QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS .
anatomical position - Correct Answer -upright stance, feet parallel and flat on floor, palms
facing forward
frontal plane - Correct Answer -divides body into anterior and posterior sections
sagittal plane - Correct Answer -divides body into right and left sides
midsagittal plane - Correct Answer -divides body into equal right and left sides
transverse plane - Correct Answer -divides body into superior and inferior sections
axial - Correct Answer -head, neck, and trunk
appendicular - Correct Answer -upper and lower limbs and girdles
anterior - Correct Answer -towards the front
posterior - Correct Answer -towards the back
superior - Correct Answer -towards the top
inferior - Correct Answer -towards the bottom
medial - Correct Answer -towards the midline
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,lateral - Correct Answer -away from the midline
proximal - Correct Answer -closer to body part attachment
distal - Correct Answer -farther from body part attachment
ventral cavity - Correct Answer -thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
dorsal - Correct Answer -cranial cavity and vertebral column
thoracic cavity - Correct Answer -pleural and pericardial cavities
pleural cavity - Correct Answer -encloses the lungs
pericardial cavity - Correct Answer -encloses the heart
mediastinum - Correct Answer -space in the thoracic cavity between the pleural and
pericardial cavities
peritoneum - Correct Answer -encloses abdominal organs
visceral layer - Correct Answer -attaches directly to organ
parietal layer - Correct Answer -attaches to body cavity
serous membrane - Correct Answer -reduce friction when organs move
homeostasis - Correct Answer -maintain a stable internal environment
negative feedback - Correct Answer -restores homeostasis; moves back towards set point
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, negative feedback examples - Correct Answer -body temperature and blood glucose
positive feedback - Correct Answer -moves away from set point
positive feedback examples - Correct Answer -labor (uterine contractions), blood clotting and
breast feeding
levels of organization - Correct Answer -chemical, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems,
organism
atoms - Correct Answer -protons equal electrons
ions - Correct Answer -protons do not equal electrons
subatomic particles - Correct Answer -protons, neutrons, electrons
atomic number - Correct Answer -number of protons in an atom
atomic mass - Correct Answer -number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom
valence electrons - Correct Answer -number of electrons in the outer shell
chemical bonding - Correct Answer -used to help fill valence shell
ionic bond - Correct Answer -gain or lose electrons
cation - Correct Answer -positive (lose electron)
anion - Correct Answer -negative (gain electron)
covalent bond - Correct Answer -sharing of valence electrons
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