Week 1 & 2 - Body Systems & Introduction to the Human Body

Question 1

What type of sagittal plane divides the body or organ into unequal right and left sides?

Answer 1

A Parasagittal Plane

Question 2

In what cavity is the stomach located?

Answer 2

The Abdominal Cavity

Question 3

What is a vertical plane that divides the body into right & left sides?

Answer 3

A Sagittal Plane

Question 4

What is the name of the membrane that covers the heart?

Answer 4

The Pericardium

Question 5

In what cavity is the Urinary Bladder located?

Answer 5

The Pelvic Cavity

Question 6

In what cavity are the internal organs of reproduction located?

Answer 6

The Pelvic Cavity

Question 7

In what cavity is the esophagus located?

Answer 7

The Thoracic Cavity / Mediastinum

Question 8

In what cavity is the Large Intestine located?

Answer 8

Most of the large intestine is found in the abdominal cavity, with a small portion extending to the pelvic cavity.

Question 9

Which body cavity is formed by cranial bones and contains the brain?

Answer 9

The Cranial Cavity

Question 10

What body cavity is subdivided into the abdominal and pelvic cavities?

Answer 10

The Abdominopelvic Cavity

Question 11

What is the name of the central portion of the thoracic cavity between the lungs, which extends from sternum to vertebral column, and from first rib to diaphragm?

Answer 11

The Mediastinum

Question 12

In what cavity is the brain located?

Answer 12

The Cranial Cavity

Question 13

In what cavity is the spinal cord located?

Answer 13

The Vertebral Canal

Question 14

What is the name of the serous membrane in the abdominopelvic cavity?

Answer 14

The Peritoneum

Question 15

In what cavity is the trachea located?

Answer 15

The Thoracic Cavity / Mediastinum

Question 16

What is the name of the membrane that covers the lungs?

Answer 16

The Pleura

Question 17

What body cavity contains the stomach, spleen, liver, gallbladder, small intestine, and most of the large intestine?

Answer 17

The Abdominal Cavity

Question 18

What cavity is formed by the vertebral column and contains the spinal cord and the beginning of spinal nerves?

Answer 18

The Vertebral Canal

Question 19

In what cavity is the liver located?

Answer 19

The Abdominal Cavity

Question 20

In what cavity is the gallbladder located?

Answer 20

The Abdominal Cavity

Question 21

What is the name of the potential space between the layers of the pleura that surrounds the lung?

Answer 21

The Pleural Cavity

Question 22

What is the name of the potential space between the layers of the pericardium that surrounds the heart?

Answer 22

The Pericardial Cavity

Question 23

In what cavity is the heart located?

Answer 23

The Thoracic Cavity / Mediastinum

Question 24

What is the name of the anatomical plane that divides the body or organ into an Anterior and a Posterior portion?

Answer 24

A Frontal Plane

Question 25

In what cavity is the ***spleen*** located?

Answer 25

**The Abdominal Cavity**

Question 26

What is the name of a sagittal plane that divides the body or organ into ***equal left and right sides***?

Answer 26

**A Midsagittal Plane**

Question 27

Which cavity contains the urinary bladder, portions of the large intestine, and the internal organs of reproduction?

Answer 27

**The Pelvic Cavity**

Question 28

What is the name of a horizontal plane that divides the body or organ into ***a Superior and an Inferior portion***?

Answer 28

**A Transverse Plane**

Question 29

In what cavity is the ***small intestine*** located?

Answer 29

**The Abdominal Cavity**

Question 30

What is the name of the chest cavity with contains the pleural and pericardial cavities, as well as the mediastinum?

Answer 30

**The Thoracic Cavity**

Question 31

What is the difference between ***Anatomy & Physiology***?

Answer 31

**Anatomy** is the study of _structure_, **Physiology** is the study of _how body structures function_.

Question 32

What are the ***Levels of Structural Organization***, in order from _smallest to largest_?

Answer 32

**Chemical, Cellular, Tissue, Organ, System, Organismal**

Question 33

What are the eleven systems of the human body?

Answer 33

1. Integumentary 2. Skeletal 3. Muscular 4. Nervous 5. Cardiovascular 6. Respiratory 7. Endocrine 8. Lymphatic/Immune 9. Urinary 10. Digestive 11. Reproductive

Question 34

What are the 6 life processes in humans?

Answer 34

1. Metabolism 2. Responsiveness 3. Movement 4. Growth 5. Differentiation 6. Reproduction

Question 35

What is ***Homeostasis***?

Answer 35

A condition of relative **equilibrium** or **balance** in the body's internal environment.

Question 36

Does **Homeostatis** maintain a ***steady*** or a ***static*** internal state?

Answer 36

A ***steady*** internal state

Question 37

What is the name of the ***fluid surrounding our body cells***?

Answer 37

**Extracellular Fluid (ECF)**

Question 38

Which 2 body systems are primarily responsible for **Homeostatis**?

Answer 38

The ***Nervous System*** & the ***Endocrine System***

Question 39

What are the 3 ***Components of a Feedback Loop***?

Answer 39

1. **Receptor** 2. **Integrating (Control) Centre** 3. **Effector**

Question 40

Are most feedback systems in the body ***positive*** or ***negative***?

Answer 40

**Negative**

Question 41

Describe the ***anatomical position***.

Answer 41

1. Standing erect, facing the observer 2. Arms placed at sides, with palms of hands turned forward 3. Feet flat on floor, shoulder width apart

Question 42

Using directional terms: The fingers are _____ to the elbow.

Answer 42

**Distal**

Question 43

Using directional terms: The umbilical is ______ to the sternal.

Answer 43

**Inferior**

Question 44

The antebrachial is _____ to the brachial.

Answer 44

**Distal**

Question 45

What is the term for the backside in the anatomical position?

Answer 45

**Posterior**

Question 46

The elbow is _____ between the wrist and shoulder.

Answer 46

**Intermediate**

Question 47

The heart is _____ to the shoulder.

Answer 47

**Medial**

Question 48

The skin is _______ to the skeletal bones.

Answer 48

**Superficial**

Question 49

The skeletal bones are _____ to the skin.

Answer 49

**Deep**

Question 50

Name these **regions** & **quadrants**.

Answer 50