Anatomy and Physiology Quiz- What do you know?

What is the most common type of feedback mechanism used for homeostatic control in the human body?

• Positive feedback

• Negative feedback

• Holistic feedback

• All the above

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What does the term cephalic indicate?

• Region of the head

• Body cavity of the chest

• Cross section of the head

• Membranes of the head

What type of joint is the most freely moving?

• Plane

• Hinge

• Ball-and-socket

• Pivot

This type of receptor is sensitive to stimuli arising outside the body.

• Proprioceptors

• Interoceptors

• Exteroceptors

• All the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

The olfactory pathway allows us to _______________.

• See

• Smell

• Taste

• Touch

The human heart is about the size of your ________________.

• Hand

• Fist

• Double fist (both fist held together)

• None of the above

What is the body’s first line of defense?

• Acidity of the skin

• Stomach mucosa

• Saliva

• All the above

The site of gas exchange in the lungs occurs in the ________________.

• Bronchioles

• Alveoli

• Adventitia

• Larynx

Body laying face up

• prone

• supine

• superior

• inferior

Which organ is primarily responsible for filtering blood in the human body?

• Liver

• Kidneys

• Heart

• Lungs