| Quarterly Test: Anatomy and Physiology Study Guide
Student Directions: Please review the following Study Guide Questions that will be on your Mid-Semester Quarterly Exam. Questions are taken from Chapter 1 and 2 of your textbook. These are general questions that can also be found over the internet.
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A transverse plane divides the body into _______ segments.
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An anatomical boby position is:
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a term used by artists referring to facing front and posing.
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unimportant as a term of reference.
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the position in which the body is erect, facing front with feet parallel and arms hanging at the sides with the palms facing forward.
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the position in which the body is lying prone (face down) with feet parallel and arms by the sides.
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the position in which the body is erect, facing forward with feet parallel and arms hanging at the sides with palms facing backward.
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The cheeks are ____ to the tongue.
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proximal
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lateral
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medial
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inferior
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dorsal
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Which of the following statements regarding feedback mechanisms is/are FALSE?
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Positive feedback mechanisms tend to increase the original stimulus and to push the variable farther from its original value.
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In negative feedback mechanisms, the net effect of the responses to the stimulus is to shut off the original stimulus or reduce its intensity.
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Positive feedback mechanisms control infrequent events that occur "explosively."
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Blood clotting is an example of a typical negative feedback mechanism.
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When the body is subject to physical trauma, such as in an automobile accident, which organs are the most vulnerable to injury (homeostatic imbalance)?
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Abdominal organs in the abdominal cavity.
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Pelvic organs in the abdominopelvic cavity.
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Heart and lungs in the thoracic cavity.
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The brain in the cranial cavity.
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The spinal cord within the spinal cavity.
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The axillary region is in which part of the body:
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back of the knee.
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mouth.
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armpit.
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shoulder.
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knee.
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Metabolism is classified as which of the following:
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a broad term that refers to all the chemical reactions that occur in the body.
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a term that refers to the chemical reactions where larger structures are made from smaller ones (synthesis).
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the term that refers only to the process of breaking down ingested food into simple molecules that can then be absorbed into the blood for delivery to all body cells.
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a term that refers to the chemical reactions where large molecules are broken down into smaller ones.
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the ability to sense changes (stimuli) in the environment and then to react to them.
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Which of the following is NOT an anterior body landmark?
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Coxal.
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Crural.
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Buccal.
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Olecranal.
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Acromial.
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The _______ is the body's slow-acting control system and acts by means of _______.
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