Chapter 1

The study of the structure or morphology of the body and how the body parts are organized is called ____.

• Pathology

• Physiology

• Anatomy

• Histology

What are the smallest living units of biologic organization?

• Atoms

• Cells

• Organelles

• Systems

Which tissue covers surfaces and forms glands?​

• Epithelial

• Connective

• Muscle

• Nervous

The ____ cavity is divided into the cranial cavity and the spinal cavity.​

• Ventral

• Dorsal

• Thoracic

• Abdominopelvic

The skin is ____ to the heart.​

• Deep

• Superior

• Superficial

• Distal

Body temperature control is an example of ____, a process by which the body responds to a stimulus by correcting the change and bringing the body back to the original setting.

• Positive Feedback

• Endocrinology

• Negative Feeback

• Pathology

What term is used for the maintenance (within varying narrow limits) of the internal environment of the body?

• Physiology

• Homeostasis

• Pathology

• Epithelium

The heart is located within the ____ cavity.

• Pleural

• Pericardial

• Abdominal

• Cranial

The wrist is ____ to the elbow.

• Proximal

• Superior

• Distal

• Superficial

. ​Cardiac muscle is found only in the ____.

• Stomach

• Liver

• Lungs

• Heart