multiple choice chap 1 Flashcards
(16 cards)
the maintenance of a constant internal environment in an organism is termed?
homeostasis
a person facing forward with hands at the sides and palms facing forward is in the
anatomical position
the heart is ______ to the lungs
medial
the wrist is ______ to the elbow
distal
the nose is _____ to the chin
superior
which plane divides the body into the right an left parts
sagittal
the muscle known as the diaphragm separates the ______ from the _______
thoracic cavity; abdominopelvic cavity
the serous membrane covering the stomach and most of the intestines is called the?
peritoneum
a person is lying on the bed gazing at the ceiling. she is in the ______ position.
supine
a person lying face down is in the _______ position
prone
the mediastinum is the region between the
two pleural cavities
correct order of the six levels of organization that make up the human body from smallest to largest:
1. tissue 2. cell 3. organ 4. molecule 5. organism 6. organ system
4,2,1,3,6,5
a plane through the body that passes perpendicular to the long axis of the body and divides the body into superior and an inferior section is a
transverse section
which organ removes carbon dioxide from the bloodstream?
respiratory
failure of homeostatic regulation in the body results in
disease
the study of the 1st two months of development is termed?
embryology
