Unit 1

Question 1

Standing posture, arms at sides, palms forward

Answer 1

Anatomical position

Question 2

Above, on top of (head, trunk)

Answer 2

Superior

Question 3

Below, under (trunk, head)

Answer 3

Inferior

Question 4

Front, in front of

Answer 4

Anterior

Question 5

Back, behind

Answer 5

Posterior

Question 6

Internal

Answer 6

Deep

Question 7

On the surface

Answer 7

Superficial

Question 8

Closer to the origin (limbs)

Answer 8

Proximal

Question 9

Farther from the origin (limbs)

Answer 9

Distal

Question 10

Toward midline

Answer 10

Medial

Question 11

Away from midline

Answer 11

Lateral

Question 12

Between medial and lateral

Answer 12

Intermediate

Question 13

Same side of body

Answer 13

Ipsilateral

Question 14

Opposite side of body

Answer 14

Contralateral

Question 15

Imagining lines drawn through the body to separate the body into sections

Answer 15

Anatomical planes

Question 16

A vertical plane that divides the body into right and left parts

Answer 16

Sagittal plane

Question 17

Runs horizontally from right to left

Answer 17

Transverse plane

Question 18

Lies vertically and separates the body into anterior and posterior parts

Answer 18

Frontal plane

Question 19

Runs within the bony vertebral column and encloses the spinal cord

Answer 19

Vertebral

Question 20

Surrounded by the ribs and muscles of the chest; of or relating to the thorax

Answer 20

Thoracic cavity

Question 21

Relating to or denoting an appendage or appendages

Answer 21

Appendicular

Question 22

Of or relating to the arm, specifically the upper arm, or an arm like structure

Answer 22

Brachial

Question 23

Relating to the lower part of the back

Answer 23

Lumbar

Question 24

Relating to the abdomen; contains the stomach, intestines, spleen, liver, and other organs

Answer 24

Abdominal

Question 25

Pertaining to the back of the head

Answer 25

Occipital

Question 26

The cavity or socket of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated

Answer 26

Orbital

Question 27

Of, on, or relating to the underside of an animal or plant

Answer 27

Ventral

Question 28

Of, on, or relating to the upper side or back of an animal, plant, or organ

Answer 28

Dorsal

Question 29

Internal chambers that suspend and protect vital organs

Answer 29

Body cavities

Question 30

Dorsal cavity contains what?

Answer 30

The cranial (brain) and vertebral (spinal cord)

Question 31

The ventral cavity contains what?

Answer 31

Thoracic Abdominopelvic Abdominal Pelvic

Question 32

Chest, heart, trachea, lungs

Answer 32

Thoracic

Question 33

Stomach area

Answer 33

Abdominopelvic

Question 34

Upper abdomen (majority of internal organs)

Answer 34

Abdominal

Question 35

Lower abdomen (bladder, reproductive organs)

Answer 35

Pelvic

Question 36

Maintaining a stable internal environment

Answer 36

Homeostasis

Question 37

A disturbance in homeostasis resulting in disease

Answer 37

Homeostasis imbalance

Question 38

What are the three homeostasis control mechanisms?

Answer 38

Receptor Control Center Effector

Question 39

Detects problems or changes

Answer 39

Receptor

Question 40

Takes problem to control center

Answer 40

Afferent pathway

Question 41

Analyzes information and makes a decision

Answer 41

Control center

Question 42

Takes decision to effector

Answer 42

Efferent pathway

Question 43

Carries out instructions and causes change

Answer 43

Effector

Question 44

The rise in one variable causes a rise in the next; body is trying to increase the stimulus

Answer 44

Positive feedback

Question 45

The rise in one variable causes a fall in the next; the body is trying to slow or stop the stimulus

Answer 45

Negative feedback