Exam 1 Flashcards
Physiology is a term which means
Function
Anatomy is a term which means the study of
morphology
A pain in the stomach would be in which quadrant?
Left upper quadrant
Which cavity are lungs located in?
thoracic cavity
What is considered the smallest unit of life?
cells
Which term can be used the same as dorsal in human?
Posterior
The process in which cells and organisms are able to maintain a stable balance of internal and external substances and forces is called _____.
Homeostasis
Which of the following is an example of a positive feedback?
A) when your body is cold and triggers shivering to warm your body up
B) insulin’s reducing blood sugar
C) withdrawing your hand from a painful stimulus, like a broken glass
D) the formation of a platelet plug during blood clotting
the formation of a platelet plug during blood clotting
Carbon dioxide and water are classified as?
Compounds
The removal of a compound that the body no longer requires is called.
excretion
A headache is an example of
cephalic
Which is the smallest of the basic from of subatomic particles
electrons
How many nitrogenous bases do DNA and RNA have in common?
4
The arm is in the _________area
brachial
The wrist is ___________to the fingers with respect to the elbow
proximal
Which of the following bond is distinguished by weak attractions
hydrogen
Which of the following is not a biological macromolecule?
a. vitamins
b. proteins
c. nucleic acids
d. carbohydrates
e. lipids
vitamins
When a substance is acidic it has more ______and less _______________
hydrogen ions, hydroxide
What happens to chlorine when it gains an outer electron?
It becomes a negative ion
In table salt ______bonds hold ions together
ionic
A covalent bond is formed whenever two atoms ___ electrons
share
When atoms of different elements combine they form?
compounds
Give the name of a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction by lowering the activation energy without itself being consumed by the reaction
catalyst
A solution with the pH of 9.35 is considered to be
basic
A mitochondria is an example of
Double membrane
These type of connections are important for cell communication
gap junctions
This organelle is where most of the cellular energy is produced
mitochondria
The structure that moves mucous out of the respiratory tract are
cilia
White bloods cells engulf foreign particles by this type of transport
phagocytosis
At which stage of the cell duplication does the chromosomes number double
The S phase (cytokinesis)
Which of the following list best illustrates increasing levels of complexity
organelles, cells, tissue, organs, organ system
the serous membrane that is on the surface of the lungs is the _________ pleura.
visceral pleura (parietal pleura)
An anatomical section that separates the body into right and left portions are
sagittal planes
Which of the following substances account for more that 95% of the human body?
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen
