AnaPhy Review exam

Choose the correct order for these organizational levels, from simplest to most complex.

• 1,2,3,6,4,5

• 2,1,6,3,4,5

• 3,1,6,4,5,2

• 4,6,1,3,5,2

The characteristic of life that is defined as "all the chemical reactions taking place in an organism" is

• metabolism.

• responsiveness.

• development.

• growth.

• organization.

Choose the arrangement that lists the events in the order they occur.

• Blood pressure increases.

• The control center compares actual blood pressure to the blood pressure set point.

• The heart beats faster.

• Receptors detect a decrease in blood pressure.

Which of these statements concerning positive feedback is correct?

• Positive-feedback responses maintain homeostasis.

• Positive-feedback responses occur continuously in healthy individuals.

• Birth is an example of a normally occurring positive-feedback mechanism.

A term that means nearer the attached end of a limb is

• distal

• proximal

• lateral

• medial

Which of these directional terms are paired most appropriately as

opposites?

• distal and lateral

• superficial and deep

• anterior and inferior

• superior and posterior

The part of the upper limb between the elbow and the wrist is

called the

• forearm

• arm

• brachial

• hand

 A patient with appendicitis usually has pain in the

quadrant of the abdomen.

• right lower

• left lower

• right upper

• left upper

 A plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts is a

• sagittal

• frontal

• transverse

The lungs are

• surrounded by the pericardial cavity.

• found within the thoracic cavity

• surrounded by mucous membranes.

•  part of the mediastinum.