Hondros BIO 117 Exam 1 Questions with Answers
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Anatomy Answer: study of structure
Physiology Answer: Study of function
Pathophysiology Answer: the study of how disease processes affect the
function of the body
Anatomical position Answer: erect, feet forward, arms at side with
palms facing forward, head facing forward
Anterior (ventral) Answer: front of the body; toward the front
Posterior (dorsal) Answer: back of body
Proximal Answer: Closer to the point of attachment
Distal Answer: farther from the origin of a body part or the point of
attachment of a limb to the body trunk
Homeostasis Answer: Maintaining a stable internal environment
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negative feedback Answer: a mechanism of response in which a
stimulus initiates reactions that reduce the stimulus
Superior Answer: above another structure
Inferior Answer: Lower on the body, farther from the head
Lateral Answer: away from the midline
Medial Answer: toward the midline
Central Answer: located in the center of a thing or place
Peripheral Answer: away from the center of the body
Superficial Answer: near the surface
Deep Answer: Away from the body surface; more internal
Saggital plane Answer: divides the body into a right and left side
Coronal plane (frontal plane) Answer: vertical division of the body into
front (anterior) and back (posterior) portions
transverse plane Answer: horizontal division of the body into upper and
lower portions
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Levels of organization Answer: Atoms, molecules, cells, tissues, organs,
organ systems, organism
Buccal region Answer: cheek
abdominal region Answer: abdomen
Brachial Answer: upper arm
Sacral region Answer: tailbone
Cervical region Answer: neck
Deltoid region Answer: rounded area of shoulder near upper arm
Gluteal region Answer: buttock
Inguinal region Answer: groin
Lumbar region Answer: lower back
Occipital region Answer: back of lower skull
Oral region Answer: mouth
Orbital region Answer: eye
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