Alhs 1011 Midterm Review Updated Actual Questions And Correct Answers

ALHS 1011 MIDTERM REVIEW UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. Define anatomy and physiology

Answer:
Anatomy: study of body's structure
Physiology: study of body's function

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2. List the levels of organization from smallest to largest

Answer:
atoms, molecules, organelles, tissues, organs, organ systems, human organism

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3. Define homeostasis

Answer:
maintenance of a stable internal environment

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4. Define negative feedback and give an example

Answer:
Feedback in which the response is the opposite of the stimulus. - when body
temperature rises above normal, the brain sends signals to many organs including
the skin to release heat in form of sweat.

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5. Define positive feedback and give an example

Answer:
An initial stimulus produces a response that exaggerates or enhances the change
in the original conditions.
- uterine contractions during birth

Question:
6. Define superior

Answer:
toward the head; above

, Question:
7. Define inferior

Answer:
away from the head; below

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8. define anterior (ventral)

Answer:
front of the body

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9. define posterior (dorsal)

Answer:
towards the back of the body

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10. Define medial and lateral

Answer:
Medial: towards the midline
Lateral: away from the midline

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11. Define proximal and distal

Answer:
Proximal: part closer to a point of attachment or to the trunk
Distal: farther from

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12. Define superficial

Answer:
toward the body surface

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13. Define deep

Answer:
away from the surface of the body

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14. Cephalic

Answer:
head