Practice Test Chapter 1

• Which of the body systems is most closely associated with the support and protection of the body organs?

  Skeletal system
• The Cheeks ______ to the tongue

  Lateral
• The ____ is the body's slow-acting control system and acts by means of _____

  Endocrine system; Hormones
• Place the following in the correct sequence from simplest to most complex: 1.)Molecules 2.)Atoms 3.)Tissues 4.)Cells 5.)Organs

  2-1-4-3-5
• Which of these is found in the dorsal body cavity?

  Brain
• Which terms is/are defined as being close to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk?

  Promixal
• The body's ability to maintain stable internal environment is referred to as

  Homeostasis
• Jennifer fell off her motorcycle and tore a nerve in her axillary region. She also tore ligaments in her cervical and scapular regions and broke the only bone of her right brachial region. Explain where each of her injuries is located.

  Her injuries are located in the armpit, neck, shoulder blade region, and arm.
• Which of the following groups of the abdominopelvic regions is medial?

  Hypogastric, Umbilical, Epigastric
• Which of the following statements regarding feedback mechanisms is False?

  Blood clotting is an example of a typical negative feedback mechanism