Ch. 1 The sciences of anatomy and physiology

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Match the subdivision of physiology on the left with the best description on the right.

Cardiovascular physiology - the functioning of the heart, blood vessels, and blood. Neurophysiology- nerve impluses travel throughout the nervous system. Respiratory physiology- how respiratory gases are transferred by gas exchange between the lungs and the blood vessels. Reproductive physiology - how the regulation of reproductive hormones can drive the reproductive cycle and influence sex cell production and maturation

T or F: most processes in the body are controlled by negative feedback

True

The correct anatomical term for the spinal column is ____

Vertebral

On the anterior surface of the body, the anatomical term for the region inferior to the thorax and superior to the hip bones is the ____ region?

abdominal

___ examine the relationships among parts of the body as well as the structure of individual organs?

anatomists

The anatomical term for the portion of the upper limb between the elbow and the wrist is

antebrachial

The correct anatomic directional term for " in front of" is___

anterior

Rank the following terms from simplest to most complex?

cells tissues organs organs system organism

The anatomical term for head is?

cephalic

The chemical level of an organization is

composed of atoms and molecules the simplest level of organization

the visceral pleura

covers the external surface of the lungs

The anatomical term for fingers and toes is?

digital

The components associated with homeostatic system are which choices?

effector receptor control center

The anatomical term coxal refers to the?

hip

choose the answer that are correct about a transverse plane?

it divides the body into superior and inferior parts. it cuts perpendicular to the long axis of the body. it is called a horizontal plane

the anatomical term describing the groin is

lnguinal

the various chemical reaction that occur within all organism are collectively termed

metabolism

A ___ plane vertical plane that divides the body or organ into equal left and right halves?

midsagittal

The minor plane known as the ___ plane passes through the specimen at an angle?

oblique

The anatomical term for mouth is ___ cavity?

oral

the serous membrane indicated by the arrow in the figure is the

parietal pericardium

The ___lines the internal walls of the abdominoplevic cavity

parietal peritoneum

the correct anatomical term for kneecap is

patellar

___ examines the function of various organ systems

physiologists

The anatomical term for the thumb is?

pollex

In terms of anatomic directional terms, ___ means in back of or toward the back surface?

posterior

in regards to the axial region, the ____ aspect contains cavities that are completely encased in bone

posterior

The anatomical term for the central- most anterior region of the pelvis is

pubic

The component of homeostasis, called the ___ is the sensory nerve body structure that detects changes in a variable which is either the substance or process that is regulated

receptor

homeostasis is involved with which characteristic of living things/

regulation

The anatomical term for the posterior region between the hip bones is

sacral

a plane that is parallel to the midsagittal plane, but is either to the left and right of midsagttal plane s termed a ____ plane

sagittal

Anatomy is the study of what?

structure and form

organs of the cranial cavity include

the brain only

the heart and lungs are organs in the __ cavity

thoracic

A ___ plane divides the body into superior and inferior parts?

transverse

The ___ canal contains the spinal cord

vertebral

The epicardlum is also known as the ____ ___

visceral pericardium

The ___ region is composed of the upper and lower limbs.

appendicular

rank the following terms from simplest to most complex.

atoms molecules macromolecules organelles cells

Organs of the abdominal cavity include the?

liver stomach

Macromolecules, organelles, cells, tissues, ____, organ systems, organism

organs


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