Anatomy Final

which of the following describes a parasaggiittal plane?

any saggittal plane except in the midline

A good example of positive feedback mechanism could be

enhancement of labor contractions

Expiration is how the body removes excessive carbon dioxide from the blood. This is an example of ___________.

excretion of metabolic waste

The study of large body structures, visible to the naked eye, such as heart is

gross anatomy

The coxal joint is found in the ______ region of the body

hip

What is the result of negative feedback?

maintaining homeostasis

what system provides the force to move bones about their joints

muscular system

what system responds to enviornmental changes by transmitting electrical impulses

nervous system

A structure that is composed of at tissue types that work together to perform specific functions of body

organ

Anatomical position is characterized by all the following except

palms turned posteriorly

Histology would be best defined as a study of ________.

tissues