Chapters 1-4 Flashcards

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The system that processes sensory information.

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Nervous system

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The system that delivers nutrients to the body.

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Cardiovascular

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The system that breaks down and absorbs food.

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Digestive system

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The system that includes fingernails

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Integumentary system

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5
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The system that includes the bladder

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Urinary system

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The system that includes the joints

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Skeletal system

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The system that delivers oxygen to the blood.

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Respiratory system

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The system that includes the tonsils

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Lymphatic system

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The maintenance of a consistent internal body state is known as:

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Homeostasis

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10
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Different body parameters such as body temperature and blood glucose concentration are kept constant using:

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Negative feedback

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11
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Measures the level of regulated variable

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Sensor

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In negative feedback process____Compares the input from component

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Control center

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I’m negative feedback the control center sends signals to a(n) ______.

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Effector

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In the control of blood glucose the ______ fulfills the roles of sensor and control center.

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Pancreas

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In the control of blood glucose the effector is

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Body cells

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16
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In the control of blood glucose the signal that passes from the control center to the effector is

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Insulin

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17
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Extracellular fluid includes ;

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Lymph and blood, fluid between cells

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18
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Intercellular fluid includes:

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Fluid inside cells

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19
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A term that indicates a location toward the front .

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Anterior

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20
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A term that means farther from the origin of a part .

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Distal

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21
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A directional term that means away from the midline (towards the side).

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Lateral

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22
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A term that describes the position of the ankle in relation to the toes.

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Proximal

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A term that describes the position of the shoulder blades in relation to the collar bones:

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Medial

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A term describing one of four abdominal regions

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Right upper quadrant (RUQ)

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A term describing a body cavity
Spinal cavity
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A term describing one of nine abdominal regions
Epigastric
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A directional term:
Superior
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A positively charged particle inside the atomic nucleus.
Proton
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The smallest complete unit of matter
Atom
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An uncharged particle inside the atomic nucleus:
Neutron
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A substance composed of one type of atom .
Element
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The part of the atom containing protons and neutrons:
Nucleus
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A negatively charged particle outside the atomic nucleus :
Electron
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Negatively charged ions
Anions
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A bond formed by the equal sharing of electrons between two atoms
Nonpolar covalent
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Compounds that form ions when in solution :
Electrolytes
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Positively charged ions
Cations
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A bond formed by the transfer of electrons from one atom to another :
Ionic
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A bond formed by unequal sharing of electrons between two atoms:
Polar covalent
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The substance in which another substance is dissolved
Solution
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A substance that is dissolved in another substance
Solvent
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A mixture in which substances will settle out unless the mixture is shaken;
Suspension
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Termed used to describe solution mostly formed of water
Aqueous
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Cytosol and blood plasma are examples of this type of suspension
Colloid
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Any combination of two or more substances in which each constitute maintains its identity :
Mixture
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Any substance that can release a hydrogen ion is called a(n):
Acid
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Any substance that can accept a hydrogen ion is called a(n)
Base
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a reaction between a hydrogen-accepting substance and a hydrogen-releasing a substance produces a(n)
Salt
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Measures the concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution
Ph
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A solution with a large concentration of hydrogen ions will have a(n)
High pH
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A solution with a large concentration of hydroxide ions will have a
Low pH
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A substance that helps maintain a stable hydrogen ion concentration in a solution is called a(n)
Buffer
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Building block always containing nitrogen.
Amino acid
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The nutrient formed by amino acids :
Protein
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A lipid containing a ring of carbon atoms ;
Steroid
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A lipid that contains phosphorus in addition to carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen;
Phospholipid
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A category of organic compounds that includes simple sugars and starches;
Carbohydrate
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The element found in all organic compounds:
Carbon
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A building block for complex carbohydrates ;
Disaccharide
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Life-sustaining reactions that occur within the body.
Metabolism
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The reactions involved in _____assemble simple components into more complex ones.
Anabolism
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The reactions of ________break down substances into simpler components.
Catabolism
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A structure that assembles ribosomes;
Nucleolus
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A structure that assembles amino acids into proteins:
Ribosome
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A set of membranes involved in packaging proteins for export:
Golgi apparatus
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A small saclike structure used to transport substances within the cel
Cilia
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A membranous organelle that generated ATP;
Mitochondrion
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A small saclike structure that degrades waste products:
Lysosome
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The site of DNA storage:
Nucleus
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Filtration
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The movement of water across a semipermeable membrane:
Osmosis
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The movement of solute down its concentration gradient:
Diffusion
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The process by which a cell takes in large particles:
Endocytosis
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The process by which materials are expelled from the cell using vesicles:
Exocytosis
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Small fluid droplets are brought into the cell using this method:
Pinocytosis
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The process by which one cell divided into two identical daughter cells:
Mitosis
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The nuclear membrane reforms during this phase:
Telophase
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A spindle begins to form and chromosomes condense during this phase:
Prophase
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The phase of mitosis when chromosomes are aligned in the middle of the cell:
Metaphase
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DNA synthesis occurs during this phase:
Interphase
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The chromosomes separate in this phase:
Anaphase
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The thigh muscle is voluntary or involuntary?
Voluntary
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Tissue that formed when cartilage gradually becomes impregnated with calcium salts :
Bone
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The thick , muscular layer of the heat wall:
Myocardium
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A type of tissue found in membrane and glands:
Epithelial tissue
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Also known as visceral muscle:
Smooth muscle
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A cell that Carrie’s nerve impulses is called (a)
Neuron
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A tissue in which cells are separated by large amounts of acellular material called a matrix:
Connective tissue
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1. Skeletal muscle 2. Cardiac muscle 3. Smooth muscle
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A gland that secretes into the blood :
Endocrine (EN)
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A gland that secretes through ducts:
Exocrine (EX)
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A gland that secretes onto body surface :
Exocrine (EX)
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Type of Endocrine gland:
Pituitary gland
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Type of Exocrine gland:
Salivary glands
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A cord of connective tissue that connects a muscle to a bone:
Tendon
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A tough membranous connective tissue that encloses an organ:
Capsule
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The cartilage found between the bones of the spine:
Fibrocartilage
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A fiber found in most connective tissues:
Collagen
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A cell that synthesizes cartilage:
Chondrocyte
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A strong gristly cartilage that reinforces the trachea:
Hyaline cartilage