Test Corrections Flashcards
1
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- Hypothalamus
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Pg.32 Which part of the brain monitor’s the body’s sugar levels, body temperature and water content.
2
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- What usually results when an organism fails to maintain homeostasis.
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Pg.25 The organism becomes ill or may die.
3
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- Ventral is
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Pg. 28 closer to the front of the body
4
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- Dorsal is
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Pg. 28 is closer to the back of the body
5
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- Lateral is
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Pg. 28 to the side of the body
6
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- Which plane divides superior from inferior
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Pg. 28 Transverse
7
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- Proximal
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Pg. 28 closer to the midline or point of attachment
8
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- What would not happen if the core body temperature was too low?
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Pg. 33-34 Sweat would cool the body as it evaporated
9
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- Which system delivers oxygen and nutrients to the body parts that need them?
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Pg. 24 The Circulatory System
10
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- Which bodily system is the easiest to see without an x-ray or body scanner?
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Pg. 22 The Integumentary System
11
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- The tissue that contracts to move bones above it is a?
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Pg. 25 Muscle
12
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- Positive Feedback control mechanisms are
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Pg. 32 more rare than negative feedback mechanisms and tend to increase the original stimulus.
13
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- The ribs are __________ to the breast bone or sternum.
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Pg. 37 lateral
14
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- What level of organization does an arm bone represent?
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Pg. 17 Organ
15
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- Normal air contains approximately 20% O2 and 0.5% CO2. When a human inhales, we absorb and use some of the oxygen we breathe in. Our metabolism converts that Oxygen to Carbon Dioxide, which we exhale, outgas. Without properly functioning lungs, what would occur?
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Pg. 25 Homeostasis would not be maintained
