Chapter 1

Question 1

Cardiovascular physiology is the study of

Answer 1

Study of the heart, blood and blood vessels

Question 2

Neurophysiology is the examination of what?

Answer 2

Nerve impulses that travel throughout the body.

Question 3

Respiratory physiology would be the study of…

Answer 3

How gas exchange occurs in the body.

Question 4

Gamete production and related hormones would be the study of what kind of physiology?

Answer 4

Reproductive physiology

Question 5

Would anatomy or physiology study the small intestines, including its relationship to the rest of the body?

Answer 5

Anatomy

Question 6

True or false. Metabolism is a characteristic of all living things?

Answer 6

True

Question 7

At the chemical level ____ are the smallest unit of matter?

Answer 7

Atoms

Question 8

The sum of all chemical reactions that occur in the body is

Answer 8

Metabolism

Question 9

Metabolism listen consists of both anabolism

Answer 9

Catabolism

Question 10

In the anatomical position, the palms of the hands face

Answer 10

Anteriorly

Question 11

Which plane divides the body into superior and inferior portions

Answer 11

Transverse plane

Question 12

The lymphatic system participates in

Answer 12

Immune response

Question 13

Is a vertical plane that divides the body or organ into anterior and posterior parts

Answer 13

Coronal

Question 14

Is also called a horizontal plane or cross-sectional plane. Divides the body into superior and inferior parts top and bottom.
Divides by midsection

Answer 14

Transverse

Question 15

Also known as the median plane - divides the body or organ into equal left and right halves.
Is a sagittal plane!

Answer 15

Midsagittal

Question 16

This plane divides the structure and two left and right portions that are NOT equal

Answer 16

Sagittal Plane

Question 17

This plane extends through the body vertically, and divide structures into right, and left portions

Answer 17

Sagittal plane

Question 18

The correct anatomic directional term for in front of is (3 options)

Answer 18

Anterior, ventral, or ante

Question 19

Directional term to its opposite term superficial

Answer 19

Deep

Question 20

Directional term to its opposite term cranial

Answer 20

Caudal

Question 21

Directional term to its offset term
ventral

Answer 21

Dorsal

Question 22

Directional term to its opposite term
Distal

Answer 22

Proximal

Question 23

What canal contains the spinal cord?

Answer 23

Vertebral, spinal, or dorsal

Question 24

Serious membranes form two layers. What are those two layers?

Answer 24

Anterior and parietal layer

Question 25

The pericardial cavity is located ____ to the pleural cavities

Answer 25

Medial

Question 26

Thermal regulation is the body’s ability to

Answer 26

Maintain an average temperature of about 37°C

Question 27

Homeostasis is the same as thermal regulation. What does that mean?

Answer 27

It’s the ability of the body to maintain an average temperature of about 37°C

Question 28

True or false. Most homeostatic variables aren’t constant overtime for fluctuate around a setpoint.

Answer 28

True

Question 29

Negative feedback mechanisms work by maintaining the variable within the normal level of what is called a

Answer 29

Set point

Question 30

The central point that is used when the admin is divided into four quadrants, is the

Answer 30

 Umbilical region

Question 31

Uterine contractions during childbirth or an example of what type of feedback

Answer 31

Positive

Question 32

Define positive feedback

Answer 32

When a stimulus is reinforced to continue in the same direction until a climatic event occurs

Question 33

Breast-feeding, blood, clotting, childbirth are all examples of what kind of feedback

Answer 33

Positive

Question 34

Withdrawn your foot from stepping on glass, regulating heart rate, regulating blood pressure is all examples of what kind of feedback

Answer 34

Negative negative

Question 35

When maintaining a stable internal environment, if blood pressure increase to 130 MM Hg, your body would blank

Answer 35

Decrease your blood pressure

Question 36

Most homeostatic regulation occur through what kind of feedback

Answer 36

Negative