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Chapter 1: The Human Body

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True or False: Positive feedback mechanisms tend to enhance the original stimulus so that the response is accelerated.
True
True or False: Imaging is useful in discovering obstructed blood supplies in organs and tissues.
True
True or False: The anatomical position means the body is standing at attention with the palms facing foward and the thumbs pointing away for the body.
True
True or False: The elbow is proximal to the shoulder.
False: The elbow is proximal to the wrist
True or False: The part of the serous membrane that lines the peritoneal cavity wall is called visceral peritoneum.
False
True or False: A major function of serous membranes is to decrease friction.
True
True or False: The right hypochondriac region contains the majority of the stomach.
False: The Epigastric region
True or False: Lungs carry out an excretory function.
True
True or False: Embryology concerns the structural changes that occur in an individual from conception to old age.
False: Development of gamers and embryos
True or False: It is important for any organism to maintain its boundaries, so that its internal environment remains distinct from the external environment surrounding it.
True
True or False: Without some sort of negative feedback mechanism, it would be impossible to keep our body chemistry in balance.
True
True or False: Responsiveness or irritability is the ability to sense changes in the environment and then respond to them.
True
True or False: The Epigastric region is superior to the umbilical region.
True
Histology would be best defined as a study of ____________.
A) cells
B) tissues
C) cell chemistry
D) the gross structures of the body
Tissues
The study of large body structures, visible to the naked eye, such as the heart is called ___________ anatomy.
A) microscopic
B) gross
C) developmental
D) systemic
Gross
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