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Chapter 1 exam questions(anatomy)

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What Greek word means "cutting up"?   Dissection  
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What word means the study of the function of living organisms and their parts?   Anatomy  
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What word is defined as the scientific study of a disease?   Pathology  
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What are a group of cells that act together to perform a function called?   Organism  
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What is the heart an example of?   Organ  
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List the levels of organization from most simple to most complex   Chemical, cell, tissue, organ, system  
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What is the supine position?   When the body is lying facing up  
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What is the prone position?   It's when the body is lying facing down  
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Because we walk upright, the term "dorsal" can be used in place of what term?   Posterior  
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What is the opposite of posterior?   Anterior and ventral  
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What is the opposite of superficial?   Deep  
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What section divides the right ear from the left ear?   Sagitttal  
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What section divides the nose from the back of the head?   Frontal  
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What section divides the body into mirror images?   Midsagittal  
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What are the two major body cavities called?   Dorsal and ventral  
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Where can the liver be found?   In the upper right quadrant in the epigastric region  
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When the body tries to maintain a constant temperature is an example of what?   Homeostasis  
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What part of the feedback loop has a direct effect on the regulated condition ?   The effector  
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What part of the feedback loop detects a change in the regulated condition   The sensor  
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What part of the feedback loop compares the present condition to the homeostatic condition that the body is trying to maintain?   The control center  
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If your temperature drops to low and you start to shake because your muscles are acting as what?   The effector  
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What level of organization is directly below the organ level?   Cellular  
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What term means tword the head?   Superior  
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What describes the anatomical relationship of the wrist to the elbow?   The elbow is proximal to the wrist  
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What is the body's heaviest organ?   Skin  
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What is the primary function of the skin?   Protection  
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What type of muscle tissue is found in the heart?   Cardiac  
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True or false: anatomy is defined as the study of structure of an organism   True  
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True or false: the word "dissection" comes from the Greek words meaning "cutting up".   False  
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True or false: anatomy deals with the study of structure and physiology deals with the study of function.   True  
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True or false: pathology is the scientific study of disease   True  
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True or false: a protein molecule is considered to be at the cellular level of organization   False  
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True or false: the cell is the simplest level of organization in the human body   False  
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True or false: cells are considered to be the smallest living unit of structure and function in the human body   True  
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True or false: a group of cells working together to perform a specific function is called an organ   False  
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True or false: a group of several different tissues working together to perform a specific function is called an organ   True  
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True or false: the organ is the highest level of organization in the human body   False  
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True or false: anatomical position is the reference position for the directional terms of the body   True  
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True or false: if you like to sleep on your stomach, you prefer sleeping in the supine position   False  
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True or false: doctors recommend putting babies to sleep on their backs to help prevent breathing problems. This is the supine position   True  
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True or false: The anatomical position can be described as the body being erect with the arms held at shoulder level with the palms of the hands facing down   False  
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True or false: the ankle is inferior to the knee   True  
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True or false: dorsal and anterior are interchangeable terms when referring to humans   False  
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True or false: the lungs are medial to the heart   False  
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True or false: the elbow is proximal to the wrist   True  
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True or false: the skin is superficial to the muscles   True  
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True or false: proximal and medial are opposite terms   False  
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True or false: the knee is distal to the ankle   False  
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True or false: the middle toe is medial to the big toe but lateral to the smallest toe   False  
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True or false: a frontal and coronal section refer to the same thing   True  
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True or false: a sagittal and midsagittal section refer to the same thing   False  
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True or false: a plane dividing the body into upper and lower portions is a transverse plane   True  
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True or false: a plane dividing the body into front and back portions is a sagittal plane   False  
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True or false: A midsagittal plane divides the right shoulder from the left shoulder   True  
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True or false: a transverse plane divides the eyes from the back of the head   False  
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True or false: the ventral cavity is one of the main cavities of the body   True  
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True or false: the frontal section divides the eyes from the back of the head   True  
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True or false: the right hypochondriac region is completely in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen   True  
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True or false: the left hypochondriac region is completely in the lower left quadrant of the abdomen   False  
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True or false: the right lumbar region is superior to the right iliac region   True  
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True or false: the dorsal cavity includes the spinal cavity   True  
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True or false: the brain is located in the dorsal cavity   True  
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True or false: homeostasis is the relative consistency of the internal environment of the body   True  
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True or false: one method the body has of maintaining homeostasis is a positive feedback loop   False  
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True or false: in a feedback loop, the part of the system that compares the actual condition to the controlled condition is called the sensor   False  
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True or false: in a feedback loop, the part of the system that effects change in the controlled condition is called the effector   True  
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True or false: in a feedback loop, the part of the system that detects a change in the controlled condition is called the sensor   True  
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True or false: a negative feedback loop stimulates and amplifies a change in the internal environment   False  
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True or false: a negative feedback loop opposes or negates a change in the internal environment   True  
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True or false: the body has more positive feedback loops than negative feedback loops   False  
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True or false: the formation of a blood clot is an example of a negative feedback loop   False  
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True or false: women have one more positive feedback loop then men do   True  
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True or false: the skin is the body's heaviest organ   True  
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True or false: one important function of intact skin is to keep out harmful bacteria   True  
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What is the smallest living part of the body   Cellular level  
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What word is used to denote a living thing   Organism  
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What level includes atoms and molecules   Chemical level  
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What level is made up of groups of tissues working together to perform a task   Organ level  
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What level is the most complex unit that makes up the body   System level  
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What level is made up of a group of cells working together to perform a task   Tissue level  
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What is nearer to the surface of the body called   Superficial  
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What is tword the head or above called   Superior  
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What is tword the midline of the body called   Medial  
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What is away from the trunk or point of origin called   Distal  
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What is tword the feet or below called   Inferior  
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What is tword the back called   Posterior  
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What is farther away from the surface of the body called   Deep  
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What is tword the side called   Lateral  
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What is tword the front called   Anterior  
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What is nearest to the trunk or point of origin called   Proximal  
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What is the lower part of the ventral part of the body cavity called   Abdominopelvic cavity  
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What divides the body the body into right and left sides   Sagittal plane  
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What part of the dorsal cavity contains the brain   Cranial cavity  
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What divides the body into upper and lower parts   Transverse plane  
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What is a subdivision of the thoracic cavity   Mediastinum  
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What divides the body into front and rear parts   Frontal plane  
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