Introduction to Anatomy CHAPTER 1

The primary site of blood cell production is within the

skeletal system

The body system that performs crisis management by directing rapid, short-term, and very specific responses is the:

nervous system

Explain the properties and processes that are associated with all living things

All living organisms have the same basic functions: responsiveness, growth and differentiation, reproduction, movement, metabolism, and excretion

Explain the properties and processes that are associated with all living things

In large organisms with specialized organ systems that perform absorption, respiration, and excretion in different regions of the body, there must be a means of internal transport for these products. The vascular system provides that transport. Passive processes such as diffusion and osmosis would occur too slowly to permit the organism to function and remain alive

Select the directional terms equivalent to ventral, posterior, superior, and inferior in the correct sequence:

anterior, dorsal, cephalic, caudal

Which of the following regions corresponds to the arm?

brachial

The major function of the _____ system is the internal transport of nutrients, wastes, and gases

cardiovascular

Applying the concept of sectional planes, how could you divide the body so that the face remains intact?

coronal section

Which of the following includes only structures enclosed within the mediastinum?

esophagus, trachea, thymus