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Anatomy and Physiology Practice Test: Introduction to the Human Body
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Anatomy and Physiology Practice Test: Introduction to the Human Body
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1. Which one of the following systems responds to environmental stimuli?
2. What is the main, general purpose of negative feedback?
3. If you consider your home air conditioner in terms of homeostasis, then the wall thermostat would be the ________.
4. Which of the following are survival needs of the body?
5. The right hypochondriac region contains the majority of the stomach.
6. An oblique cut is one that is cut ________.
7. It is important for any organism to maintain its boundaries, so that its internal environment remains distinct from the external environment surrounding it.
8. A major function of serous membranes is to decrease friction.
9. The cavities housing the eyes are called __________ cavities.
10. What is a vertical section through the body, dividing it into anterior and posterior regions called?
11. What is a vertical section through the body, dividing it into left and right, called?
12. Which of the following describes a parasagittal plane?
13. Subdivisions of anatomy include which of the following?
14. Average body temperature is ________ degrees centigrade.
15. A good example of a positive feedback mechanism would be ________.
16. Choose the following statement that is not completely correct regarding serous membranes.
17. What is the specific name for the hip region?
18. Lungs carry out an excretory function.
19. The study of the heart may incorporate many aspects of anatomy but as a whole you would say it is __________ anatomy.
20. Place the following in correct sequence from simplest to most complex: - molecules - atoms - tissues - cells - organ
21. Embryology concerns the structural changes that occur in an individual from conception through old age.
22. The heart lies in the ________ cavity.
23. The elbow is proximal to the shoulder.
24. Regardless of the variable being regulated, all homeostatic control mechanisms have at least three interdependent components.
25. Which of the following organs or structures would be found in the left iliac region?

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