Anatomy Ch 1

Question 1

Anatomy

Answer 1

Study of the structure and shape of the body and its parts

Question 2

Physiology

Answer 2

Study of how the body and its parts work or function

Question 3

Gross anatomy

Answer 3

large structures

easily observable

Question 4

Microscopic anatomy

Answer 4

structures are too small to be seen with the naked eye

cells and tissues can be viewed only with a microscope

Question 5

6 levels of structural organization

Answer 5

1. atoms
2. cells
3. tissues
4. organs
5. organ systems
6. organisms

Question 6

Integumentary System

Answer 6

forms the external body covering (skin)

Question 7

Skeletal system

Answer 7

consists of bones, cartilage, ligaments, and joints

Question 8

Muscular system

Answer 8

skeletal muscles

Question 9

Nervous system

Answer 9

consists of brain, spinal cord, nerves, and sensory receptors

Question 10

Endocrine system

Answer 10

secretes chemical molecules, hormones

Question 11

Cardiovascular system

Answer 11

includes heart and blood vessels

Question 12

Lymphatic system

Answer 12

lymphatic vessels, nodes, and lymphoid organs

Question 13

Respiratory system

Answer 13

includes the nasal passages, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs

Question 14

Digestive system

Answer 14

includes the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, rectum, and accessory organs

Question 15

Urinary System

Answer 15

includes the kidneys, ureter, urinary bladder, and urethra

Question 16

Reproductive system

Answer 16

AMAB includes testes, scrotum, penis, accessory glands, and duct system
AFAB includes ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus, vagina

Question 17

Maintaining life

Answer 17

maintain boundaries
movement
responsiveness 
digestion
metabolism
excretion
reproduction
growth

Question 18

Survival needs

Answer 18

nutrients
oxygen
water
normal body temperature 
atmospheric pressure

Question 19

Anatomical Position

Answer 19

stand erect, feet parallel, arms hanging at the sides with palms facing forward and thumbs pointing away from the body

Question 20

Superior

Answer 20

towards the head or upper part of a structure of the body

Question 21

Inferior

Answer 21

away from the head or toward the lower part of a structure or the body

Question 22

Anterior

Answer 22

toward or at the front of the body

Question 23

Posterior

Answer 23

toward or at the backside of the body

Question 24

Medial

Answer 24

toward or at the middle of the body

Question 25

Lateral

Answer 25

away from the midline of the body

Question 26

Intermediate

Answer 26

between a more medial and a more lateral structure

Question 27

Proximal

Answer 27

close to the origin of the body part or point of attachment to a limb to the body trunk

Question 28

Distal

Answer 28

farther from the origin of a body or the point of attachment of a like to the body trunk

Question 29

Superficial

Answer 29

toward or at the body surface

Question 30

Deep

Answer 30

away from the body surface

Question 31

Sagittal

Answer 31

divides the body (or organ) into left and right parts

Question 32

Median

Answer 32

divides into equal left and right parts

Question 33

Frontal

Answer 33

divides into anterior and posterior parts

Question 34

Transverse

Answer 34

divides into superior and inferior parts

Question 35

Dorsal

Answer 35

cranial cavity

spinal cavity

Question 36

Ventrical

Answer 36

thoracic cavity

abdominopelvic cavity

Question 37

Abdominopelvic cavity subdivisions

Answer 37

four quadrants

nine regions

Question 38

Maintaining homeostasis

Answer 38

Receptor
Control center
Effector

Question 39

Negative feedback

Answer 39

most homeostasis control mechanisms

shuts off the origin stimulus or reduces its intensity

Question 40

Positive feedback

Answer 40

rare in the human body
increases the original stimulus to push the variable farther
reaction occurs at a faster rate