BIOD 151 Final Exam Anatomy and Physiology 2021 - Portage Learning
The body's continuous ability to respond to changed in the environment and to maintain relative
constancy in the internal environment is called: Correct Answer: Homeostasis
The regions frequently used by health professionals to locate pain or tumors divide the abdomen into
four basic areas called: Correct Answer: quadrants
Which of the following organs or structures does not lie within the mediastinum?
Aorta
Liver
Esophagus
Trachea Correct Answer: Liver
A lengthwise plane running from front to back that divides the body in right and left sides is called:
Correct Answer: Sagittal
A study of the functions of living organisms and their parts is called: Correct Answer: Physiology
The thoracic portion of the ventral body cavity is separated from the abdominopelvic portion by a
muscle called the: Correct Answer: diaphragm
An organization of varying numbers and kinds of organs arranged together to perform a complex
function is called a: Correct Answer: system
The plane that divides superior from inferior is known as the ____ plane. Correct Answer: transverse
Which one of the following structures does not lie within the abdominal cavity?
Spleen
Mose of the small intestine
Urinary bladder
Stomach Correct Answer: Urinary bladder
Which of the following is an example of an upper abdominal region?
Right iliac region
Left hypochondriac region
Left lumbar region
Hypogastric region Correct Answer: Left hypochondriac region
The dorsal body cavity contains components of the:
Reproductive
Digestive
Respiratory
Nervous Correct Answer: Nervous system
What organ is not found in the pelvic cavity?
, Bladder
Stomach
Rectum
Colon Correct Answer: Stomach
Many cells acting together to perform a common function exist at the ____ level of organization Correct
Answer: tissue
A plane that divides the body into ______ and _______ portions is a coronal plane. Correct Answer:
Anterior and posterior
If your reference point is "nearest the trunk of the body" rather than "farthest from the trunk of the
body," where does the elbow lie in relation to the wrist? Correct Answer: Proximal
In the anatomical position:
The dorsal body cavity is anterior to the ventral body cavity
The palms face toward the back of the body
The body is erect
All of the above Correct Answer: The body is erect
The buttocks are often used as intramuscular injection sites. This region can be called: Correct Answer:
Gluteal
In the human body, the chest region:
Can be referred to as the thoracic cavity
Is a component of the ventral body cavity
Contains the mediastinum
All of the above Correct Answer: All of the above
Which of the following is not a component of the axial subdivision of the body?
Upper extremity
Neck
Trunk
Head Correct Answer: Upper extremity
A synonym for medial is:
Toward the side
In front of
Midline
Anterior Correct Answer: Midline
GO OVER ALL OTHER QUIZLETS MADE FOR QUIZZES Correct Answer:
A small child looking up at a much taller adult's face would be consider a(n) __________________ view.
Correct Answer: antero-inferior
Which of the following is not correct about the anatomical position?
a. arms extended away from the body