Exam 1: An Introduction to the Human Body

The right lobe of the liver is located in the _____ region of the abdominopelvic cavity.

Which letter is pointing to the carpal region?

The kidney is _____ to the stomach.

Which letter is pointing to the mental region?

Name the first form of medical imaging used to look at gross structures inside the body. It has been used in medicine since the 1940s and provides 'pictures' of internal structures in two-dimensional images where bones appear white, hollow structures (e.g. lungs) appear black, and structures of intermediate density (e.g. skin, fat, and muscle) appear as varying shades of gray.

A patient suffering from a sinus infection would be treated for a systemic illness.

The _____ system enables the body to detect and respond to environmental change through the propagation of impulses.

The right iliac region of the abdomen is _____ to the right lumbar region.

Which of the following statements is false?

A patient's vital signs (height, weight, temperature) will most likely be measured and reported in meters, kilograms and centigrade, respectively.

Describe the structure of a serous membrane including the names of the individual layers. Name three important serous membranes in the body and list the organ(s) they surround.

The skin along with its derivatives is an example of which level of body organization?

Which of the following imaging procedures is best used to study the physiology of body structures, such as metabolism of the brain or heart?

The antebrachial region is distal to the antecubital region.

Gross anatomy involves the microscopic study of the structure of tissues.

Describe, in words, the frontal (coronal), transverse, midsagittal, and parasagittal planes. Now illustrate these planes by drawing a simple figure.

Which letter is pointing to the olecranal region?

The salivary glands belong to which level of body organization?

Food proteins are broken down into amino acids, building blocks that can then be used to build new proteins that make up muscles and bones. This is a good example of what human life process?

The four basic types of tissues in the body are