Chapter 1 Flashcards

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Transverse

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Top and bottom (superior and inferior)

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Which organ of structure doesn’t lie within the mediastinum?

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Liver

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3
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A group getting the drug in an experiment is the

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Test group

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4
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What is the thermometer?

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The sensor

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The thoracic portion of the central body cavity is separated from the abdominopelvic portion by a muscle called the

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Diaphragm

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6
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The dorsal cavity contains components of what?

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The nervous system and spinal system

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Negative feedback

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Opposes change in controlled conditions

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The regions frequently used by health professionals to locate pain or tumors divided the abdomen into four basic areas is called?

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Quadrants

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9
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An organization of varying numbers and kinds of organs arranged together to perform a complex function is called a

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System

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10
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What does positive feedback do?

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Stimulates the body conditions

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What are the two types of feedback loops?

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Positive and negative

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12
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The systematic approach to discovery is known as

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Scientific method

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13
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The Dorsal cavity is the blank aspect to the body

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Posterior (back)

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14
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The basic type of homeostatic control system in the body is called a

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Feedback loop

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15
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What are two examples of positive feedback?

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Blood clots and Contractions during pregnancy

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16
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A group getting a Substitute in an experiment is the

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Control group

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17
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A tentative explanation in research is known as

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Hypothesis

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18
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Homeostasis is the term used to describe the relative constancy of the body’s…

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Internal environment

19
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Positive feedback

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Amplifies occurring change

20
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The ventral cavity is in the blank aspect of the body

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Anterior (front)

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Coronal (frontal)

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Delegates anterior and posterior (front and back)

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The buttocks are usually an intramuscular injection site, this region can be called

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What is physiology?

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Study of the functions of parts

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The body is blank. The arms are blank. The feet are blank.

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Anatomical position: The body is erect. The arms are at the side. The feet are forward.

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What is anatomy?
Study of structure/parts and their relationship
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What system of measurement is used by scientists?
Metric system
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What does negative feedback do?
Stabilizes the body’s conditions
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Which one of the following structures does not lie within the abdominal cavity?
Bladder
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Supine = Laying upward. Prone =
Laying downward
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Many cells acting together to perform a function is called a?
Tissue
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What are the smallest living units of structure?
Cells
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What are the nine abdominopelvic regions?
Left and right hypochondriac, Left and right lumbar, Left and right iliac, Epigastric, Umbilical, Hypogastric
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The principal technique that anatomists use to study structural components is
Dissection
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In the human body, the chest region
Can be referred to as the thoracic cavity. Is a component of the ventral cavity. And contains the mediastinum.
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Changes and functions that occur after young adulthood are called
Aging process
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Saggital
Separates left and right (side to side)
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Synonym for medial is
Midline
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Changes and functions during the early years are called
Development process
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What is the furnace?
The effector
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What are the three sections?
Saggital, Coronal, Transverse
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True or False: The ventral cavity is made up of the thoracic and abdominal pelvic cavity.
True
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What does the axial subdivision of the body include?
Head, trunk, neck
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What are the levels of organization?
Chemical, cellular, tissue, organs, system, organism
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What depends on the body's ability to maintain homeostasis?
The survival of the body