AMEDD ANATOMY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Anatomy can be defined as the study of which of the following? - (ANSWER)Parts of the body
Which of the following correctly describes the anatomical position of the human body? - (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___. - (ANSWER)1. equilibrium
2. nerve impulses
3. hormones
4. feedback systems
Which of the following components of a feedback system receives information regarding a desired
response? - (ANSWER)Effector
A positive feedback system does which of the following? - (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? - (ANSWER)Heart rate
slows and blood vessels dilate, decreasing blood pressure.
Chemical Level - (ANSWER)Includes atoms and molecules
cellular level - (ANSWER)includes cells, which are composed of chemicals and molecules
tissue level - (ANSWER)includes groups of cells and the material surrounding them
organ level - (ANSWER)composed of two or more different types of tissues
, AMEDD ANATOMY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
system level - (ANSWER)includes related organs with a common function
organism level - (ANSWER)complete organism including all levels
In order from smallest to largest - (ANSWER)chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, system, organism
a human stomach is an example of which of the following structural levels of organization -
(ANSWER)organ
Which of the following major chemical elements makes up most of the total human body mass? -
(ANSWER)Oxygen
Which of the following is one of the body's trace elements - (ANSWER)Nitrogen
Which of the four major chemical elements in the body forms backbone chains and rings of all organic
molecules - (ANSWER)Carbon
What is the property of water that is described as the uneven sharing of valence electrons, which
confers a partial negative charge near the one oxygen atom and two partial positive charges near the
two hydrogen atoms in the molecule - (ANSWER)polarity
What property of water makes it an ideal medium for metabolic reactions since it dissolves so many
different substances? - (ANSWER)solvent
What do enzymes do in the human body to speed up chemical reactions - (ANSWER)Increase the
activation energy need for reaction
What are the smallest units of matter that retain the properties and characteristics of a chemical
element such as oxygen - (ANSWER)atoms
Anatomy can be defined as the study of which of the following? - (ANSWER)Parts of the body
Which of the following correctly describes the anatomical position of the human body? - (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___. - (ANSWER)1. equilibrium
2. nerve impulses
3. hormones
4. feedback systems
Which of the following components of a feedback system receives information regarding a desired
response? - (ANSWER)Effector
A positive feedback system does which of the following? - (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? - (ANSWER)Heart rate
slows and blood vessels dilate, decreasing blood pressure.
Chemical Level - (ANSWER)Includes atoms and molecules
cellular level - (ANSWER)includes cells, which are composed of chemicals and molecules
tissue level - (ANSWER)includes groups of cells and the material surrounding them
organ level - (ANSWER)composed of two or more different types of tissues
, AMEDD ANATOMY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
system level - (ANSWER)includes related organs with a common function
organism level - (ANSWER)complete organism including all levels
In order from smallest to largest - (ANSWER)chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, system, organism
a human stomach is an example of which of the following structural levels of organization -
(ANSWER)organ
Which of the following major chemical elements makes up most of the total human body mass? -
(ANSWER)Oxygen
Which of the following is one of the body's trace elements - (ANSWER)Nitrogen
Which of the four major chemical elements in the body forms backbone chains and rings of all organic
molecules - (ANSWER)Carbon
What is the property of water that is described as the uneven sharing of valence electrons, which
confers a partial negative charge near the one oxygen atom and two partial positive charges near the
two hydrogen atoms in the molecule - (ANSWER)polarity
What property of water makes it an ideal medium for metabolic reactions since it dissolves so many
different substances? - (ANSWER)solvent
What do enzymes do in the human body to speed up chemical reactions - (ANSWER)Increase the
activation energy need for reaction
What are the smallest units of matter that retain the properties and characteristics of a chemical
element such as oxygen - (ANSWER)atoms
