Exam 1: A: Organization of the Body

If two structures are on opposite sides of the body,they can be said to be contralateral to each other.

Pathophysiology is the study of the body in the healthy condition.

The nervous system is composed of brain,spinal cord,nerves,and sensory organs

The process of absorption must precede the process of digestion.

Cytoplasm is considered to be at the chemical level of organization.

A fever indicates that the body has lost control of the body temperature set point.

A scientific theory is a fact.

The term atrophy can be used to describe the wasting effects of advancing age.

Most of the feedback mechanisms in the body are positive feedback mechanisms.

Although cardiac muscle is an example of a tissue,the heart is an example of an organ.

The cell theory provides the major single distinction between living and nonliving things.

The term crural refers to the hip.

Atoms can be joined to form molecules and molecules can be joined to form macromolecules.

The mediastinum is located in the ventral cavity.

There can be as many as 10 trillion cells in the human body.

Bilateral symmetry is characteristic of external body organization,but not necessarily of internal organization.

The release of oxytocin to stimulate labor during the birth of a baby is an example of negative feedback.

The process of childbirth in which the baby's head causes increased stretch of the reproductive tract,information that feeds back to the brain triggering the release of oxytocin,is an example of negative feedback.

Controls in an experiment are used to limit the affect of outside influences on the result of the experiment.

The body has two main cavities: thoracic and abdominopelvic.