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BISC Exam 1 With Questions and Answers2023-2024
What is considered standard anatomical position? - ANSWER The body is
upright, the legs are close together, the feet are flat on the floors. The arms are
close to the sides, and the face and palms of the hands are facing forward.
What do anatomical terms of direction describe? - ANSWER The location of a
specific organ or structure of (or in) the body.
What anatomical term of direction is used to describe the location of the right
thigh in relation to the right hip? - ANSWER Distal
What anatomical term of direction is used best to describe the location of the
outer knee in comparison to the inner knee? - ANSWER Lateral
What are the two major anatomical regions of the body? - ANSWER
Appendicular and axial
Which of the following structures is located in the right lower quadrant of the
abdomen? - ANSWER Appendix
In which of the following regions of the abdomen is the navel located? - ANSWER
Umbilical
Where are the intestines in relation to the stomach? - ANSWER Inferior to
All of the following describe an anatomical cavity except which one? - ANSWER
Femoral
How does a sagittal plane separate the body? - ANSWER Left/right
How does a transverse plane separate the body? - ANSWER Top from bottom
How does a coronal or frontal plane separate the body? - ANSWER Back from
front
Which of the following terms describes an anatomical plane that separates the
body back from front? - ANSWER Coronal
In standard anatomical position, the palms are in what direction? - ANSWER
Anterior
The thoracic cavity can be subdivided into which two cavities? - ANSWER
, Pericardial and pleural cavities
Which membrane lines the abdominal and pelvic cavities? - ANSWER
Peritoneum
Which of the following set of anatomical cavities has a structure that serves as a
wall between the two? - ANSWER Thoracic and abdominal
Which of the following organs contain serous membranes? - ANSWER Heart and
lungs
What is a serous membrane? - ANSWER A double layered membrane that
contains fluid between the two layers
What is homeostasis? - ANSWER The body's ability to maintain a steady internal
environment
What is negative feedback? - ANSWER The process the body uses to reverse the
direction of movement away from homeostasis
All of the following are examples of negative feedback except: - ANSWER A.
Production and secretion of breast milk while baby begins and continues to
breast feed
b. Sweating in response to elevated body temp.
c. Secretion of glucagon in response to decrease blood glucose.
d. Secretion of insulin in response to increased blood glucose.
Which of the following statements regarding homeostasis is false? - ANSWER a.
If the body detects a change and works to make the levels move even farther away
from homeostasis, that is positive feedback.
B. If the body detects a change beyond its normal homeostasis range (either too
high or too low), and it works to reach its homeostasis range by reversing the
direction of movement; that is positive feedback.
c. Homeostasis is the body's ability to maintain a steady internal environment.
This is achieved through using positive and negative feedback mechanisms
d. Homeostasis is the body's ability to overcome an imbalance internal
environment. This is achieved through using positive and negative feedback
mechanisms.
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