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Terms in this set (80)
A plane that divides the body into superior and inferior a) Transverse (horizontal) plane
parts is known as a:
a) Transverse (horizontal) plane
b) Midsaggital (median) plane
c) Saggital plane
d) Frontal (coronal) plane
What are the two subcavities of the dorsal body cavity? a) Cranial and vertebral (spinal) cavities
a) Cranial and vertebral (spinal) cavities
b) Abdominal and pelvic cavities
c) Thoracic and adbominopelvic cavities
d) Pleural and pericardial cavities
Select the appropriate directional term to complete this d) Deep
sentence: The skeletal muscles are ___________ to the skin.
a) Superficial
b) Posterior
c) Inferior (caudal)
d) Deep
, In laboratory, you will study tissues. This area of study is a) Histology
known as:
a) Histology
b) Gross anatomy
c) Physiology
d) Cytology
Which directional term indicates the front side of the b) Anterior (ventral)
body?
a) Superior (cranial)
b) Anterior (ventral)
c) Posterior (dorsal)
d) Medial
What major organs are housed in the thoracic cavity? a) Lungs, heart, esophagus, trachea
a) Lungs, heart, esophagus, trachea
b) Stomach, intestines, liver, pancreas
c) Brain and spinal cord
d) Urinary bladder, reproductive organs
The point of the shoulder is also known as the: b) Acromial region
a) Antebrachial region
b) Acromial region
c) Brachial region
d) Digital region
What results when more calories are ingested than c) Growth
expended in an organism?
a) Movement
b) Irritability
c) Growth
d) Excretion
How does the effector restore homeostasis in a b) The effector opposes the initial stimulus and shuts off when conditions return
negative feedback loop? to the normal range
a) The effector causes a rapid change in a variable
b) The effector opposes the initial stimulus and shuts off
when conditions return to the normal range
c) The effector amplifies the response, but does not
continue indefinitely
d) The effector increases and reinforces the initial
stimulus
When you go outside on a hot summer day, your body a) Increased body temperature
temperature heats up above the normal range.
Receptors in your brain detect the change in body
temperature. The brain activates nerve cells that send
messages to sweat glands, causing the body
temperature to fall as the sweat evaporates from the
skin. What part of this feedback loop is the stimulus?
a) Increased body temperature
b) Nerve cells
c) Brain
d) Sweat glands
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Terms in this set (80)
A plane that divides the body into superior and inferior a) Transverse (horizontal) plane
parts is known as a:
a) Transverse (horizontal) plane
b) Midsaggital (median) plane
c) Saggital plane
d) Frontal (coronal) plane
What are the two subcavities of the dorsal body cavity? a) Cranial and vertebral (spinal) cavities
a) Cranial and vertebral (spinal) cavities
b) Abdominal and pelvic cavities
c) Thoracic and adbominopelvic cavities
d) Pleural and pericardial cavities
Select the appropriate directional term to complete this d) Deep
sentence: The skeletal muscles are ___________ to the skin.
a) Superficial
b) Posterior
c) Inferior (caudal)
d) Deep
, In laboratory, you will study tissues. This area of study is a) Histology
known as:
a) Histology
b) Gross anatomy
c) Physiology
d) Cytology
Which directional term indicates the front side of the b) Anterior (ventral)
body?
a) Superior (cranial)
b) Anterior (ventral)
c) Posterior (dorsal)
d) Medial
What major organs are housed in the thoracic cavity? a) Lungs, heart, esophagus, trachea
a) Lungs, heart, esophagus, trachea
b) Stomach, intestines, liver, pancreas
c) Brain and spinal cord
d) Urinary bladder, reproductive organs
The point of the shoulder is also known as the: b) Acromial region
a) Antebrachial region
b) Acromial region
c) Brachial region
d) Digital region
What results when more calories are ingested than c) Growth
expended in an organism?
a) Movement
b) Irritability
c) Growth
d) Excretion
How does the effector restore homeostasis in a b) The effector opposes the initial stimulus and shuts off when conditions return
negative feedback loop? to the normal range
a) The effector causes a rapid change in a variable
b) The effector opposes the initial stimulus and shuts off
when conditions return to the normal range
c) The effector amplifies the response, but does not
continue indefinitely
d) The effector increases and reinforces the initial
stimulus
When you go outside on a hot summer day, your body a) Increased body temperature
temperature heats up above the normal range.
Receptors in your brain detect the change in body
temperature. The brain activates nerve cells that send
messages to sweat glands, causing the body
temperature to fall as the sweat evaporates from the
skin. What part of this feedback loop is the stimulus?
a) Increased body temperature
b) Nerve cells
c) Brain
d) Sweat glands
