NAT 501 Anatomy & Physiology I Exam Study
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Where is the femoral region in relationship to the popliteal region?
Distal
Medial
Proximal
Lateral - ANSWER Proximal
Which term best describes the directional relationship of the right eye and right lung?
Ipsilateral
Bilateral
Contralateral
Proximal - ANSWER Ipsilateral
What is the name of the membrane on the surface of the lung?
Visceral pleura
Parietal pleura
Visceral pericardium
Parietal pericardium - ANSWER Visceral pleura
What investigator would conduct an experiment to determine how temperature changes
affect the rate at which the heart beats?
Anatomist
Physiologist
Chemist
Biochemist - ANSWER Physiologist
What plane separates the body into left and right portions?
Frontal plane
Transverse plane
,Coronal plane
Sagittal plane - ANSWER Sagittal plane
What is/are the origin(s) of many of the terms in anatomy and physiology?
Greek and Latin
Spanish and Portuguese
French and German
Chinese and Japanese - ANSWER Greek and Latin
Which of the following causes conditions in the body to move away from the normal
state?
Negative feedback
Homeostasis
Positive feedback
Setpoint - ANSWER Positive feedback
The entire digestive tract is an example of which organizational level?
Organelle
Tissue
Organ
Organ system - ANSWER Organ system
What region is superior and lateral to the umbilical region?
Lumbar
Epigastric
Inguinal
Hypochondriac - ANSWER Hypochondriac
What organ is part of the lymphatic system?
Spleen
Liver
Brain
,Thyroid gland - ANSWER Spleen
Based on their subatomic makeup, which atom is actually an ion?
Atom 1: 3 protons, 2 neutrons, 3 electrons
Atom 2: 3 protons, 3 neutrons, 2 electrons
Atom 3: 3 protons, 1 neutron, 3 electrons
Atom 1
Atom 2
Atom 3 - ANSWER Atom 2
All of the food that we eat, liquids that we drink, and medications that we take are
examples of which of the following?
Chemicals
Vitamins
Proteins
Carbohydrates - ANSWER Chemicals
Neutrons are located in the _________ of an atom, and they have an electrical charge that
is _________.
nucleus; negative
nucleus; neutral
shells; negative
shells; neutral - ANSWER nucleus; neutral
How would the addition of lactic acid to a solution change the pH of the solution?
Increase the pH
Decrease the pH
No change to the pH - ANSWER Decrease the pH
The term_________ is defined as the amount of matter, while the term_________ refers to
the gravitational pull on the matter.
mass; weight
weight; mass - ANSWER mass; weight
, Indicate the non-carbohydrate molecule.
Disaccharide
Protein
Polysaccharide
Glucose - ANSWER Protein
What type of solution contains more hydroxide ions than hydrogen ions?
Basic
Neutral
Acidic - ANSWER Basic
Ninety-five percent (95%) of the human body (by weight) is made up of what four
elements?
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, calcium
Hydrogen, calcium, nitrogen, oxygen
Sodium, calcium, nitrogen, oxygen - ANSWER Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen
What differs between the isotopes of a particular element?
The number of protons
The number of neutrons
The size of the electrons
The number of electron shells - ANSWER The number of neutrons
Atoms that lose or gain electrons become electrically charged particles called:
ions.
molecules.
protons.
isotopes. - ANSWER ions.
A nucleolus is composed largely of what two organic compounds?
RNA and DNA
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Where is the femoral region in relationship to the popliteal region?
Distal
Medial
Proximal
Lateral - ANSWER Proximal
Which term best describes the directional relationship of the right eye and right lung?
Ipsilateral
Bilateral
Contralateral
Proximal - ANSWER Ipsilateral
What is the name of the membrane on the surface of the lung?
Visceral pleura
Parietal pleura
Visceral pericardium
Parietal pericardium - ANSWER Visceral pleura
What investigator would conduct an experiment to determine how temperature changes
affect the rate at which the heart beats?
Anatomist
Physiologist
Chemist
Biochemist - ANSWER Physiologist
What plane separates the body into left and right portions?
Frontal plane
Transverse plane
,Coronal plane
Sagittal plane - ANSWER Sagittal plane
What is/are the origin(s) of many of the terms in anatomy and physiology?
Greek and Latin
Spanish and Portuguese
French and German
Chinese and Japanese - ANSWER Greek and Latin
Which of the following causes conditions in the body to move away from the normal
state?
Negative feedback
Homeostasis
Positive feedback
Setpoint - ANSWER Positive feedback
The entire digestive tract is an example of which organizational level?
Organelle
Tissue
Organ
Organ system - ANSWER Organ system
What region is superior and lateral to the umbilical region?
Lumbar
Epigastric
Inguinal
Hypochondriac - ANSWER Hypochondriac
What organ is part of the lymphatic system?
Spleen
Liver
Brain
,Thyroid gland - ANSWER Spleen
Based on their subatomic makeup, which atom is actually an ion?
Atom 1: 3 protons, 2 neutrons, 3 electrons
Atom 2: 3 protons, 3 neutrons, 2 electrons
Atom 3: 3 protons, 1 neutron, 3 electrons
Atom 1
Atom 2
Atom 3 - ANSWER Atom 2
All of the food that we eat, liquids that we drink, and medications that we take are
examples of which of the following?
Chemicals
Vitamins
Proteins
Carbohydrates - ANSWER Chemicals
Neutrons are located in the _________ of an atom, and they have an electrical charge that
is _________.
nucleus; negative
nucleus; neutral
shells; negative
shells; neutral - ANSWER nucleus; neutral
How would the addition of lactic acid to a solution change the pH of the solution?
Increase the pH
Decrease the pH
No change to the pH - ANSWER Decrease the pH
The term_________ is defined as the amount of matter, while the term_________ refers to
the gravitational pull on the matter.
mass; weight
weight; mass - ANSWER mass; weight
, Indicate the non-carbohydrate molecule.
Disaccharide
Protein
Polysaccharide
Glucose - ANSWER Protein
What type of solution contains more hydroxide ions than hydrogen ions?
Basic
Neutral
Acidic - ANSWER Basic
Ninety-five percent (95%) of the human body (by weight) is made up of what four
elements?
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, calcium
Hydrogen, calcium, nitrogen, oxygen
Sodium, calcium, nitrogen, oxygen - ANSWER Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen
What differs between the isotopes of a particular element?
The number of protons
The number of neutrons
The size of the electrons
The number of electron shells - ANSWER The number of neutrons
Atoms that lose or gain electrons become electrically charged particles called:
ions.
molecules.
protons.
isotopes. - ANSWER ions.
A nucleolus is composed largely of what two organic compounds?
RNA and DNA
