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| Terms of anatomical direction are used to describe |
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| one body part in relation to another |
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| How could you describe the relationship between the heart and the diaphragm? |
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| The heart is superior to the diaphragm |
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| The two major divisions of the ventral body cavity are the |
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| thoracic and abdominopelvic |
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| Which abdominopelvic quadrant contains the spleen? |
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| If a response decreases a disturbance, the control system is classified as a ________ feedback system |
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| This type of feedback exaggerates the effects of variations from normal. |
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| What is the name for a section of an organ that is a cut along its length? |
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| Which of these medical imaging techniques can measure the concentration of blood flow in certain parts of the body to provide functional information? |
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| magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) |
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| Which portion of the large intestine is found in the umbilical region of the abdominopelvic cavity? |
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| An anatomical term that means the same as ventral in humans: |
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| The diaphragm muscle separates the ________ from the ________. |
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| thoracic cavity; abdominopelvic cavity |
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| Which of the following cavities contains a fluid that reduces friction of the heart as it beats in relation to the surrounding organs? |
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| Which one of the following body cavities is in the dorsal part of the body? |
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| A person who is standing facing forward with hands at the sides and palms facing forward is in the |
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| What plane of section separates the anterior and posterior of the body? |
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| Anatomy is to ________ as physiology is to ________. |
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| Which plane divides the body into right and left parts? |
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| Which of the following cavities contains a fluid that reduces friction of the heart as it beats in relation to the surrounding organs? |
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| Which of the following is arranged in correct order from the most complex to the simplest? |
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| organism, system, organ, tissue, cellular, molecular |
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| The central principle of physiology is |
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| The quadrants of the abdominopelvic region include all of the following except |
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| Terms of anatomical direction are used to describe |
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| one body part in relation to another |
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| Which of the following terms describes the region that is seen through the microscope? |
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| If a response increases a disturbance, the control system is classified as a ________ feedback system. |
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| The maintenance of a relatively constant internal environment in an organism is termed |
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| The heart is ________ to the lungs |
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| The liver is primarily located in the ________ quadrant. |
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| The study of the liver is to gross anatomy as the study of a liver cell is to |
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| Which of the following is the smallest (or lowest) level of organization of biology in the list? |
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| Which of the following organs is NOT in the abdominopelvic cavity? |
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| Which organ system provides support, protection of soft tissue, mineral storage, and blood formation? |
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| What shape would you expect a cross section of the small intestine to have? |
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| Which of the following is an example of a normal physiological process that uses a positive feedback loop? |
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| Which of the following regions corresponds to the buttocks? |
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| Which organ system includes the spleen and the tonsils? |
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| A person lying on the bed and gazing at the ceiling is in the ________ position. |
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| Which organ system transports nutrients, metabolic wastes, gases, and defense cells? |
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| A chemical imbalance in the body can cause the heart to stop pumping blood, which in turn will cause other tissues and organs to cease functioning. This observation supports the view that |
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| all levels of organization within an organism are interdependent |
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| What is easiest to see (has the most distinct image) on an x-ray? |
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| Cardiovascular function is an example of |
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| Which organ system removes carbon dioxide from the bloodstream? |
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| A cell or an organ that responds to commands of the control center in negative feedback is termed a(n) |
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| Which line crosses through the middle of the liver, dividing it into lateral and medial portions? |
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| Anatomical features that change during illness are studied in ________ anatomy |
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| A midsagittal section of the body would pass through the |
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| The urinary bladder is found in the ________ quadrant and the ________ quadrant. |
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| Health fields use a special language, called [m][n], that involves the use of word roots, prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms to construct terms related to the body in health and disease. |
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| The branch of biological science that deals with the study of how living organisms perform their vital functions is called ________. |
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| Water and the energy-yielding nutrients are also referred to as [m] because the body needs them in large amounts. In contrast, [n] are vitamins and minerals. |
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m macronutrients
n micronutrients |
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| The branch of biological science that studies the external and internal structure of the body and the physical relationship among body parts is called ________ |
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| ________ regulation occurs when the activities of organs are regulated locally. (Be sure to capitalize the first letter of your answer). |
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| Health fields use a special language, called [m][n], that involves the use of word roots, prefixes, suffixes, and combining forms to construct terms related to the body in health and disease. |
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| After you eat lunch, nerve cells in your stomach respond to the distension (the stimulus) resulting from the food. They relay this information to a [c][d] |
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| A ____________ is a macromolecule composed of many repeating units, covalently bonded together. |
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| The gene is a specific region of the molecule [d], and it is the instructions to make a [p]. |
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| Heat will denature proteins, which means that they only retain what level of structural organization? |
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| The name of the chemical reaction that connects two small molecules together with water is called [a][b], and the chemical reaction to break those apart again is called [c]. |
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a Dehydration
b Synthesis
c Hydrolysis |
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| Water is most dense when it is in what form, or state? |
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| What is the term for an enzyme cofactor that is not an ion? |
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| The flat shape in a protein is called a ______________. |
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| Organic molecules are built upon two basic structures referred to as _________ and _________. |
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| A molecule in animals that is very similar to starch found in plants (like potatoes) is called: |
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| What type of energy is represented by a glucose molecule? |
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| Elements found in the body in very small amounts are called _____________ elements. |
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| Covalent bonds can be either polar or non-polar. Which type of covalent bond is found in the water molecule? |
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| The spiral shape in a protein is called an ____________. |
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| What type of energy is represented by muscle contraction? |
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| A midsagittal section of the body would pass through the |
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| Which of the following nitrogenous bases is a purine rather than a pyrimidine? |
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| Which of the following is a molecule composed of a glycerol and three fatty acids? |
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| What is the specific name for a chemical reaction involving water that breaks down a molecule? |
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| Which type of the four macromolecules is responsible for storing and processing information at the molecular level insides cells? |
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| What is the name for a molecule whose ions will conduct electrical current in solution? |
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| Which of the following represents the number of nucleotides in the typical DNA molecule? |
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| Which property of water means that it has the ability to absorb and retain heat? |
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| Which of the four types of macromolecules is named for the ratio of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen atoms that it contains? |
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| Which of the following is not a function/category of proteins? |
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| The quadrants of the abdominopelvic region include all of the following except: |
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| Which of the following does not represent a complementary base pair in a nucleic acid? |
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| The pH scale is a representation of what value? |
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| the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution |
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| What is the name for a substance that stabilizes the pH of a solution? |
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| Which of the following is not one of the three basic characteristics of enzymes? |
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| What is the general name for a large, complex carbohydrate molecule, such as starch? |
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| What type of bonding holds the two strands of DNA together? |
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| What is the name for a molecule composed of two fatty acids, a glycerol molecule, and a phosphate group linked to a nonlipid molecule? |
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| [a][b]prevents damaging bone-to-bone contact within movable joints. |
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| Of the two types of bone tissue, [a] bone has more organized matrix and [b] bone has less organized matrix. |
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| Bones are the site of blood cell generation, a process known as _____________. |
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| Where does the length of bones increase during childhood and adolescent growth? [a][b] |
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| In most of the fetal skeleton, [c] forms stand in for bones, which then become bone through the process of [d][e]. |
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c Cartilage
d Endochondral
e Ossification |
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| [a][b]prevents damaging bone-to-bone contact within movable joints. |
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