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2024
Exam I:
1. The part of a feedback loop that has direct effect on the
regulated condition is called.
The effector
2. The two major body cavities are called
Dorsal and Ventral
3. Which word is defined as the scientific study of body
Structure?
Anatomy
4. The heart is an example of a(n).
Organ
5. Proximal
Nearest point of attachment to limb or structure
6. What is the name of the serous membrane that surrounds
the left lung?
Pleura
7. The dorsal cavity includes the cranial and thoracic cavity
FALSE
8. Right and left iliac regions
Lateral to hypogastric
9. The body’s heaviest organ is the
Skin
10. The diaphragm muscle
Separate the abdominal quadrants
11. The membrane that lines the pericardial cavity, which
cover the heart is the
Pericardium
, 12. The three membranes found in the dorsal cavity that cover
the spinal cord and brain are collectively called what?
Meninges
13. The outcome negates the stimulus
Negative feedback
14. Detects changes in a variable
Receptor
15. The ability of an organism to maintain consistent internal
environment in response to changing internal or external
conditions
Homeostasis
16. Epigastric region
Superior to umbilical
17. Abdominopelvic cavity is partitioned into
compartments
9
18. Potential space between parietal and visceral layers
containing serous fluid
Peritoneal cavity
19. Pericardial cavity
Space between parietal and visceral layers containing
serous fluid
20. Pericardium
Two-layered serous membrane
21. Inner layer covers external surface of lungs
Visceral pleura
22. Lines internal surface of body wall
Parietal layer
23. Visceral layer covers external surface of organs
True
24. Head, neck, and trunk make the
Axial region
25. vertical plane dividing the body into anterior and