Anatomy & Physiology 101- Exam 1 Review
Least to most complex structural organization - correct answer ✔ ✔
chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, system, organism
Homeostasis - correct answer ✔ ✔ a condition of equilibrium in the
body's internal environment maintained by a regulatory process
Negative feedback - correct answer ✔ ✔ disruption of homeostasis
causes a chain reaction that brings the body back to normal conditions
(ex: body temperature and blood pressure)
Positive feedback - correct answer ✔ ✔ disruption of homeostasis
causes further deviations (ex: labor and blood clots)
Anatomical position - correct answer ✔ ✔ hands at side, palms
facing forward, feet together, and viewing anterior side of the body
, Supine - correct answer ✔ ✔ laying on back
Prone - correct answer ✔ ✔ laying on stomach
Sagittal plane - correct answer ✔ ✔ cuts body into left and right
sides
Mid-sagittal plane - correct answer ✔ ✔ cuts body right down the
middle
Frontal plane - correct answer ✔ ✔ splits body into anterior and
posterior halves (front and back)
Transverse plane - correct answer ✔ ✔ splits body into upper and
lower halves
Anterior/ventral - correct answer ✔ ✔ front of the body
posterior/dorsal - correct answer ✔ ✔ back of body
cranial/cephalic - correct answer ✔ ✔ brain
Least to most complex structural organization - correct answer ✔ ✔
chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, system, organism
Homeostasis - correct answer ✔ ✔ a condition of equilibrium in the
body's internal environment maintained by a regulatory process
Negative feedback - correct answer ✔ ✔ disruption of homeostasis
causes a chain reaction that brings the body back to normal conditions
(ex: body temperature and blood pressure)
Positive feedback - correct answer ✔ ✔ disruption of homeostasis
causes further deviations (ex: labor and blood clots)
Anatomical position - correct answer ✔ ✔ hands at side, palms
facing forward, feet together, and viewing anterior side of the body
, Supine - correct answer ✔ ✔ laying on back
Prone - correct answer ✔ ✔ laying on stomach
Sagittal plane - correct answer ✔ ✔ cuts body into left and right
sides
Mid-sagittal plane - correct answer ✔ ✔ cuts body right down the
middle
Frontal plane - correct answer ✔ ✔ splits body into anterior and
posterior halves (front and back)
Transverse plane - correct answer ✔ ✔ splits body into upper and
lower halves
Anterior/ventral - correct answer ✔ ✔ front of the body
posterior/dorsal - correct answer ✔ ✔ back of body
cranial/cephalic - correct answer ✔ ✔ brain
