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What is the branch of science that studies how the body functions?
What is the branch of science that studies how the body functions?
- Histology
- Anatomy
- Pathology
- Physiology (correct)
Which word comes from the Greek word meaning “to dissect”?
Which word comes from the Greek word meaning “to dissect”?
- Physiology
- Anatomy (correct)
- Pathology
- Histology
The head is located ______ to the chest.
The head is located ______ to the chest.
superior
The foot is located ______ to the leg.
The foot is located ______ to the leg.
The leg is ______ to the thigh.
The leg is ______ to the thigh.
The thigh is ______ to the foot.
The thigh is ______ to the foot.
The thoracic cavity is ______ to the abdominopelvic cavity.
The thoracic cavity is ______ to the abdominopelvic cavity.
The kneecap is located distal to the
The kneecap is located distal to the
Which organ is located in the ventral cavity but not in the thoracic cavity?
Which organ is located in the ventral cavity but not in the thoracic cavity?
Which organ is located in the dorsal cavity?
Which organ is located in the dorsal cavity?
Which of the following is descriptive of the location of the reproductive organs?
Which of the following is descriptive of the location of the reproductive organs?
Which cavity is divided into quadrants?
Which cavity is divided into quadrants?
Which region is included within the right upper quadrant (RUQ)?
Which region is included within the right upper quadrant (RUQ)?
Which region is included within the left lower quadrant (LLQ)?
Which region is included within the left lower quadrant (LLQ)?
Which of the following refers to the umbilicus?
Which of the following refers to the umbilicus?
Which of the following refers to the lower back region?
Which of the following refers to the lower back region?
Which of the following refers to the groin region?
Which of the following refers to the groin region?
Which of the following refers to the area in front of the elbow?
Which of the following refers to the area in front of the elbow?
Which area appears only on the anterior part of the body?
Which area appears only on the anterior part of the body?
Which area is inferior to the diaphragm?
Which area is inferior to the diaphragm?
What is another name for the frontal plane?
What is another name for the frontal plane?
Which plane divides the body into right and left halves?
Which plane divides the body into right and left halves?
In which cavity is the mediastinum located?
In which cavity is the mediastinum located?
Which organ is located within the mediastinum?
Which organ is located within the mediastinum?
In which cavity is the heart not located?
In which cavity is the heart not located?
Which organ is located in the ventral cavity and thoracic cavity but not in the mediastinum?
Which organ is located in the ventral cavity and thoracic cavity but not in the mediastinum?
Which group is incorrect?
Which group is incorrect?
The distal humerus (arm bone) is
The distal humerus (arm bone) is
The proximal end of the thigh bone (femur) is
The proximal end of the thigh bone (femur) is
The lung is located in the thoracic cavity. What is the relationship of the lung to the head?
The lung is located in the thoracic cavity. What is the relationship of the lung to the head?
Which of the following is superior to the umbilicus?
Which of the following is superior to the umbilicus?
The heart is located in all the following except the
The heart is located in all the following except the
The lungs are located in all the following except the
The lungs are located in all the following except the
Which of the following is true of the dorsal cavity?
Which of the following is true of the dorsal cavity?
The sternal area is
The sternal area is
Which of the following is descriptive of the mediastinum?
Which of the following is descriptive of the mediastinum?
The sagittal plane
The sagittal plane
Which of the following is least descriptive of the occipital area?
Which of the following is least descriptive of the occipital area?
A patient has been in a car wreck and is admitted to the emergency department with a chief complaint of severe cervical pain accompanied by loss of sensation in all extremities. Which of the following indicates the site of pain?
A patient has been in a car wreck and is admitted to the emergency department with a chief complaint of severe cervical pain accompanied by loss of sensation in all extremities. Which of the following indicates the site of pain?
The LUQ is
The LUQ is
Which of the following describes pain that is located immediately below the shoulder blade?
Which of the following describes pain that is located immediately below the shoulder blade?
Which of the following is superior to the lumbar region?
Which of the following is superior to the lumbar region?
A 26-year-old man is scheduled for the surgical repair of a right inguinal hernia. Which of the following areas is involved surgically?
A 26-year-old man is scheduled for the surgical repair of a right inguinal hernia. Which of the following areas is involved surgically?
