Study Guide for Final Exam BSC 2085 Santa Fe
college Questions and Answers 100% Pass
anatomy - ✔✔study of structure or form
physiology - ✔✔study of function
levels of organization - ✔✔cell
tissue
organ
organ systems
organism
What are the major body systems involved in maintaining homeostasis? - ✔✔lungs, pancreas, kidneys
and skin.
homeostasis - ✔✔the ability to maintain a stable internal environment
negative feedback - ✔✔the body senses a change and activates mechanisms that negate that change
example of negative feedback - ✔✔sweating
positive feedback - ✔✔the body senses a change and activates mechanisms that will amplify that change
example of positive feedback - ✔✔childbirth and blood clotting
frontal/coronal plane - ✔✔divides the body into anterior and posterior
sagittal plane - ✔✔divides body into left and right portions
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,midsagittal plane - ✔✔divides the body into equal left and right portions
transverse plane - ✔✔divides body into superior and inferior portions
ventral - ✔✔toward the front or belly
dorsal - ✔✔toward the back or spine
anterior - ✔✔toward the ventral (front) side
posterior - ✔✔toward the dorsal (back) side
cephalic - ✔✔toward the head/superior end
superior - ✔✔above
inferior - ✔✔below
medial - ✔✔toward the median plane
lateral - ✔✔away from the medial plane
proximal - ✔✔closer to the point of attachment
distal - ✔✔away from the point of attachment
ipsilateral - ✔✔on the same side of the body
contralateral - ✔✔on opposite sides of the body
superficial - ✔✔closer to the surface of the body
deep - ✔✔farther from the body surface
what are the four quadrants? - ✔✔-RUQ
-RLQ
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, -LUQ
-LLQ
what structure separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities? - ✔✔the diaphragm
thoracic cavity - ✔✔contains the heart and lungs
pleural cavities - ✔✔contain the lungs
pericardial cavity - ✔✔contains the heart
pericardium - ✔✔the two-layered SEROUS membrane that lines the heart
pleura - ✔✔the SEROUS membrane that enfolds the lungs
abdominopelvic cavity - ✔✔abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity
abdominal cavity - ✔✔composed of digestive organs, spleen, and kidneys
pelvic cavity - ✔✔composed of bladder, rectum, reproductive organs
peritoneum - ✔✔SEROUS membranes surrounding abdominal viscera
ion - ✔✔an atom that has more or less electrons than protons, thus giving it a negative or positive charge
anion - ✔✔a negatively charged ion
cation - ✔✔a positively charged ion
what are the four types of bonds found in the body? - ✔✔-hydrogen bonds
-ionic bonds
-polar covalent bonds
-nonpolar covalent bonds
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college Questions and Answers 100% Pass
anatomy - ✔✔study of structure or form
physiology - ✔✔study of function
levels of organization - ✔✔cell
tissue
organ
organ systems
organism
What are the major body systems involved in maintaining homeostasis? - ✔✔lungs, pancreas, kidneys
and skin.
homeostasis - ✔✔the ability to maintain a stable internal environment
negative feedback - ✔✔the body senses a change and activates mechanisms that negate that change
example of negative feedback - ✔✔sweating
positive feedback - ✔✔the body senses a change and activates mechanisms that will amplify that change
example of positive feedback - ✔✔childbirth and blood clotting
frontal/coronal plane - ✔✔divides the body into anterior and posterior
sagittal plane - ✔✔divides body into left and right portions
Page 1/22
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,midsagittal plane - ✔✔divides the body into equal left and right portions
transverse plane - ✔✔divides body into superior and inferior portions
ventral - ✔✔toward the front or belly
dorsal - ✔✔toward the back or spine
anterior - ✔✔toward the ventral (front) side
posterior - ✔✔toward the dorsal (back) side
cephalic - ✔✔toward the head/superior end
superior - ✔✔above
inferior - ✔✔below
medial - ✔✔toward the median plane
lateral - ✔✔away from the medial plane
proximal - ✔✔closer to the point of attachment
distal - ✔✔away from the point of attachment
ipsilateral - ✔✔on the same side of the body
contralateral - ✔✔on opposite sides of the body
superficial - ✔✔closer to the surface of the body
deep - ✔✔farther from the body surface
what are the four quadrants? - ✔✔-RUQ
-RLQ
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, -LUQ
-LLQ
what structure separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities? - ✔✔the diaphragm
thoracic cavity - ✔✔contains the heart and lungs
pleural cavities - ✔✔contain the lungs
pericardial cavity - ✔✔contains the heart
pericardium - ✔✔the two-layered SEROUS membrane that lines the heart
pleura - ✔✔the SEROUS membrane that enfolds the lungs
abdominopelvic cavity - ✔✔abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity
abdominal cavity - ✔✔composed of digestive organs, spleen, and kidneys
pelvic cavity - ✔✔composed of bladder, rectum, reproductive organs
peritoneum - ✔✔SEROUS membranes surrounding abdominal viscera
ion - ✔✔an atom that has more or less electrons than protons, thus giving it a negative or positive charge
anion - ✔✔a negatively charged ion
cation - ✔✔a positively charged ion
what are the four types of bonds found in the body? - ✔✔-hydrogen bonds
-ionic bonds
-polar covalent bonds
-nonpolar covalent bonds
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