UTA Anatomy & Physiology 1 Exam 1 Study Guide with Complete Solutions 2024/2025 Anatomy - Correct Answer The study of body structures of an organism an their relationship to each other Gross Anatomy - Correct Answer large body structures visible without the aid of a microscope Microscopic Anatomy - Correct Answer Small body structures only visible with the aid of a microscope.Developmental Anatomy - Correct Answer anatomical changes throughout the life of an organism Vital Functions of the organ systems - Correct Answer -separation of internal/external environments
- movement
- responsiveness to stimuli
- digestion/absorption
- metabolism
- excretion
- growth
Non vital to individual, but vital to species - Correct Answer reproduction How many major body systems are there? - Correct Answer 11 Homeostasis - Correct Answer dynamic state of equilibrium and focuses on balance.Survival Needs for homeostasis - Correct Answer nutrients ions water oxygen normal body temp 1 / 3
appropriate atompsheric pressure Homeostasis is maintained by - Correct Answer negative feedback (response to decrease or eliminate the stimulus ex. temp - your temp increases, you sweat to release heat, your body temp decreases.As your body temp decreases, the amount of sweat decreases) positive feedback (stimulus causes a response and enhances the response until it stops. ex. bleeding
- damage blood vessel, platelets adhere to damaged site, release chemical to attract more platelets,
plates adhere to damaged site and so on.) Standard Anatomical Position - Correct Answer erect body, feet slightly apart, palms forward, thumbs pointing away from body Superior - Correct Answer top part of the trunk (cranial) Inferior - Correct Answer toward the bottom Cranial vs Caudal - Correct Answer Cranial - toward head Caudal - toward tail or tailbone Posterior or Dorsal - Correct Answer back Anterior or ventral - Correct Answer belly region proximal - Correct Answer Closer to the point of attachment distal - Correct Answer farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk deep - Correct Answer below the muscle ex. knife cut into the muscle 2 / 3
superficial - Correct Answer above the muscle ex. papercut medial - Correct Answer toward the midline lateral - Correct Answer away from the midline Regional Terms - Correct Answer Anatomical terms that refer to specific visible landmarks on the surface of the body frontal - Correct Answer forehead Orbital - Correct Answer eye occipital - Correct Answer back of head otic - Correct Answer ear nasal - Correct Answer nose buccal - Correct Answer cheek oral - Correct Answer mouth Cephalic - Correct Answer head cervical - Correct Answer neck thoracic - Correct Answer chest
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