Chp 1 Lecture Notes

Question 1

Smallest units of matter

Answer 1

Atoms

Question 2

Chemical level

Answer 2

Simplest level of organization. Composed of atoms and molecules.

Question 3

Covers exposed surfaces and lines body cavities

Answer 3

Epithelial cells

Question 4

Physical states of connective tissue

Answer 4

Solid (bone), liquid (blood), and intermediate (cartilage)

Question 5

Conducts impulses for internal communication

Answer 5

Nervous tissue

Question 6

Differentiation

Answer 6

Growth and development

Question 7

Regulation happens primarily through

Answer 7

Negative feed back

Question 8

Integumentary system

Answer 8

Site of cutaneous receptors, temp regulation, vitamin d production, and prevents water loss

Question 9

Skeletal system stores what?

Answer 9

Calcium and phosphorus

Question 10

Name for blood cell production

Answer 10

Hematopoiesis

Question 11

Situs solitus / situs inversus

Answer 11

Organs are in normal place / Left and Right reversal effect 1/8000

Question 12

Rostral

Answer 12

Toward the nose or forehead

Question 13

Ipsilateral

Answer 13

On the same side

Question 14

Contralateral

Answer 14

On the opposite side

Question 15

Pes

Answer 15

Foot

Question 16

Serous Membrane: Parietal Layer

Answer 16

Lines the internal surface of the cavity

Question 17

Serous Membrane: Visceral Layer

Answer 17

Covers viscera (internal organs)

Question 18

Membrane that reduces friction

Answer 18

Serous

Question 19

Two layered serous membrane that lines the lungs

Answer 19

Pleura

Question 20

Parietal pleura

Answer 20

It lines the internal surface of the thoracic wall

Question 21

Visceral pleura

Answer 21

It covers the external surface of the lung

Question 22

Plural cavity

Answer 22

The narrow, moist, “potential space” between the parietal pleura and the visceral pleura

Question 23

Mediastinum

Answer 23

The middle space in the thoracic cavity. Contains the heart, thymus, esophagus, trachea, and major blood vessels that connect to the heart.

Question 24

Pericardium

Answer 24

Two layered serous membrane that encloses the heart.

Question 25

Visceral pericardium

Answer 25

Layer of serous fluid that is on the heart

Question 26

Parietal pericardium

Answer 26

Serous membrane that lines the mediastinum.

Question 27

Serous membrane that is inside the abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 27

The peritoneum

Question 28

Serous membrane that lines the abdominal pelvic cavity

Answer 28

Parietal peritoneum

Question 29

Serous membrane that lines the viscera

Answer 29

Visceral peritoneum

Question 30

Three superior abdominal compartments

Answer 30

Right hypochondriac region, epigastric region, left hypochondriac region

Question 31

Middle abdominal compartments

Answer 31

Right lumbar region, umbilical region, left lumbar region

Question 32

Inferior abdominal compartments

Answer 32

Right iliac region, hypogastric region, left iliac region.

Question 33

Radiography

Answer 33

X-rays. Can’t show soft tissues but will show dense tissues like bone, teeth, and tumors. Disadvantage is overlapping images.

Question 34

Ultrasound / Sonography

Answer 34

No harmful effects. Not very sharp image.

Question 35

DSA

Answer 35

Digital subtraction angiography. Used to see blockages for angioplasty.

Question 36

CT Scan

Answer 36

Computed tomography. Low-dose x-rays. Use for tumors, aneurysms, kidney stones, cerebral hemorrhages, etc.

Question 37

MRI

Answer 37

Magnetic resonance imaging. Visualizes soft tissue. No radiation. Can be used for muscle and brain activity (not hemorrhage)