robertson_leighton Test: Body Organization Flashcards
(17 cards)
- How does the transverse plane split the body?
Top and bottom
- CLF- Anatomical Planes and Sections
- What does proximal mean
Closer to the trunk
- CLF- Anatomical Planes and Sections
- How does the Sagittal plane split the body?
From left to right
- CLF- Anatomical Planes and Sections
- What might happen if your endocrine system weren’t functioning properly?
Your body might not grow or mature properly
- Notes- Homeostasis ( Marathon Movie, ThinkBank, Snippet )
- What unit of organization is represented by tissue?
Tissue
- WKST_-_Body_Organization_and_Homeostasis
- The smallest structure capable of carrying out all life processes is the
Cell
- Cellular Biology
- Which bodily system is the easiest to see without an x-Ray or body scanner?
Integumentary system
- CLF Body_Systems
- Mary has just finished eating a large meal . Her blood is being flooded with sugar from this meal. How does her body prevent her blood sugar from going too high?
Her pancreas will secrete insulin which will cause the sugar to move into body cells from the blood
- Notes- Homeostasis ( Marathon Movie, ThinkBank, Snippet )
- What happens if the core body temperature is too high?
Your skin stands up, your blood vessels go farther from the surface of your skin, and your blood vessels get thinner.
- Notes- Homeostasis ( Marathon Movie, ThinkBank, Snippet )
- What does distal mean?
Further away from the trunk
- CLF- Anatomical Planes and Sections
- What unit of organization is a group of cells that work together to perform a specific function?
Tissue
- WKST_-_Body_Organization_and_Homeostasis
- What plane separates the body from left to right?
The Sagittal plane
- CLF- Anatomical Planes and Sections
- Positive feedback control mechanisms are….
More rare than negative feedback mechanisms and tend to increase the original stimulus
- Notes- Homeostasis ( Marathon Movie, ThinkBank, Snippet )
- During the marathon movie adrenaline caused the heart to ..
Beat faster
- Notes- Homeostasis ( Marathon Movie, ThinkBank, Snippet )
- What do the organs of the endocrine system produce?
Chemical messengers called hormones.
- CLF Body_Systems
- What level of organization is a cell? What is the what is the relationship between the level of organization of a cell and tissue?
A cell. It is the basic building block of life, made up of a group of organelles Tissue is made up of a group of cells working together to perform s specific function.
- WKST_-_Body_Organization_and_Homeostasis
- Identify and define the level of organization of a bone.
A bone is an organ. And organ is a group of different tissues that work together to perform a specific function
- WKST_-_Body_Organization_and_Homeostasis
