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Chapter 1 Quiz Flashcards

1
Q

What is the difference between Anatomy and Physiology?

A

Anatomy= Structure
Physiology= Function

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2
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What is the order of body organization (atoms to organism)?

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atoms - molecules - cell - tissue - organs - organ system - organism

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3
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What is the purpose of the Skeletal System?

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structure, protection, allowing movement, mineral storage

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4
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What is the purpose of the Muscular System?

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movement, posture, heat

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5
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What is the purpose of the Nervous System?

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high speed communication

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What is the purpose of the Endocrine System?

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slow communication, hormones, move through the blood, metabolism

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7
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What is the purpose of the Lymphatic system?

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immunity, draining excess fluids

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8
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What is the purpose of the Digestive System?

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Break down nutrients

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9
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What is the purpose of the Respiratory System?

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exchanges gases between blood and air

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10
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What is the purpose of the Urinary System?

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remove waste from blood

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11
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What is the purpose of the Reproductive System?

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produce life

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12
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What is the purpose of the Integumentary System?

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External covering, protection, no water loss, receptors

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13
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What are the Characteristics of Living Things?

A

Different Levels of Organization
Made up of Cells
Reproduce
Obtains & uses Energy
Grows and Develops
Responds to Environment
Movement
Maintains Boundaries

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14
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What are the 4 Survival Needs?

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Food (nutrients)
Oxygen
Water
Heat
Air Pressure

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15
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Superior (Cranial)

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towards head

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16
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Inferior (Caudal)

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away from head

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17
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Lateral

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away from middle

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18
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Medial

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towards middle

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19
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Proximal

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toward attachment

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20
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Distal

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away from attachment

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21
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Posterior

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towards back

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22
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Anterior

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towards front

23
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Dorsal

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back

24
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Ventral

A

belly

25
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What divides body into left and right?

A

Sagittal Plane

26
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What divides body into front and back?

A

Coronal/Frontal

27
Q

What divides the body into a top and bottom?

A

Transverse

28
Q

What separates the Thoracic cavity from the Abdominal Pelvic cavity?

A

Diaphragm

29
Q

Tic-Tac-Toe Abs: What is in the top left corner?

A

Right Hypochondriac

30
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Tic-Tac-Toe Abs: What is in the top middle square?

A

Epigastric Region

31
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Tic-Tac-Toe Abs: What is in the top right corner?

A

Left Hypochondriac

32
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Tic-Tac-Toe Abs: What is in the middle row right square?

A

Left Lumbar

33
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Tic-Tac-Toe Abs: What is in the centermost square?

A

“Belly Button” Umbilical Region

34
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Tic-Tac-Toe Abs: What is in the middle row left square?

A

Right Lumbar

35
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Tic-Tac-Toe Abs: What is in the bottom left square?

A

Right Iliac

36
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Tic-Tac-Toe Abs: What is in the bottom middle square?

A

Hypogastric Region

37
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Tic-Tac-Toe Abs: What is in the bottom right square?

A

Left Iliac

38
Q

What are the body’s “2 skeletons?”

A

Axial Skeleton
Appendicular Skeleton

39
Q

The Cranial and Vertebral cavities are apart of what larger cavity?

A

Dorsal Cavity

40
Q

The Cranial cavity contains what smaller cavities?

A

oral, nasal, orbital, middle ear

41
Q

What major cavity is below the Cranial cavity?

A

Ventral/Thoracic

42
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What smaller cavities are contained in the Thoracic cavity?

A

Left Pleural > Mediastinum > Pericardial > Right Pleural

43
Q

The Abdominal Pelvic Cavity houses what?

A

Abdominal: digestive organs
Pelvic: bladder + reproductive organs

44
Q

What is Homeostasis?

A

stable internal conditions

45
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How is Homeostasis achieved?

A

Feedback loops

46
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What is a Positive Feedback Loop?

A

When response is increased by stimulus. ^^ ex: blood clots

47
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What is the most “common” Feedback Loop?

A

Negative

48
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What is a Negative Feedback Loop?

A

When response is opposite of stimulus.

49
Q

Homeostasis can be altered by what?

A

A Stimulus

50
Q

A Stimulus is measured by what?

A

Receptors

51
Q

Receptors provide info to what?

A

A Control Center

52
Q

A Control Center stimulates what?

A

An Effector

53
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An Effector causes what?

A

A Response. Boom. Back to Homeostasis.

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