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1
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What is the lower portion of the abdominopelvic cavity?

A

The pelvic cavity

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_______ is a variation from the steady-state that sets off a series of events that intensify the changes.

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Positive feedback system

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3
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_______ is a type of lipid that stores energy.

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Fat

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The _______ group receives a placebo during the experiment.

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Control

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_______ is towards the front of the body, or ventral.

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Anterior

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6
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Energy is released from nutrients is stores as _______, a special energy-storage compound.

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ATP

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7
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__________ focuses on structures that can be studied by dissection.

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Gross Anatomy

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_______ is a substance that dissociates into ions when dissolved in water.

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Electrolyte

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What is the upper portion of the abdominopelvic cavity?

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The abdominal cavity

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10
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_______ is the subunits that makeup proteins

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amino acids

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11
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The dorsal cavity is subdivided into the _______, which holds the brain, and the _______, which contains the spinal cord.

A

Cranial cavity, Spinal canal

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12
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A physiologist studies what?

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The science of body function

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13
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Science uses a series of steps called the _______ _______ to investigate something of interest.

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Scientific Method

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14
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_______ is a simple sugar that is the main source of energy for the body

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Glucose

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15
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__________ is the study of hormones and the glands that produce them.

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Endocrinology

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16
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_______ is a carbohydrate with long, linked glucose chains.

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Glycogen

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17
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_______ divides the body into right and left parts, or mirror images.

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Saggital

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18
Q

What cavity do only males have?

A

Scrotal cavity

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19
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Body cavities contain internal organs, also called _______.

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Viscera

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20
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A pharmaceutical company is testing a new medication. The _______ group receives the drug during the experiment.

A

Experimental

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21
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_______ dissociates in solution to produce hydroxide (OH-) and some cation.

A

Base

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22
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A researcher develops a tentative explanation, or _______, which can be tested.

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Hypothesis

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23
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The _______ and the _______ are the two principal body cavities.

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Dorsal and Ventral

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24
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A researcher tests a hypothesis by doing what?

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Experimentation

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25
In the ventral cavity, which two cavities subdivide it?
Thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity
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Anatomy is the study of what?
Body structure
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A _______ is an electrically charged atom or group of atoms.
Ion
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_______ is a negatively charged ion
Anion
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_______ are large, complex molecules composed of subunits called amino acids.
Proteins
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_______ is a positively charged ion.
Cation
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_______ are self-regulating control systems that maintain the bodies steady state.
Homeostatic Mechanisms
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_______ is a group of organic compounds containing fats and phospholipids.
Lipid
33
Cells capture energy stored in glucose and other nutrient molecules in the breaking-down phase of metabolism called _______.
Catabolism
34
_______ is an electrically charged atom or group of atoms.
Ion
35
_______ divides the boy into superior and inferior parts.
Transverse
36
_______ is closer to the body midline or point of attachment to the trunk.
Proximal
37
_______ is a large, complex compounds containing carbon.
Organic Compound
38
Cells obtain energy from nutrient molecules during a complex series of catabolic chemical reactions referred to as _______.
Cellular Respiration
39
_____ is the degree of a solution's acidity
pH
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_______ change in some steady-state triggers a response that is opposite to the change.
Negative Feedback System
41
________ is towards the top of the head, or cranial.
Superior
42
What are the levels of biological organization in the body from the simplest to the most complex?
Chemical, Cellular, Tissue, Organ, Organ System, Organism
43
Which two cavities composes the thoracic cavity?
The pleural cavity and the mediastinum.
44
_______ is toward the soles of the feet, or caudal.
Inferior
45
_______ is closer to the midline of the body.
Medial
46
_______ is standing erect; eyes forward; arms at sides; palms/ties forward.
Anatomical Position
47
What separates the thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity?
Diaphragm
48
_______ are sugars and starches
Carbohydrates
49
_______ divides the body into anterior and posterior parts.
Frontal
50
_______ is farther from the midline or point of attachment to the trunk.
Distal
51
Which cavity holds the lungs?
Pleural Cavity
52
_______ is all the interaction of chemical processes that take place within the body.
Metabolism
53
_________ contains the instructions for making all the proteins needed by the cell.
DNA
54
A(n) _______ is performed to test the hypothesis.
Experiment
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_______ dissociates in solution to produce hydrogen ions (H+) and some type of anion.
Acids
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The bodies biological levels of organization, from simplest to most complex, are what?
Chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
57
_______ is located away from the body surface.
Deep
58
__________ is the study of the body's defence system.
Immunology
59
What is the study of tissues?
Histology
60
_______ are small, simple compounds such as water, salts, simple acids, and simple bases.
Inorganic Compounds
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__________ branch of science that studies body function.
Physiology
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______ are nucleic acids that are important for making proteins.
RNA
63
__________ is the study of the structure, function, and interaction of cells.
Microscopic Anatomy
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_______ is a large molecule that consists of two or more different elements combined in a fixed proportion.
Chemical Compound
65
__________ focuses on structures that must be studied with microscopes.
Cell Biology
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_______ is toward one side of the body.
Lateral
67
Amino acids are the building blocks of what?
Proteins
68
_______ is the building, or synthetic, phase of metabolism.
Anabolism
69
_______ are protein catalysts that regulate chemical reactions.
Enzymes
70
_______ structures are located toward the surface.
Superficial
71
What happens in a positive feedback system?
A change in condition that varies from the steady-state sets off events, which intensify the change.
72
Anabolism is the building, or synthetic, phase of what?
Metabolism
73
_______ is the back surface of the body, or dorsal.
Posterior
74
__________ is a branch of science that studies body structure.
Anatomy
75
Which cavity contains the heart, thymus gland, and parts of the oesophagus and trachea?
the mediastinum
76
__________ focuses on the functions of the nervous system.
Neurophysiology
77
What cavity surrounds the heart?
Pericardial cavity
78
_______ is an appropriate internal environment, or steady-state, for the body.
Homeostasis

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