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QUIZ 1 Flashcards

1
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Coronal Plane

A

divides the body into anterior and posterior portions

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Transverse Plane

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divides the body into superior and inferior portions

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3
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Mid-Sagittal

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divides the body into equal left and right portions

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4
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Sagittal Plane

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divides the body into left and right portions

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5
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Distal

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Away

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Proximal

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Close

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7
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Caudal

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Towards the tail

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8
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Cranial

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Toward the head

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9
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Rostral

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toward the nose

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Ventral

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Toward the belly

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Dorsal

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toward the spine

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12
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What are positive feedback mechanisms?

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increases actions in the body (short-lived): ex: blood clotting, milk let down, childbirth

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What are negative feedback mechanisms?

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prevents sudden or severe changes in the body; ex: body temp, blood pressure, glucose regulation

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14
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Homeostasis

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trying to maintain a stable internal environment

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15
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How long can you survive without food?

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3 Weeks

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16
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How long can you survive without water?

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3 days

17
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How long can you survive without oxygen?

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3 minutes

18
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What is hydrostatic pressure?

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controls blood flow

19
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What is atmospheric pressure?

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needed for breathing

20
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What is pressure?

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force on an object (gravity)

21
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What is heat?

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byproduct of metabolism; controls the rate of metabolic reactions

22
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What is oxygen?

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1/5 air; releases energy from nutrients

23
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Why is food important?

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supplies energy and provides necessary nutrients and raw materials

24
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What is water?

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most abundant substance in the body required for metabolism, transport, and regulating body temperature

25
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What five factors does life depend on most?

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Water, Food, Oxygen, Heat, and Pressure

26
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What is excretion?

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removal of waste produced by metabolic reactions

27
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What is assimilation?

A

changing of absorbed substances into chemically different forms

28
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What is circulation?

A

movement of substances in body fluids

29
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What is absorption?

A

Passage of substances through membranes and into bodily fluids

30
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What is digestion?

A

breakdown of food substances into simpler forms

31
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What is respiration?

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obtaining oxygen; removing carbon dioxide; releasing energy from food

32
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What is reproduction?

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production of new organisms and new cells

33
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What is growth?

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increase in body size; no change in shape

34
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What is responsiveness?

A

reaction to a change

35
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What is movement?

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change in position; motion

36
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How do we characterize something as living?

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It has movement, responsiveness, growth, reproduction, respiration, digestion, absorption, circulation, assimilation, and excretion

37
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What is physiology?

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The study of the function of the body

38
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What is anatomy?

A

The study of the structure of the body

AVS 331 (2 decks)

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