Chapter 7

Question 1

Acetabulum

Answer 1

Depression in pelvis where femoral head fits

Question 2

Acidosis

Answer 2

Condition that results form the accumulation of acids in the body. pH <7.35

Question 3

Acromion process

Answer 3

Where shoulder attaches to clavicle

Question 4

Adrenal cortex

Answer 4

Outer layer of adrenal gland. Produces hormones to regulate water and sal

Question 5

Adrenal glands

Answer 5

Located on top of kidneys

Question 6

Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH)

Answer 6

Hormone that targets adrenal cortex to secrete cortisol

Question 7

Afterload

Answer 7

Pressure in the aorta against which the left ventricle must pump blood; increased pressure decreases cardiac output

Question 8

Agonist

Answer 8

Mimics action of a neurotransmitter or hormone

Question 9

Arganulocytes

Answer 9

Leukocytes that lack granules

Question 10

alkalosis

Answer 10

When blood is basic; pH >7.45

Question 11

Alpha cells

Answer 11

Lockated on islets of langerhans that secrete glucagon

Question 12

Alpha effects

Answer 12

Stimulation of alpha receptors that results in vasoconstriction

Question 13

Alveolar ducts

Answer 13

Ducts at the division of respiratory system to separate bronchioles in lower airway; end in cluster of alveoli

Question 14

Alveoli

Answer 14

Air sacs in lungs that exchange o2 and CO2

Question 15

Antagonist

Answer 15

Substance that counteracts the effects of something.

Question 16

Antibody

Answer 16

Protein in immune cells that bind antigens

Question 17

Antigen

Answer 17

Stimulates protective proteins (antibodies)

Question 18

Aortic arch

Answer 18

Part of the aorta where brachiocephalic, left common carotid, and subclavian arteries branch

Question 19

Aortic valve

Answer 19

Between left ventricle and aorta, keeps blood from back flowing into ventricle.

Question 20

Appendicular skeleton

Answer 20

Arms, legs, pelvis, shoulder girdle

Question 21

Appendix

Answer 21

Attached to lower border of cecum in lower right quadrant of the abdomen

Question 22

Arachnoid

Answer 22

Middle of three meninges. Encloses brain and spinal chord

Question 23

Areolar glands

Answer 23

Protect nipple during nursing.

Question 24

Artery

Answer 24

Blood away from heart

Question 25

Arteriol=es

Answer 25

Smallest branch of artery

Question 26

Ascending aorta

Answer 26

First part of aorta, give rise to right and left main coronary arteries

Question 27

Atlanto-occipital joint

Answer 27

Between the atlas and occipital condyles

Question 28

Atlas

Answer 28

C1

Question 29

Atrioventricular (AV) node

Answer 29

Located in the right atrium adjacent to the septum that is responsible for transiently slowing electrical conduction

Question 30

Atrium

Answer 30

One of the two upper chambers of the heart

Question 31

Atrophy

Answer 31

Decrease in cell size from loss of subcellular componenets

Question 32

Auditory ossicles

Answer 32

Bones that aid in hearing in the temporal bone

Question 33

Axial skeleton

Answer 33

Skull, spinal column and rib cage

Question 34

Axillary vein

Answer 34

Vein that is formed from the combination of the basilic and cephalic veins; drains into subclavian vein

Question 35

Axis

Answer 35

C2

Question 36

Baroreceptors

Answer 36

Receptors in kidneys, brain and heart that respond to change in pressure

Question 37

Basilic vein

Answer 37

One of the two major veins of the arm

Question 38

Basophils

Answer 38

White blood cells that work to produce chemical mediators during na immune response

Question 39

Beta cells

Answer 39

Cells located in the islets of langerhans that secrete insuling

Question 40

Beta effects

Answer 40

Stimulation of beta receptors that results in inotropic, dromotropic, and chronotropic states.

Question 41

Bile ducts

Answer 41

From liver to intestine

Question 42

Biliruben

Answer 42

Waste of red blood cell destruction that undergoes further metabolism in the liver

Question 43

Bone marrow

Answer 43

Manufactures red blood cells

Question 44

Brain stem

Answer 44

Between spinal cord and cerebrum

Question 45

Bronchioles

Answer 45

Subdivisions of brochi

Question 46

Bronchospasm

Answer 46

Constriction of the airway

Question 47

Bruit

Answer 47

Whooshing sound indicating turbulent flow within a blood vessel

Question 48

Bundle of His

Answer 48

Continuation of atrioventricular node

Question 49

Bursa

Answer 49

Fluid between tendon and joint

Question 50

Calcitonin

Answer 50

Hormone important for regulation of calcium

Question 51

Cancellous bone

Answer 51

Lacey network of boney rods

Question 52

Capillaries

Answer 52

Microscopic blood vessels between arterioles and venules

Question 53

Cardiac output

Answer 53

blood pumped by heart per minute

Question 54

Carpometacarpal joint

Answer 54

Joint between writs and metacarpal bones

Question 55

Catecholamines

Answer 55

Hormone produced by adrenal medulla, increases heart rate, respiratory rate and blood pressure

Question 56

Cecum

Answer 56

First part of large intestine

Question 57

Cerebellum

Answer 57

1 of three sperations of brain, coordination

Question 58

Cerebrum

Answer 58

Largest part of brain, gray matter

Question 59

Chordae tendineae

Answer 59

Fibrous tissue that attaches to the valves of the heart and prevent thrm from inverting

Question 60

Choroid plexus

Answer 60

Specialized cells within hollow areas in the ventricles of the brain that produce cerebrospinal fluid

Question 61

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Answer 61

Slow, progressive, irreversible disease of airway that causes destructive changes in the alveoli and bronchioles in the lungs

Question 62

Chronotropic state

Answer 62

Control of the heart’s rate of contraction

Question 63

Circumflex coronary arteries

Answer 63

One of the two branches of the left main coronary artery.