Introduction
The study of how the human body functions is termed:
A. Gross Anatomy
B. Systemic Anatomy
C. CytologyD. Physiology
What is Physiology
The nose is ______ to the lips.
A. anterior
B. superior
C. medial
D. Proximal
What is superior
The word cervical pertains to what region of your body?
A. neck
B. arm
C. elbowD. knee
What is the neck
The _____ plane divides the body into a right/left halves.
A.oblique
B. Sagittal
C. frontal
D. transverse
What is the sagittal
Which of the following are the 2 major closed body cavities?
A. ventral and dorsal
B. superior and inferior
C. thoracic and abdominal
D. cranial and spinal
What is ventral and dorsal
a group of similar cells that perform the same function is classified as a ________.
A. Tissue
B. Organ
C. Organ System
D. Organism
What is a Tissue
The knee is _____ to the ankle.
A. anterior
B. posterior
C. medial
D. proximal
What is proximal
The word orbital pertains to what region?
A. mouth
B. knee
C. eye
D. ear
What is the eye
The plane that divides the body into superior/inferior portions is the...
A. sagittal
B. Midsagittal
C. Frontal
D. Transverse
What is transverse
The outer layer of a serous membrane is the _____ layer.
A. visceral
B. parietal
C. mucous
D. pleural
What is parietal
Which of the following body systems is most involved in responsiveness?
A. Muscle System
B. Digestive System
C. Nervous System
D. Reproductive System
What is the Nervous System
The nose is ______ to the ears.
A. medial
B. lateral
C. proximal
D. distal
What is medial
If a patient complained of pain in the antebrachial area, you would examine what area?
A. arm
B. forearm
C. Elbow
D. neck
What is the elbow
If a person had a toe amputated the surgeon would make a _____ cut to amputate the toe.
A. sagittalB. midsagittal
C. frontal
D. transverse
What is frontal
What structure divides the anterior cavity into 2 sections?
A. spinal column
B. heart
C. mediastinum
D. diaphragm
What is the diaphragm
This term refers to the body's attempt to maintain stable internal conditions:
A. Homeostasis
B. Metabolism
C. Negative Feedback
D. Cellular Respiration
What is Homeostasis
The sternum or breastbone protects the heart and therefore is _______ to the heart.
A. superior
B. anterior
C. medial
D. proximal
What is anterior
When taking a popliteal pulse you would be feeling what region of the body?
A. arm
B. hand
C. knee
D. neck
What is the knee
A leg amputation would require a cut in which plane?
A. sagittal
B. midsagittal
C. frontal
D. transverse
What is transverse
Which membrane lines the abdominal pelvic cavity?
A. pleural
B. peritoneal
C. pericardial
D. synovial
What is the peritoneal
During exercise the body cools itself by sweating. Sweating in response to an elevated temperature is an example of what process?
A. Metabolism
B. Movement
c. Responsiveness
D. Homeostasis
What is Homeostasis
While performing a dissection, the students noticed that the veins were closer to the skin than the arteries. Therefore, the veins were ____ to the arteries.
A. dorsalB. posterior
C. superficial
D. deep
What is superficial
A broken hallux refers specifically to a broken ____.
A. big toe
B. thumb
C. finger
D. vertebra
What is the big toe
To amputate an arm the surgeon would cut in which plane?
A. sagittal
B. midsagittal
C. frontalD. transverse
What is sagittal
The specific membrane that covers the lungs is the:
A. parietal pleura
B. visceral pleura
C. parietal peritoneum
D. visceral peritoneum
What is the visceral pleura