Review Anatomy & Physiology Introduction True or False
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- In the levels of structure in the body, molecules associate wit one antoher to fomr a tissue.
- false-cell
- Two or more different kinds of tissues associate to form a level of structure called an organ.
- true
- In the metabolic process of catabolism, organic matter is broken down, usually with the input of energy.
- false- release
- In the characteristic of irritability, cells receive stimuli and transport those stimuli from one cell part to another.
- false- conductivity
- Asexual reproduction is that form of reproduction in which a single cell duplicates to yield two identical daughter cells.
- True
- Homeostasis is associated with the relative constancy of the physical and chemical environment in the cells of an organism and in the organism itself.
- True
- The self-regulating systems that function in the body to protect it against extremes are know as control systems.
- false- feedback systems
- A structure found on the belly sid eof the body is said to exist on the posterior aspect.
- false- anterior
- The horizontal position is the reference point for all the directional terms referring to the body.
- false-anatomical position
- A structure lying in the inferior aspect of the body may also be regarded as lying in the caudal aspect.
- True
- The eyes are said to be medial to the nose.
- false- lateral
- A structure lying closer to the body's surface than a second structure is said to be superficial.
- True
- The term dorsal is similar to but not exactly the same as anterior.
- false- posterior
- Relative to the femur, the ankle is said to be deep.
- false- distal
- A vertical plane is a longitudinal plane that divides the body into left and right sides.
- false- sagittal
- A coronal plane of te body is the same as a transverse plane.
- false- frontal
- A coronal plane lies at a right angle to a sagittal plane.
- True
- The two major subdivisions of the dorsal body cavity are the thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity.
- false- ventral
- The esophagus, trachea, and heart lie in a region of the thoracic cavity called te pericardium.
- false- mediastinum
- In the abdominopelvic cavity, the epigastric region lies immediately superior to the hypgastric region.
- false- umbilical
- Lateral to the umbilical region of the abdominopelvic cavity are the right and left inguinal regions.
- false-lumbar
- The walls of body cavities and other organs are covered by mucous memebranes.
- false- serous
- The abdominal organs and many pelvic organs are covered by the serous membrane called the pleura.
- false- peritoneum
- Serous membranes generally lie very distant to one another.
- false- close
- The two main portions of the serous membranes are the visceral portion and the parietal portion.
- True