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AMEDD ANATOMY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Anatomy can be defined as the study of which of the following?
- correct answer- Parts of the body
Which of the following correctly describes the anatomical
position of the human body? - correct answer- Head is level,
eyes directed anteriorly; feet flat on the floor and parallel; toes
pointed anteriorly; upper limbs at sides of the body with palms
facing anteriorly.
Homeostasis is the ___1__ of the body's internal environment.
The nervous system uses electrical signals called___2____ to
transmit instructions that help bring back equilibrium. The
endocrine system does the same by using glands to send out
molecular messengers known as ____3___. The nervous and
endocrine system maintain homeostasis by triggering ___4___.
- correct answer- 1. equilibrium
2. nerve impulses
3. hormones
4. feedback systems
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Which of the following components of a feedback system
receives information regarding a desired response? - correct
answer- Effector
A positive feedback system does which of the following? -
correct answer- Strengthens or reinforces a change in a
controlled condition
In a negative feedback system in which high blood pressure is
detected and reduced to restore homeostasis, which of the
following steps represents the action of effectors? - correct
answer- Heart rate slows and blood vessels dilate, decreasing
blood pressure.
Chemical Level - correct answer- Includes atoms and
molecules
cellular level - correct answer- includes cells, which are
composed of chemicals and molecules
tissue level - correct answer- includes groups of cells and the
material surrounding them
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organ level - correct answer- composed of two or more different
types of tissues
system level - correct answer- includes related organs with a
common function
organism level - correct answer- complete organism including
all levels
In order from smallest to largest - correct answer- chemical,
cellular, tissue, organ, system, organism
a human stomach is an example of which of the following
structural levels of organization - correct answer- organ
Which of the following major chemical elements makes up most
of the total human body mass? - correct answer- Oxygen
Which of the following is one of the body's trace elements -
correct answer- Nitrogen
AMEDD ANATOMY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Anatomy can be defined as the study of which of the following?
- correct answer- Parts of the body
Which of the following correctly describes the anatomical
position of the human body? - correct answer- Head is level,
eyes directed anteriorly; feet flat on the floor and parallel; toes
pointed anteriorly; upper limbs at sides of the body with palms
facing anteriorly.
Homeostasis is the ___1__ of the body's internal environment.
The nervous system uses electrical signals called___2____ to
transmit instructions that help bring back equilibrium. The
endocrine system does the same by using glands to send out
molecular messengers known as ____3___. The nervous and
endocrine system maintain homeostasis by triggering ___4___.
- correct answer- 1. equilibrium
2. nerve impulses
3. hormones
4. feedback systems
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Which of the following components of a feedback system
receives information regarding a desired response? - correct
answer- Effector
A positive feedback system does which of the following? -
correct answer- Strengthens or reinforces a change in a
controlled condition
In a negative feedback system in which high blood pressure is
detected and reduced to restore homeostasis, which of the
following steps represents the action of effectors? - correct
answer- Heart rate slows and blood vessels dilate, decreasing
blood pressure.
Chemical Level - correct answer- Includes atoms and
molecules
cellular level - correct answer- includes cells, which are
composed of chemicals and molecules
tissue level - correct answer- includes groups of cells and the
material surrounding them
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organ level - correct answer- composed of two or more different
types of tissues
system level - correct answer- includes related organs with a
common function
organism level - correct answer- complete organism including
all levels
In order from smallest to largest - correct answer- chemical,
cellular, tissue, organ, system, organism
a human stomach is an example of which of the following
structural levels of organization - correct answer- organ
Which of the following major chemical elements makes up most
of the total human body mass? - correct answer- Oxygen
Which of the following is one of the body's trace elements -
correct answer- Nitrogen
