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Portage Module 1 Problem Set Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the study of the structure of body parts and their relationships to one another?✔✔ Anatomy
What is the study of how body parts function and work together?✔✔ Physiology
What type of feedback mechanism helps maintain homeostasis by reversing a change?✔✔ Negative feedback
What type of feedback mechanism enhances or amplifies a change in the body?✔✔ Positive feedback
What is the maintenance of stable internal conditions despite external changes?✔✔ Homeostasis
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What term describes the body's ability to maintain internal balance?✔✔ Homeostasis
What is the name of the cavity that contains the brain?✔✔ Cranial cavity
What is the name of the cavity that houses the heart and lungs?✔✔ Thoracic cavity
What is the name of the cavity below the diaphragm that contains digestive organs?✔✔ Abdominopelvic cavity
What type of membrane lines body cavities and covers organs?✔✔ Serous membrane
What is the directional term for “toward the front of the body”?✔✔ Anterior
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What is the directional term for “toward the back of the body”?✔✔ Posterior
What is the directional term meaning “closer to the point of attachment”?✔✔ Proximal
What is the directional term meaning “farther from the point of attachment”?✔✔ Distal
What is the directional term that means “toward the midline”?✔✔ Medial
What is the directional term that means “away from the midline”?✔✔ Lateral
What is the plane that divides the body into left and right halves?✔✔ Sagittal plane
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