Exam 1: A: Organization of the Body

Homeostatic mechanisms work on a negative feedback principle.

In humans,respiration occurs in the lungs.

The lymphatic system plays an important role in immunity.

Proximal and distal are opposite directional terms in humans.

The study of immunology investigates the movement of the blood.

A theory that is supported by repeated observation and experimentation is called a hypothesis.

A negative feedback control system produces a change opposite of that which activated the system.

Anatomy is the study of the functions of an organism and its parts,as opposed to the study of its structure.

The bone of the upper arm is deep to the muscles that surround and cover it.

Visceral peritoneum refers to the membrane that covers the organs within the abdominal cavity.

Good science is able to develop a set of unchanging facts.

A theory may eventually become a law.

Metabolism refers only to those processes in the body that build larger molecules by way of joining two or more smaller molecules.

The study of aging processes and other changes that occur as a person gets older is called gerontology.

The anatomical position is the reference position for the directional terms of the body.

The dorsal cavity consists of the cranial and spinal cavities.

Ipsilateral simply means on the same side.

Physiology deals with structure,whereas anatomy deals with function.

Certain patterns of body fat distribution in endomorphs are associated with greater risk for heart disease.

Because humans walk upright,superficial can be substituted for superior.