Anatomy: Ch1 The human body-an orientation

Question 1

A patient complains of pain in the lower right quadrant. Which system is most likely involved?

Accepted Answer

Digestive

Question 2

Directional terms describe

Accepted Answer

The body parts/organs in relation to others

Question 3

A Frontal (coronal) plane through the head:

Accepted Answer

could pass through both ears

Question 4

_________: the body erect with feet slightly apart, palms facing forward and thumbs outward

Accepted Answer

Anatomical position

Question 5

The heart is located ____ to the diaphragm

Accepted Answer

superior

Question 6

The control center sends information to the _______.

Accepted Answer

effector

Question 7

nails, the sweat glands and the oil glands are all part of the ___ system.

Accepted Answer

integumentary

Question 8

Which body cavity contains the brain?

Accepted Answer

craneal

Question 9

Which of the following is (are) not involved in maintaining homeostasis loop?

Accepted Answer

lack of change

Question 10

Which of the following activities would not represent an anatomical study?

Accepted Answer

Drawing blood from animals to determine blood sugar levels

Question 11

What term(s) could not be used to describe the position of the nose?

Accepted Answer

proximal to the eyes

Question 12

_____ studies the FUNCTION of the body.

Accepted Answer

physiology

Question 13

___ means away from the midline of the body

Accepted Answer

lateral

Question 14

The position of the heart relative to the structures around it would be described accurately as

Accepted Answer

superior to the diaphragm, deep to the sternum

Question 15

If a body was separated on a transverse plane, it would separate into ___.

Accepted Answer

a superior and inferior portions

Question 16

The shoulder is ____ to the elbow.

Accepted Answer

proximal

Question 17

Which part of a homeostatic control system senses (detects) the stimulus?

Accepted Answer

receptor

Question 18

Most homeostatic control mechanisms are ___ feedback mechanisms.

Accepted Answer

negative

Question 19

Which cavity is the urinary bladder located in?

Accepted Answer

Pelvic

Question 20

What plane cuts the body down the middle into right and left sides?

Accepted Answer

midsagittal

Question 21

The skeleton is ____ to the muscles.

Accepted Answer

seep

Question 22

Groups of tissues that have a different functions are called

Accepted Answer

organ

Question 23

The diaphragm separates which two body cavities?

Accepted Answer

thoracic and abdominoplevic

Question 24

An accident victim has a collapsed lung. Which cavity has been entered

Accepted Answer

Ventral, Pleural

Question 25

A neurosurgeon orders a spinal tap for a patient. What body cavity will the needle be inserted?

Accepted Answer

Dorsal

Anatomy: Ch1 The human body-an orientation

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