MAP Chapter 1
An example of a sensor in a negative feedback loop that controls body temperature is __________.
A temperature receptor in the skin
The heart represents which level of organization?
Organ
The ________ serves as a worldwide official standard of anatomical vocabulary.
Terminologia Anatomica
When referring to an organism, "homeostasis" means __________.
The existence of stable internal environment
The analysis of the internal structure of individual cells is called
cytology
The study of the liver is to gross anatomy as the study of a liver cell is to
cytology
Which of these sciences began with the invention of the microscope?
cytology
When homeostatic mechanisms fail, an individual will experience the symptoms of ________.
disease
The wrist is ________ to the elbow.
distal
Which of the following refers to a structure that is NOT on the arm?
iguinal (others are carpal, antecubital, olecranal)
The chin is ________ to the nose.
inferior
Which of the following organs is located between the peritoneum and the body wall?
kidney
Which of the following structures refers to the chin?
mental
Which of the following is arranged in correct order from the simplest to the most complex?
molecular, cellular, tissue, organ, system, organism
If a response decreases a disturbance, the control system is classified as a ________ feedback system.
negative
This type of feedback system opposes variations from normal conditions.
negative feedback
Visceral pericardium is located
on the heart itself
Anatomical features that change during illness are studied in ________ anatomy.
pathological
The quadrants of the abdominopelvic region include all of the following except:
pelvic quadrant (others are:right lower quadrant (RLQ), left lower quadrant (LLQ), right upper quadrant (RUQ), left upper quadrant (LUQ)
The thoracic cavity contains the
pericardial and pleural cavities
The heart is located in the ___________.
pericardial cavity
If a response increases a disturbance, the control system is classified as a ________ feedback system.
positive
This type of feedback exaggerates the effects of variations from normal.
positive
The process of blood clotting represents a ____________ .
positive feedback loop
_________ is an anatomical term that means the same as dorsal.
posterior
A patient placed face down is in the __________ position.
prone
A person lying face down is in the ________ position.
prone
In homeostasis, the sensor that is responsible for detecting changes in the environment is called a(n) ____________ .
receptor
Homeostatic regulation usually involves a(n) ________ that detects a particular stimulus, and a(n) ________ that responds to the stimulus by communicating with a(n) ________ whose activity has an effect on the same stimulus.
receptor,control center,effector
The layer directly covering the heart is the __________ .
visceral pericardium
All of the following are part of blood clot formation EXCEPT ____________ .
lipids (others are proteins, cell fragments, cells)
The heart is ________ to the lungs.
medial
Two perpendicular lines that intersect at the navel form the ____________ .
abdominopelvic quadrants
________ regulation results from the activities of the nervous or endocrine system.
extrinsic
Physiology is to __________ as anatomy is to __________.
function; structure
Visceral pericardium covers the __________.
heart
The study of tissues with a microscope is called __________.
histology
Maintenance of a constant body temperature is an example of __________.
homeostasis
The central idea for understanding body function is the principle of _________.
homeostasis
The central principle of physiology is
homeostasis
The urinary bladder is found in the ________ quadrant and the ________ quadrant.
right lower; left lower
The liver is primarily located in the ________ quadrant.
right upper
The mediastinum
separates the pleural cavities and includes the pericardial cavity.
A doctor diagnosis you with otitis media. Based off your knowledge of anatomical landmarks, where in the body do you think the doctor is referring to?
the ear
The ventral body cavity is subdivided into the abdominopelvic and __________.
thoracic cavities
