MAP Chapter 1

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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


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