Intro Vocab
How the body works and how the components work together is known as....
physiology
Name the organ system that produces red blood cells.
Skeletal
True or false: the carpal is distal to the antecubital?
True
What is the purpose of homeostasis?
To keep the body balanced/ in equilibrium
What are the three types of sectional planes?
Frontal, sagittal, and transverse
What does microscopic anatomy examine?
Studies cells and molecules
Which of the following do not belong in the Urinary system? Kidneys, Ureters, Gallbladder, Urinary bladder or Urethra?
Gallbladder
The head is _______ to the abdomen
Superior
The correct sequence in which homeostatic regulatory pathway occurs is…. (hint...three components)
A receptor, a control center, an effector
What body cavity contains the reproductive organs?
The pelvic cavity
Histology is the study of what?
Tissues
This system distributes heat, blood cells, water, and dissolve materials. What system is it?
The cardiovascular system
What is the term Medial’s opposite pair?
Lateral
When an initial disturbance produces a response that exaggerates the disturbance the mechanism is called......
Positive feedback
What is one essential function of body cavities?
To protect organs from accidental shock/ or to permit changes in and shape of internal organs
What is the correct order of levels of complexity in humans?
Atom/Molecules, cells, tissue, organ, organ system, organism.
What organ system are the following organs included in: gonads, pituitary gland, pancreas?
Endocrine
If you were moving from the cervical toward the acromial, what anatomical direction would used to describe this movement?
Inferior or Lateral
Name the two types of homeostasis regulation
Autoregulation and extrinsic
What does the abdominal cavity contain?
Digestive glands and organs
In what way does physiology depend on anatomy?
The operation or function of a structure is dictated by its anatomy
What are the functions of the lymphatic system?
Defends against infection and disease
Returns tissue fluids to the bloodstream
This anatomical landmark is distal from the popliteal but proximal to the calcaneal.
Sural
What is the difference between positive and negative feedback?
Negative feedback negates/reduces the stimulus while positive feedback amplifies the stimulus
What is in between the two pleural cavities and lungs?
Mediastinum