UTA Anatomy & Physiology 1 Exam 1 Study Guide with Complete Solutions 2024/2025
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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 An...
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
,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
, 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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