Study guide unit 1

True or False: A hypothesis is a theory with a high degree of confidence

False

True or False: Rigorous experiment that eliminate any influences or biases not being directly tested are called controlled experiments

True

True or False: Cadavers are dead bodies

True

True or False: if data proves to be biased in a hypothesis, you may refine the hypothesis

False

True or false: if repeat experiments are consistent, scientists may begin to call a hypothesis a theory, which provides more credibility in confidence

True

Anatomy refers to:

Structure

Systematic anatomy refers to anatomical investigation:

That approaches the study of the body by system: groups of organs having a common function

Physiology refers to the

Function

The removal of waste products in the body is achieved by a process known as:

Excretion

Metabolism is the

Some total of all the physical and chemical reactions occurring in the body

Standardizing terminology avoids

Misspelling of common terms

Beginning with the smallest level, the levels of organization in the body are

Chemical, organelle, cellular, tissue, organ, system, organism

Molecules are

Combinations of atoms, forming larger chemical aggregates

Mitochondria, Golgi apparatus, and endoplasmic reticulum are examples of

Cytoplasm

Blood production is a function of which system?

Skeletal

Support, and movement are functions of which system?

Skeletal and muscular system

Collections of molecules that perform a function

Organelle

The smallest living units of structures and function

cells

Many similar cells that act together to form a common function

Tissue

A group of several different kinds of tissues arranged to perform a special function

Oregon

The most complex unit that make up the body

Systems

in the classic anatomical position the subject is:

Standing with the arms at sides in palms facing forward

The dorsal body cavity contains the

Brain and spinal cord

The ventral body cavity contains the

Thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities

The axial portion of the body contains of

Head, neck, torso

The abdominal pelvic cavity contains all of the following, except the

Lungs

The mediastinum contains all of the following, except the

Lungs

Visceral peritoneum would cover which of the following organs

Liver

A sagittal section would divide the body into

Right and left halves

Inguinal is a term referring to which body region

Groin

The stomach is (superior or inferior) to the diaphragm

Inferior

The nose is located on the (anterior or posterior) surface of the body

Anterior

The elbow lies, (proximal or distal) to the forearm

Proximal

The skin is (superficial or deep) to the muscles below it

Superficial

A midsagittal plane divides the body into (equal or unequal) parts

Equal

A frontal plane divides the body into (anterior and posterior or superior and inferior) sections

Anterior and posterior

A transverse plane divides the body into (right and left or upper and lower) sections

Upper and lower

A coronal plane may also be referred to a (sagittal or frontal) plane

Frontal

Thoracic ( ventral or dorsal cavity)

Ventral cavity

Cranial (ventral or dorsal cavity)

Dorsal cavity

Abdominal (dorsal or ventral cavity)

Ventral cavity

The regions frequently used by health professionals to locate pain or tumors divide the abdomen into four basic area areas called

Quadrants

A lengthwise plane running from front to back that divides the body into right and left side is called

Sagittal

A study of the function of living organisms and their parts is called

Physiology

Which of the following structures do not lie within the abdominopelvic cavity?

Left antecubital

The dorsal body cavity contains components of the

Nervous system

the buttocks are often used as injection sites. This region can also be called.

Gluteal

the outer region of an organ may often be referred to as the

Cortical region

a principle of standardizing terminology is the obedience of_______, or terms based upon a person‘s name.

Eponyms

The term______ ______ means that the right and left sides of humans are mirror images of each other and only one plane can divide the body into left and right halves

bilateral symmetry

______ refers to an inner region of an organ

Medullary

The narrow tip of an organ is the ________ portion

Apical

Hereditary material called ________ carries the chemical blueprint of the body

DNA

________ is the ability of an organism to sense monitor and respond to change in both it’s external and internal environments

responsiveness

True or false: Cephalic is the term used for wrist

False

True or false: proximal means away from the trunk

False

True or false: the smallest level of organization is the organelle

False

True or false: the ureters are in the abdominal cavity

True