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1. From smallest to largest, the levels of organization of the body are: chemical,
organelle, cellular, tissue, organ, system, organism.
Answer: chemical, organelle, cellular, tissue, organ, system, organism.
2. The lungs are located in the: thoracic cavity.
Answer: thoracic cavity
3. A plane through the body that divides the body into right and left sides is called:
Sagittal.
Answer: Sagittal
4. The number of abdominal regions is: 9.
Answer: 9
5. The reproductive system includes all of the following except the: Ureter.
Answer: Ureter
6. An organization of many similar cells that are specialized to perform a certain
function is called a(n): Tissue.
Answer: Tissue
,7. An x-ray technician has been asked to make x-ray films of the liver. Which of
the abdominopelvic regions must be included?
Answer: Right hypochondriac, epigastric, and left hypochondriac
8. The structure that is called the "powerhouse" of the cell is the: mitochondria.
Answer: mitochondria
9. A plane through the body that divides the body into anterior and posterior
portions is: coronal.
Answer: coronal
10. Two major cavities of the human body are: ventral and dorsal.
Answer: ventral and dorsal
11. Atomic mass is determined by the number of: protons and neutrons.
Answer: protons and neutrons
12. The type of reaction in which substances are combined to form more complex
substances is called a(n): synthesis.
Answer: synthesis
13. The octet rule refers to the: stability of the atom when there are eight electrons
in the outermost energy level.
Answer: stability of the atom when there are eight electrons in the outermost
energy level.
14. The kind of element is determined by the number of: protons.
, Answer: protons
15. As the concentration of hydrogen ions (H+) increases, the: solution becomes
more acidic.
Answer: solution becomes more acidic
16. The approximate pH of gastric fluid is: 2.
Answer: 2
17. The most abundant and important compound(s) in the body is(are): water.
Answer: water
18. An ionic bond is formed by: a positive and negative ion attracting each other.
Answer: a positive and negative ion attracting each other.
19. A negatively charged subatomic particle that moves around the nucleus is a(n):
electron.
Answer: electron
20. When atoms combine, they may gain, lose, or share: electrons.
Answer: electrons
21. DNA is a major constituent of which cell organelle?
Answer: nucleus