A&P Ch 1

An international body of anatomists convened in 1998 to standardize anatomical terminology. The result was a book known as the ______, which accepts both Latin and common English equivalents.

Terminologia Anatomica

Dissection and anatomy both mean ______. a. cutting apart b. multiple species c. physical examination d. too small to be seen without a microscope

a

Medical mistakes, such as prescribing the wrong dose of medication, can result from failure to consider which of the following? a. physiological variation b. placebo effect c. natural selection d. negative feedback mechanisms

a

Most exploratory surgery has been replaced with ______. a. medical imaging techniques b. histopathology c. percussion d. dissection

a

Which structure encloses a human cell and controls the traffic of molecules in and out of the cell? a. plasma membrane b. cell wall c. nuclear envelope

a

If the textbook states a value for a typical human heart rate, you should assume that the value refers to the heart rate of a(n) ______. a. child b. healthy 22 year old c. healthy 35 year old d. obese 40 year old

b

Students are studying the shape, size, and parts of the heart. They are studying the ______ of the heart. a. physiology b. anatomy c. chemistry d. physics

b

When a doctor feels for a swollen lymph node, what action is she using in her exam? a. percussion b. palpation c. auscultation d. dissection

b

Which branch of medicine examines tissues for disease? a. cytology b. histopathology c. embryology d. histology

b

Which of the following describes the integration center of a feedback mechanism? a. A molecule, cell, or organ that carries out a response to a stimulus b. Processes information, relates it to other information, and makes a decision of what a response should be c. A cell or organ specialized to detect a stimulus

b

In which of the following does a surgeon learn a procedure on animals before practicing on humans? a. histopathology b. palpation comparative physiology d. microscopic anatomy

c

What is gross anatomy? a. The study of more than one species in order to observe the structural similarities and differences b. The study of specific body systems, such as the cardiovascular system c. The study of body structures that can be observed without magnification d. The study of development of an individual from fertilization of an egg to death

c

Which is an example of a class of tissue? a. stomach b. blood cell c. connective d. mitochondrial

c

Students are looking at major arteries and veins on the surface of the heart, which does not require a microscope. They are studying the ______ of the heart. a. ultrastructure b. histology c. cytology d. gross anatomy

d

Taking a pulse by feeling the radial artery is an example of which of the following? a. autopsy b. percussion c. auscultation d. palpation

d

The term for the process of carefully separating tissues to reveal anatomical relationships is

dissection

An organ is best described as which of the following? a. A group of cells working together for a common function b. The smallest unit of an organism that can carry out all the functions of life c. Two or more organs, that work together for a common function d. A single complete individual e. A structure composed of at least two different tissues, with recognizable boundaries, and with a discrete function

e

Which of the following describes a single complete individual? a. organ b. atom c. organelle d. organ system e. organism

e

A structure that carries out a response to a stimulus is called a(n)

effector

Responsiveness is also known as ______.

excitability

The study of ultrastructure focuses on examining individual cells but not their internal components.

false

Without the expenditure of energy, the net movement of matter in a physiological gradient will always be from a region of ______ concentration to a region of ______ concentration.

higher, lower

The study of normal tissues, or groups of cells and their surrounding extracellular materials, is called

histology

Part of a hip bone is an ______, while the final portion of the small intestine is the ______.

ilium, ileum

Which part of a feedback mechanism processes information, relates it to other information, and makes a decision of action?

integrating center

A single complete individual capable of response to stimuli, reproduction, growth and development, and maintenance of homeostasis is termed a living

organism

_____is a branch of medicine that utilizes medical imaging technologies to explore the interior of the body.

radiology

The name for a structure that is specialized to detect a stimulus is a(n)

receptor

A group of organs working together for a coordinated function is an organ

system

The name of a back muscle is ______, while the name of a wrist bone is ______.

trapezius, trapezium