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Marieb 7th Edition By Barbara Herlihy 9780323711265 Test Bank Chapter 1
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Marieb Test Bank Chapter 1What is a vertical section through the body, dividing it into anterior and posterior regions called?
(a) transverse
(b) sagittal
(c) median
(d) frontal
(d) frontal
One of the functional characteristics of life is irritability. This refers to ________.
(a) the nervous system causing all living things to sometimes experience anger
(b) sensing changes in the environment and then reacting or responding to them
(c) the necessity for all organisms to reproduce
(d) indigestible food residues stimulating the excretory system
(b) sensing changes in the environment and then reacting or responding to them
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Which of the following describes a parasagittal plane?
(a) two cuts dividing the body into left and right halves
(b) a transverse cut just above the knees
(c) any sagittal plane except the median
(d) any cut dividing the body into anterior and posterior
(c) any sagittal plane except the median
Which one of the following systems responds to environmental stimuli?
(a) nervous
(b) lymphatic
(c) immune
(d) muscular
(a) nervous
The cavities housing the eyes are called __________ cavities.
(a) cranial
,(b) nasal
(c) orbital
(d) frontal
(c) orbital
If you consider your home air conditioner in terms of homeostasis, then the wall thermostat
would be the ________.
(a) control center
(b) effector
(c) receptor
(d) variable
(a) control center
The dorsal body cavity is the site of which of the following?
(a) intestines
(b) liver
(c) lungs
(d) brain
(d) brain
Choose the anatomical topic and definition that is not correctly matched.
(a) Cytology: study of the structures in a particular region.
(b) Gross anatomy: study of structures visible to the eye.
(c) Embryology: study of the changes in an individual from conception to birth.
(d) Microscopic anatomy: study of structures too small to be seen by the naked eye.
(a) Cytology: study of the structures in a particular region.
The term pollex refers to the ________.
(a) calf
(b) thumb
(c) fingers
(d) great toe
(b) thumb
, The study of the heart may incorporate many aspects of anatomy but as a whole you would say
it is __________ anatomy.
(a) developmental
(b) microscopic
(c) systemic
(d) gross
(d) gross
What is the posterior side of the patella called?
(a) popliteal
(b) crural
(c) antecubital
(d) sural
(a) popliteal
Which of these is not part of the dorsal cavity?
(a) cranial cavity
(b) spinal cord
(c) thoracic cavity
(d) vertebral cavity
(c) thoracic cavity
An increased rate of breathing as a result of an increased buildup of carbon dioxide in the
bloodstream would be best described as an example of ________.
(a) metabolism
(b) responsiveness
(c) maintaining boundaries
(d) excretion of metabolic waste
(d) excretion of metabolic waste
The anatomical position is used ________.
(a) only when a body is lying down
(b) rarely, because people don't usually assume this position
(c) as a standard reference point for directional terms regardless of the actual position of the
body
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