Refer to the previous question. On the first postoperative day, the patient is most likely to experience pain when he
Refer to the previous question. On the first postoperative day, the patient is most likely to experience pain when he
A physician has diagnosed a patient as having an enlarged liver. According to the patient's chart, his liver is measured as being two fingers below the costal margin of the rib cage. Where was the physician palpating (feeling) to get this measurement?
A physician has diagnosed a patient as having an enlarged liver. According to the patient's chart, his liver is measured as being two fingers below the costal margin of the rib cage. Where was the physician palpating (feeling) to get this measurement?
A patient was admitted to the emergency department and the physician recorded the patient's pain as being substernal, radiating to the left axillary region. Which of the following is a restatement of this description?
A patient was admitted to the emergency department and the physician recorded the patient's pain as being substernal, radiating to the left axillary region. Which of the following is a restatement of this description?
A patient with a history of gallbladder disease complains of midepigastric pain that radiates to the right subscapular region. Which of the following best describes the pain?
A patient with a history of gallbladder disease complains of midepigastric pain that radiates to the right subscapular region. Which of the following best describes the pain?
Which plane preserves an upper and lower half of the body?
Which plane preserves an upper and lower half of the body?
Which of the following is contained in the ventral cavity?
Which of the following is contained in the ventral cavity?
Which of the following is true?
Which of the following is true?
The medial thigh is located
The medial thigh is located
Which term refers to “beneath the ribs”?
Which term refers to “beneath the ribs”?
The term viscera refers to
The term viscera refers to
The ventral cavity is the anterior cavity; the ______ is the posterior cavity.
The ventral cavity is the anterior cavity; the ______ is the posterior cavity.
The caudal part of the spinal cord is
The caudal part of the spinal cord is
Which of the following includes the right iliac region?
Which of the following includes the right iliac region?
The medial canthus (corner) of the eye is
The medial canthus (corner) of the eye is
The plantar region is
The plantar region is
Which two words are directional “opposites”?
Which two words are directional “opposites”?
Pedal, patellar, popliteal, and plantar are terms that refer to
Pedal, patellar, popliteal, and plantar are terms that refer to
Which of the following terms refers to the area along the lateral trunk between the ribs and the hip bones?
Which of the following terms refers to the area along the lateral trunk between the ribs and the hip bones?
Buccal, oral, and orbital are terms that refer to the structures in the
Buccal, oral, and orbital are terms that refer to the structures in the
With which word is lower back pain associated?
With which word is lower back pain associated?
Which of the following are located in the orbits surrounding the nucleus?
Which of the following are located in the orbits surrounding the nucleus?
Which of the following is a measurement of hydrogen ion concentration [H+]?
Which of the following is a measurement of hydrogen ion concentration [H+]?
The sharing of electrons is referred to as
The sharing of electrons is referred to as
Which element must be present for a substance to be classified as organic?
Which element must be present for a substance to be classified as organic?
A cation is a(n)
A cation is a(n)
Which of the following is an anion?
Which of the following is an anion?
What kind of ion would have 8 protons in its nucleus and 9 electrons in its orbits?
What kind of ion would have 8 protons in its nucleus and 9 electrons in its orbits?
Which of the following is true of an anion?
Which of the following is true of an anion?
NaCl, table salt, is called a(n)
NaCl, table salt, is called a(n)
Which process refers to the dissociation of NaCl into Na* and Cl¯?
Which process refers to the dissociation of NaCl into Na* and Cl¯?
Which of the following is descriptive of the chemical reaction in the previous question?
Which of the following is descriptive of the chemical reaction in the previous question?
Flashcards
What is physiology?
What is physiology?
The branch of science that studies how the body functions.
What is anatomy?
What is anatomy?
The study of the structure of the body.
What is the molecular level of organization?
What is the molecular level of organization?
The simplest level of organization in the body. Atoms bond together to form molecules.
What is the cellular level of organization?
What is the cellular level of organization?
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What is the tissue level of organization?
What is the tissue level of organization?
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What is the organ level of organization?
What is the organ level of organization?
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What is the organ system level of organization?
What is the organ system level of organization?
