Test 1 Flashcards
The tendency of the human body to maintain a relatively constant physiological balance in the face of constant change?
homeostasis
Moving from the brachial region is an example of moving in which of the following directions?
distal.
a crime scene investigator locates a body that seems to be a victim of foul play. There are severe abrasions in the patellar region. The abrasions are located?
on the anterior knee.
Select the two systems best known as communicating/regulating systems in the body.
Endocrine & nervous
A health professional who studies the effects of changes in function in the body cells due to disease if most specifically referred to as?
a cytopathophysioglist
In order for a negative feedback mechanism to be initiated, or begin, the thing that triggers the mechanism to begin to take effect is?
a change of some controlled condition (variable) outside of normal limits.
Which of the following statements is anatomically correct?
The sternal region is superior to the umbilicus.
A serous membrane lining the pleural cavity is a visceral pleural membrane. True or False?
False.
The two major classes of effectors in the body are?
glands and muscles.
Which does not belong?
nasal cavity, oral cavity, vaginal cavity, cranial cavity
cranial cavity
Which does not belong?
transverse, distal, frontal, sagittal
distal
Which does not belong?
anabolic, endergonic, hydrolysis, dehydration synthesis
hydrolysis
which does not belong?
thyroid gland, pituitary gland, spleen, adrenal gland
spleen
C6H12O6 represents that formula for glucose. C6h12o6 also represents the formula for fructose. This is explained by the fact that?
they are isomers of each other.
What happens when you add a teaspoon of NA+Cl- to a quart of water?
ionization.