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1
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What’s the smallest level of structural organization in the human body?

A

Chemical level

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2
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Simple to most complex for levels of organization in the body?

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Chemical level, tissue level, organ level, organ system level, organism level

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3
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Study of tissues is called

A

Histology

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4
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What organ system includes blood vessels and the heart?

A

Cardiovascular system

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5
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When in anatomical position, the palms of hands are assumed to be facing ?

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Forward

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6
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What direction term indicates the front side of the body?

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Anterior/ventral

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7
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Body parts that are are described as medial are considered to be?

A

Closer to the midline of the body

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8
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What surface are the palms on in anatomical position?

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Anterior/ventral surface

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9
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Is the vertebral region superior to the cephalic, cervical, occipital or sacral region?

A

Sacral region

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10
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Hat is The plane that divides the body into superior and inferior parts?

A

Transverse (honizontal) plane

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11
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What major organs are housed in the thoracic cavity?

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Lungs, heart, esophagus, and trachea

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12
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The thoracic cavity is situated superior to the abdominopelvic cavity and separated by the diaphragm so the diaphragm creates what kind of plane?

A

Transverse plane or cross section

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13
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What organ is covered by the pleura?

A

Lungs

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14
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A cell or organ that responds to the direction of the control Center in a negative feedback loop is termed as what?

A

Effector

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15
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What type of feedback increases or enhances the effects of the variable?

A

Positive

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16
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When blood flows from the arteries to capillaries because blood pressure in
arteries is higher Than capillaries, what is this an example of ?

A

Pressure gradient

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17
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What cavity is the left lung housed?

A

Pleural cavity

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18
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What in the main component of cytosol?

A

Water

19
Q

What are the molecular machines that perform special functions for the cell called?

A

Organelles

20
Q

What kind of diffusion moves carbon dioxide through a phospholipid bilayer with it’s concentration gradient?

A

Simple diffusion

21
Q

How are sodium ions moved with their concentration gradient with the use of a protein channel across a plasma membrane?

A

Facilitated diffusion

22
Q

What process are aquaporins employed?

A

Osmosis

23
Q

Cellular swelling is likely to occur when blood cells are immersed in what kind of solution?

A

Hypotonic solutions

24
Q

What best describes a cell’s response to being placed into an extracellular solution that is hypertonic to the cytosol?

A

Crenation

25
Q

What are active transport processes?

A

They require cells to expend energy

26
Q

What are the 2 types of active transport via vesicles?

A

Endocytosis and exocytosis

27
Q

Which transport processes are functionally opposite to one another?

A

Endocytosis and exocytosis

28
Q

Which subatomic particle carries a negative charge?

A

Electron

29
Q

How many electrons does the intermost shell of an atom hold?

A

2 electrons

30
Q

If iron has an atomic number of 26, what does this mean?

A

It has 26 protons

31
Q

What does the atomic number of an atom represent?

A

Protons in an atom

32
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Determine the number of protons in an isotope of nitrogen with an atomic number of 7 and a mass ‘ number of 14?

A

7

33
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What does Carbon- 13 mean?

A

Carbon-13 represents an isotope of carbon with an mass number of 13

34
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If an atom has 3 electrons in its valence shell, what is the atomic number of the atom?

A

13

35
Q

What type of reaction releases energy?

A

Exergonic

36
Q

What solution is water most likely to dissolve a solute?

A

Hydrophilic

37
Q

What does the h in pH scale mean?

A

Concentration of hydrogen ions in The solution

38
Q

What pH represents a solution that has a high concentration of hydroxide ions?

A

14

39
Q

Which of the following represents a strong acidic solution?

A

1

40
Q

What is the function of a buffer system?

A

Prevents large swings in pH when an acid or base is added to a solution

41
Q

What does hydrolysis of a polymer produce?

A

Monomers

42
Q

What is a simple sugar example?

A

Glucose

43
Q

What does the combination of glucose and fructose produce?

A

Sucrose

44
Q

What are amino acids monomers for:

A

Proteins

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