Module 1 - Think to note from lesson questions

Question 1

regional approach to studying human anatomy

Answer 1

looks at all structures and organs within a given area, such as the head or the food

Question 2

systemic approach to studying human anatomy

Answer 2

puts all related structures and organs into a functional system for ease of learning

Question 3

gross anatomy

Answer 3

looks at large structures and organs that can be seen with the naked eye

Question 4

microscopic anatomy

Answer 4

deals with structures too small to be seen without the aid of a microscope

Question 5

homeostasis

Answer 5

an integral part of physiology that looks at how living organisms maintain their steady state

Question 6

histologists

Answer 6

study tissues

Question 7

cytologists

Answer 7

study cells

Question 8

hierarchy of life smallest to largest

Answer 8

atom –> molecule –> organelle –> cell –> tissue –> organ –> organisms

Question 9

smallest unit of matter

Answer 9

atom

Question 10

smallest unit of life

Answer 10

cell // all living things are composed of cells

Question 11

organs are composed of

Answer 11

tissues

Question 12

cells are compsed of

Answer 12

organelles

Question 13

tissues are composed of

Answer 13

cells

Question 14

major organis in the integumentary system

Answer 14

skin, hair, and nails

Question 15

major organs in the endocrine system

Answer 15

hormone producing glands, such as the thyroid gland

Question 16

major organs in the nervous system

Answer 16

brain, spinal cord, and nerves

Question 17

major organs in the lymphatic system

Answer 17

spleen, red bone marrow, lymph nodes, tonsils

Question 18

four components of a negative feedback loop

Answer 18

stimulus, sensor, control center, & effector

Question 19

regulatory process when body is trapped by a blizzard

Answer 19

activate brain’s heat-gain center –> reduce blood flow to the skin –> shunt blood returning from your limbs away from the digits into a network of deep veins –> increase muscle contraction –> shiver –> generates heat –> body produces thyorid hormone and epinephrine, chemicals that promote increased metabolism and heat production

Question 20

physiological processes that use a positive feedback loop

Answer 20

childbirth and blood clotting resulting from a penetrating wound

Question 21

control center is typically whch organ of the body

Answer 21

the brain

Question 22

proper anatomical position

Answer 22

standing erect with your eyes, palms, and feet pointing forward, thumbs are pointing away from your body
thumb lateral to ring finger

Question 23

antecubital region

Answer 23

front of the elbow

Question 24

acromial region

Answer 24

point of the shoulder

Question 25

antebrachial region

Answer 25

forearm

Question 26

cervical region

Answer 26

neck

Question 27

foot __ to the knee

Answer 27

distal

Question 28

bones are __ to the muscles

Answer 28

deep

Question 29

neck is __ to the chest

Answer 29

superior

Question 30

navel is __ to the lower back

Answer 30

anterior

Question 31

arm is ___ to the forearm

Answer 31

proximal

Question 32

dividing the body in to equal left and right halves

Answer 32

midsaggital plane

Question 33

heart is found in the __ cavity

Answer 33

thoracic cavity (pericardial cavity)

Question 34

brain is found __ cavity

Answer 34

dorsal cavity (cranial cavity)

Question 35

liver is in which two abdominal quadrants

Answer 35

right and left upper quadrants

Question 36

which of the nine abdominal regions is found directly in the middle

Answer 36

umbilical region

Question 37

lowest right and left abdominal regions called

Answer 37

right and left iliac regions

Question 38

highest right and left abdominal regions called

Answer 38

right and left hypochondriac regions

Question 39

discovery of xrays

Answer 39

Rontgen won nobel prize

Question 40

imagine technique best to study the uptake of nutrients by rapidly multiplying cancer cells

Answer 40

PET

Question 41

imaging study that can be used most safely during pregnancy

Answer 41

ultrasounds

ultrasonography does not expose a mother to to radiations or radiopharmaceuticals or to magnetic fields no known risks

Question 42

medical imaging technique most dangerous to use repeatedly

Answer 42

CT Scan (much higher levels of raditation than xrays)

Question 43

type of reasoning used to form hypotheses

Answer 43

inductive reasoning

Question 44

type of reasoning used to make prediction and perform test

Answer 44

deductive reasoning

Question 45

hypotheses

Answer 45

NOT able to be proven true

can only find support for a hypotheses

Question 46

assumptions when formulating hypotheses

Answer 46

simplest explanation that adequately accounts for all the observations is to be preferred over other, more complex explanations. hypothese must be testable and falsifiable, cannot rely on faith, and cannot be based on metaphysical or supernatural factors or forces

Question 47

theories

Answer 47

have strong evidence to back them up

Question 48

individual’s personal experience or endorsement

Answer 48

anecdotal

Question 49

peer-reviewed scientific information is published in a __ source

Answer 49

primary