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Intro to A&P Flashcards

1
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What is the study of bones?

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Osteology; osteo being bone related

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What is the study of joints?

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Arthrology; Arthro being joint related

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What is the study of muscles?

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Myology; Myo being muscle related

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4
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What does endocrine mean?

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Inside the body; often refers to ductless glands

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5
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List the structures of the body from smallest to largest.

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Chemicals, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organism

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6
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What is homeostasis?

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Chemical equilibrium in the body. Think Thanos

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What are the necessary life functions?

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Homeostasis, movement, responsiveness, digestion, metabolism, excretion, reproduction, and growth

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What life functions are the first to stop if an organism is not receiving what they need?

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Reproduction and growth

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What is the difference between necessary life functions and survival needs?

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Necessary life functions are like maintenance while survival needs are necessary to survive.

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What are survival needs?

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Nutrients, oxygen, water, normal body temperature, and atmospheric pressure.

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T/F Active transport happens with no use of energy.

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False. Active transport uses energy

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12
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T/F An example of passive energy is diffusion.

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True

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13
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What type of feedback loop forces the body to return to homeostasis using things like sweating or shivering?

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Negative

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14
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Give an example of positive feedback

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Stimulation of contractions during childbirth.

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15
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What are the 4 main classes of tissue?

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Epithelium, connective, nervous, and muscle

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16
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What type of structural fiber is made of thick parallel bundles and is found in tendons and ligaments?

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Collagen

17
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What is a term that refers to a tissue having a blood supply?

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Vascular

18
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T/F Epithelial cells have an expansive extracellular matrix

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False, epithelia have no extracellular matrix

19
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How many cell layers does simple epithelia have?

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1

20
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What body system contains transitional epithelium?

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The urinary system

21
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What type of Dense connective tissue is composed mostly of elastic fibers, and is found in areas which require stretching?

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Elastic

22
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What type of cartilage is found at the points of connection between long bones (articular)?

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Hyaline

23
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_____________ is both amorphous and homogenous, and contains cell adhesion molecules and proteoglycans. It is the fluid between cells where the cell can exchange fluid and waste with the bloodstream.

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Ground substance

24
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Where is the extracellular matrix located?

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Between cells

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