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Week 1
Organization of the body
Question | Answer |
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Molecules are: | atoms combined to form larger chemical aggregates. |
An organ is one organizational level higher than a(n): | tissue. |
A surgeon removing a gallbladder should know to find it in the _____ region. | right hypochondriac |
The abdominal quadrants are located with what structure as their midpoint? | Umbilicus |
An organization of many similar cells that are specialized to perform a certain function is called a(n): | tissue. |
The lungs are located in the: | thoracic cavity. |
Which of the following is not one of the characteristics of life? | Balance |
What is the anatomical direction term that means nearer the surface? | Superficial |
The abdominopelvic cavity contains all of the following except the: | heart. |
The reproductive system includes all of the following except the: | ureter. |
The gallbladder lies in the: | abdominal cavity. |
Popliteal refers to the: | area behind the knee. |
Mitochondria, Golgi apparatus, and endoplasmic reticulum are examples of: | organelles. |
When many similar cells specialize to perform a certain function, it is referred to as a(n): | Tissue. |
A plane through the body that divides the body into right and left sides is called: | Sagittal |
The number of abdominal regions is: | nine. |
An x-ray technician has been asked to make x-ray films of the liver. Which of the abdominopelvic regions must be included? | Right hypochondriac, epigastric, and left hypochondriac |
A plane through the body that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions is: | coronal. |
The mediastinum contains all of the following except the: | right lung. |
Blood production is a function of which system? | Skeletal |
The plane that divides the body into upper and lower parts is the _____ plane. | transverse |
Several kinds of tissues working together are termed a(n): | Organ. |
If your reference point is “farthest from the trunk of the body” versus “nearest to the trunk of the body,” where does the knee lie in relation to the ankle? | Proximal |
A sagittal section divides the body into _____ portions. | right and left |
Two major cavities of the human body are: | ventral/dorsal. |
Which of the following does not describe anatomical position? | Arms extended from the shoulders, palms up |
The structure that is called the “powerhouse” of the cell is the: | mitochondria. |
The smallest living units of structure and function in the body are: | cells. |
A frontal section divides the body into _____ portions. | front and back |
From smallest to largest, the levels of organization of the body are: | chemical, organelle, cellular, tissue, organ, system, organism. |