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Phlebotomy Rev A&P
Phlebotomy Certification A&P Rev
Question | Answer |
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Body System that stores calcium and in involved with hemopoiesis? | Skeletal System stores calcium and aids hemopoiesis. |
Condition of healthy body condition involving changes that maintain a healthy state? | Homeostasis |
Term for chemical reactions in the body necessary to sustain life is called? | metabolism |
Process by which food is broken down into simple substances while releasing energy is called? | metabolism |
Process by which body cells use energy to make complex substances from simpler ones is called? | anabolism |
The body plane that runs lengthwise from front to back dividing the body into right and left halves is called? | sagittal Plane |
Body plane that runs lengthwise from side to side and divides the body inot a front and back half is called? | frontal plane |
Body plane that runs horizontally dividing the body into an upper and a lower half is called? | transverse plane (top & bottom halves) |
Directional term that refers to the front of the body is called? | anterior (front of body) |
Directional term that refers to the back of the body is called? | posterior (back side of body) |
The directional term that refers to the front of the body can be known as anterior, and it can also be discribed as...? | ventral (front of body/part) |
Another term that discribes the back of the body is called? | dorsal (back side of body/part)) |
Directional term for midline of the body? | Medial (midline of body/part) |
Directional term that means toward the side of the body? | Lateral (side of body) |
Directional term that means nearest to the center of the body, point of attachment, or origin is called? | Proximal (center of body/part/point of attachment closest to the origin) |
The directional term that means farthest from the center of the body, point of attachment, or origin is called? | Distal (farthest from center/attachment) |