Unit 1: Intro to the Body Test

What term is used to describe a relatively stable internal environment? (DOK 1)

• homeostasis
• positive feedback
• physiology
• anatomy

Which of the following is a good example of a positive feedback mechanism? (DOK 2)

• body temperature regulation
• female in labor
• themostat in a house
• blood glucose level regulation

What is a structure that is composed of two or more types of tissues? (DOK 1)

• tissue
• organelle
• organ
• cell

What is the study of the function of the body and body parts called? (DOK 1)

• irritability
• physiology
• homeostasis
• negative feedback

Which type of section could be used to separate the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity? (DOK 2)

• sagittal
• ventral
• dorsal
• transverse

Which of these regions in the abdominopelvic cavity are medial? (DOK 1)

• umbilical, right lumbar, and left lumbar regions
• epigastric, right, and left hypochondriac regions
• epigastic, umbilical, and hypogastric regions
• right and left iliac (inguinal), and hypogastric regions

In which region of the body are the ribs located? (DOK 1)

• right and left inguinal regions
• right and left pubic regions
• right and left hypochondriac regions
• right and left iliac regions

Which of the following orientation and directional terms have the same meaning (in humans)? (DOK 1)

• anterior and dorsal
• anterior and ventral
• inferior and cranial
• inferior and cephalad

Which of the following is the correct sequence, going from simplest to most complex, in the levels of structural organization of the human body? (DOK 1)

• cellular level, organismal level, chemical level, tissue level, organ level, organ system level
• cellular level, chemical level, tissue level, organ level, organ system level, organismal level
• chemical level, tissue level, cellular level, organ system level, organ level, organismal level
• chemical level, cellular level, tissue level, organ level, organ system level, organismal level

Which of the following correctly describes the anatomical position? (DOK 1)

• the body is erect with the feet parallel and the arms hanging at the sides with the palms facing forward
• the body is lying face up with the feet parallel and the arms at the sides with the palms facing backward
• the body is lying face down with the feet parallel and the arms at the sides with the palms facing backward
• the body is erect with the feet parallel and the arms hanging at the sides with the palms facing backward