ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY

1. Which of the following brain dysfunctions is also known as a stroke?

: Cerebrovascular Accident
2. “Hemostasis” refers to _?
: Stable Internal Environment
3. The cheeks are _ to the tounge?
: Lateral
4. The two subdivisions of the ventral body cavity are the _?
: Thoracic and Abdominopelvic
5. A person with appendicitis will most often present with pain in the _?
: Left Lower Quadrant
6. The anatomical position is characterized by the following except?
: Palm’s turned towards one’s back
7. What is the relationship between anatomy and physiology?
: All specific functions are performed by specific structures
8. Which of the choices contain the sequence of anatomical directions equivalent to ventral, posterior, superior,
inferior?
: Anterior, Dorsal, Cephalic, Caudal
9. From the organ systems listed below, select the correct sequence of organ found in each of the systems
(Cardiovascular, digestive, endocrine, urinary, integumentary).
: Heart, Liver, Pituitary Gland, Kidneys, skin
10. The 2 regulatory system in the human body are the _?
: Nervous & Endocrine system
11. The Organ system responsible for internal distribution of oxygen and carbon dioxide is the _?
: Respiratory System
12. The spleen is an organ in the _?
: Lymphatic System
13. The two major functional properties of neurons that are _ & _?
: Irritability and Conductivity
14. The mechanism by which the initial stimulus produces a response that exaggerates the stimulus is the most
specifically called _?
: Positive Feedback
15. The term Central nervous system refers to the_ ?
: Brain & Spinal Cord
16. The vital center for the control of visceral activities such as heart rate, breathing, blood pressure, swallowing
and vomiting are located in the _?
: Medulla Oblongata
17. The plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior is called _?
: Coronal (Frontal Plane)
18. Which body system is most closely associated with the support and protection of the body organs?
: Skeletal
19. What is the function of the urinary system
: Other; Filter blood and create urine as a waste-by product
20. What is the term for the hemostatic regulation mechanism in which a cell, tissue, organ, system adjusts its
activities without input from the nervous or endocrine system in response to an environmental change?
: Autoregulation (?)
21. A person in anatomical position is standing erect, feet facing forward and _?
: Arms in a raised position, with palms of hands facing forward & with the thumbs to the outside
22. Which terms is/are defined as being close to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment?
 : Proximal
23. The branch of Anatomy that traces structural changes that occur in the body throughout the lifespan is referred
to as?
: Developmental Anatomy
24. Control of temperature, endocrine activity, metabolism and thirst are functions associated with the _?
: Hypothalamus
25. When does disease or illness form?
: When the body cannot maintain homeostasis for a particular variable or set of variables
26. A result of hemostatic imbalance could be_?
: Illness
27. The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system are subdivisions of the _?
: Autonomic Nrevous System
28. The large fiber tract that allows communication between the two cerebral hemisphere is called the _?
: Corpus Collosum
29. _ connect sensory and motor neurons in neural pathways and their cell bodies are typically located in the
central nervous system.
: Interneurons
30. Select the option that shows increasing complexity levels
: Cellular, tissue, organ, organ system
31. A transverse plane divides the body into _ segments
: Superior & Inferior
32. Which of these is found in the dorsal body cavity?
: Brain
33. Mary has a brain injury; she knows that she wants to say but can’t vocalize the words. The part of the brain
that deals with the ability to speak is the _?
: Broca’s Area
34. The effects of the sympathetic nervous system are essentially opposite of the _
: Parasympathetic Nervous System
35. The cavity between bones at the joint is also knows as.
: Synovial Joint
36. The gap between two communicating neurons is termed.
: Synaptic Cleft
37. Preparing the body for the “fight-or-flight” response during threatening situations is the role of the.
: Sympathetic Nervous System
38. What is the role of the effector in hemostatic regulation?
: To respond to the output of the control center
39. Which of the following would be an example of positive feedback?
: Release of oxytocin to increase the strength of labor contraction
40. The part of the neuron that typically conducts nerve impulses away from the cell body is the?
: Axon
41. The nervous system is structurally subdivided into 2 system: _ And _
: Central ; Peripheral
42. Which region is directly medial to the hypochondriac regions of the body?
: Epigastric
43. _ cells form the myelin sheaths around nerve fibers in the PNS
: Schwann
44. Which of these neuroglial cells forms the myelin sheath in the central nervous system?
: Oligodendrocytes
45. Which organ system contains bones, ligaments, cartilage and bone marrow?
 : Skeletal System
46. The subdivisions of the thoracic body cavity are the
: Pleural and pericardial cavities
47. _ is the study of the structure and shape of the body.
: Anatomy
48. The _ division of the autonomic nervous system is often called the “rest-and-digest” division.
: Parasympathetic
49. Impulse conduction is fastest in neurons that are_
: Myelinated
50. The neuron processes that normally receive incoming stimuli are called.
: Neurolemmas
51. A special group of neurons in the brain stem that plays a role in consciousness and the awake sleep cycles is
the_
: Reticular Activating System (RAS)
52. Support cells in the central nervous systems are collectively called?
: Neuroglia