Ch1 exam Word Scramble

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

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