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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HUMAN BODY

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following are examples of positive feedback? Choose all that apply.

a)

Forming a blood clot when bleeding

b)

Sweating when hot

c)

Increasing heart rate with activity

d)

True labor contractions

e)

Shock due to blood loss being >30% volume

2.

In order to orient ourselves when describing body structures, anatomists and clinicians ___.

a)

use only Latin

b)

always make patients lie prone

c)

use themselves as a reference

d)

use an anatomical position

3.

In using directional terms relative to the body, if you were to perform a handstand, which terms would still correctly apply. Choose all that apply.

a)

Superior / Inferior

b)

Proximal / Distal

c)

Posterior / Anterior

d)

Medial / Lateral

4.

Which body plane splits the body into right and left sections?

a)

Sagittal

b)

Frontal

c)

Transverse

d)

Coronal

5.

True or False: Your Knee is PROXIMAL to your ankle

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The wrist is _____ to the elbow

a)

Superior

b)

Distal

c)

Proximal

d)

Lateral

7.

The heart is _____ to the lungs

a)

Anterior

b)

lateral

c)

Inferior

d)

Medial

8.

Which system is responsible for the overall control of all the internal processes that occur in the body?

a)

muscular system

b)

nervous system

c)

digestive system

d)

skeletal system

9.

What is the simplest thing in our bodies?

a)

Tissue

b)

Atoms

c)

Organ

d)

Cell

10.

Which of the following is arranged in the correct order from most COMPLEX to SIMPLEST?

a)

Organism, System, Organ, Tissue, Cellular, Molecular

b)

Molecular, Cellular, Tissue, Organ, System, Organism

11.

The maintenance of a constant and optimal internal environment in an organism is termed

a)

Positive Feedback

b)

Effector Control

c)

Homeostasis

d)

Negative Feedback

12.

The process of taking in oxygen is called____________

a)

exhalation

b)

respiration

c)

inhalation

d)

digestion

13.

(a)   are the grapes like structure present at the end of broncioles.

14.

Your body couldn’t breathe without this system. Which one is it?

a)

Respiratory System

b)

Digestive System

c)

Circulatory System

d)

Excretory System

15.
Which organ is the most commonly transplanted from one human to another?
a)
Kidney
b)
Liver
c)
Heart
d)
Lungs
16.
What is the most common eye color?
a)
Brown
b)
Hazel
c)
Blue
d)
Green
17.
What is the largest internal organ of the human body?
a)
The lungs
b)
The heart
c)
The liver
d)
The brain
18.
Which bone is the longest bone in the human body?
a)
Humerus
b)
Tibia
c)
Femur
d)
Fibula
19.
Adult humans have how many teeth?
a)
26
b)
32
c)
36
d)
42
20.
How many bones are in an adult human body?
a)
196
b)
206
c)
226
d)
246