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Midterm Flashcards

1
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What would be histology be best defined as

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Tissues

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2
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Where are the lungs located

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The thoracic cavity

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3
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What is the study of large body structures visible to the naked eyes such as the heart called

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Gross/ microscopic

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4
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What is the main general purpose of negative feedback

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To maintain homeostasis

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5
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The following organ system is responsible for achieving physical and chemical breakdown of food absorb nutrients, eliminates solid waste

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Digestive

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6
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Which of the following statements is true concerning feedback mechanism

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Negative feedback mechanisms work to prevent sudden severe changes within the body

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7
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A structure that is composed of 2 or more tissues that work together to perform specific functions for the body is a

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Organ

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8
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What is another name for anterior

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Ventral

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9
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What is a transverse cut

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One that is cut horiZonatlly superior and inferior

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10
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Which terms means toward or back of the body

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Dorsal

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11
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Which type of imaging study uses radiation to penetrate to tissue that is best visualize bones

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MRI

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12
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The visceral pleura would represent a serous membrane

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Covering the indivial lungs

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13
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What is the condition not regulated by negative feedback

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Blood clotting

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14
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The dorsal body cavity is the site of which of the following

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Brain

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15
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What is the vertical section throughout the body dividing it into left and right called

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Sagital

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16
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What is the vertical section through the body, dividing it into anterior and posterior region called

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Frontal

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17
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The endocrine system is chiefly responsible for regulating what

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The release of hormones

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18
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Which feedback system structure receives output from the control center

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Effector

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19
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In which quadrants is the liver located

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Right upper quad

20
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What is homeostasis

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The condition in which the body maintains a stable internal environment within limits

21
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What is the mass number?

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Number of protons and neurons

22
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What are the four elements that make up 96% of body matter

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Carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen

23
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Does the basic structure of the body consist of?

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Proteins

24
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What describes oxidation reduction reaction

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Oxidation is a gain of electrons, reduction is a loss of electrons

25
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What is the name given to a positively charged Atom

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Cation

26
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What is the atomic number found in the lower left of an element were present the total number of

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Electrons

27
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Which type of chemical bond involves the sharing of valence electrons between two Atoms example h2

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Covalent

28
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What are the three types of subatomic particles that are important for understanding chemical reactions in the human body

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Protons electrons and neurons

29
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The atomic number is equal to what number in the nucleus

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Protons

30
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What some atomic particle is found in the valence shell of the Atom

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Electrons

31
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What is example of nonpolar covalent bond

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C02

32
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What is the most significant solve it in the human body and what form is it

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Water

33
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What is the principal storing energy molecule in the body

A

ATP

34
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What is the four elements that make up 96% of body matter

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Carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen

35
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What does the basic structural material of the body consist of

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Proteins

36
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What is a single layer of the epithelium that forms the lining of the Alviolaour membranes

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Simple squamous

37
Q

What styles are not found in the aerial are connective tissues

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Chondrocytes

38
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What are groups of cells that are similar in structure and perform a common or related function

A

Tissues

39
Q

What is not a subclass of connective tissue

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Hyaline

40
Q

What is the first stop in tissue repair

A

Inflammation

41
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Inflammation causes capillaries to dilate and become permeable

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true

42
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Which of the following is not a cardinal sign of the inflammatory process

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Clot formation

43
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What are three main components of connective tissue

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Ground substance, fibers, self

44
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Where is reticular connective tissue located

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Lymphoid organs

45
Q

What bone tissue is adapted to support

A

Compact bone

46
Q

Yellow bone marrow contains a large percentage of what

A

Fat

47
Q

What is the sole responsible for secreting the matrix of the bone

A

Osteoblast

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