LESSON 1

Question 1

comes from the Greek word that means “to cut apart.” It deals with the structure of the body and its parts.

Answer 1

Anatomy

Question 2

comes from the French word physiologie or directly from Latin physiologia meaning “natural science study of nature” or from Greek physiologia “natural science,
inquiry into nature.

Answer 2

Physiology

Question 3

is a key component of the chemical reactions, a needed material for the
cells to breakdown food and release the energy in it

Answer 3

Oxygen

Question 4

human body requires three basic classes of nutrients:

water, the energy- yielding and body-building nutrients, and the micronutrients.

Answer 4

Nutrients

Question 5

4 Requirements for Maintenance of Life

Answer 5

Oxygen
Nutrients
Narrow Range of Temperature
Narrow Range of Atmospheric Pressure

Question 6

body temperature must be maintained within the

range of 37.C (98.60F).

Answer 6

Narrow Range of Temperature

Question 7

atmospheric pressure is pressure

exerted by the mixture of gases (primarily Nitrogen and Oxygen) in the Earth’s atmosphere.

Answer 7

Narrow Range of Atmospheric Pressure

Question 8

the ability to maintain a relatively stable internal environment

Answer 8

Homeostasis

Question 9

refers to the chemical reaction that occurs in the body

Answer 9

Metabolism

Question 10

is the standard position of the body in which the body is standing upright with arms at the sides and palms of the hands facing forward

Answer 10

Anatomical position

Question 11

Anatomists use it to describe the relative locations of the different body structures.

Answer 11

directional terms

Question 12

three types of planes or sections

Answer 12

Sagittal, Frontal and Transverse

Question 13

is a cut made along a lengthwise, or longitudinal plane of the body, dividing the body into right and left parts.

Answer 13

Sagittal section

Question 14

If the cut is made in equal left and right parts, It is called?

Answer 14

median section or midsagittal

Question 15

is a cut made along a lengthwise plane that divides the body or an organ into anterior and posterior parts

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Frontal section or Coronal section

Question 16

is a cut made along horizontal plane, dividing the body or the organ into superior and inferior parts

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Transverse section or cross section

Question 17

This is divided into cranial cavity, the space inside the bony skull that protects the brain, and spinal cavity that extends from the cranial cavity to the vertebral column which protects the spinal cord.

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Dorsal Body Cavity

Question 18

This contains the structures within the chest and the abdomen. It is divided into thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 18

Ventral Body Cavity

Question 19

s enclosed by the ribs that somehow protects the lungs, the heart and other structures

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Thoracic cavity

Question 20

contains the stomach, liver, intestines and other organs

Answer 20

Abdominal cavity

Question 21

on the inferior part contains the reproductive organs, bladder, and rectum

Answer 21

Pelvic cavity

Question 22

the breaking down complex substances into its simple building units

Answer 22

Catabolism

Question 23

the building up of complex molecules from their components.

Answer 23

Anabolism