Chapter 1

Question 1

True or false

A midsagittal plane vertically divides the body through the midline into two equal left and right portions or Halves

Answer 1

True

Question 2

True or false

A horizontal or transverse plane is any plane dividing the body into left and right portions

Answer 2

False

Question 3

True or false
A sagittal plane is any plane parallel to the midsagittal or median plane, vertically dividing the body into unequal right and left portions

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The organs of any cavity are referred to as the Viscera

Answer 4

True

Question 5

The term parietal refers to the walls of a cavity

Answer 5

True

Question 6

The ventral cavity contains organs of the nervous system

Answer 6

False

Question 7

It is useful to describe the body is having imaginary curve geometric surfaces passing through it called planes

Answer 7

False

Question 8

Organs are organized into tissues

Answer 8

False

Question 9

A cell performs all the activities necessary to maintain life except for Excretion

Answer 9

False

Question 10

The cells in muscle tissue are so long that they are often referred to as muscle fibers

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Cardiac muscle is found only in the heart

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Pleural Is the term that refers to the covering of the lungs

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Who was the first individual to correctly illustrate the human skeleton with all of it’s bones

Answer 13

Leonardo da Vinci

Question 14

The English anatomists who discovered how blood circulates through the body was

Answer 14

William Harvey

Question 15

The study of the human body structures is known as

Answer 15

Anatomy

Question 16

The term that means belly side is

Answer 16

Ventral

Question 17

Dividing the body into two equal left and right portions or halves by drawing an imaginary line vertically through the body from top to bottom creates which the following planes

Answer 17

Midsagittal

Question 18

The name of the space found between the two Pleural cavities that contains the heart, thymus gland, lymph and blood vessels, trachea, esophagus, and nerves is the

Answer 18

Mediastinum

Question 19

The term that refers to the covering on an organ is

Answer 19

Visceral

Question 20

The basic unit of biological Organization is the

Answer 20

Cell

Question 21

The tissue that covers surfaces, protects, forms glands, and lines cavities of the body is

Answer 21

Epithelial tissue

Question 22

Tissue characterized by elongated cells that generate movement by shortening or contracting in a forcible manner is known as

Answer 22

Muscle tissue

Question 23

The system composed of skin, hair, nails, sebaceous glands, and sweat glands is known as the

Answer 23

Integumentary system

Question 24

The lymphatic system is also known as the

Answer 24

Immune system

Question 25

The body system responsible for maintaining sexual characteristics and the perpetuation of our species is the

Answer 25

Reproductive system

Question 26

What term refers to the walls of a cavity

Answer 26

Parietal

Question 27

Cephalad Means toward the head; it is synonymous with what term

Answer 27

Superior

Question 28

The study of the functions of body parts, what they do, and how they do it, is known as what

Answer 28

Physiology

Question 29

The study of the diseases of the body is known as what

Answer 29

Pathology

Question 30

There are how many basic reference systems of bodily organization

Answer 30

Four

Question 31

The pancreas secretes what, which breaks down the glycogen into glucose and returns it to the blood circulatory system

Answer 31

Glucagon

Question 32

Feedback responses that revise the services to our bodies condition are examples of what feedback

Answer 32

Negative

Question 33

The term that means uppermost or above is

Answer 33

Superior

Question 34

The term that means lower most or below is

Answer 34

Inferior

Question 35

Another term for Vental which means towards the front is

Answer 35

Anterior

Question 36

Another term for posterior which means towards the back is

Answer 36

Dorsal

Question 37

The term that means nearest the midline of the body is

Answer 37

Medial

Question 38

The term that means towards the side or away from the midline is

Answer 38

Lateral

Question 39

The term that means nearest the point of attachment of origin is

Answer 39

Proximal

Question 40

The term that means away from the point of attachment or origin is

Answer 40

Distal

Question 41

What is a space between the two pleural cavities and contains the heart, thymus gland, trachea, and esophagus

Answer 41

Mediastinum

Question 42

What is the term that means the maintenance of the internal environment of the body within narrow limits

Answer 42

Homeostasis

Question 43

What muscle is involuntary and causes contractions of the heart

Answer 43

Cardiac

Question 44

What is the name of a group of organs

Answer 44

System

Question 45

What system includes the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, rectum, and anus

Answer 45

Digestive