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A&P Exam 1; Portage Learning Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the ability of the body to maintain a stable internal environment?✔✔ Homeostasis
What type of tissue covers body surfaces and lines body cavities?✔✔ Epithelial tissue
What type of tissue connects and supports body parts?✔✔ Connective tissue
What type of tissue allows for movement through contraction?✔✔ Muscle tissue
What type of tissue sends signals throughout the body?✔✔ Nervous tissue
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What is the term for a group of cells working together to perform a function?✔✔ Tissue
What level of organization comes after organ systems?✔✔ Organism
What directional term means closer to the head?✔✔ Superior
What directional term means farther from the point of attachment?✔✔ Distal
What directional term refers to the back side of the body?✔✔ Posterior
What directional term means toward the front of the body?✔✔ Anterior
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What directional term means toward the midline?✔✔ Medial
What directional term means away from the midline?✔✔ Lateral
What plane divides the body into right and left sections?✔✔ Sagittal plane
What plane divides the body into upper and lower portions?✔✔ Transverse plane
What plane divides the body into front and back sections?✔✔ Frontal plane
What body cavity contains the heart and lungs?✔✔ Thoracic cavity
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