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What is the organism level of organization?
What is the organism level of organization?
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What does superior mean?
What does superior mean?
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What does inferior mean?
What does inferior mean?
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What does anterior mean?
What does anterior mean?
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What does posterior mean?
What does posterior mean?
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What does ipsilateral mean?
What does ipsilateral mean?
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What does contralateral mean?
What does contralateral mean?
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What does proximal mean?
What does proximal mean?
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What does distal mean?
What does distal mean?
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What does superficial mean?
What does superficial mean?
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What does deep mean?
What does deep mean?
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What does medial mean?
What does medial mean?
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What does lateral mean?
What does lateral mean?
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What is the sagittal plane?
What is the sagittal plane?
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What is the frontal plane?
What is the frontal plane?
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What is the transverse plane?
What is the transverse plane?
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What is the ventral cavity?
What is the ventral cavity?
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What is the dorsal cavity?
What is the dorsal cavity?
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What is the thoracic cavity?
What is the thoracic cavity?
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What is the abdominopelvic cavity?
What is the abdominopelvic cavity?
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What is the mediastinum?
What is the mediastinum?
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What is the cranial cavity?
What is the cranial cavity?
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What is the vertebral cavity?
What is the vertebral cavity?
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What is the abdominal quadrant?
What is the abdominal quadrant?
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What are the abdominal regions?
What are the abdominal regions?
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Study Notes
Chapter 01: Introduction to the Human Body
- Physiology: The branch of science that studies how the body functions
- Anatomy: The Greek word meaning “to dissect”; the branch of science that studies the structures of the body
- Higher Order of Organization:
- Molecule
- Cell
- Tissue
- Organ
- Directional Terms:
- Superior (above)
- Inferior (below)
- Anterior (front)
- Posterior (back)
- Medial (toward the midline)
- Lateral (away from the midline)
- Proximal (closer to the point of attachment)
- Distal (farther from the point of attachment)
- Superficial (toward the surface)
- Deep (away from the surface)
- Body Cavities:
- Ventral: anterior cavity
- Thoracic cavity
- Abdominopelvic cavity
- Dorsal: posterior cavity
- Cranial cavity
- Vertebral cavity
- Ventral: anterior cavity
- Specific Body Regions:
- Head (superior to the chest)
- Foot (distal to the leg)
- Leg (distal to the thigh)
- Kneecap (distal to the thigh)
- Reproductive Organs (located in the ventral cavity and pelvic cavity)
- Heart and Liver and Lung - located in the ventral cavity, but not in the mediastinum
- The thoracic cavity located in the ventral cavity
- Mediastinum
- Thoracic cavity containing heart, great vessels, trachea etc.
- Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ) -Right hypochondriac region, right lumbar region
- Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)
- Left iliac region and Left hypochondriac
- Umbilicus
- Groin
- Axillary
- Popliteal
- Scapular
- Occipital
- Pelvic cavity
- Inguinal
- Lumbar
- Sternal
- Antecubital
- Pleural cavity and mediastinum
- Cranial cavity containing the brain
- Spinal cord is part of the dorsal cavity
- Abdominopelvic cavity
Chapter 02: Basic Chemistry
- Atoms: Basic building blocks of matter
- Protons, neutrons, and electrons
- Electrons are in the orbits around the nucleus
- Ions: Charged particles
- Cations: positively charged ions
- Anions: negatively charged ions
- Elements: Substances composed of only one type of atom
- Compounds: Substances composed of two or more different types of elements
- Molecules: Groups of two or more atoms bonded together
- Chemical Reactions: Processes that involve the formation or breaking of chemical bonds
- Basic Terms Involving Chemistry
- Valence Electrons
- Covalent Bonding
- Isotopes
- pH: Hydrogen Ion concentration
- Compounds: a substance made of two different elements
- Acids and Bases
- Neutralizations of acids by bases
- Ions in solutions
- Inorganic vs organic compounds
- Examples:
- Water (universal solvent)
- Bicarbonate (important in acid-base regulation)
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Test your knowledge on the fundamental concepts of human body structure and function. This quiz covers key topics such as physiology, anatomy, directional terms, body cavities, and specific body regions. Perfect for students beginning their studies in human biology.
