cardiovascular system

Question 39

Separates the body into superior and inferior parts

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transverse plane (Horizontal)

Question 40

Separates the body into posterior (dorsal) and anterior (ventral) parts

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Coronal plane (frontal)

Question 41

Separates the body into right and left parts

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sagittal plane

Question 42

Separates the body into equal right and left halves

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midsagittal (median

Question 43

An angular cut

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oblique

Question 44

A lengthwise cut

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longitudinal

Question 45

a horizontal cut across a structure

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Cross

Question 46

Cavity surrounded by the rib cage; bounded inferiorly by the diaphragm

Answer 46

thoracic cavity

Question 47

Cavity containing the liver, stomach, kidneys, and spleen

Answer 47

abdominal cavity

Question 48

Cavity containing the urinary bladder; enclosed by pelvic bones

Answer 48

pelvic cavity

Question 49

I Left my Hog Eating Under the House

Answer 49

Iliac, lumbar, hypochondriac, epigastric, umbilical, hypogastric