Module 2 Definitions/A&P

Question 1

hemostasis

Answer 1

to stop or control bleeding

Question 2

macrophage

Answer 2

large cell eater

Question 3

solute

Answer 3

substance being dissolved

Question 4

solvent

Answer 4

the liquid a solute dissolves in

Question 5

solution

Answer 5

A solute dissolved in a solvent

Question 6

diffusion

Answer 6

the way in which solid, liquid, or gas molecules evenly distribute themselves

Question 7

osmosis

Answer 7

the process by which solvents move through a semi-permeable membrane from a region of lower solute concentration to higher solute concentration

Question 8

semipermeable membrane

Answer 8

a layer that only certain molecules can pass through

Question 9

function of epithelial tissue

Answer 9

covering and lining

Question 10

function of nervous tissue

Answer 10

interpretation and nerve impulse conduction

Question 11

function of muscle tissue

Answer 11

movement

Question 12

function of connective tissue

Answer 12

support and structure

Question 13

location of epithelial tissue

Answer 13

skin and mucous membranes

Question 14

location of nervous tissue

Answer 14

nerves, brain, spinal cord

Question 15

location of muscle tissue

Answer 15

muscles

Question 16

location of connective tissue

Answer 16

bones, blood, adipose, cartilage

Question 17

six levels of body organization, in order from beginning to end

Answer 17

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