Exam 1: Introduction to the Body

Doctors recommend putting babies to sleep on their backs to help prevent breathing problems. This is the supine position.

If you like to sleep on your stomach, you prefer sleeping in the supine position.

When using directional terms to describe the body, it is assumed that the body is in what position?

The anatomical position can be described as the body being erect with the arms held at shoulder level with the palms of the hands facing down.

A group of several different tissues working together to perform a specific function is called an organ.

Name and describe the three planes or body sections.

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description. -Farther away from the surface of the body

The supine position

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description. -Divides the body into right and left sides

In a feedback loop, the part of the system that effects a change in the controlled condition is called the effector.

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description. -Away from the trunk or point of origin

Describe the anatomical position.

The right lumbar region is superior to the right iliac region.

What is meant by a negative feedback loop? Give an example of a negative feedback loop in the body.

A section that divides the body into mirror images is a _____ section.

A negative feedback loop stimulates and amplifies a change in the internal environment.

A midsagittal plane divides the right shoulder from the left shoulder.

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description. -A muscular sheet dividing the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities

The body has more positive feedback loops than negative feedback loops.

Which word is defined as the study of the function of living organisms and their parts?