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,Chapter 1 Overview and Basic Concepts
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the
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1) What is a vertical section through the body, dividing it into anterior and posterior regions called?
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Answer: D
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B) sensing changes in the environment and then reacting or responding to them
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C) the necessity for all organisms to reproduce
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D) indigestible food residues stimulating the excretory system
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3) Which of the following describes a parasagittal plane?
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C) Embryology: study of the changes in an individual from conception to birth.
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