Riddle 1
Anatomy Vs Physiology
Negative Vs Positive Feedback
Directional Terminology 1
Directional Terminology 2
100

What has four fingers and a thumb, but is not living?

A Glove

100

Identifying the shape and location of the kidneys is anatomy, but explaining how they filter blood is physiology. True Or False


True — Anatomy deals with position and form, physiology with processes.

100

Negative feedback works to maintain homeostasis by reversing a change, while positive feedback enhances or amplifies a change. True or False

True 

100

What is another term for anterior

Ventral

100

What does proximal and Distal Mean

Proximal means near the point of origin, or point of attachment.

Distal means away from the point of origin or attachment

200

What can be touched but can't be seen?

Someone’s heart

200

Studying the bones of the skull is an example of anatomy, while examining how the skull protects the brain is physiology. True or False

True — Protection is a function (physiology), while the bones themselves are structure

200

Regulation of body temperature is an example of positive feedback.

False — It is an example of negative feedback.

200

What is another word for Posterior

Dorsal

200

The heart is __________ to the lungs.

Medial

300

What can go through glass without breaking it?

Light

300

Physiology is the study of the body’s structures, while anatomy is the study of their functions. True or False

False — Anatomy studies structures, and physiology studies functions.

300

During childbirth, oxytocin release that intensifies uterine contractions is an example of positive feedback.

True

300

What does Posterior & Anterior mean

Back & Front

300

The wrist is __________ to the elbow.

Distal

400

What two things can you never eat for breakfast?

Lunch & Dinner

400

Is this statement Anatomy or Physiology, Heart valves prevent the backflow of blood.

Physiology

400

Blood clotting, where each step accelerates the next until the clot is formed, is an example of negative feedback.

False — It is an example of positive feedback.

400

What does medial & Lateral Mean

Medial refers to near the midline or center of the body.

Lateral refers to near the side of the body, farther from the center.

400

The patella (kneecap) is __________ to the femur, while the femur is __________ to the tibia.

Anterior; Proximal

500

Two fathers and two sons are in a car, yet there are only three people in the car. How?

They are grandfather, father, and son

500

Anatomy focuses on the structure of the heart, while physiology explains how the heart pumps blood.

✅ True — Anatomy studies the heart’s chambers, valves, and vessels, while physiology studies the mechanisms of blood circulation.

500

Blood glucose regulation by insulin and glucagon is an example of negative feedback

True

500

Name the three anatomical planes and the parts they divide.

Frontal Plane- Anterior, Posterior

Sagittal Plane- Medial, Lateral

Transverse- Superior, Inferior   

500

The scapula (shoulder blade) is __________ to the ribs, while the sternum is __________ to the scapula.

Posterior; Anterior

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