CIDESCO Exam Questions With Correct Answers

CIDESCO Exam Questions With Correct Answers Distal - CORRECT ANSWER The area farthest away from the center of the body Proximal - CORRECT ANSWER The area closest to the center of the body Medial - CORRECT ANSWER the area closest to the midline of the body Midline - CORRECT ANSWER Sagittal plane- Divides body into left and right halves Lateral - CORRECT ANSWER The area from the midline of the body Superior - CORRECT ANSWER The area above or upper Inferior - CORRECT ANSWER The area below or lower Surface - CORRECT ANSWER The area on the skin or just below the skin Superficial- External - CORRECT ANSWER The area near the surface Deep or Internal - CORRECT ANSWER The area further from the surface Anterior - CORRECT ANSWER Towards the front or nearest the front Front - CORRECT ANSWER The surface of the body on which the face is found Posterior - CORRECT ANSWER Towards the back or nearest the back Back - CORRECT ANSWER The surface of the body on which the back muscles are found Outer Sides Of The Body - CORRECT ANSWER The sides of the body between the body and arms are held down to the sides Prone - CORRECT ANSWER Lying face-down in a horizontal position Supine - CORRECT ANSWER Lying face-up in a horizontal position Cells - CORRECT ANSWER The smallest unit of living matter. Each is made of Cell membrane- outer covering; Cytoplasm-the contents of a cell, surrounding the nucleus; nucleus- small inner structure that contains the DNA and controls the cell and its function Tissue - CORRECT ANSWER Group of same type of cells performing specialized function i.e., skin or bone cells Glands - CORRECT ANSWER A cell or group of cells that have the ability to produce and release chemicals that are used in another part of the body. There are two main types of glands: Endocrine Glands - CORRECT ANSWER Do no have ducts or tubes to carry the chemicals produced and released. The chemicals go right through the cell membrane directly into the blood or body fluids. Adrenal glands and Pituitary glands are ex's of endocrine glands. Exocrine Glands - CORRECT ANSWER Releases the chemicals it produces through a duct or directly on to the skin. Lacrimal (tear) gland is an ex. of an exocrine gland with a duct. Sweat gland is an ex. of a gland that releases its chemical directly to the skin. Organs - CORRECT ANSWER A part of the body made of two or more types of different tissues to perform a specific function, such as the lungs or kidneys . Anatomical systems - CORRECT ANSWER A group or organs and/or glands and/or structures related to each other and working together to do a certain function. An ex. is all the parts of the digestive system working together to perform the process of primary digestion. Structures - CORRECT ANSWER Arrangment of the component parts of an organism. Such as the jaw. Cell Division- Differentiation - CORRECT ANSWER Mitosis - CORRECT ANSWER When cell reaches maturity, reproduction takes place by indirect division, in which a series of changes occurs in the nucleus before the entire cell divided into tow identical daughter cells. Five stages of Mitosis - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Interphase 2. prophase 3. Metaphase 4. Anaphase 5. Telephase Meiosis - CORRECT ANSWER Takes place only in the sex glands and produces the egg and sperm required for reproduction. Cellular Activity - CORRECT ANSWER Divided into 3 categories: Vegetative, Growth, and reproduction and Specialized activities.