Chapter 1

Question 1

Segments of DNA, tell body how to build proteins

Answer 1

Gene

Question 1

Just looking

Answer 1

Inspection

Question 2

All structure and function result from the activity of cells.

Answer 2

Cell Theory

Question 3

Touching or feeling

Answer 3

Palpation

Question 4

Listening

Answer 4

Auscultation

Question 5

Listening for abnormal sound

Answer 5

Percussion

Question 6

Surgery to explore: risk of infection and death

Answer 6

Exploratory Surgery

Question 7

Viewing inside the body without surgery

Answer 7

Medical Imaging

Question 8

Study of structures that can be seen with the naked eye

Answer 8

Gross Anatomy

Question 9

Study of structure and function of cells

Answer 9

Cytology

Question 10

Examining cells and tissues with a microscope

Answer 10

Histology

Question 11

Viewing molecular detail under electron microscope

Answer 11

Ultrastructure

Question 12

Microscopic examination for disease in tissue

Answer 12

Histopathology

Question 13

All genes

Answer 13

Genome

Question 14

Human Genome is finished and Gene Therapy is being used to treat disease.

Answer 14

Genetic Revolution

Question 15

Must show evidence to prove statement wrong before the test to avoid bias.

Answer 15

Falsifiability

Question 16

“if-then” statements

Answer 16

Hypothesis

Question 17

Information that can be independently verified by a trained person

Answer 17

Scientific Fact

Question 18

Generalization about the predictable way matter and energy behave

Answer 18

Law of Nature

Question 19

An explanatory statement or set of statements derived from facts, laws, and confirmed hypotheses.

Answer 19

Theory

Question 20

Change in genetic composition of population of organisms

Answer 20

Evolution

Question 21

Some individuals within a species have hereditary advantages over their competitors

Answer 21

Natural Selection

Question 22

Anything that forces Natural Selection

Answer 22

Selection Pressures

Question 23

Anything that helps an organism survive

Answer 23

Adaptations

Question 24

Animal species selected for research on a particular problem

Answer 24

Model

Question 25

Remnants of organs that apparently were better developed and more functional in the ancestors of a species, and now serve little or no purpose.

Answer 25

Vestigial Organs

Question 26

Theory that a large, complex system such as the human body can be understood by studying its simpler components

Answer 26

Reductionism

Question 27

"Emergency Properties" looking at cadavers won't show our languages

Answer 27

Holism

Question 28

Living things exhibit a higher level of organization than the nonliving world around them.

Answer 28

Organization

Question 29

Living matter is always compartmentalized into one or more cells.

Answer 29

Cellular Composition

Question 30

Sum of all internal chemical change: anabolism, catabolism, and excretion.

Answer 30

Metabolism

Question 31

Sense and react to stimuli

Answer 31

Responsiveness and Movement

Question 32

Same state of bringing

Answer 32

Homeostasis

Question 33

Differentiation and growth

Answer 33

Development

Question 34

Producing copies of themselves

Answer 34

Reproduction

Question 35

Mutations; changes in genetic structure

Answer 35

Evolution

Question 36

Body senses a change and activates mechanisms to reverse it- dynamic equilibrium

Answer 36

Negative Feedback Loop

Question 37

Senses change in the body (starch receptors that monitor blood pressure)

Answer 37

Receptor

Question 38

Control Center that processes the sensory information, "makes a decision" and directs the response (cardiac center of the brain)

Answer 38

Integrating (control) Center

Question 39

Carries out the final corrective action to restore homeostasis (cell or organ)

Answer 39

Effector

Question 40

Leads to greater change in the same direction. Attempt to take us away from set point. (birth)

Answer 40

Positive Feedback Loop

Question 41

Human structure can be viewed as a series of levels of complexity

Answer 41

Hierarchy of Structure