Study Guide Test 1 Flashcards

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1
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Why is oxygen necessary for life

A

It releases energy from the food we take in

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2
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What are the characteristics of life

A

Movement, responsiveness, growth, reproduction, respiration, digestion, absorption, circulation, assimilation, excretion

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3
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What is the basic unit of structure and function of all living organisms

A

Cell

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4
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What cavities are found in the dorsal cavity

A

Cranial and vertebral

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5
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What systems are responsible for movement

A

Muscular and skeletal

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6
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What system produces heat

A

Muscular

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7
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What are the components of the digestive system

A

Mouth tongue teeth salivary glands pharynx esophagus stomach liver gallbladder pancreas intestines

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8
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What is homeostasis

A

Maintenance of a stable internal environment

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9
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What are the requirements of life

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Water. Food. Oxygen. Heat. Pressure

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10
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What are the membranes of the thoracic cavity

A

Parietal parietal pleura. Visceral pleura. Visceral pericardium. Parietal pericardium.

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11
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What is the parietal pleura

A

Lines the thoracic cavity

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12
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What membrane covers the heart

A

Visceral pericardium

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13
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What membrane covers the lungs

A

Visceral pleura

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14
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What along with fibrous pericardium surrounds the heart

A

Parietal pericardium

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15
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What separates the parietal and visceral membranes

A

Pleural cavity

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16
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What do proximal and distal refer to

A

Proximal is closer to the point of origin. Distal is farther away from the point of origin

17
Q

What are organelles

A

Composed of large molecules; carry on specific activities of the cell

18
Q

What process breaks down dos into absorbable foods

A

Digestion

19
Q

What are the various sections that the body can be divided into

A

Sagittal, mid-sagittal, transverse, frontal

20
Q

What systems are responsible for integration and coordination

A

Nervous and endocrine

21
Q

What is an atomic number

A

The number of protons in the atoms of a particular element

22
Q

What determines an atoms chemical behavior

A

The number and configuration of electrons in the atom

23
Q

What are the different types of bonding

A

The number of protons in the atoms of a particular element

24
Q

What are isotopes

A

Atoms that have the same atomic number but different atomic weights