Chapter 6: General Anatomy & Physiology

Question 1

How much BLOOD does the HUMAN BODY contain?

Answer 1

Eight to 10 pints

Question 2

What is a NUTRITIVE FLUID flowing through the CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

Answer 2

Blood

Question 3

What are PLATELETS?

Answer 3

BLOOD COMPONENTS that contributes to the BLOOD-CLOTTING PROCESS

Question 4

What is another term for WHITE BLOOD CELLS?

Answer 4

Leukocytes

Question 5

What is the study of TINY STRUCTURES found in LIVING TISSUES?

Answer 5

HISTOlogy

Question 6

What is one reason estheticians should STUDY body systems, organs, and tissues?

Answer 6

To UNDERSTAND the effect services have on the body

Question 7

What is PROTOPLASM?

Answer 7

Substance of which the cells of all living things are COMPOSED

Question 8

What is the process of CELL PRODUCTION called?

Answer 8

Mitosis

Question 9

What is the STERNUM?

Answer 9

FLAT BONE that forms the ventral support of the ribs

Question 10

What part of the HAND is supplied by the RADIAL NERVE and its BRANCHES?

Answer 10

Back

Question 11

What is the FLUID part of the BLOOD and LYMPH that carries FOOD and SECRETIONS to the cells and carbon dioxide from the cells?

Answer 11

Plasma

Question 12

What is the true of the ORIGIN part of a muscle?

Answer 12

It is ATTACHED to the SKELETON

Question 13

What are structures composed of specialized TISSUES and performing specific FUNCTIONS?

Answer 13

Organs

Question 14

Why does the PARATHYROID GLAND regulate BLOOD CALCIUM and PHOSPHOROUS levels?

Answer 14

So the NERVOUS and MUSCULAR systems can function properly

Question 15

What is true of the PITUITARY GLAND?

Answer 15

It is the most complex organ of the ENDOCRINE SYSTEM