Lab exam 1

Question 1

Describe the anatomical position

Answer 1

body facing forward, arms at the sides, palms facing forward

Question 2

Away from the surface/toward the body’s interior

Answer 2

Deep

Question 3

Toward the back of the body

Answer 3

Posterior

Question 4

Closer to the point of origin (e.g., of a limb)

Answer 4

Proximal

Question 5

Away from the body’s midline

Answer 5

Lateral

Question 6

Toward the head

Answer 6

Superior

Question 7

Farther from the point of origin (e.g., of a limb)

Answer 7

Distal

Question 8

Toward the body’s midline

Answer 8

Medial

Question 9

Away from the head/toward the tail

Answer 9

Inferior

Question 10

Toward the front of the body

Answer 10

Anterior

Question 11

Toward the surface/skin

Answer 11

Superficial

Question 12

Which of the following is an incorrect use of a directional term?

a. The ankle is inferior to the knee
b. The sternum is superior to the abdomen
c. The bone is deep to the muscle
d. The mouth is medial to the ears

Answer 12

a

Question 13

Anatomical position and specific directional and regional terms are used in anatomy and physiology to

Answer 13

provide a standard that facilities communication and decreases the chances for errors

Question 14

A serous membrane secretes ___, which ___ the organs in certain ___ body cavities

Answer 14

serous fluid
lubricates
ventral

Question 15

what plane lies exactly in the midline

Answer 15

midsagittal plane

Question 16

what plane offset from the midline

Answer 16

parasagittal plane

Question 17

what plane lies vertically; divide the body into anterior and posterior parts

Answer 17

frontal plane

Question 18

what plane divides the body into superior and inferior parts

Answer 18

transverse plane

Question 19

what plane cuts made diagonally between the horizontal and the vertical plane

Answer 19

oblique plane

Question 20

What system does the gallbladder, esophagus, and liver

Answer 20

digestive

Question 21

what system does the pancreas, thyroid gland, and adrenal glands

Answer 21

endocrine

Question 22

Which anatomical sections would provide a view of the internal anatomy of both kidneys

Answer 22

frontal and transverse

Question 23

A solution with a pH less than 7 is considered ___, a solution with a pH 7 is considered ___, and a solution with a pH greater than 7 is considered ___

Answer 23

acetic
neutral
basic

Question 24

The pH is a measure of a solutions ___

Answer 24

hydrogen ion concentration

Question 25

A ___ is a chemical that resists a large or dramatic change in pH

Answer 25

buffer

Question 26

A ___ takes place when chemical bonds are formed, broken, and rearranged

Answer 26

chemical reaction

Question 27

Increasing the temperature generally ___ the rate of reactions, and decreasing the temperature generally ___ the rate of reactions

Answer 27

increases | decreases

Question 28

The degree to which a substance called a ___ will mix with each other substance called a ___ is known as ___

Answer 28

solute solvent solubility

Question 29

Which of the following is not a property of enzymes? a. They are not consumed in the reaction b. They are biological catalysts c. They increase the rate of a reaction d. They change the products of a reaction

Answer 29

d