Chapter 1 Anatomy and Physiology

Question 1

Which type of anatomy listed below is NOT an example of gross anatomy?

Answer 1

Cellular anatomy

Question 2

Which specialty of physiology would be the profession of someone studying the effects of heart disease?

Answer 2

Pathological physiology

Question 3

Auscultation is the process of

Answer 3

listening to the sounds of internal organs

Question 4

Why is the study of human anatomy and physiology critical to your everyday life?

Answer 4

All of the above

Question 5

Which of the following sciences is considered the oldest medical science?

Answer 5

anatomy

Question 6

At which level of organization does a histologist investigate structures?

Answer 6

tissue

Question 7

Why is it important to study each level of structural organization?

Answer 7

A and B are correct answers

Question 8

The following is a list of several levels of organization that make up the human body. Put them in order from smallest to largest?

Answer 8

organelle, cell, tissue, organ, and system

Question 9

What is NOT true of lymphatic system?

Answer 9

includes the liver and the pancreas

Question 10

How do you effectively distinguish cytology from histology?

Answer 10

B cytology analyzes internal structures of individual cells, histology studies groups of specialized cells that work together

Question 11

Blood clotting is an example of

Answer 11

c. positive feedback

Question 12

Most examples of extrinsic regulation of organ systems in the human body will be controlled via

Answer 12

a. negative feedbnack

Question 13

Why is homeostatic regulation important to an organism?

Answer 13

c. Physiological systems can function normally only under carefully controlled conditions

Question 14

Which of these statements describes extrinsic regulation?

Answer 14

A. Extrinsic regulation results from the activities of the nervous system or endocrine system

Question 15

Why is positive feedback helpful in blood clotting but unsuitable for the regulation of rising body temperature?

Answer 15

A. positive feedback accelerates the clotting process but would cause temperature to rise out of control.

Question 16

Which terms below mismatched?

Answer 16

stomach/ pelvic cavity

Question 17

When the body is in the correct anatomical position, what does that look like?

Answer 17

C. hands are at the sides, palms, facing forward, feet together, eyes straight ahead

Question 18

Bruce has gallbladder problems. Where does Bruce have pain?

Answer 18

A. right upper quadrant

Question 19

True body cavities are

Answer 19

d. all of the above

Question 20

The____ peritoneum surrounds organs and the ___ peritoneum lines the___. This membrane functions to____.

Answer 20

c. visceral, parietal, abdominopelvic cavity; allow organs to side across each other.

Question 21

Which type of section would separate/ divide the body down the middle between the eyes?

Answer 21

D. midsagittal section

Question 22

One advantage of a spiral CT scanner over a stabdard CT scanner is the lower _____

Answer 22

x - ray dosage

Question 23

The pleura is __ to the pericardium and __ to the diaphragm

Answer 23

lateral, superior

Question 24

Contents of the thoracic cavity include the ____ and is further subdivided into the ___ cavities.

Answer 24

heart and lungs, pleural and pericardial

Question 25

Amy, complains of pain in a structure located in the superior and medial part of her body. Which area fits this description?

Answer 25

nasal

Question 26

A receptor, a control center, and an effector are the three parts of a homeostatic regulatory mechanism. Which of the these describes the respective functions of each component?

Answer 26

B. sensor receptive to stimulus; receives and processes information; a cell or organ that responds to commands from the control center