UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE HUMAN BODY

Question 1

Describe the correct anatomical position

Answer 1

standing
facing forward
palms facing forward
feet shoulders width apart

Question 2

Dorsal cavity includes

Answer 2

cranial/vertebral cavities

Question 3

Ventral cavity includes

Answer 3

thoracic/abdominopelvic cavities

Question 4

What does the thoracic cavity include

Answer 4

pleural/mediastinum and pericardial cavities

Question 5

What are the 9 regions of the abdomen

Answer 5

Epigastric
Right hypochodriac
Left hypochodriac
Right lumbar region
Left lumbar region
Umbilical region
Right iliac region
Left iliac region
Hypogastric region

Question 6

Hypo

Answer 6

below

Question 7

Chondr

Answer 7

cartilage

Question 8

Right hypochondriac region includes

Answer 8

liver
right kidney
gallbladder
large/small intestine

Question 9

Epi

Answer 9

upon

Question 10

Epigastric region includes

Answer 10

liver
stomach
spleen
duodenum
adrenal glands
pancreas

Question 11

Left hypochondriac region includes

Answer 11

Liver’s tip
stomach
pancreas
left kidney
spleen
large/small intestine

Question 12

Right lumbar region includes

Answer 12

ascending colon
small intestine
right kidney

Question 13

Umbilical region includes

Answer 13

duodenum
small intestine
transverse colon

Question 14

Left lumbar region includes

Answer 14

descending colon
small intestine
left kidney

Question 15

Right iliac region includes

Answer 15

appendix
cecum
ascending colon
small intestine

Question 16

Iliac

Answer 16

the ilium bone (hip bone)

Question 17

Hypogastric region

Answer 17

bladder
sigmoid colon
small intestine
reproductive organs

Question 18

Gastr

Answer 18

stomach

Question 19

Left iliac region

Answer 19

sigmoid colon
descending colon
small intestine

Question 20

Coronal

Answer 20

separates the body into anterior and posterior regions

Question 21

Sagittal

Answer 21

separates the body into right and left regions

Question 22

Transverse

Answer 22

separates the body into superior and inferior regions

Question 23

Computerized Tomography

Answer 23

CT scans
combined x ray images
taken from multiple angles
uses computers to create cross-sectional images

Question 24

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Answer 24

uses magnetic field and radio waves
provides detailed imaging of organs and tissues

Question 25

X RAY

Answer 25

uses a type of radiation called electromagnetic waves
different shades of black and white due to different absorption of radiation across different tissue

Question 26

What are the six levels of organization

Answer 26

chemical
cellular
tissue
organ
organ system
organism

Question 27

What is a cell

Answer 27

the smallest independently functioning unit of an organism

Question 28

Anabolism

Answer 28

smaller simple molecules into larger complex substances
utilizes energy

Question 29

Catabolism

Answer 29

larger complex substances into smaller simpler molecules
releases energy

Question 30

What is metabolism

Answer 30

the sum of all anabolic and catabolic reactions

Question 31

Anabolic reactions

Answer 31

building reactions that consumes energy

Question 32

Catabolic reactions

Answer 32

break down materials and build energy

Question 33

ATP

Answer 33

adenosine triphosphate
the chemical compound in cells used to store and release energy

Question 34

What percent of atmospheric air is oxygen

Answer 34

20%

Question 35

What percent of the body mass is water

Answer 35

70%

Question 36

What are the 3 classes of nutrients

Answer 36

water
energy-yielding/body building
micronutrients

Question 37

What are micronutrients

Answer 37

vitamins and minerals

Question 38

What are the primary energy yielding nutrients

Answer 38

carbohydrates and lipids