ALHS 1011 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Anatomy - Answers - study of structure and shape of the body and its party
Physiology - Answers - Study of how the body and its parts work or function
Levels of Organization - Answers - Chemical, Cellular, Tissue, Organ, Organ System,
Organism
Homeostasis - Answers - maintenance of a stable internal environment
negative feedback - Answers - shuts off original stimuli or reduces its intensity
example of negative feedback - Answers - chills or sweating
positive feedback - Answers - increases original stimulus to push the variable further
example of positive feedback - Answers - blood clotting or giving birth
superior position - Answers - towards the head, upper
anterior position - Answers - towards front of body
inferior position - Answers - away from head, lower
posterior position - Answers - back side of body
medial position - Answers - towards middle of body
lateral position - Answers - away from midline
proximal distance - Answers - close to origin of body part
distal position - Answers - farther away from point of attachment
superficial distance - Answers - toward or at body surface
deep distance - Answers - away from body surface (toward internal organs)
4 Quadrants - Answers - Right upper, left upper, right lower, left lower
Right hypochondriac region - Answers - Right upper region
, Epigastric region - Answers - middle upper region
Left hypochondriac region - Answers - left upper region
Right lumbar region - Answers - right middle region
Umbilical region - Answers - middle region
Left lumbar region - Answers - left middle region
Right iliac region - Answers - right lower region
hypogastric region - Answers - middle lower region
left iliac region - Answers - left lower region
Integumentary system - Answers - forms external body covering, protects deeper tissue,
regulates body temp
Skeletal System - Answers - protects and supports organs, muscle attachment for
movement, stores minerals
Nervous System - Answers - fast acting control system, responds to internal and
external change, activates muscles and glands
Endocrine System - Answers - secretes regulatory hormones
Cardiovascular System - Answers - heart and vessels, transports materials in body via
blood pumped by heart
Lymphatic System - Answers - returns fluid to blood vessels, cleans blood, immunity
Respiratory System - Answers - keeps blood supplied with oxygen, removes carbon
dioxide
Digestive System - Answers - breaks down food, allows nutrient absorption in blood,
eliminates indigestive material
Urinary System - Answers - eliminates nitrogenous wastes
5 properties that make water vital - Answers - attraction to other polar molecules, stores
heat, cushioning, chemical reactor, solvent
Acid - Answers - pH below 7
ANSWERS
Anatomy - Answers - study of structure and shape of the body and its party
Physiology - Answers - Study of how the body and its parts work or function
Levels of Organization - Answers - Chemical, Cellular, Tissue, Organ, Organ System,
Organism
Homeostasis - Answers - maintenance of a stable internal environment
negative feedback - Answers - shuts off original stimuli or reduces its intensity
example of negative feedback - Answers - chills or sweating
positive feedback - Answers - increases original stimulus to push the variable further
example of positive feedback - Answers - blood clotting or giving birth
superior position - Answers - towards the head, upper
anterior position - Answers - towards front of body
inferior position - Answers - away from head, lower
posterior position - Answers - back side of body
medial position - Answers - towards middle of body
lateral position - Answers - away from midline
proximal distance - Answers - close to origin of body part
distal position - Answers - farther away from point of attachment
superficial distance - Answers - toward or at body surface
deep distance - Answers - away from body surface (toward internal organs)
4 Quadrants - Answers - Right upper, left upper, right lower, left lower
Right hypochondriac region - Answers - Right upper region
, Epigastric region - Answers - middle upper region
Left hypochondriac region - Answers - left upper region
Right lumbar region - Answers - right middle region
Umbilical region - Answers - middle region
Left lumbar region - Answers - left middle region
Right iliac region - Answers - right lower region
hypogastric region - Answers - middle lower region
left iliac region - Answers - left lower region
Integumentary system - Answers - forms external body covering, protects deeper tissue,
regulates body temp
Skeletal System - Answers - protects and supports organs, muscle attachment for
movement, stores minerals
Nervous System - Answers - fast acting control system, responds to internal and
external change, activates muscles and glands
Endocrine System - Answers - secretes regulatory hormones
Cardiovascular System - Answers - heart and vessels, transports materials in body via
blood pumped by heart
Lymphatic System - Answers - returns fluid to blood vessels, cleans blood, immunity
Respiratory System - Answers - keeps blood supplied with oxygen, removes carbon
dioxide
Digestive System - Answers - breaks down food, allows nutrient absorption in blood,
eliminates indigestive material
Urinary System - Answers - eliminates nitrogenous wastes
5 properties that make water vital - Answers - attraction to other polar molecules, stores
heat, cushioning, chemical reactor, solvent
Acid - Answers - pH below 7
