A&P Exam One

solvent

A liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances

Suspension

A mixture in which particles can be seen and easily separated by settling or filtration (sand & water)

sagittal

A plane that divides the body into right and left portions.

inferior

A structure located below another (closer to the feet)

solute

A substance that is dissolved in a solution.

Adhesion

An attraction between molecules of different substances

Cohesion

Attraction between molecules of the same substance

deep

Away from the body surface; more internal (stab)

organic

Contains carbon (foundation for living)

Which organ system removes foreign substances from the blood?

Lymphatic system

inorganic

Not formed from living things or the remains of living things (do not contain carbon-hydrogen)

Which are the four abdominal quadrants?

Right upper, left upper, right lower and left lower

caudal

The term that refers to the tail

anatomical position

To stand erect with arms at the sides and palms of the hands turned forward

Which organ system is illustrated in the given figure?

Urinary

hydrophobic

Water fearing

Homeostasis is the body's ability to maintain

a relatively stable internal condition

Standing upright with arms at sides and palms forward is referred to as being in the standard ________ position.

anatomical

Studying the structure of the heart is an example of

anatomy

talus

ankle

Indicate the two terms that mean toward the front of the human body or body part.

anterior ventral

Popliteal

area behind the knee

Brachial

arm

Axillary

armpit

lateral

away from midline

distal

away from the point of attachment

The posterior branch of a spinal nerve would be exiting the vertebral column and extending toward the ______ of the thorax.

back

posterior/dorsal

back (animals) "dorsal fin"

Orbital

back of eye

Nuchal

back of neck

"inferior"

below

The muscular system produces

body heat

The primary function of the digestion system is

break down food

sural

calf

The body system illustrated here is the _________ system.

cardiovascular

The heart and blood vessels are organs of which body system?

cardiovascular

The neck is ______ to the chest.

cephalic

buccal

cheek

mental

chin

medial

closer to the midline/ closer to the center

What system is shown in the picture?

digestive

Colliod

dispersal of tiny particles through a medium (milk)

transverse

divides body into superior and inferior

frontal

divides the body into anterior and posterior sections

otic

ear

Which organ system is a regulatory system that consists of organs that secrete hormones?

endocrine system

True or false: A deviation from a set point always results in disease.

false

Antebrachial

forearm

Frontal

forehead

chemical bonds

formed when electrons in the outermost energy level (valence shell) are either shared or transferred to another atom.

anterior/ventral

front (animals)

Calcaneal

heel

The tendency of a living body to maintain relatively stable internal conditions in spite of greater changes in its external environment is known as ________

homeostasis

In positive feedback, the response to the original stimulus ______.

increases

The system that regulates body temperature and helps to produce vitamin D is the _____ system.

integumentary

crural

leg

The figure seen here is showing the _________ system

lymphatic

Reactions such as synthesizing new molecules and breaking down molecules are collectively referred to as _______

metabolism

Reactions such as synthesizing new molecules and breaking down molecules are collectively referred to as ___________

metabolism

Negative-feedback mechanisms are ______ commonly involved in maintenance of homeostasis than positive-feedback mechanisms. Multiple choice question.

more

superficial

near the surface (scratch)

Bodily changes are detected and responses are activated that reverse the change and restore stability and preserve normal body function during _______

negative feedback

The brain is a major organ of the Blank______ system.

nervous

oblique

not at a right angle, but slanted

A microscopic structure within a cell such as lysosome that carries out individual cell functions is a(n)

organelle

Small structures such as mitochondria and nucleus that make up cells and carry out the biochemical reactions for specific cell functions are called _____.

organelles

Acromial

point of shoulder

A feedback mechanism that represents a cycle where physiological change leads to an even greater change in the same direction is a

positive feedback

A feedback mechanism that represents a cycle where physiological change leads to an even greater change in the same direction is a _____.

positive feedback

The wrist is Blank______ to the fingers.

proximal

A study of all of the structures of the chest is an example of _____ anatomy.

regional

The type of anatomy that studies the body area by area is called _______ anatomy.

regional

The discipline of anatomy that studies the body by area, such as the head, leg or back is called

regional anatomy

The body system depicted in the image is the female _________ system.

reproductive

The organ system that produces oocytes is the ______ system.

reproductive system

The lungs, trachea, and nasal passages are components of the ________ system.

respiratory

Negative feedback is a mechanism that ______.

reverses the change and maintains homeostasis

9 regions of the abdomen

right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac, right lumbar, umbilical, left lumbar, right iliac, hypogastric, left iliac

4 quadrants

right upper, left upper, right lower, left lower

median

sagittal cut, even

Production of blood cells is a function of the ______ system.

skeletal

Examples of structures of the integumentary system are ______.

skin, hair, & nails

Which is not an organ or the digestive system?

spleen

'above"

superior

The study of external body structures to locate deeper tissues/organs is termed _________ anatomy.

surface

Examples of metabolic activities include______.

synthesis of new molecules breaking down of food changes in molecular shape

femoral

thigh

The trunk consists of:

thorax, abdomen, and pelvis

An aggregation of cells and extracellular materials which performs a discrete function is known as a(n)

tissue

An aggregation of cells and extracellular materials which performs a discrete function is known as a(n) _________.

tissue

Collections of specialized cells and extra-cellular substances around them are known as a(n)

tissue

Connective is a type of ______ in the body.

tissue

Epithelial and muscle are examples of ______ of the body.

tissues

The word "anatomy" means Blank______.

to cut up

proximal

towards the point of the attachment

True or false: During some situations, there are beneficial deviations from body set points.

true

The thorax, abdomen and pelvis are regions of the body

trunk

hydrophilic

water loving

carpal

wrist