Anatomy & Physiology Quiz - Ch. 1

what 2 systems rid the body of wastes and what does each system get rid of?

the digestive & urinary systems

what region would be associated with the lower ribs?

(this will be on a diagram so be ready to locate it)

hypochondriac

what is the name for the posterior elbow region?

olecranal

what is the relationship between the patellar and popliteal regions?

the patellar is the anterior to the popliteal

what cavity houses the heart and lungs?

(this will be on a diagram so be ready to locate it)

thoracic

what is the major function of the lymphatic system?

return leak fluids back to the bloodstream

how would you best describe the spinal cord?

medial

what does the nervous system contain?

receptors and effectors

what is the smallest unit of all living things?

cells

what i the patellar region referring to?

the knee

what part of a negative feedback mechanism makes a change to the initial stimulus?

effector

what is the most inferior cavity?

pelvic

in which region would the stomach be located?

epigastric

how would you list coxal tarsal from superior (proximal = closest) to inferior (distal = farthest)?

1. coxal
2. femoral
3. patellar
4. crural
5. tarsal

where is the hypogastric region in relation to the umbilical region?

inferior

what does irritability (responsiveness) mean?

response to stimulus

what organ systems would include the pancreas?

the digestive & endocrine systems

where would a broken rib be felt?

hypochondriac

what system shortens and contracts to move the skeletal system?

muscular

what divides the body into right and left equal halves?

midsagittal

what separates the thoracic cavity from the rest of the ventral cavites?

diaphragam

what region of the head would not be associated with the ventral part of the head?

occipital

what cavity would be surgically open for heart surgery?

thoracic

where is the gluteal region found?

posterior body service

**T/F** - where is the pubic region in relation to the umbilical region?

inferior

**T/F** - what cavities are part of the ventral cavity and the dorsal cavity?

__ventral__ - thoracic & abdominal pelvic

__dorsal__ - brain & spinal cord

**T/F** - what type of waste does the digestive system and the urinary system get rid of?

__digestive__ - solids

__urinary__ - liquid & nitrogen containing wastes

**T/F** - which cut would cut the body into anterior and posterior parts?

crural

**T/F** - what is anatomical position?

front facing, thumbs facing out, and palms forward

**T/F** - where are the tarsals in relation to the patellar region?

distal

**T/F** - what the building blocks of all matter?

atoms

**T/F** - what is the purpose of the lymphatic system?

picks up leaked fluid and returns it to the blood

what is the purpose of the endocrine system?

secretes hormones to regulate other structures

what does dorsal mean?

behind; towards the back

what does proximal mean?

closer to the point of attachment

what does superior mean?

above; towards the head

what does lateral mean?

away from the midline

what does deep mean?

internal

why would burn patients be continually cold?

(more than a few words; 1-2 sentences)

receptors wouldn’t be able to work properly so it can’t respond to changes in the environment. stimuli won’t flow along the efferent pathway to the control center.