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Chapter 1 exam questions(anatomy)

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What Greek word means "cutting up"?   show
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What word means the study of the function of living organisms and their parts?   show
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What word is defined as the scientific study of a disease?   show
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What are a group of cells that act together to perform a function called?   show
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What is the heart an example of?   show
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show Chemical, cell, tissue, organ, system  
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show When the body is lying facing up  
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show It's when the body is lying facing down  
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show Posterior  
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What is the opposite of posterior?   show
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show Deep  
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What section divides the right ear from the left ear?   show
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What section divides the nose from the back of the head?   show
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show Midsagittal  
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What are the two major body cavities called?   show
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show In the upper right quadrant in the epigastric region  
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show Homeostasis  
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show The effector  
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What part of the feedback loop detects a change in the regulated condition   show
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show The control center  
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show The effector  
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show Cellular  
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What term means tword the head?   show
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show The elbow is proximal to the wrist  
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show Skin  
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What is the primary function of the skin?   show
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show Cardiac  
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show True  
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True or false: the word "dissection" comes from the Greek words meaning "cutting up".   show
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True or false: anatomy deals with the study of structure and physiology deals with the study of function.   show
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True or false: pathology is the scientific study of disease   show
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True or false: a protein molecule is considered to be at the cellular level of organization   show
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show 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   show
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show 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   show
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True or false: the organ is the highest level of organization in the human body   show
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True or false: anatomical position is the reference position for the directional terms of the body   show
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True or false: if you like to sleep on your stomach, you prefer sleeping in the supine position   show
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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   show
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show False  
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show True  
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True or false: dorsal and anterior are interchangeable terms when referring to humans   show
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True or false: the lungs are medial to the heart   show
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True or false: the elbow is proximal to the wrist   show
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True or false: the skin is superficial to the muscles   show
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show False  
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True or false: the knee is distal to the ankle   show
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True or false: the middle toe is medial to the big toe but lateral to the smallest toe   show
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True or false: a frontal and coronal section refer to the same thing   show
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True or false: a sagittal and midsagittal section refer to the same thing   show
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True or false: a plane dividing the body into upper and lower portions is a transverse plane   show
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show False  
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True or false: A midsagittal plane divides the right shoulder from the left shoulder   show
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True or false: a transverse plane divides the eyes from the back of the head   show
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show True  
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show True  
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True or false: the right hypochondriac region is completely in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen   show
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True or false: the left hypochondriac region is completely in the lower left quadrant of the abdomen   show
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show True  
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True or false: the dorsal cavity includes the spinal cavity   show
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show True  
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show True  
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show False  
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show False  
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show 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   show
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show False  
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True or false: a negative feedback loop opposes or negates a change in the internal environment   show
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True or false: the body has more positive feedback loops than negative feedback loops   show
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True or false: the formation of a blood clot is an example of a negative feedback loop   show
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show True  
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True or false: the skin is the body's heaviest organ   show
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True or false: one important function of intact skin is to keep out harmful bacteria   show
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What is the smallest living part of the body   show
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show Organism  
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What level includes atoms and molecules   show
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What level is made up of groups of tissues working together to perform a task   show
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show System level  
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What level is made up of a group of cells working together to perform a task   show
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show Superficial  
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What is tword the head or above called   show
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show Medial  
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show Distal  
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What is tword the feet or below called   show
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What is tword the back called   show
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show Deep  
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What is tword the side called   show
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show Anterior  
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show Proximal  
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What is the lower part of the ventral part of the body cavity called   show
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show Sagittal plane  
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What part of the dorsal cavity contains the brain   show
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show Transverse plane  
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show Mediastinum  
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show Frontal plane  
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