Deck 1: A: Organization of the Body

Question 1

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

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The frontal plane divides the body into right and left sides.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The Golgi apparatus,endoplasmic reticulum,and mitochondria are examples of organelles.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

A theory may eventually become a law.

Question 5

When in anatomical position,the person is standing erect with arms at the sides and palms dorsal.

Question 6

Ipsilateral simply means on the same side.

Question 7

Conductivity and responsiveness are highly developed in both muscle and nerve cells in living organisms.

Question 8

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

Question 9

The movement of digested nutrients through the wall of the digestive tube into the body fluids and to cells for use is called absorption.

Question 10

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

Question 11

Cell specialization is a necessary characteristic in order for the human body to function as it does.

Question 12

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

Question 13

A scientific theory is a fact.

Question 14

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

Question 15

Certain patterns of body fat distribution in endomorphs are associated with the development of diabetes.

Question 16

Biology is the study of life.

Question 17

Blood production is a function of the integumentary system.

Question 18

Complementarity of structure means the function of a part may or may not be related to its structure.

Question 19

An endomorph usually has a muscular physique.

Question 20

In humans,respiration occurs in the lungs.

Question 21

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

Question 22

The ventral cavity consists of the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities.

Question 23

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

Question 24

The head can be subdivided into cranial and facial cavities.

Question 25

Positive feedback maintains homeostasis by resisting or reducing any deviation from normal values.

Question 26

Most individuals show almost total dominance by a single somatotype component.

Question 27

The term crural refers to the hip.

Question 28

Homeostatic mechanisms work on a negative feedback principle.

Question 29

In a functional homeostatic system,an increase of blood glucose will elicit physiological reactions that will decrease blood glucose.

Question 30

The dorsal cavity consists of the cranial and spinal cavities.

Question 31

The human body maintains a static,rather than a dynamic,homeostasis.

Question 32

The head,neck,arms,and legs make up the axial skeleton.

Question 33

The kidneys are medial and anterior to the vertebrae.

Question 34

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

Question 35

The lymphatic system plays an important role in immunity.

Question 36

The umbilicus is the crossing point for the horizontal and vertical lines dividing the abdomen into quadrants.

Question 37

The mediastinum is located in the ventral cavity.

Question 38

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

Question 39

The eyes,ears,and arms all show bilateral symmetry of the body.

Question 40

The study of immunology investigates the movement of the blood.

Question 41

The pancreas contributes to more than one organ system.

Question 42

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.

Question 43

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

Question 44

Bacteria generally have a well-defined nucleus.

Question 45

Physiology deals with structure,whereas anatomy deals with function.

Question 46

In the thermostatically regulated furnace example of negative feedback,the furnace functions as the sensor.

Question 47

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

Question 48

In anatomy,the thigh is considered part of the leg.

Question 49

The tissues in the body can be divided into as few as four major types.

Question 50

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

Question 51

The endocrine system includes the pancreas,pituitary,adrenals,and other glands.

Question 52

Systemic anatomy describes the study of the body parts with the aid of scanning electron microscopy.

Question 53

Negative feedback systems are excitatory.

Question 54

Abnormal tissue growths are called neoplasms.

Question 55

The gallbladder resides in the left lower quadrant.

Question 56

With reference to the left elbow,the left shoulder would be the contralateral shoulder.

Question 57

The membrane lining the inside of the abdominopelvic cavity is the visceral peritoneum.

Question 58

The nose,pharynx,larynx,trachea,bronchi,and lungs are components of the circulatory system.

Question 59

A coronal section would divide the body into equal right and left halves.

Question 60

Ventral and posterior are synonymous terms.

Question 61

A mid-coronal section would divide the body into bilaterally symmetrical halves.

Question 62

Proximal and distal are opposite directional terms in humans.

Question 63

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

Question 64

The process of absorption must precede the process of digestion.

Question 65

Because humans walk upright,dorsal can be substituted for posterior.

Question 66

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

Question 67

Superficial and inferior are opposite directional terms in humans.

Question 68

The concept of homeostasis refers to conditions that are set and stay the same all the time.

Question 69

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

Question 70

For convenience in locating abdominal organs,the abdomen is divided into six imaginary regions.

Question 71

Secretion refers to the removal of waste from the body.

Question 72

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

Question 73

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

Question 74

The diaphragm divides the abdominal cavity from the pelvic cavity.

Question 75

The next most complex level of organization after the organ level is the organism level.

Question 76

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

Question 77

A cell is characterized by a cell membrane and a single nucleus surrounded by cytoplasm containing organelles.

Question 78

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

Question 79

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

Question 80

A mid-sagittal section would divide the body into bilaterally symmetrical halves.