Exam 1: B: Organization of the Body

Explain the feed-forward control system and give an example of one in the body.

An organ is one organizational step higher than a(n):

Two major cavities of the human body are:

Match each organ to its corresponding system. -spinal cord

Someone studying gross anatomy would not study which of the following?

Match each characteristic of life with the correct descriptive phrase. -permits an organism to sense,monitor,and respond to changes in the external environment

Which of the following is not a directional term of the body?

All of the following systems and their organs participate in the actions of transport and defense within the human body except the _____ system.

Match each term to its associated region. -arm

Match each term to its associated region. -lower back between ribs and pelvis

Match each characteristic of life with the correct descriptive phrase. -movement of digested nutrients through the wall of the digestive tract into body fluids for transport to the cell

Match each term to its correct corresponding statement. -The vertebrae are located on the _____ aspect of the body.

If your reference point is "farthest from the trunk of the body" versus "nearest to the trunk of the body," where does the knee lie in relation to the ankle?

The term that literally means self-immunity is:

Match each term to its associated region. -hip

The lungs are located in the:

Match each set of functions with its corresponding system or systems. -muscular system and skeletal system

The number of abdominal regions is: