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Chapter 1 Flashcards

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Hydrostatic pressure

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Pressure liquid exerts

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Requirements of Organisms

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Water, food, oxygen, heat, pressure

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Atmospheric pressure

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Force acting on the outside of a land organism due to the weight of air above it

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Homeostasis requires most of our _____ energy

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Metabolic

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Homeostatic mechanisms

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Stimulus
Receptors
Control center
Effectors 
Response
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Most body systems have ___ feedback

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Negative

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Negative feedback

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Response is in opposite direction of stimulus

“More gives less”

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Examples of positive feedback

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Nursing

Giving birth

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Positive feedback

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Stimulus makes you produce more

“More gives you more”

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Serous membrane

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Secretes fluid

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Parietal membrane

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Lines cavity

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Visceral membrane

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Lines organ

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Viscera

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Organs in thoracic and and abdominopelivc cavities

Ribs to pelvis

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Thoracic cavity is separated by ____

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Diaphragm

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Region between lungs ___

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Mediastinum

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Visceral pericardium

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Covers heart surface

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Peritoneal membranes

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Membranes in abdominalpelvic cavity

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Space between parietal pleura and visceral pleura ____

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Pleural cavity

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Visceral peritoneum covers most of the organs in the ___

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Abdominopelvic cavity

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Body covering

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Integumentary

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Support and movement

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Skeletal and muscular

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Integration and coordination

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Nervous and endocrine

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Transport

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Cardiovascular and lymphatic

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Absorption and excretion

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Digestive, respiratory, urinary

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homeostatic mechanisms include…

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regulation of body temperature, blood pressure, and blood glucose concentration

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homeostatic mechanisms employ _____ feedback

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negative

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