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Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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True or false

A midsagittal plane vertically divides the body through the midline into two equal left and right portions or Halves

A

True

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True or false

A horizontal or transverse plane is any plane dividing the body into left and right portions

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False

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True or false
A sagittal plane is any plane parallel to the midsagittal or median plane, vertically dividing the body into unequal right and left portions

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True

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4
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The organs of any cavity are referred to as the Viscera

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True

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5
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The term parietal refers to the walls of a cavity

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True

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6
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The ventral cavity contains organs of the nervous system

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False

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7
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It is useful to describe the body is having imaginary curve geometric surfaces passing through it called planes

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False

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8
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Organs are organized into tissues

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False

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9
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A cell performs all the activities necessary to maintain life except for Excretion

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False

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10
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The cells in muscle tissue are so long that they are often referred to as muscle fibers

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True

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11
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Cardiac muscle is found only in the heart

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True

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12
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Pleural Is the term that refers to the covering of the lungs

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True

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13
Q

Who was the first individual to correctly illustrate the human skeleton with all of it’s bones

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Leonardo da Vinci

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14
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The English anatomists who discovered how blood circulates through the body was

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William Harvey

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15
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The study of the human body structures is known as

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Anatomy

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16
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The term that means belly side is

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Ventral

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17
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Dividing the body into two equal left and right portions or halves by drawing an imaginary line vertically through the body from top to bottom creates which the following planes

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Midsagittal

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18
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The name of the space found between the two Pleural cavities that contains the heart, thymus gland, lymph and blood vessels, trachea, esophagus, and nerves is the

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Mediastinum

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19
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The term that refers to the covering on an organ is

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Visceral

20
Q

The basic unit of biological Organization is the

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Cell

21
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The tissue that covers surfaces, protects, forms glands, and lines cavities of the body is

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Epithelial tissue

22
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Tissue characterized by elongated cells that generate movement by shortening or contracting in a forcible manner is known as

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Muscle tissue

23
Q

The system composed of skin, hair, nails, sebaceous glands, and sweat glands is known as the

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Integumentary system

24
Q

The lymphatic system is also known as the

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Immune system

25
Q

The body system responsible for maintaining sexual characteristics and the perpetuation of our species is the

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Reproductive system

26
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What term refers to the walls of a cavity

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Parietal

27
Q

Cephalad Means toward the head; it is synonymous with what term

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Superior

28
Q

The study of the functions of body parts, what they do, and how they do it, is known as what

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Physiology

29
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The study of the diseases of the body is known as what

A

Pathology

30
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There are how many basic reference systems of bodily organization

A

Four

31
Q

The pancreas secretes what, which breaks down the glycogen into glucose and returns it to the blood circulatory system

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Glucagon

32
Q

Feedback responses that revise the services to our bodies condition are examples of what feedback

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Negative

33
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The term that means uppermost or above is

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Superior

34
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The term that means lower most or below is

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Inferior

35
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Another term for Vental which means towards the front is

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Anterior

36
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Another term for posterior which means towards the back is

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Dorsal

37
Q

The term that means nearest the midline of the body is

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Medial

38
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The term that means towards the side or away from the midline is

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Lateral

39
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The term that means nearest the point of attachment of origin is

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Proximal

40
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The term that means away from the point of attachment or origin is

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Distal

41
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What is a space between the two pleural cavities and contains the heart, thymus gland, trachea, and esophagus

A

Mediastinum

42
Q

What is the term that means the maintenance of the internal environment of the body within narrow limits

A

Homeostasis

43
Q

What muscle is involuntary and causes contractions of the heart

A

Cardiac

44
Q

What is the name of a group of organs

A

System

45
Q

What system includes the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, rectum, and anus

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Digestive

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