Exam 1: The Human Organism

Posterior means

Rats and humans share over 90% of the same genes.

Microscopic examination of a frozen tissue specimen is an application of which of the following disciplines?

During exercise, one generates excess heat and the body temperature rises. As a response, blood vessels dilate in the skin, warm blood flows closer to the body surface, and heat is lost. This is an example of ________.

A tissue is a

Positive-feedback mechanisms are always damaging to the body.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of homeostatic variables?

Which of the following lists examples of body structures from the simplest to the most complex?

If the esophagus were cut from superior to inferior, as it occurs in the thoracic cavity, this would be considered a ________ section.

The sternal region is commonly known as the ________.

Scientists believe that any significant change in the composition of the microbiome of the human integumentary system may increase a person's susceptibility to autoimmune diseases.

-This is a sagittal section through the abdominopelvic cavity. What serous membrane does "C" represent?

-Directional terms are important in the study of anatomy. What does "D" represent?

The thoracic cavity is divided into right and left parts by a median partition called the sternum.

Which of the following is most inferior in location?

The plane that cuts the body lengthwise and separates the body into anterior and posterior portions is called ________.

"Cutting off your nose" would be a section in the ________ plane.

The shoulder is ________ to the elbow.

The pectoral region is the

Many undergraduate anatomy programs study cats and rats in laboratory settings. Use of these animals is ideal because they are inexpensive, and although they are physically smaller, the internal structures are identical to humans.