Questions and Answers.
what does the axial region consist of? - Answer head, neck, trunk
what does the appendicular region consist of? - Answer upper limbs and lower limbs
what quadrant is the appendix in? - Answer right lower
what is the covering of the heart? - Answer pericardium
what is the covering of the lungs? - Answer pleura
true/false - dorsal is the same as posterior and ventral is the same as anterior in humans -
Answer true
what is dorsal and ventral in animals? - Answer dorsal is back, ventral is belly
what is in the dorsal cavity? - Answer cranial cavity and vertebral canal
what is in the ventral cavity? - Answer thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
what are DNA and RNA polymers of? - Answer nucleotides
what is standard anatomical position? - Answer body erect, feet slightly apart, and palms
facing forward with thumbs pointing away from the body
why is having a standard anatomical position important? - Answer creates a standard point of
reference
what is the study of the structure of body parts and their relationship to one another? - Answer
anatomy
what is the study of the function of body parts; how they work to carry out life-sustaining
activities? - Answer physiology
, what are 6 ways to inspect the body? - Answer palpitation, percussion, auscultation, medical
imaging, exploratory surgery, dissection
what is the maintenance of relatively stable internal conditions despite changes in
environment? - Answer homeostasis
what does negative feedback do? - Answer reverse the change
what does positive feedback do? - Answer increase the change
what is an example of negative feedback? - Answer shrinking of blood vessels when you are
cold
what is an example of positive feedback? - Answer childbirth contractions
true/false --> these are in the correct order from most complex to simplest:
Organism
Organ system
Organ
Tissue
Cell
Organelle
Macromolecule
Molecule
Atom - Answer true
what is metabolism? - Answer all chemical reactions in the body
what do anabolic reactions do? - Answer create bigger molecules from smaller ones
what do catabolic reactions do? - Answer break down molecules
what kind of bond is between one water molecule and another water molecule? - Answer
hydrogen