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Chapter 1 - Workbook Flashcards

1
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What is the lower portion of the abdominopelvic cavity?

A

The pelvic cavity

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2
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_______ is a variation from the steady-state that sets off a series of events that intensify the changes.

A

Positive feedback system

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3
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_______ is a type of lipid that stores energy.

A

Fat

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4
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The _______ group receives a placebo during the experiment.

A

Control

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5
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_______ is towards the front of the body, or ventral.

A

Anterior

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6
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Energy is released from nutrients is stores as _______, a special energy-storage compound.

A

ATP

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7
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__________ focuses on structures that can be studied by dissection.

A

Gross Anatomy

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8
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_______ is a substance that dissociates into ions when dissolved in water.

A

Electrolyte

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9
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What is the upper portion of the abdominopelvic cavity?

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The abdominal cavity

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10
Q

_______ is the subunits that makeup proteins

A

amino acids

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11
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The dorsal cavity is subdivided into the _______, which holds the brain, and the _______, which contains the spinal cord.

A

Cranial cavity, Spinal canal

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12
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A physiologist studies what?

A

The science of body function

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13
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Science uses a series of steps called the _______ _______ to investigate something of interest.

A

Scientific Method

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14
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_______ is a simple sugar that is the main source of energy for the body

A

Glucose

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15
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__________ is the study of hormones and the glands that produce them.

A

Endocrinology

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16
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_______ is a carbohydrate with long, linked glucose chains.

A

Glycogen

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17
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_______ divides the body into right and left parts, or mirror images.

A

Saggital

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18
Q

What cavity do only males have?

A

Scrotal cavity

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19
Q

Body cavities contain internal organs, also called _______.

A

Viscera

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20
Q

A pharmaceutical company is testing a new medication. The _______ group receives the drug during the experiment.

A

Experimental

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21
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_______ dissociates in solution to produce hydroxide (OH-) and some cation.

A

Base

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22
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A researcher develops a tentative explanation, or _______, which can be tested.

A

Hypothesis

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23
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The _______ and the _______ are the two principal body cavities.

A

Dorsal and Ventral

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24
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A researcher tests a hypothesis by doing what?

A

Experimentation

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25
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In the ventral cavity, which two cavities subdivide it?

A

Thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity

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26
Q

Anatomy is the study of what?

A

Body structure

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27
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A _______ is an electrically charged atom or group of atoms.

A

Ion

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28
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_______ is a negatively charged ion

A

Anion

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29
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_______ are large, complex molecules composed of subunits called amino acids.

A

Proteins

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30
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_______ is a positively charged ion.

A

Cation

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31
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_______ are self-regulating control systems that maintain the bodies steady state.

A

Homeostatic Mechanisms

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32
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_______ is a group of organic compounds containing fats and phospholipids.

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Lipid

33
Q

Cells capture energy stored in glucose and other nutrient molecules in the breaking-down phase of metabolism called _______.

A

Catabolism

34
Q

_______ is an electrically charged atom or group of atoms.

A

Ion

35
Q

_______ divides the boy into superior and inferior parts.

A

Transverse

36
Q

_______ is closer to the body midline or point of attachment to the trunk.

A

Proximal

37
Q

_______ is a large, complex compounds containing carbon.

A

Organic Compound

38
Q

Cells obtain energy from nutrient molecules during a complex series of catabolic chemical reactions referred to as _______.

A

Cellular Respiration

39
Q

_____ is the degree of a solution’s acidity

A

pH

40
Q

_______ change in some steady-state triggers a response that is opposite to the change.

A

Negative Feedback System

41
Q

________ is towards the top of the head, or cranial.

A

Superior

42
Q

What are the levels of biological organization in the body from the simplest to the most complex?

A

Chemical, Cellular, Tissue, Organ, Organ System, Organism

43
Q

Which two cavities composes the thoracic cavity?

A

The pleural cavity and the mediastinum.

44
Q

_______ is toward the soles of the feet, or caudal.

A

Inferior

45
Q

_______ is closer to the midline of the body.

A

Medial

46
Q

_______ is standing erect; eyes forward; arms at sides; palms/ties forward.

A

Anatomical Position

47
Q

What separates the thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity?

A

Diaphragm

48
Q

_______ are sugars and starches

A

Carbohydrates

49
Q

_______ divides the body into anterior and posterior parts.

A

Frontal

50
Q

_______ is farther from the midline or point of attachment to the trunk.

A

Distal

51
Q

Which cavity holds the lungs?

A

Pleural Cavity

52
Q

_______ is all the interaction of chemical processes that take place within the body.

A

Metabolism

53
Q

_________ contains the instructions for making all the proteins needed by the cell.

A

DNA

54
Q

A(n) _______ is performed to test the hypothesis.

A

Experiment

55
Q

_______ dissociates in solution to produce hydrogen ions (H+) and some type of anion.

A

Acids

56
Q

The bodies biological levels of organization, from simplest to most complex, are what?

A

Chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

57
Q

_______ is located away from the body surface.

A

Deep

58
Q

__________ is the study of the body’s defence system.

A

Immunology

59
Q

What is the study of tissues?

A

Histology

60
Q

_______ are small, simple compounds such as water, salts, simple acids, and simple bases.

A

Inorganic Compounds

61
Q

__________ branch of science that studies body function.

A

Physiology

62
Q

______ are nucleic acids that are important for making proteins.

A

RNA

63
Q

__________ is the study of the structure, function, and interaction of cells.

A

Microscopic Anatomy

64
Q

_______ is a large molecule that consists of two or more different elements combined in a fixed proportion.

A

Chemical Compound

65
Q

__________ focuses on structures that must be studied with microscopes.

A

Cell Biology

66
Q

_______ is toward one side of the body.

A

Lateral

67
Q

Amino acids are the building blocks of what?

A

Proteins

68
Q

_______ is the building, or synthetic, phase of metabolism.

A

Anabolism

69
Q

_______ are protein catalysts that regulate chemical reactions.

A

Enzymes

70
Q

_______ structures are located toward the surface.

A

Superficial

71
Q

What happens in a positive feedback system?

A

A change in condition that varies from the steady-state sets off events, which intensify the change.

72
Q

Anabolism is the building, or synthetic, phase of what?

A

Metabolism

73
Q

_______ is the back surface of the body, or dorsal.

A

Posterior

74
Q

__________ is a branch of science that studies body structure.

A

Anatomy

75
Q

Which cavity contains the heart, thymus gland, and parts of the oesophagus and trachea?

A

the mediastinum

76
Q

__________ focuses on the functions of the nervous system.

A

Neurophysiology

77
Q

What cavity surrounds the heart?

A

Pericardial cavity

78
Q

_______ is an appropriate internal environment, or steady-state, for the body.

A

Homeostasis

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