Basics
Directional Terminology
Body Cavities
Levels of Organization
Miscellaneous
100

What is the difference between the words STRUCTURE and FUNCTION

Structure - what it looks like,

Function - what it does

100

The nose is ____ to the back of your head (anterior/posterior)

anterior

100

Your cranial cavity contains what organ?

Brain

100

Groups of organs make up an ________

organ system

100

Define the term ANATOMY

the structure

200

What are the levels of organization starting with organism to more simple.

Organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cell

200

The head is _____ to the toes 

(SUPERIOR/INFERIOR)

Superior

200

What is the body plane that divides the FRONT and back of the body

frontal

200

Tissues are made up of groups of ____ working together

cells

200

Define the term PHYSIOLOGY

the function

300

A neurologist would study your

Brain

300

My skin is _____ to my organs (deep/superficial)

superficial

300

What body plane divides the top and bottom?

Transverse

300

If you were pregnant, what kind of imaging would you have done?

ultrasound

300

What kind of a solution causes a cell to swell?

Hypotonic Solution

400

If someone has OSTEOporosis, they have problems with their

bones

400

My fingers are _____ to my elbows (medial/lateral)

lateral

400

What is the difference between the AXIAL and APPENDICULAR skeleton?

Axial - protects the organs

Appendicular - arms and legs

400

An x-ray looks at _______

An MRI looks at ________

Bones

Muscles, tendons, ligaments

400

Describe the main 3 steps in a signaling transduction pathway

Signal, Receptor, Response

500

Describe the difference between how negative and positive feedback loops help to maintain homeostasis.

In a negative feedback loop, the output of the system is a stabilizing response, returning the systemto a set point. In a positive feedback loop, the output of the system amplifies the response, intensifying what is happening within the system.

500

My thighs are ______ to my knees (proximal/distal)

proximal

500

What are the 4 main types of tissues?

Epithelial, Connective, Muscle, Nervous

500

What is the difference between GROSS anatomy and HISTOLOGICAL anatomy?

Gross - the whole body

Histological - cells

500

List examples of two types of responses that can be triggered by a signaling pathway

-Opening of an ion channel

- Alteration of how a gene is expressed 

- Alteration of an enzyme's activity

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