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Anatomy Introduction Test Flashcards

1
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Abdominal cavity

A

Peritoneal membrane (peritoneum)

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2
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Thoracic cavity

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Pleural membrane

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3
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Pericardial cavity

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Pericardial membrane

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4
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The dorsal body cavity contains components of the ____ system

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Nervous

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5
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What is the midsagittal plane?

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Plane that divides body into equal right and left sides

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6
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In leg veins blood is flowing _____

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Proximally (toward)

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7
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In arteries blood is flowing _____

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Distally (away from)

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8
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An investigator who conducts an experiment to determine how temperature changes affect the rate at which the heart beats is most likely a(n)

A

physiologist

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9
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The axial portion of the body includes

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dorsal and ventral cavity

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10
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What are the requirements of organisms for the maintenance of life?

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water, food, oxygen, heat, pressure

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11
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Homeostasis refers to

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stable internal conditions

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12
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What is an example of a homeostatic mechanism?

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Shivering when body temperature drops to create movement and increase temperature

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13
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levels of organization (smallest to largest)

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organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

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14
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What organs occupy the pelvic cavity?

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Parts of large intestine, urinary bladder, and reproductive organs

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15
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The membrane of the surface of a lung is called the

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visceral pleura

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16
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When a body is placed in the anatomical position it is

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Standing erect, facing forward, with upper limbs at the side, and palms forward

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17
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A part that is closer to the head than something else is said to be

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superior

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18
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A section that separates the body into right and left portions would be a

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sagittal section

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19
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The branch of science that deals with the structure of human body parts is

A

Anatomy

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20
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The process by which food substances are chemically changed into simpler forms that can be absorbed is called

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digestion

21
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The most abundant chemical substance in the human body is

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Water

22
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The inferior boundary of the thoracic cavity is the

A

diaphragm

23
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The _____ separates the thoracic cavity into two compartments

A

mediastinum

24
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List 3 characteristics of the pelvic cavity

A
  1. portion of abdominopelvic cavity below pelvic brim
  2. portion of abdomen that contains internal reproductive organs and urinary bladder
  3. portion of abdomen surrounded by bones of pelvis
25
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Terms of relative position are used to describe the

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location of one body part with respect to another

26
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Give four examples of ways to help maintain homeostasis

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  1. As body temperature rises, sweating occurs
  2. When someone drinks a lot of water, kidneys produce more urine
  3. When eating large amounts of salt, kidneys excrete more salt
  4. When blood pressure decreases, heart rate increases
27
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Negative feedback is important for maintaining _____ in the body

A

homeostasis

28
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Main system that secretes hormones

A

endocrine system

29
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provides an outer covering

A

integumentary system

30
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produces a new organism

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reproductive system

31
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Stimulates muscles to contract and interprets information from sensory units

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nervous system

32
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Provides a framework for soft tissues and produces blood cells in red marrow

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skeletal system

33
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exchanges gases between air and blood

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respiratory system

34
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Transports excess fluid from tissues to blood

A

lymphatic system

35
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Maintains posture and generates most body heat

A

muscular system

36
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Removes liquid waste from blood and transports them outside

A

urinary system

37
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converts food molecules into forms that are absorbed

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digestive system

38
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Transports nutrients, wastes, and gases throughout the body

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cardiovascular system

39
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Separates the body into superior and inferior parts

A

transverse plane (Horizontal)

40
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Separates the body into posterior (dorsal) and anterior (ventral) parts

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Coronal plane (frontal)

41
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Separates the body into right and left parts

A

sagittal plane

42
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Separates the body into equal right and left halves

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midsagittal (median

43
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An angular cut

A

oblique

44
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A lengthwise cut

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longitudinal

45
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a horizontal cut across a structure

A

Cross

46
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Cavity surrounded by the rib cage; bounded inferiorly by the diaphragm

A

thoracic cavity

47
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Cavity containing the liver, stomach, kidneys, and spleen

A

abdominal cavity

48
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Cavity containing the urinary bladder; enclosed by pelvic bones

A

pelvic cavity

49
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I Left my Hog Eating Under the House

A

Iliac, lumbar, hypochondriac, epigastric, umbilical, hypogastric

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