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Chapter 1 Physiology Test Review Flashcards

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System

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Several organs that work together to perform a function.

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Several organs that work together to perform a function.

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System

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Which major body system returns tissue fluid to the blood and produces immunity structures and agents.

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Lymphatic

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Lymphatic

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Which major body system returns tissue fluid to the blood and produces immunity structures and agents.

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Which major body system contains glands that produce hormones.

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Endocrine

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Endocrine

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Which major body system contains glands that produce hormones.

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Subjective changes in a person not observable from the outside such as a headache or stomachache.

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Symptoms

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Symptoms

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Subjective changes in a person not observable from the outside such as a headache or stomachache.

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Part of a feedback system responsible for receiving output from the control center and producing a response that changes the controlled condition.

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Effector

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Effector

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Part of a feedback system responsible for receiving output from the control center and producing a response that changes the controlled condition.

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What major boys system does the skin belong to.

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Integumentary

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Integumentary

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What major boys system does the skin belong to.

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A group of tissues that function together in the performance of a vital activity.

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Organ

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Organ

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A group of tissues that function together in the performance of a vital activity.

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The ability to detect and react to changes in the external or internal environment.

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Responsiveness

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Responsiveness

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The ability to detect and react to changes in the external or internal environment.

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A plane that divides the body into right and left halves.

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Sagittal

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Sagittal

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A plane that divides the body into right and left halves.

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The study of structures of the body and relationships between them.

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Anatomy

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Anatomy

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The study of structures of the body and relationships between them.

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Put the levels of organization in order from most complex to the simplest level.

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Organismal, systems, organs, tissues, cells, chemical

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Organismal, systems, organs, tissues, cells, chemical

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Put the levels of organization in order from most complex to the simplest level.

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Describe the anatomical position.

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Erect

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Erect

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Describe the anatomical position.

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Birth of a baby is an example of what type of feedback.

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Positive

25
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Blood clotting is an example of what types of feedback.

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Positive

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Maintaining body temperature is an example of what types of feedback.

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Negative

27
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The sum of all chemical processes that occur in the body.

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Metabolism

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Metabolism

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The sum of all chemical processes that occur in the body.

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Gallbladder is found in what cavity.

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Abdominal

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Heart is found in what cavity.

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Pericardial

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Spinal cord is found in what cavity.

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Vertebral

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Urinary is found in what cavity.

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Pelvic

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Lungs are found in what cavity.

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Pleural

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Heart and portions of the esophagus and trachea are found in why cavity.

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Mediastinum

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Stomach is found in what cavity.

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Abdominal

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Liver is found in what cavity.

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Abdominal

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Ovaries are found in what cavity.

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Pelvic

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Which major body system supports and protects the body, assists in body movements, and houses cells that give rise to blood cells.

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Skeletal

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Skeletal

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Which major body system supports and protects the body, assists in body movements, and houses cells that give rise to blood cells.

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The name of the condition in which the internal body remains stable within certain physiologic limits.

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Homeostasis

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Homeostasis

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The name of the condition in which the internal body remains stable within certain physiologic limits.

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What major body system is responsible for the physical and chemical bask down of food as well as absorption.

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Digestive

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Digestive

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What major body system is responsible for the physical and chemical bask down of food as well as absorption.

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Name the science that deals with why, when and where diseases occur and how they are transmitted within a defined human population.

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Epidemiology

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Epidemiology

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Name the science that deals with why, when and where diseases occur and how they are transmitted within a defined human population.

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The change that a cell undergoes from an unspecialized one to a specialized one.

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Differentiation

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Differentiation

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The change that a cell undergoes from an unspecialized one to a specialized one.

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Which major body system regulates the volume and chemical compositions of blood and eliminates waste.

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Urinary

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Urinary

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Which major body system regulates the volume and chemical compositions of blood and eliminates waste.

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Any time a region of the body is described, such as directions and planes, the assumption is made that the body is what position.

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Anatomical

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Anatomical

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Any time a region of the body is described, such as directions and planes, the assumption is made that the body is what position.

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