Chapter 1 Physiology Test Review Flashcards
System
Several organs that work together to perform a function.
Several organs that work together to perform a function.
System
Which major body system returns tissue fluid to the blood and produces immunity structures and agents.
Lymphatic
Lymphatic
Which major body system returns tissue fluid to the blood and produces immunity structures and agents.
Which major body system contains glands that produce hormones.
Endocrine
Endocrine
Which major body system contains glands that produce hormones.
Subjective changes in a person not observable from the outside such as a headache or stomachache.
Symptoms
Symptoms
Subjective changes in a person not observable from the outside such as a headache or stomachache.
Part of a feedback system responsible for receiving output from the control center and producing a response that changes the controlled condition.
Effector
Effector
Part of a feedback system responsible for receiving output from the control center and producing a response that changes the controlled condition.
What major boys system does the skin belong to.
Integumentary
Integumentary
What major boys system does the skin belong to.
A group of tissues that function together in the performance of a vital activity.
Organ
Organ
A group of tissues that function together in the performance of a vital activity.
The ability to detect and react to changes in the external or internal environment.
Responsiveness
Responsiveness
The ability to detect and react to changes in the external or internal environment.
A plane that divides the body into right and left halves.
Sagittal
Sagittal
A plane that divides the body into right and left halves.
The study of structures of the body and relationships between them.
Anatomy
Anatomy
The study of structures of the body and relationships between them.
Put the levels of organization in order from most complex to the simplest level.
Organismal, systems, organs, tissues, cells, chemical
Organismal, systems, organs, tissues, cells, chemical
Put the levels of organization in order from most complex to the simplest level.
Describe the anatomical position.
Erect
Erect
Describe the anatomical position.
Birth of a baby is an example of what type of feedback.
Positive
Blood clotting is an example of what types of feedback.
Positive
Maintaining body temperature is an example of what types of feedback.
Negative
The sum of all chemical processes that occur in the body.
Metabolism
Metabolism
The sum of all chemical processes that occur in the body.
Gallbladder is found in what cavity.
Abdominal
Heart is found in what cavity.
Pericardial
Spinal cord is found in what cavity.
Vertebral
Urinary is found in what cavity.
Pelvic
Lungs are found in what cavity.
Pleural
Heart and portions of the esophagus and trachea are found in why cavity.
Mediastinum
Stomach is found in what cavity.
Abdominal
Liver is found in what cavity.
Abdominal
Ovaries are found in what cavity.
Pelvic
Which major body system supports and protects the body, assists in body movements, and houses cells that give rise to blood cells.
Skeletal
Skeletal
Which major body system supports and protects the body, assists in body movements, and houses cells that give rise to blood cells.
The name of the condition in which the internal body remains stable within certain physiologic limits.
Homeostasis
Homeostasis
The name of the condition in which the internal body remains stable within certain physiologic limits.
What major body system is responsible for the physical and chemical bask down of food as well as absorption.
Digestive
Digestive
What major body system is responsible for the physical and chemical bask down of food as well as absorption.
Name the science that deals with why, when and where diseases occur and how they are transmitted within a defined human population.
Epidemiology
Epidemiology
Name the science that deals with why, when and where diseases occur and how they are transmitted within a defined human population.
The change that a cell undergoes from an unspecialized one to a specialized one.
Differentiation
Differentiation
The change that a cell undergoes from an unspecialized one to a specialized one.
Which major body system regulates the volume and chemical compositions of blood and eliminates waste.
Urinary
Urinary
Which major body system regulates the volume and chemical compositions of blood and eliminates waste.
Any time a region of the body is described, such as directions and planes, the assumption is made that the body is what position.
Anatomical
Anatomical
Any time a region of the body is described, such as directions and planes, the assumption is made that the body is what position.
