Chapter 1: Organization of the human body Flashcards

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Blood clotting is an example of what type of feedback

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Positive

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Birth of a baby is an example of what type of feedback?

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Positive

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Maintaining body temperature is an example of what type of feedback?

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Negative

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The sum of all chemical processes that occur in the body?

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Metabolism

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Name of condition in which the internal body remains stable within certain physiologic limits?

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Homeostasis

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Science that deals with why, when and where diseases occur and how they are transmitted within a defined human population.

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Epidemiology

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The change that a cell undergoes from an unspecialized one to a specialized one.

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Differentiation

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Any time a region of the body is described, such as directions and planes, the assumption is made that the body is in what position?

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Anatomical position

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Several organs that work together to preform a function?

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System

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Subjective changes in a person not observable from the outside such as a headache or stomachache?

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Symptoms

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Part of a feedback system responsible for receiving output from the control center and producing a response that changed the controlled condition

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Effecter

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Group of tissues that function together in the performance of a vital activity

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Organs

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The ability to detect and react to changes in the external and internal environment.

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Responsiveness

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A plane that divides the body into right and left halves

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Sagittal

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The study of structures of the body and relationships between them

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Anatomy

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Describe the anatomical postion

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  • is standing
  • facing observer
  • feet flat
  • arms at sides
  • palms turned forward
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Anabolism

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Energy-requiring chemical processes which build structural and functional components of the body

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Reproduction

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Formation of new cells for growth, repair, replacement, or for production of a new individual

18
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Gallbladder is in what body cavity

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Abdominal cavity

19
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The heart is in what body cavity

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Pericardial

20
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The spinal cord is in what cavity?

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Vertebral cavity

21
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Urinary bladder is in what body cavity

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Pelvic cavity

22
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The lungs are in what body cavity

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Pleural cavity

23
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The heart and portions of the esophagus and trachea are in what body cavity

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Mediastinum

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The stomach is in what body cavity

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Abdominal cavity

25
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The liver is in what body cavity

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Abdominal cavity

26
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The ovaries are in what body cavity

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Pelvic cavity

27
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Which major body system supports and protects the body, assists in body movements, and houses cells that give rise to red blood cells

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Skeletal

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What major body system is responsible for the physical and chemical breakdown of food as well as absorption

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Digestive system

29
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Which major body system returns tissue fluid to the blood and produces immunity structures and agents

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Lymphatic

30
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Which major body system contains glands that produce hormones

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Endocrine

31
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What major body system does the skin belong to

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Integumentary

32
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A plane that divides the body into right and left halves

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Midsagital

33
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Measurable observable changes like swelling or rash

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Signs

34
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The study of structures of the body and relationships between them

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Anatomy