Introduction to Homeostasis Module 1

Question 1

Levels of organisation of the body and order

Answer 1

Chemical level
Cellular level
Tissue level
Organ level
Organ system
Organism

Question 2

Anatomical position

Answer 2

Standing upright, arms at sides, palms forward and feet together.

Question 3

Superior

Answer 3

Above/top

Question 4

Anterior/ventral

Answer 4

Front of the body

Question 5

Posterior/dorsal

Answer 5

Back of the body

Question 6

Inferior

Answer 6

Below/ towards the feet

Question 7

Proximal

Answer 7

Closer to where the arm or leg inserts into the body

Question 8

Distal

Answer 8

Further to where the arm or leg inserts into the body

Question 9

Medial

Answer 9

Closer to the midline

Question 10

Lateral

Answer 10

Any point away from the midline

Question 11

Sagital plane

Answer 11

Verticle cut that divides the body into left and right portions

Question 12

Frontal plane

Answer 12

Divides the body into anterior and posterior sections

Question 13

Transverse plane

Answer 13

Divides the body into superior and inferior portions

Question 14

Oblique plane

Answer 14

Passes through the body in a oblique angle.

Question 15

Body cavity function

Answer 15

• Protection
• Allows organs to change shape and size
• Provide warm nurturing space for creatures to grow

Question 16

Two main cavities

Answer 16

• Dorsal body cavity

- Ventral body cavity

Question 17

What are the two parts of the dorsal cavity

Answer 17

Cranial cavity

Spinal cavity

Question 18

What are the two parts the ventral cavity are divided into

Answer 18

Thoracic cavity

Abdominopelvic cavity

Question 19

Three parts of the thoracic cavity

Answer 19

Left pleural cavity
Right pleural cavity
Pericardial cavity

Question 20

Two parts of the abdominal cavity

Answer 20

Abdominal cavity

Pelvic cavity

Question 21

Covalent bonds

Answer 21

• Electrons are shared

- Include polar and non-polar types of bonds

Question 22

Ionic bonds

Answer 22

• One element gains and one loses

- Atoms become charged and are thus attracted to each other.

Question 23

Anabolic reactions

Answer 23

Bonds are formed

Question 24

Catabolic reaction

Answer 24

Bonds are broken

Question 25

rearrangements

Answer 25

Bonds are rearranged

Question 26

Negative feedback loops

Answer 26

Inhibitory feedback response which works to immediately restore the variable to within in its set point range.

Question 27

Positive feedback loop

Answer 27

Feedback response in which enhances the change in a variable, pushing it further from its set point range.