Chapter 1- Intro To A&P Flashcards by Steven baumfalk

The study of internal and external body structures is…

Anatomy

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The study of anatomy and physiology provides…

The foundation for understanding all other basic life sciences
An understanding of how your body works under normal and abnormal circumstances
A basis for making common sense decisions about your own life.

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Reading the textbook and memorizing important facts will assure you of success in the A&P course…

False

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Physiology is the study of…

How living organisms perform functions

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The four basic building blocks of medical terms are…

Word roots, prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms

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The worldwide official standard of anatomical vocabulary is…

Terminologia anatomica

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Anatomy and physiology are closely related because…

Anatomical information provides clues about functions
All specific functions are performed by specific structures
Physiological mechanisms can be explained only in terms of underlying anatomy

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The study of general form and superficial anatomical markings is called…

Surface anatomy

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The anatomical specialty that provides a bridge between the realms of macroscopic anatomy and microscopic anatomy is…

Developmental anatomy

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The specialized study that analyzes the structure of individual cells is…

Cytology

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The scientist who studies the effects of diseases on organ or system functions would be classified as a…

Pathological physiologist

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The smallest living units in the body are…

Cells

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The level of organization that reflects the interactions between organ systems is the…

Organism

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The two regulatory systems in the human body are the…

Nervous and endocrine

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Homeostasis refers to…

The maintenance of a stable internal environment

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When a variation outside of normal limits triggers an automatic response that corrects the situation, the mechanism is called…

Negative feedback

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When an initial disturbance produces a response that exaggerates the disturbance, the mechanism is called…

Positive feedback

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An erect body, with the feet together, eyes directed forward, and the arms at the side of the body with the palms of the hands turned forward, represents the…

Anatomical position

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Moving from the wrist toward the elbow is an example of moving in a…

Proximal direction

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RLQ is an abbreviation used as a reference to designate a specific…

Abdominopelvic quadrant

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Making a Sagittal section results in the separation of…

Right and left portions of the body

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The two major subdivisions of the ventral body cavity are the…

Thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity

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The heart and lungs are located in the…

Thoracic

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The ventral body cavity is divided by a flat muscular sheet called the…

Diaphragm

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The study of anatomy and physiology provides and explanation of how the body responds to normal and abnormal conditions and maintains...

Homeostasis

Anatomy is the study of internal and external...

Body structures

A comparative name for a structure that was originally named for a real or mythical person is an...

Eponym

A person who specializes in the study of tissue is called a...

Histologist

The study of early developmental processes is called...

Embryology

The study of the functions of the living cells is called...

Cell physiology

In complex organisms such as the human being, cells unite to form...

Tissues

At the chemical level of organization, chemicals interact to form complex...

Molecules

An organ system is made up of structural units called...

Organs

The kidneys, bladder, and ureters are organs that belong to the...

Urinary system

The esophagus, large intestine, and stomach are organs that belong to the...

Digestive system

The organ system to which the skin belongs is the...

Integumentary system

The term that refers to the adjustments in physiological systems is...

Regulation

When opposing processes or forces are in balance, it can be said that they have reached a state of...

Equilibrium

When the activities of a cell, tissue, organ, or system change automatically due to environmental variation, the homeostatic mechanism that operates is called...

Auto regulation

A response that is important in accelerating processes that must proceed to completion rapidly is called...

Positive feedback

The two systems often controlled by negative feedback mechanisms are the nervous and...

Endocrine systems

Tenderness in the RUQ might indicate problems with the...

Liver

A term that means "close to the long axis of the body" is...

Medial

A term that means "away from an attached base" is...

Distal

A horizontal or cross-section view of the human body at a right angle to the long axis of the body is a...

Transverse

The subdivision of the thoracic cavity that houses the heart is the...

Pericardial cavity

The region that lies between and separates the two pleural cavities is the...

Mediastinum

The abdominopelvic cavity is also known as the...

Peritoneal

Proceeding through increasing levels of complexity in humans, the correct sequence is...

Molecular, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

The field of developmental anatomy includes the study of...

Changes in form that occur between conception and physical maturity

The homeostatic mechanism of extrinsic regulation results from...

The activities of the nervous or endocrine system that control or adjust the activities of many other systems simultaneously

Anatomical position refers to a person standing erect, feet facing forward, and...

Arms hanging to sides and palms of hands facing forward with the thumbs located laterally

Correct sequence that applies to the areas of the human body...

Anterior, dorsal, cephalic, caudal

In the negative feedback system, the process that triggers a response that corrects the situation is...

A variation outside of normal limits

Suppose an individual's body temperature is 37.3 C. This variation from the "normal" value may represent...

Individual variation rather than a homeostatic malfunction

If the temperature of the body climbs above 99 F negative feedback regulation could trigger...

An increased heat loss through enhanced blood flow to the skin and sweating

The term medial surface refers to an area...

Close to the long axis of the body

The sectional plane that divides the body so the face remains intact is the...

Coronal plane

Negative feedback systems...

Counteract the effects of a stimulus

The specialist who investigates structures at the tissue level of organization is the...

Histologist

The system responsible for internal transport of cells and dissolved materials, including nutrients, wastes,and gases, is the...

Cardiovascular system

The system responsible for defense against infection and disease is the...

Lymphatic

Activities of the nervous and endocrine systems to control or adjust the activities of many different systems simultaneously are...

Extrinsic regulation

The system that performs crisis management by directing rapid, short-term, and very specific responses is the...

Nervous

The popliteal artery can be found near the...

Knee

Tenderness in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen may indicate...

Appendicitis

Moving proximally from the wrist brings you to the...

Elbow

To oppose any departure from the norm, physiological systems are typically regulated by...

Negative feedback

If a surgeon makes a midsagittal incision in the inferior region of the thorax, the incision would be made through the...

Sternum