Final

Question 1

Anatomy is the study of ___?

Answer 1

structure

Question 2

Physiology is the study of ___?

Answer 2

function

Question 3

What are the smallest LIVING units in the body called?

Answer 3

cells

Question 4

What shape are red blood cells?

Answer 4

Biconcave

Question 5

What does the frontal lobe of the brain control?

Answer 5

Judgement & memories

Question 6

What does homeostasis refer to?

Answer 6

maintain a stable internal environment

Question 7

The hypothalamus is know as the ___?

Answer 7

master regulator

Question 8

which type of tissue is cartilage considered to be?

Answer 8

connective tissue

Question 9

which organ systems of the body act as messengers to regulate homeostasis?

Answer 9

endocrine & nervous

Question 10

dorsal body cavity can be divided into ___ & ___ cavities

Answer 10

cranial & spinal

Question 11

which two proteins pull on each other during muscle contraction?

Answer 11

actin & myosin

Question 12

biceps are considered a ___ type of muscle?

Answer 12

skeletal

Question 13

what is the difference between smooth, cardiac, and skeletal muscles?

Answer 13

smooth-involuntary
skeletal-voluntary
cardiac-hear

Question 14

what direction is anterior?

Answer 14

towards the front

Question 15

what direction is posterior?

Answer 15

towards the back

Question 16

what direction is proximal?

Answer 16

towards the point of insertion

Question 17

what direction is distal?

Answer 17

further away from the point of insertion

Question 18

what direction is superior?

Answer 18

towards the head

Question 19

what direction is inferior?

Answer 19

towards the feet

Question 20

diuretic hormone

Answer 20

decreases water reabsorption (urinate more)

Question 21

antidiuretic hormone

Answer 21

increases water reabsorption (less urniation

Question 22

positive feedback

Answer 22

stimulus>increase stimulus (ex:breastfeeding)

Question 23

negative feedback

Answer 23

stimulus>counteract stimulus (ex:insulin, sweating, shaking)

Question 24

veins

Answer 24

carry deoxygenated blood to heart

Question 25

arteries

Answer 25

carry oxygenated blood to body

Question 26

what does visceral mean?

Answer 26

internal organs

Question 27

what is the body’s first line of defense and what isn’t?

Answer 27

1st-mechanical & chemical barriers (ex: skin)
2nd-white blood cells (ex: t&b cells)

Question 28

Sebaceous glands secrete ___

Answer 28

oil

Question 29

Thrombosis is the process of ___

Answer 29

blood clotting

Question 30

what organs associated with the respiratory system?

Answer 30

nose, pharynx, larynx, lungs, bronchioles

Question 31

what does “systemic” mean?

Answer 31

body-wide

Question 32

osteoblast vs. osteoclast

Answer 32

blast-build bone
clast-break down bone

Question 33

what are the functions/characteristics of bile?

Answer 33

digest food chemically
stored in the bile
emulsify (breakdown) fats/lipids

Question 34

filtration and reabsorption are characteristics of___

Answer 34

nephrons

Question 35

What does it mean if your blood is type O?

Answer 35

your blood cells don’t have an A, B, or D antigen

Question 36

Schwann cells, microglia, ependymal cells, astrocytes are all specialized cells of the ___ system

Answer 36

nervous

Question 37

ATP production is a primary function of which organelle?

Answer 37

Mitochondria

Question 38

___ is the joining of an egg and sperm cell

Answer 38

Fertilization

Question 39

A single layer of flattened cells used for filtration?

Answer 39

simple squamos

Question 40

What order do nerve impulses travel through a neutron?

Answer 40

dendrites, cell body, axon

Question 41

what does the suffix “itis” mean?

Answer 41

inflammation

Question 42

Which layer of the skin contains blood vessels and which do not?

Answer 42

Epi-does NOT
hypo-does
dermis-does