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Chapters 1-3 Flashcards

1
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Histology would be best defined as a study of

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Tissues

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2
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The study of large body structures visible to the eye such as the heart is called

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Gross anatomy

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3
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If you consider your home air-conditioner in terms of homeostasis in the wall thermostat would be the

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Control center

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4
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What is the main general purpose of a negative feedback

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To maintain homeostasis

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5
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What is the regional term for the hip region

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Coxal

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6
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And I oblique cut is one that is cut

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diagonally between vertical and horizontal planes

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7
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The heart lies in the

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Pericardial cavity

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8
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The cavity house in the eyes are called

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Orbital cavities

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9
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Cavities are spaces within joints

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Synovial

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10
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The elbow is —— to the wrist

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Proximal

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11
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The bridge of the nose is… To the left eye

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Medial

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12
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The stomach is… To the spine

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anterior

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13
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Which term means toward the back of the body

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Dorsal

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14
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The posterior knee area is called

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Popliteal

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15
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Anatomical position is characterized by all the following except

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Palms turned posteriorly

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16
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A good example of positive feedback mechanisms would be

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Enhancement of labor contractions

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17
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The parietal pleura would represent a serious membrane

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Lining in the thoracic cavity

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18
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What body cavities are the lungs located

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Plural ventral and thoracic

19
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The dorsal body cavity is the site of

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Brains

20
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The basic structural material of the body consist of

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Proteins

21
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Carbohydrates are stored in the liver and muscles in the form of

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Glycogen

22
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A chemical reaction in which energy bonds are broken is usually associated with

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The release of energy

23
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The major positive ion outside the cells

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Sodium

24
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An organic molecule

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CH3

25
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Isotopes

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Isotopes of the same element have the same atomic number but different in their atomic masses

26
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Four elements that make up 90% of body matter

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Carbon oxygen hydrogen and nitrogen

27
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Amino acid’s are joining together to make a peptide is a good example of

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Synthesis reaction

28
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The ratio of fatty acids to glycerol in neutral fats

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3 to 1

29
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Which vesicular transport process occurs primarily in some white blood cells and microphages

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Phagocytosis

30
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A red blood cell placed in pure water would

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Swell and burst

31
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Net diffusion

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The greater the concentration gradient, the faster the rate

32
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A function of a plasma membrane proteins

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Molecular transport through the membrane

33
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A constituent of a plasma membrane

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Messenger RNA

34
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Division of the nucleus

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Mitosis

35
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Passive membrane transport processes include

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Movement of a substance down its concentration gradient

36
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Contain some DNA and RNA code necessary for their own function

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Mitochondria

37
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Which stage of mitosis do the identical sets of chromosomes uncoil in resume there chromatin form

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Telophase

38
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Cremation or shrinkage is likely to occur blood cells immersed in

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A hypertonic solution

39
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Some hormones enter cells via

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Receptor mediated endocytosis

40
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Main component of cytosol

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Water

41
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Function of centrioles

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Organizing the mitotic spindle in cell division

42
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Move cell organelles from one location to another

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Motor proteins

43
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RNA responsible for bringing the amino acids to the ribosome for protein formation

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tRNA

44
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Sucrose is a

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DiSaccharide

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