Exam 1: An Introduction to the Human Body

The heart is ___ to the liver.

Which of these answers is the best example of a retroperitoneal organ?

Which of the following anatomical terms best describes the indicated region?

This is a change in body function that is subjective and is described by the patient to the clinician.

Compare and contrast a positive and a negative feedback system.

Which of these answers is defined as the process of breaking down larger substances into simpler ones?

This cavity is inferior to the abdominal cavity.

Which term describes the serous membrane lining the cavity that houses the lungs?

The study of body structures and relationships among structures is called ___.

Which of these body fluids most directly affects the proper functioning of cells?

Where on the diagram is the popliteal area?

The study of body function, how the body parts work, is called ___.

Which cavity would enclose the heart?

Two organs on the same side of the body, such as the spleen and the descending colon, are ___.

List the basic processes of life.

Where on the diagram is the brachial area?

This is the structure of a feedback system that receives output from the control center.

Two organs on the opposite side of the body, such as the spleen and the gallbladder, are ___.

Which one of the following terms describes the body's ability to detect and respond to changes in the internal or external environment?

An oblique plane will cut a body or organ into ___.