Test Bank For Study Guide for
the Human Body in Health &
Disease
Dissection - ANSWERSDerived from the Greek word meaning 'cutting up'.
Physiology - ANSWERSThe study of the function of living organisms and their parts.
Pathology - ANSWERSThe scientific study of disease.
Cells - ANSWERSThe smallest living units of structure and function in the body.
Tissue - ANSWERSA group of cells that act together to perform a function.
Organ - ANSWERSThe heart is an example of this.
Levels of organization - ANSWERSFrom most simple to most complex: chemical, cell, tissue,
organ, system.
Anatomical position - ANSWERSThe position assumed when using directional terms to
describe the body.
Supine position - ANSWERSDescribes the body lying face up.
Prone position - ANSWERSDescribes the body lying face down.
Dorsal - ANSWERSCan be used in place of the term posterior in humans.
Opposite term for posterior - ANSWERSThe opposite term in humans is anterior or ventral.
,Opposite term for superficial - ANSWERSThe opposite term is deep.
Frontal section - ANSWERSDivides the body into front and back.
Sagittal section - ANSWERSDivides the right ear from the left ear.
Midsagittal section - ANSWERSA section that divides the body into mirror images.
Body cavities - ANSWERSThe two major body cavities are dorsal and ventral.
Liver location - ANSWERSThe liver can be found in the upper right quadrant and epigastric
region.
Body cavities - ANSWERSThe spaces within the body that contain organs.
Leg - ANSWERSArea from the knee to the ankle.
Homeostasis - ANSWERSThe body's ability to maintain a constant internal environment.
Effector - ANSWERSThe part of a feedback loop that has the direct effect on the regulated
condition.
Sensor - ANSWERSThe part of the feedback loop that detects a change in the regulated
condition.
Control center - ANSWERSThe part of the feedback loop that compares the present
condition within a body part or region to its homeostatic condition.
Positive feedback loop - ANSWERSA process that enhances or amplifies changes.
,Organ level - ANSWERSThe level of organization that includes groups of tissues working
together.
Anatomical position - ANSWERSThe standard position of the body used as a reference point.
Superior - ANSWERSToward the head.
Proximal - ANSWERSCloser to the point of attachment or to the trunk of the body.
Coronal plane - ANSWERSA plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior sections.
Diaphragm - ANSWERSThe muscular sheet that divides the thoracic cavity and
abdominopelvic cavities.
Upper abdominopelvic region - ANSWERSIncludes the right hypochondriac region and
epigastric region.
Chemical level - ANSWERSThe level that includes atoms and molecules.
Cellular level - ANSWERSThe level that is made up of a group of cells working together to
perform a task.
Tissue level - ANSWERSThe level made up of groups of tissues working together to perform
a task.
System level - ANSWERSThe level that includes groups of organs working together.
Organism - ANSWERSA word used to denote a living thing.
Frontal plane - ANSWERSAnother term for the coronal plane.
, Hypogastric region - ANSWERSThe region that is not part of the upper abdominopelvic
region.
Transverse plane - ANSWERSA plane that divides the body into superior and inferior
sections.
Distal - ANSWERSFarther from the point of attachment or from the trunk of the body.
Mediastinum - ANSWERSThe area between the lungs that contains the heart.
Superior - ANSWERSToward the head or above
Anterior - ANSWERSToward the front
Medial - ANSWERSToward the midline of the body
Proximal - ANSWERSNearest to the trunk or point of origin
Superficial - ANSWERSNearer to the surface of the body
Inferior - ANSWERSToward the feet or below
Posterior - ANSWERSToward the back
Lateral - ANSWERSToward the side
Distal - ANSWERSAway from the trunk or point of origin
Deep - ANSWERSFarther away from the surface of the body
the Human Body in Health &
Disease
Dissection - ANSWERSDerived from the Greek word meaning 'cutting up'.
Physiology - ANSWERSThe study of the function of living organisms and their parts.
Pathology - ANSWERSThe scientific study of disease.
Cells - ANSWERSThe smallest living units of structure and function in the body.
Tissue - ANSWERSA group of cells that act together to perform a function.
Organ - ANSWERSThe heart is an example of this.
Levels of organization - ANSWERSFrom most simple to most complex: chemical, cell, tissue,
organ, system.
Anatomical position - ANSWERSThe position assumed when using directional terms to
describe the body.
Supine position - ANSWERSDescribes the body lying face up.
Prone position - ANSWERSDescribes the body lying face down.
Dorsal - ANSWERSCan be used in place of the term posterior in humans.
Opposite term for posterior - ANSWERSThe opposite term in humans is anterior or ventral.
,Opposite term for superficial - ANSWERSThe opposite term is deep.
Frontal section - ANSWERSDivides the body into front and back.
Sagittal section - ANSWERSDivides the right ear from the left ear.
Midsagittal section - ANSWERSA section that divides the body into mirror images.
Body cavities - ANSWERSThe two major body cavities are dorsal and ventral.
Liver location - ANSWERSThe liver can be found in the upper right quadrant and epigastric
region.
Body cavities - ANSWERSThe spaces within the body that contain organs.
Leg - ANSWERSArea from the knee to the ankle.
Homeostasis - ANSWERSThe body's ability to maintain a constant internal environment.
Effector - ANSWERSThe part of a feedback loop that has the direct effect on the regulated
condition.
Sensor - ANSWERSThe part of the feedback loop that detects a change in the regulated
condition.
Control center - ANSWERSThe part of the feedback loop that compares the present
condition within a body part or region to its homeostatic condition.
Positive feedback loop - ANSWERSA process that enhances or amplifies changes.
,Organ level - ANSWERSThe level of organization that includes groups of tissues working
together.
Anatomical position - ANSWERSThe standard position of the body used as a reference point.
Superior - ANSWERSToward the head.
Proximal - ANSWERSCloser to the point of attachment or to the trunk of the body.
Coronal plane - ANSWERSA plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior sections.
Diaphragm - ANSWERSThe muscular sheet that divides the thoracic cavity and
abdominopelvic cavities.
Upper abdominopelvic region - ANSWERSIncludes the right hypochondriac region and
epigastric region.
Chemical level - ANSWERSThe level that includes atoms and molecules.
Cellular level - ANSWERSThe level that is made up of a group of cells working together to
perform a task.
Tissue level - ANSWERSThe level made up of groups of tissues working together to perform
a task.
System level - ANSWERSThe level that includes groups of organs working together.
Organism - ANSWERSA word used to denote a living thing.
Frontal plane - ANSWERSAnother term for the coronal plane.
, Hypogastric region - ANSWERSThe region that is not part of the upper abdominopelvic
region.
Transverse plane - ANSWERSA plane that divides the body into superior and inferior
sections.
Distal - ANSWERSFarther from the point of attachment or from the trunk of the body.
Mediastinum - ANSWERSThe area between the lungs that contains the heart.
Superior - ANSWERSToward the head or above
Anterior - ANSWERSToward the front
Medial - ANSWERSToward the midline of the body
Proximal - ANSWERSNearest to the trunk or point of origin
Superficial - ANSWERSNearer to the surface of the body
Inferior - ANSWERSToward the feet or below
Posterior - ANSWERSToward the back
Lateral - ANSWERSToward the side
Distal - ANSWERSAway from the trunk or point of origin
Deep - ANSWERSFarther away from the surface of the body
