A&P EXAM 1 Flashcards
Organize these from the smallest to largest: Cell, Chemical, Organ, Organ System, Organism, Tissue
Chemical, Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organ System, Organism
The function of the Endocrine System is to…
Regulate other Organ Systems
The function of the Urinary System is to…
Remove waste products from the blood and maintain water balance
A patient with appendicitis usually has pain in which quadrant of the abdomen?
Lower Right Quadrant (LRQ)
What is the name of the cavity that contains the lungs?
The thoracic cavity
Which of the following organs is not retroperitoneal: adrenal glands, urinary bladder, kidneys, pancreas, or the stomach?
The stomach
List the correct order of the events of this negative-feedback mechanism: blood pressure increases, control center compares actual blood pressure to the blood pressure set point, the heart beats faster, and receptors detect a decrease in blood pressure.
Receptors detect a decrease in blood pressure, control center compares actual blood pressure to the blood pressure set point, the heart beats faster, and blood pressure increases.
What is a classic example of positive feedback mechanisms?
Birth
A polar covalent bond between two atoms occurs when…
One atom attracts shared electrons more strongly than another atom
Is Table Salt (NaCl) an atom, organic, a molecule, a compound, or a cation?
A compound
The weak attractive force between two water molecules form what kind of bond?
A hydrogen bond
If the activation energy requirment is increased, does the speed of the chemical reaction increase or decrease?
Decrease
Which of these is an example of a carbohydrate: glycogen, prostaglandin, steroid, DNA, triglyceride?
Glycogen
The polysaccharide used for energy storage in the human body is…
Glycogen
Which kind of fatty acid has one double covalent bond between carbon atoms?
Monounsaturated fatty acids
What kinds of bond maintain the structure of protein molecules?
Hydrogen bonds
What are the four vital organic compounds in the human body?
Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids
Proteins are composed of building blocks called…
Amino acids
Hemoglobin is formed by which level of folding of proteins?
Tertiary
What kind of chemical easily donates electrons to other chemicals?
Reducing agent
In the plasma membrane, what forms the lipid bilayer, what determines the fluid nature of the membrane, and what mainly determines the function of the membrane?
Phospholipids, cholesterol, and proteins
Small pieces of matter, and even whole cells, can be transported across the plasma membrane in…
Vesicles
The rate of diffusion increases if the viscosity of a soution…
decreases
Cylindrically shaped extensions of the plasma membrane that do not move, and are supported with actin filaments, they may function in absorption or as sensory receptors are called…
Microvilli
What kind of solution may cause lysis of the cell?
Hypotonic
Which embryonic germ layers turns into muscle, bone, and blood vessels?
Mesoderm
What is the principal activity of stratified epithelium?
Protection
A type of cell connection whose only function is to prevent the cells from coming apart is the…
Desmosome
Glands that only release secretions by rupturing are called…
Holocrine glands
Which location would dense irregular elastic CT be found: ligaments, nuchal ligament, dermis of skin, large arteries, or adipose tissue?
Large arteries
Fibrocartilage is found…
Between vertebrae
Delicate fibers that make up the framework for organs like the liver, spleen, and lymph nodes are…
Reticular fibers
Linings of the digestive, respiratory, excretory and reproductive passages of made of…
Mucous membranes
Membranes lining body cavities that lack openings to the outside are called…
Serous membranes
