WEEK 1 body structure and homeostasis

Question 1

what are the 3 components of a medical term

Answer 1

prefix
suffix
root word

Question 2

derm

Answer 2

skin

Question 3

oste

Answer 3

bone

Question 4

haem

Answer 4

blood

Question 5

vas

Answer 5

vesel

Question 6

cardi

Answer 6

heart

Question 7

pulm

Answer 7

lung

Question 8

nephr

Answer 8

kidney

Question 9

gastr

Answer 9

stomach

Question 10

enter

Answer 10

small intestine

Question 11

hepat

Answer 11

liver

Question 12

my

Answer 12

muscle

Question 13

neur

Answer 13

nerve

Question 14

briefly describe what homeostasis is

Answer 14

homeostasis is the body’s way of maintaining internal equilibrium within normal limits

Question 15

name the components of the homeostatic control system

Answer 15

receptor
integration center
effector

Question 16

what is the consequence of homeostatic imbalance

Answer 16

illness and death

Question 17

list some homeostatic mechanisms of the body that are controlled by negative feedback

Answer 17

blood glucose
blood pressure
heart rate
respiration rate
temperature

Question 18

cervical

Answer 18

neck

Question 19

cephalic

Answer 19

head

Question 20

femoral

Answer 20

thigh

Question 21

patellar

Answer 21

knee

Question 22

pelvic

Answer 22

pelvis

Question 23

inguinal

Answer 23

groin

Question 24

pubic

Answer 24

genital

Question 25

brachial

Answer 25

upper arm

Question 26

tarsal

Answer 26

ankle

Question 27

thoracic

Answer 27

chest

Question 28

axillary

Answer 28

underarm

Question 29

carpal

Answer 29

wrist

Question 30

pedal

Answer 30

foot

Question 31

gluteal

Answer 31

buttock

Question 32

lumbar

Answer 32

lower back

Question 33

popliteal

Answer 33

back of knee

Question 34

manus

Answer 34

hand

Question 35

plantar

Answer 35

sole of foot

Question 36

state the structural hierarchy of the human body ( biggest to smallest)

Answer 36

organism organ system organ tissues cell organelles molecules atoms

Question 37

how does the sagittal plane divide up the body

Answer 37

extends vertically and divides the body into left and right

Question 38

how does the midline (mid sagittal )plane divide up the body

Answer 38

goes through the midline of the body and divides into EQUAL left and rights

Question 40

how does the coronal ( frontal) plane divide up the body

Answer 40

expends vertically but is perpendicular to the sagittal plane and divides up the body into anterior and posterior

Question 41

how does the transverse (horizontal ) plane divide up the body

Answer 41

divides the body or organ into superior or inferior

Question 42

`what organs do you find in the cranial cavity

Answer 42

brain

Question 43

what organs do you find in the vertebral canal

Answer 43

spinal cord

Question 44

what organs do you find in the thoracic cavity

Answer 44

lungs

Question 45

what organs do you find in the pericardial cavity

Answer 45

heart

Question 46

what organs do you find in the mediastinum

Answer 46

esophagus trachea heart major blood vessels

Question 47

what organs do you find in the abdominal cavity

Answer 47

digestive organs spleen kidneys ureters

Question 48

what organs do you find in the pelvic cavity

Answer 48

bladder rectum reproductive organs

Question 49

what are the systems of protection, support and movement

Answer 49

integumentary skeletal muscular

Question 50

what are the systems of internal communication and integration

Answer 50

nervous system endocrine system

Question 51

what are the systems of fluid transport

Answer 51

circulatory lymphatic

Question 52

what are the systems of intake and output

Answer 52

respiratory urinary digestive

Question 53

what are the systems of reproduction

Answer 53

male and female reproductive systems