Lecture Assignment 1 Questions

Question 1

The study of larger structures of the body visible to the naked eye is called __________________ and the study of structures that can only be seen through a microscope is called ____________________________.

Answer 1

gross anatomy (macroscopic anatomy)

microscopic anatomy

Question 2

___________________ is the state of steady internal conditions maintained by living things.

Answer 2

Homeostasis

Question 3

What is the smallest independently functioning unit of a living organism? __________

Answer 3

cell

Question 4

An ___________ is an anatomically distinct structure composed of two or more tissue types.

Answer 4

organ

Question 5

The sum of all anabolic and catabolic reactions in the body is called ___________________.

Answer 5

Metabolism

Question 6

The ability of an organism to adjust to changes in its internal and external environments is called _________________________.

Answer 6

Responsiveness

Question 7

________________________ is the process in which unspecialized cells become specialized to perform certain tasks.

Answer 7

Differentiation

Question 8

_______________ is a key component of the chemical reactions that keeps the body alive, such as the ones that produce adenosine triphosphate (ATP).

Answer 8

Oxygen

Question 9

______________________________ is a mechanism that reverses a deviation from the set point.

Answer 9

Negative feedback

Question 10

When viewing the body, ________________________ is considered the body being upright, toes forward, and the palms facing forward.

Answer 10

Standard body map (anatomical position)

Question 11

The plane that divides the body or an organ in to anterior and posterior sections is called a _____________________________.

Answer 11

Frontal Cut/Section

Question 12

The cranial cavity and the spinal cavity make up which larger body cavity? ______________________________

Answer 12

Dorsal Cavity

Question 13

One of the thin membranes that cover the walls and organs in the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities is called a ____________.

Answer 13

Serous membrane (aka serous)

Question 14

What is movement?

Answer 14

Human movement includes actions at the joints and body AND the motion of individual organs and cells.

Question 15

What is responsiveness?

Answer 15

The ability of an organism to adjust to changes in its internal and external environments.

Question 16

What is development?

Answer 16

All the changes the body goes through in life.

-includes the process of growth and repair both which involve differentiation.

Question 17

What is growth?

Answer 17

The increase in body size.

Question 18

What is reproduction?

Answer 18

The formation of new organisms from parent organisms.

-In humans, reproduction is carried out by the male and female reproductive systems.