Overview Questions Flashcards
Gross (Macroscopic) Anatomy considers what?
Features visible with the naked or unaided eye.
The human form shown upright, hands at the side, palms facing forward, and feet together is the _________ position?
Anatomical
A person laying face down is in the ________ position?
Prone
A person laying face up is in the ______ position?
Supine
The frontal plane divides the body into the ________ and ________ portions?
Anterior, Posterior
The diaphragm separates the abdominopelvic and _________ cavities.
Thoracic
The layer of the pericardium covering the heart is the ________ pericardium.
Visceral
The pericardium lies within the _______.
Medistinum
________ is the anatomical term meaning, “toward an attached base”.
Proximal
________ is an anatomical term meaning “above or at a higher level”.
Superior
The term ________ means “the study of internal and external structures and the physical relationships between body parts”.
Anatomy
_______ is the study of how living organisms perform their vital functions.
Physiology
The ________ level is comprised of the smallest stable units of matter.
Molecular
_______ are the smallest living units in the body.
Cells
The pleural cavity surrounds what organ?
Lung
(T or F) The abdominopelvic cavity can be divided into either 4 or 9 regions?
True
(T or F) The axial skeleton includes all limbs and supporting bones and ligaments.
False
(T or F) Bone marrow acts as the primary site of red and white blood cell production.
True
(T or F) The pituitary gland controls other endocrine glands and regulates growth and fluid balance.
True
(T or F) The sagittal plane runs along the body’s long axis, extending anteriorly and posteriorly and dividing the body into L and R portions.
True
______ processes require the cell to expend energy to move ions or molecules across the cell membrane, usually in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP).
Active
A(n) _______ is a subatomic particle with a negative charge.
Electron
________ are atoms or molecules with an electric charge. (3)
Anions, Cations, Ions
_______ are chemical bonds created by the electrical attraction between anions and cations.
Ionic Bonds