Science Vocabulary Test (Anatomy)

Question 1

Anatomy

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The study of the form/structure of all living things

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Physiology

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The study of the function of all living things

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Anatomical position

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Normal standing position, reference point, facing forward, palms out, & feet slightly apart

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Sagittal plane

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Divides your body into right and left portions

Question 5

Frontal plane

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Divides your body into front & back portions

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Transverse plane

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Divides the body into top and bottom portions

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Quadrants

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Dividers for the human abdomen: RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ

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Posterior/Dorsal body cavity

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Includes cranial and spinal cavities, and are located on the back side of our body

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Cranial cavity

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Holds the brain

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Spinal cavity

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Surrounds the spinal cord

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Anterior/Ventral body cavity

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Includes all cavities located on the front side of the body

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Thoracic cavity

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Houses heart and lungs, among other organs

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Abdominopelvic

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Includes Abdominal and pelvic cavities

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Abdominal cavity

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Stomach, digestive tract, liver

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Pelvic cavity

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Reproductive and excretory organs

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Oral cavity

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Located within mouth

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Nasal cavity

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Located within nose

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Orbital cavities

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Hold the eyes

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Middle ear cavities

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In the skull, chambers for transmitting and amplifying sound

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Metric system

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Measuring system used all over the world for scientific and medical purposes, and everywhere except US for recreational purposes

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Conversion factor

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A # that can be used to multiply the units of one measurement system into units of another system

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Atoms

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Tiny particles

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Molecules

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Tiny atoms that combined

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Cells

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Groups of various types of molecules

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Tissues

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Cell groups with similar functions

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Organ

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Organized for a specific function and must include at least 2 different types of tissue

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Organ system

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Includes 2 or more organs that work together

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Homeostasis

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Regulated physiological balance, aka regular balance in your body from outside conditions

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Homeostatic mechanisms

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The processes that maintain homeostasis

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Receptor

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Transmitter that sends external changes to control center

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Control center

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Gets info from receptors then tells the effector how to maintain homeostasis

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Effector

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Receiver that tells the body to maintain homeostasis

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Negative feedback

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Mechanism that reverses a condition that passed normal homeostatic range to restore homeostasis

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Positive feedback

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Mechanism that further increases a condition that passes normal homeostatic range

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Homeostatic imbalance

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Lesser ability to keep internal environment normal

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Metabolism

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Chemical reactions that occur within a living thing to maintain life

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Metabolic rate

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Speed at which body consumes energy

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Anabolism

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Simple molecules make complex ones

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Catabolism

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Complex molecules being broken down into simple ones

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Force

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Push or pull on a structure

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Net force

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Single force resulting from sum of all forces acting at a given time

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Mass

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Quantity of matter an object has

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Weight

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Force equal to the gravitational acceleration exerted on the mass of an object

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Pressure

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The amount of force distributed over a given area

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Torque

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A force that causes a structure to rotate

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Compression

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Squeezing force

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Tension

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Pulling/stretching force

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Shear

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Perpendicular/one-way rubbing force (causes one part to move while other stays)

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Stress

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The object's experience from the force

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Bending

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Force acted on and off-center spot along the length of an object

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Torsion

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A force that causes an object to twist about it's length

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Combined loading

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The simultaneous act of 2 or more forces

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Acceleration

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How fast an object's speed is changed

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Deformation

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Change in shape

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Elastic

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A response that happens when a structure returns to it's original size and shape

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Plastic

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Permanent change in an object's shape that occurs when deformation breaks elastic limit