Test Bank Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity Of Form And Function Chapter 1

TEST BANK ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY: THE UNITY OF FORM
AND FUNCTION CHAPTER 1


Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER-study of structure (form) of body parts


Physiology - CORRECT ANSWER-study of functions of body parts


Palpation - CORRECT ANSWER-Feeling a structure with hands ex. feeling pulse


Auscultation - CORRECT ANSWER-listening to the natural sounds made by the
body


Percussion - CORRECT ANSWER-listens for emitted sounds for abnomalities


hystology - CORRECT ANSWER-microscopic anatomy


histopathology - CORRECT ANSWER-microscopic examination of tissues fro
sings of disease


What are the characteristics of a living organism? - CORRECT ANSWER-
organization
cellular composition
metabolism
responsiveness
homeostasis
development
Evolution

, Reproduction


What does DNA stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER-deoxyribonucleic acid


Scientific fact - CORRECT ANSWER-information that can be independently
verified by any trained person.


Anatomical position - CORRECT ANSWER-Person stands erect, Feet flat on floor,
Arms at sides
Palms, face & eyes facing forward


midSagittal plane - CORRECT ANSWER-divides body into equal right and left
parts


parasagittal - CORRECT ANSWER-divides body into uneven right and left parts


Frontal (coronal) plane - CORRECT ANSWER-divides body into anterior (front) &
posterior (back) portions


Transverse (horizontal) plane - CORRECT ANSWER-divides the body into
superior (upper) & inferior (lower) portions


theory - CORRECT ANSWER-explanatory statement or set of statements from
facts, laws, and confirmed hypotheses.


Laws - CORRECT ANSWER-descriptions or generalizations about predictable
ways in which matter and energy behave.