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Human Anatomy and Physiology Midterm Exam Prep Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
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©PREP4EXAMS @2024 [REAL EXAM DUMPS] Wednesday, July 17, 2024 1:27 AMHuman Anatomy and Physiology Midterm Exam
Prep Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
anatomy - ✔️✔️structure of the body and it's parts (nomenclature)
physiology - ✔️✔️study of the function (experiments)
homeostasis - ✔️✔️maintenance of a stable internal environment - despite fluctuations in
external environment
requirements of organisms: - ✔️✔️H2O(most abundant substance in body), food (provides
nutrients, supply energy), O2 (1/5 of air, drive met. proc., used to release energy), heat (form
of energy, product of met. proc.), pressure (app. of force, atmospheric pressure,
hydrostatic/BP produced by the heart, imp. for breathing)
body sections - ✔️✔️saggital, transverse, frontal
transverse - ✔️✔️horizontal, divides body into superior and inferior position
saggital - ✔️✔️lengthwise cut that divides the body into R + L portions - if cut passes along
midlines and divides body evenly. (parasaggital = lengthwise section lateral to midline)
frontal (coronal) - ✔️✔️divides the body into anterior and posterior
sections of cylindrical organs - ✔️✔️cross section, oblique, longitudinal
cross section - ✔️✔️
oblique section - ✔️✔️
longitudinal section - ✔️✔️
supine vs. prone - ✔️✔️laying on back vs. laying on stomach
anterior vs. posterior - ✔️✔️ventral (front side) vs. dorsal (back side)
bilateral - ✔️✔️each side, paired structures
ipsilateral - ✔️✔️same side
contralateral - ✔️✔️opposite side
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superficial - ✔️✔️near surface
deep - ✔️✔️away from surface
body section - ✔️✔️cut made through the body (or a section of the body)
body plane - ✔️✔️imaginary flat surface passing through the body
negative feedback - ✔️✔️how homeostatic mechanisms operate (variables incr., body response
decr.)
-tends to be self regulated
-i.e. regulation of blood sugar (incr. blood sugar --> pancreas secretes insulin, once it reaches
normal level--> stops producing it)
positive feedback - ✔️✔️change is not reversed, but amplified - response in same direction as
original signal
-i.e. blood clotting (stim. incr. clotting = decr. bleeding)
-i.e. oxytocin and child birth
cell membrane - ✔️✔️separates intracellular fluid from extra and regulate what goes in + out
of the cell
axial - ✔️✔️head, neck, and trunks
appendicular portion - ✔️✔️upper and lower limbs
thoracic cavity - ✔️✔️-contains heart and lungs, diaphragm, trachea, esophagus
-mediastinum (pericardial cavity)
-pleural cavities (left and right)
cavity of the head - ✔️✔️cranial cavity, sphenoidal sinus, middle ear cavity, frontal sinuses,
orbital cavities, nasal and oral cavities
cavity membranes - ✔️✔️lined with serous membrane, epithelial tissue, CT, serous fluid
parietal membrane and visceral membrane - ✔️✔️lines the cavity and surrounds the organ
pleura - ✔️✔️membrane surrounding lungs
pleural cavity - ✔️✔️not a space, has thin layer of fluid
pericardium - ✔️✔️membrane surrounding heart
abdominopelvic - ✔️✔️contains 9 regions
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