1) The Human Body: An Orientation

Question 1

Metabolism is __________.

Answer 1

a broad term that refers to all the chemical reactions that occur in the body

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a necessary life function?

Answer 2

Thinking

Question 3

This is the only segmentation of the body that could result in mirror image halves.

Answer 3

Midsagittal

Question 4

Which body system is most closely associated with transport and delivery?

Answer 4

Cardiovascular

Question 5

When the body is subject to physical trauma, such as in an automobile accident, which organs are the most vulnerable to injury (homeostatic imbalance)?

Answer 5

Abdominal organs in the abdominal cavity

Question 6

A structure found in the left lumbar region is the __________.

Answer 6

descending colon of the large intestine

Question 7

The __________ is the body’s slow-acting control system and acts by means of __________.

Answer 7

endocrine system; hormones

Question 8

Eyelashes, pain receptors, fingernails, and sweat glands would all be part of which system?

Answer 8

Integumentary

Question 9

You would look for the mediastinum in which cavity?

Answer 9

Thoracic

Question 10

A transverse plane divides the body into __________ segments.

Answer 10

superior and inferior

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT true of a sagittal plane?

Answer 11

A sagittal section divides the body into anterior and posterior parts.

Question 12

Which region is directly medial to the hypochondriac regions of the body?

Answer 12

Epigastric

Question 13

Which of these is found in the dorsal body cavity?

Answer 13

Brain

Question 14

The ability of the body to maintain a relatively stable internal environment is referred to as __________.

Answer 14

homeostasis

Question 15

When the body is subject to physical trauma, such as in an automobile accident, which organs are the most vulnerable to injury (homeostatic imbalance)?

Answer 15

Skeletal

Question 16

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?

Answer 16

Proximal

Question 17

Which of the following statements regarding feedback mechanisms is FALSE?

Answer 17

Blood clotting is an example of a typical negative feedback mechanism.

Question 18

The axillary region is in the __________.

Answer 18

armpit

Question 19

You would expect to find most of the stomach in which quadrant?

Answer 19

Left upper quadrant

Question 20

This is the only segmentation of the body that could result in mirror image halves.

Answer 20

Midsagittal

Question 21

The term medial __________.

Answer 21

is a term referring to a direction toward or at the midline of the body

Question 22

Which of the following is NOT true of a sagittal plane?

Answer 22

A sagittal section divides the body into anterior and posterior parts.

Question 23

A structure found in the left lumbar region is the __________.

Answer 23

descending colon of the large intestine

Question 24

Which body system is most closely associated with the support and protection of the body organs?

Answer 24

Skeletal

Question 25

The cheeks are __________ to the tongue.

Answer 25

lateral

Question 26

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

Answer 26

1 and 2

Question 27

Which region is directly medial to the hypochondriac regions of the body?

Answer 27

Epigastric

Question 28

At the cellular level, cells consist of __________.

Answer 28

molecules

Question 29

You would look for the mediastinum in which cavity?

Answer 29

Thoracic

Question 30

The anatomical position is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT __________.

Answer 30

palms turned toward one’s back