Exam 1: An Introduction to the Human Body

List the components of the following major systems and give two functions of each system: skeletal, muscular, digestive, respiratory, nervous, urinary.

Name the two most specific body cavities that would be sectioned if a transverse plane were passed through the umbilicus.

What anatomical structure is being described using the following anatomical terms: medial to the ear (otic); lateral to the nose (nasal); inferior to the eye (orbital); and superior to the maxillary (upper) teeth?

Which letter is pointing to the plantar region?

The changes associated with aging are apparent in

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

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

The antebrachial region is distal to the antecubital 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.

The four basic types of tissues in the body are

A section through the left eyeball that produces equal right and left portions of the eyeball would be a _____ section of the eyeball.

The abdominopelvic cavity is divided into nine regions. Using two vertical and two horizontal lines, label each region.

From the following list, which would be considered a "symptom" of an illness rather than a "sign?"

Explain why measurements are important when evaluating the status of the human body.

Detective I. M. Smart (a former anatomy student) was called to investigate a murder scene. The victim was lying in a supine position, his glazed eyes staring skyward, legs together with toes pointing upward, arms by his sides, palms facing upward. Smart concluded that the victim was found in the anatomical position. Was he correct? Why or why not?

The hypogastric region is lateral to the hypochondriac region.

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

The levels of structural organization from least complex to most complex are as follows: