Basic anatomy

Question 1

Anatomy

Answer 1

Study of the structure and relationship between body parts

Question 2

Physiology

Answer 2

Study of the function of body parts and the body as a whole

Question 3

Gross Anatomy

Answer 3

Study of body parts visible to the naked eye

Question 4

Histology

Answer 4

Study of tissues at the microscopic level

Question 5

Cytology

Answer 5

Study of cells at the microscopic level

Question 6

Neurophysiology

Answer 6

Study of how the nervous system functions

Question 7

Cell

Answer 7

Smallest unit of life

Question 8

Homeostasis

Answer 8

Maintenance of stable, internal conditions within specific limits

Question 9

Organelles

Answer 9

Specialized bodies within the cell that perform specific cellular functions

Question 10

Tissue

Answer 10

Group of similar cells performing a common function

Question 11

Organ

Answer 11

Group of different kinds of tissues working together to perform an activity

Question 12

Organ System

Answer 12

Two or more organs working together to perform an activity

Question 13

Organism

Answer 13

System possessing the characteristics of living things

Question 14

includes the cranial cavity (includes brain), and the vertebral cavity (includes spinal cord).

Answer 14

Posterior/Dorsal body cavity

Question 15

includes the thoracic cavity (includes lungs and heart), and the abdominopelvic cavity (includes the digestive organs, bladder, and reproductive organs).

Answer 15

Anterior/Ventral body cavity

Question 16

region refers to main axis of the body – head, neck, and trunk.

Answer 16

Axial Skeleton

Question 17

region refers to the appendages – arms and legs

Answer 17

Appendicular Skeleton

Question 18

_______ is the tendency of the body to seek and maintain an internal stability when dealing with external changes

Answer 18

Homeostasis

Question 19

Negative feedback is ________

Answer 19

a sensing mechanism that detects change in conditions beyond specific limits.

Question 20

Positive feedback is__________

Answer 20

the variant condition is intensified so that it is driven beyond normal limits – this is uncommon but does occur during:
Blood clotting
Childbirth
Sexual orgasm

Question 21

Which of the following planes divides the body vertically into anterior and posterior parts?

Sagittal Planes
Dorsal Body Cavity
Axial Region
Frontal Planes

Answer 21

Frontal planes divide the body into anterior and posterior parts while sagittal planes divide the body into right and left parts.