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robertson_leighton Test: Body Organization Flashcards

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  1. How does the transverse plane split the body?
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Top and bottom

  1. CLF- Anatomical Planes and Sections
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  1. What does proximal mean
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Closer to the trunk

  1. CLF- Anatomical Planes and Sections
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  1. How does the Sagittal plane split the body?
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From left to right

  1. CLF- Anatomical Planes and Sections
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  1. What might happen if your endocrine system weren’t functioning properly?
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Your body might not grow or mature properly

  1. Notes- Homeostasis ( Marathon Movie, ThinkBank, Snippet )
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  1. What unit of organization is represented by tissue?
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Tissue

  1. WKST_-_Body_Organization_and_Homeostasis
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  1. The smallest structure capable of carrying out all life processes is the
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Cell

  1. Cellular Biology
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  1. Which bodily system is the easiest to see without an x-Ray or body scanner?
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Integumentary system

  1. CLF Body_Systems
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  1. Mary has just finished eating a large meal . Her blood is being flooded with sugar from this meal. How does her body prevent her blood sugar from going too high?
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Her pancreas will secrete insulin which will cause the sugar to move into body cells from the blood

  1. Notes- Homeostasis ( Marathon Movie, ThinkBank, Snippet )
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  1. What happens if the core body temperature is too high?
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Your skin stands up, your blood vessels go farther from the surface of your skin, and your blood vessels get thinner.

  1. Notes- Homeostasis ( Marathon Movie, ThinkBank, Snippet )
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  1. What does distal mean?
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Further away from the trunk

  1. CLF- Anatomical Planes and Sections
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  1. What unit of organization is a group of cells that work together to perform a specific function?
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Tissue

  1. WKST_-_Body_Organization_and_Homeostasis
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  1. What plane separates the body from left to right?
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The Sagittal plane

  1. CLF- Anatomical Planes and Sections
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  1. Positive feedback control mechanisms are….
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More rare than negative feedback mechanisms and tend to increase the original stimulus

  1. Notes- Homeostasis ( Marathon Movie, ThinkBank, Snippet )
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  1. During the marathon movie adrenaline caused the heart to ..
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Beat faster

  1. Notes- Homeostasis ( Marathon Movie, ThinkBank, Snippet )
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  1. What do the organs of the endocrine system produce?
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Chemical messengers called hormones.

  1. CLF Body_Systems
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  1. What level of organization is a cell? What is the what is the relationship between the level of organization of a cell and tissue?
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A cell. It is the basic building block of life, made up of a group of organelles Tissue is made up of a group of cells working together to perform s specific function.

  1. WKST_-_Body_Organization_and_Homeostasis
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  1. Identify and define the level of organization of a bone.
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A bone is an organ. And organ is a group of different tissues that work together to perform a specific function

  1. WKST_-_Body_Organization_and_Homeostasis

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