1) The Human Body: An Orientation Flashcards
Metabolism is __________.
a broad term that refers to all the chemical reactions that occur in the body
Which of the following is NOT a necessary life function?
Thinking
This is the only segmentation of the body that could result in mirror image halves.
Midsagittal
Which body system is most closely associated with transport and delivery?
Cardiovascular
When the body is subject to physical trauma, such as in an automobile accident, which organs are the most vulnerable to injury (homeostatic imbalance)?
Abdominal organs in the abdominal cavity
A structure found in the left lumbar region is the __________.
descending colon of the large intestine
The __________ is the body’s slow-acting control system and acts by means of __________.
endocrine system; hormones
Eyelashes, pain receptors, fingernails, and sweat glands would all be part of which system?
Integumentary
You would look for the mediastinum in which cavity?
Thoracic
A transverse plane divides the body into __________ segments.
superior and inferior
Which of the following is NOT true of a sagittal plane?
A sagittal section divides the body into anterior and posterior parts.
Which region is directly medial to the hypochondriac regions of the body?
Epigastric
Which of these is found in the dorsal body cavity?
Brain
The ability of the body to maintain a relatively stable internal environment is referred to as __________.
homeostasis
When the body is subject to physical trauma, such as in an automobile accident, which organs are the most vulnerable to injury (homeostatic imbalance)?
Skeletal
Which term(s) is/are defined as being close to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk?
Proximal
Which of the following statements regarding feedback mechanisms is FALSE?
Blood clotting is an example of a typical negative feedback mechanism.
The axillary region is in the __________.
armpit
You would expect to find most of the stomach in which quadrant?
Left upper quadrant
This is the only segmentation of the body that could result in mirror image halves.
Midsagittal
The term medial __________.
is a term referring to a direction toward or at the midline of the body
Which of the following is NOT true of a sagittal plane?
A sagittal section divides the body into anterior and posterior parts.
A structure found in the left lumbar region is the __________.
descending colon of the large intestine
Which body system is most closely associated with the support and protection of the body organs?
Skeletal
The cheeks are __________ to the tongue.
lateral
If you wish to make a drawing of a section through the human body that showed the heart and both of the lungs, your section could be in which of the following planes? (1) Frontal (coronal); (2) Transverse; (3) Sagittal
1 and 2
Which region is directly medial to the hypochondriac regions of the body?
Epigastric
At the cellular level, cells consist of __________.
molecules
You would look for the mediastinum in which cavity?
Thoracic
The anatomical position is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT __________.
palms turned toward one’s back
