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| One characteristic of a living things is responsiveness. This term is defined as? | The ability to react to a stimulus.
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| Which of the following is located on the posterior portion of the human body? | buttocks
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| Which of the following is NOT part of a feedback system? | stimulus
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| In anatomical position, the body is? | upright, arms at the sides, palms facing forward.
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| The supplying of oxygen and elimination of carbon dioxide from the lungs is a function of the what system? | respiratory system.
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| Which system helps regulate temperature and protects the body? | integumentary
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| Which of the following is found in the pelvic cavity? | urinary bladder
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| The mediastinum is | the space between the lungs that contains masses of tissue.
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| A proximal location of an anatomical structure is | nearer to the attachment of an extremity to the trunk.
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| In a negative feedback system, when blood pressure increases slightly, the body will respond by causing a number of changes which tend to | lower blood pressure.
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| Which pair of common anatomical terms is mismatched? | armpit/brachial
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| Which science studies the “why, when, and where” regarding transmission of diseases? | epidemiology
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| A frontal plane would divide the body into | anterior and posterior portions.
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| Which of the following regions of the lower limb is most proximally located? | thigh
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| What systems of the body maintain homeostasis? | nervous & endocrine, respiratory & digestive, skeletal & muscular, urinary & reproductive
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| Which is most inferiorly located, relative to the head? | pelvic cavity
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| At what level of structural organization are atoms and molecules? | chemical
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| In a feedback loop, effectors that bring about change receive information from | the control center.
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| In the anatomical position, the radius is ___ to the ulna. | lateral
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| What plane divides the body vertically into right and left sides? | sagittal
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| In which quadrant would the pain of appendicitis most likely be felt? | lower right
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| The right hypochondriac region lies within which quadrant of the abdominopelvic cavity? | upper right
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| What structure lies within the right iliac region of the abdominopelvic cavity? | appendix
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| The urinary bladder lies within which region of the abdominopelvic cavity? | pubic
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| The esophagus enters the abdominopelvic cavity in the ___ region. | epigastric
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| Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic types of tissue of the human body? | bone tissue
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| Where is the visceral layer of the pleura located? | covering the lung
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| Which of the following constitutes a sign of disease? | vomiting
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| All of the following describe the anatomical position except: | eyes are elevated
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| Tapping on the anterior chest is a physical examination procedure called: | percussion
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| Changes associated with aging include all of the following except: | heightened reflexes
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| The function and structure of the body are best studied separately because they are completely independent areas of science (T/F). | FALSE
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| Feeling body surfaces with the hands is called auscultation (T/F). | FALSE
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| Positive feedback systems function in maintaining relatively stable conditions in the body (T/F). | FALSE
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| When blood sugar (glucose) level is slightly low and homeostatic mechanisms work correctly to return it back to normal, this is an example of a negative feedback mechanism (T/F). | TRUE
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| When you lie on your back with your face up on your bed, you are in the supine position (T/F). | TRUE
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| The peritoneum, pericardium, and pleura are all classified as serous membranes (T/F). | TRUE
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| The skeletal muscular system includes skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, and cardiac muscle (T/F). | FALSE
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| Homeostasis is the maintenance of absolutely unchanging conditions (e.g., blood pressure and heart rate)(T/F). | FALSE
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| Aging is an abnormal process characterized by a progressive decline in the body’s ability to restore homeostasis (T/F). | FALSE
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| To properly reconnect the disconnected bones of a human skeleton, you would need to have a good understanding of? | anatomy
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| Which of the following best illustrates the idea of increasing levels of organizational complexity? | chemical-->cellular-->tissue-->organ-->system -->organismal
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| Which body system transports oxygen, nutrients, and carbon dioxide? | cardiovascular system
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| Hair, skin and associated glands, fingernails, and toenails belong to what body system? | integumentary system
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| Homeostasis is defined as what? | The tendency to maintain constant, favorable internal body conditions.
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| The pediatrician noting the increased head circumference of a four-month-old baby is an example of what life process? | growth
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| The part of a feedback system that receives the input and generates the output command is the | control center
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| Which of the following is an observable set of body changes? | sign
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| An itch in your axillary region would cause you to scratch | your armpit
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| If you were facing a person who is in the correct anatomical position, you could observe the | crural region
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| Where would you look for the femoral artery? | thigh
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| The right ear is ___ to the right nostril. | lateral
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| Your chin is ___ in relation to your lips. | inferior
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| Your skull is ___ in relation to your brain. | superficial
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| A magician is about to separate his assistant’s body into superior and inferior portions. The plane through which he will pass his magic wand is the | transverse
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| Which statement is NOT true of body cavities? | The organs in the cranial and vertebral cavities are called viscera.
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| To expose the heart for open heart surgery, the surgeon would need to cut through the | pericardial cavity
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| To find the urinary bladder, you would look in the | pubic region
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| The mediastinum is defined as? | The region between the lungs, from the breastbone to the backbone.
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