Anatomy 31-35 Chapter 1

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Positive feedback mechanisms tend to enhance the original stimulus so that the response is accelerated.
True
  • False
True
AWithout some sort of negative feedback mechanism, it would be impossible to keep our body chemistry in balance.
  • True
  • False
True
The coxal joint is most likely found in ________ region of the body.
  • groin
  • hip
  • foot
  • hand
Hip
Anatomical position is important because ________.
  • it provides the greatest circulation to the extremities
  • it allows a common point of reference for body position to help communicate anatomical relationships
  • it allows diagrams within textbooks to display a greater surface area of the body with one simple diagram
  • it is the position most comfortable to hospital patients
It allows a common point of reference for body position to help communicate anatomical relationships
You are asked to take a person's heart rate at the popliteal pulse point. You will look for this pulse ________.
  • on the posterior side of the knee
  • at the posterior side of the wrist
  • in the distal end of the lower leg
  • on the palmar side of the hand
On the posterior side of the knee