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Lecture - Anatomy And Physiology > Chapter 1 > Flashcards

Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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Cardiovascular physiology is the study of

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Study of the heart, blood and blood vessels

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Neurophysiology is the examination of what?

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Nerve impulses that travel throughout the body.

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Respiratory physiology would be the study of…

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How gas exchange occurs in the body.

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4
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Gamete production and related hormones would be the study of what kind of physiology?

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Reproductive physiology

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5
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Would anatomy or physiology study the small intestines, including its relationship to the rest of the body?

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Anatomy

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True or false. Metabolism is a characteristic of all living things?

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True

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7
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At the chemical level ____ are the smallest unit of matter?

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Atoms

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8
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The sum of all chemical reactions that occur in the body is

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Metabolism

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9
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Metabolism listen consists of both anabolism

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Catabolism

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10
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In the anatomical position, the palms of the hands face

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Anteriorly

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11
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Which plane divides the body into superior and inferior portions

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Transverse plane

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12
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The lymphatic system participates in

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Immune response

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13
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Is a vertical plane that divides the body or organ into anterior and posterior parts

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Coronal

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14
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Is also called a horizontal plane or cross-sectional plane. Divides the body into superior and inferior parts top and bottom.
Divides by midsection

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Transverse

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15
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Also known as the median plane - divides the body or organ into equal left and right halves.
Is a sagittal plane!

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Midsagittal

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16
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This plane divides the structure and two left and right portions that are NOT equal

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Sagittal Plane

17
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This plane extends through the body vertically, and divide structures into right, and left portions

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Sagittal plane

18
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The correct anatomic directional term for in front of is (3 options)

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Anterior, ventral, or ante

19
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Directional term to its opposite term superficial

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Deep

20
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Directional term to its opposite term cranial

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Caudal

21
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Directional term to its offset term
ventral

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Dorsal

22
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Directional term to its opposite term
Distal

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Proximal

23
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What canal contains the spinal cord?

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Vertebral, spinal, or dorsal

24
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Serious membranes form two layers. What are those two layers?

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Anterior and parietal layer

25
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The pericardial cavity is located ____ to the pleural cavities

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Medial

26
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Thermal regulation is the body’s ability to

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Maintain an average temperature of about 37°C

27
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Homeostasis is the same as thermal regulation. What does that mean?

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It’s the ability of the body to maintain an average temperature of about 37°C

28
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True or false. Most homeostatic variables aren’t constant overtime for fluctuate around a setpoint.

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True

29
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Negative feedback mechanisms work by maintaining the variable within the normal level of what is called a

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Set point

30
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The central point that is used when the admin is divided into four quadrants, is the

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 Umbilical region

31
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Uterine contractions during childbirth or an example of what type of feedback

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Positive

32
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Define positive feedback

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When a stimulus is reinforced to continue in the same direction until a climatic event occurs

33
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Breast-feeding, blood, clotting, childbirth are all examples of what kind of feedback

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Positive

34
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Withdrawn your foot from stepping on glass, regulating heart rate, regulating blood pressure is all examples of what kind of feedback

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Negative negative

35
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When maintaining a stable internal environment, if blood pressure increase to 130 MM Hg, your body would blank

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Decrease your blood pressure

36
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Most homeostatic regulation occur through what kind of feedback

A

Negative

Lecture - Anatomy And Physiology (2 decks)

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