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Question 1

What position describes a person standing erect with their face and palms facing forward?

Answer 1

Anatomical position

Question 2

What term is used to describe a person lying face up?

Answer 2

supine

Question 3

What is the anatomical term for lying face down?

Answer 3

prone

Question 4

Which term refers to a structure being above another structure?

Answer 4

superior

Question 5

What does the term ‘Inferior’ indicate in anatomical terminology?

Answer 5

below

Question 6

What term is synonymous with ‘anterior’?

Question 7

How is the term ‘medial’ best defined?

Answer 7

close to midline

Question 8

What does ‘lateral’ mean in anatomical terms?

Answer 8

away from midline

Question 9

What is the meaning of ‘proximal’ in anatomy?

Answer 9

close to point of attachment

Question 10

What anatomical term describes a structure towards the surface of the body?

Question 11

What type of plane separates the body into right and left parts?

Answer 11

sagittal

Question 12

Which plane divides the body into equal left and right portions?

Answer 12

midsagittal

Question 13

What is a transverse plane?

Answer 13

Divides the body into superior and inferior parts

Question 14

What is the anatomical term for a section that cuts the body at right angles to its long axis?

Question 15

What are oblique sections in anatomical terms?

Question 16

Which body region includes the upper arm, forearm, wrist, and hand?

Answer 16

upper limbs

Question 17

Which region refers to the thigh, lower leg, ankle, and foot?

Answer 17

lower limbs

Question 18

Where is the thoracic cavity located?

Answer 18

Within the chest wall and diaphragm

Question 19

What does the mediastinum contain?

Question 20

What is included in the abdominal cavity?

Question 21

What is contained within the pelvic cavity?

Answer 21

urinary bladder

Question 22

Which organ is found within the thoracic cavity?

Question 23

What is the primary function of the abdominal cavity?

Question 24

The term ‘dorsal’ is synonymous with which anatomical term?

Question 25

In anatomical terms, what does the term 'trachea' refer to?

Answer 25

an airway

Question 26

The term 'deep' indicates a structure that is where in relation to the body?

Question 27

Which anatomical term describes the relationship of a structure located at the back of the body?

Question 28

What term describes a person lying on their stomach?

Question 29

What is the function of anatomical language?

Answer 29

to describe the body position

Question 30

What anatomical position is used as a reference for describing other locations in the body?

Question 31

What is the primary function of the female reproductive system?

Answer 31

Produces oocytes and is the site of fertilization and fetal development

Question 32

What is the average normal body temperature?

Answer 32

98.6°F

Question 33

What divides the body into right and left halves?

Answer 33

Sagittal plane

Question 34

Negative feedback mechanisms consist of which three components?

Answer 34

Receptor, Control center, Effector

Question 35

Which cavity is primarily responsible for housing the heart and lungs?

Answer 35

thoracic cavity

Question 36

What is the primary function of the male reproductive system?

Answer 36

Production and transfer of sperm cells

Question 37

A cut made along the length of an organ is referred to as what type of section?

Answer 37

longitudinal section

Question 38

Which system is involved in the elimination of wastes and absorption of nutrients?

Answer 38

digestive system

Question 39

The visceral serous membrane covers which part of the body?

Answer 39

organs of the body cavities

Question 40

What initiates a homeostatic mechanism according to the notes?

Answer 40

a changed variable

Question 41

What happens during a positive feedback mechanism?

Answer 41

increases deviation from the set point

Question 42

What does the term 'oblique' refer to when describing body sections?

Answer 42

Diagonal cuts across the long axis

Question 43

What is the function of the mammary glands in the female reproductive system?

Answer 43

To produce milk for the newborn

Question 44

Which organs would be found in the abdominal cavity?

Answer 44

Digestive organs such as the stomach and liver

Question 45

What structures are in the thoracic cavity?

Answer 45

heart and lungs

Question 46

Which term refers to the body caverns that enclose the organs of the nervous system?

Answer 46

dorsal body cavity

Question 47

What type of section would you make to observe a transverse cut of the stomach?

Answer 47

transverse section

Question 48

What mechanism returns body conditions to their ideal set point?

Answer 48

negative feedback

Question 49

What does the term 'ventral body cavity' refer to?

Answer 49

contains the majority of internal organs

Question 50

Which component of negative feedback receives input from receptors?

Answer 50

control center

Question 51

What does the term 'variables' refer to in the context of homeostasis?

Answer 51

values that are not constant

Question 52

Which organ is part of the pelvic cavity?

Answer 52

urinary bladder

Question 53

In homeostasis, what happens when body temperature rises too much?

Answer 53

sweating occurs

Question 54

What is a transverse plane?

Answer 54

divides the body into superior and inferior parts

Question 55

What is the primary way the body maintains a constant internal environment?

Answer 55

homeostasis

Question 56

The cranial cavity houses which organ?

Answer 56

brain

Question 57

What does the term 'effectors' refer to in the context of negative feedback mechanisms?

Answer 57

Organs that respond to control center's signals

Question 58

The layer of serous membrane that lines the walls of body cavities is called what?

Answer 58

Parietal serous membrane

Question 59

Which cavity houses the brain?

Answer 59

dorsal body cavity

Question 60

What type of feedback mechanism is most commonly used to maintain homeostasis in the body?

Answer 60

negative feedback

Question 61

Which of the following organs is NOT part of the digestive system?

Answer 61

uterus