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Kingdom animalia
animalia
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
03/12/2016

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Term
__________ are a group of cells with common form and/or function
Definition
tissue
Term
_____________ are a collection of two or more tissue which are united in function(s).
Definition
organs
Term
__________ __________ are a collection of two or more organs united in function(s).
Definition
organ systems
Term
Which of the following best describes homeostasis?
a) the internal environment is maintained at a constant level
b) the internal environment is variable, but maintained within certain bounds
c) the internal environment is not maintained at all, and changes as the external environment changes
Definition
b) the internal environment is variable, but maintained within certain bounds
Term
_________ maintenance of a relatively constant internal environment.
Definition
homeostasis
Term
_____________ __________ means more constant than the external environment.
Definition
relatively constant
Term
In achieving _____________, animals maintain a relatively constant internal environment even when the external environment changes significantly.
Definition
homeostasis
Term
Homeostasis:
-dissolved __________(oxygen, carbon dioxide, etc.)
-Nutriente (________ ____, ________, _________).
- _______ (salts, etc.)
-________
-________
-_________
Definition
-gasses
-amino acids, carbohydrates, lipids
-ions
-water
-temperature
-pressure
Term
In physiological systems ____________ plays a key role.
Definition
transport
Term
which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good exchange surface?
a) thin
b)large surface area
c) thick
d) high concentration gradient
Definition
c) thick
Term
___________ _____, governs rate exchange across a surface.
Definition
fick's law
Term
_____________ group of cells with common form and/or function
Definition
tissue
Term
tissue types:
-______________
-______________
-______________
-______________
Definition
-epithelium
-muscle
-nervous
-connective
Term
____________ Exists in sheets (tight junction between cells)
Definition
epithelium
Term
_________________ covers surface (body, organs), lines cavities.
Definition
epithelium
Term
_________________ serves as a barrier (fluid, pathogens, injury)
Definition
epithelium
Term
_____________________ bottom attached to extracellular basement membrane.
Definition
epithelium
Term
_________________ ______________ secrete includes ciliated "mucous membrane". Absorb
Definition
Glandular epithelia
Term
_________________ _______________ shape of cells, number of cell layers.
Definition
tissue classification
Term
A single layer of thin, flat cells is called ___________________ epithelium:
a) simple cuboidal
b) stratified squamous
c) simple columnar
d) simple squamous
e) stratified columnar
Definition
d) simple squamous
Term
Epithelium cell shapes:
________________, _________________, ____________________
Definition
squamous (flat, irregular), cuboidal, columnar
Term
Epithelium number of cell layer: ___________________, _______________________________.
Definition
simple (single layer), stratified (multiple layers)
Term
Tissue ________________ contractile fibers.
Definition
muscle
Term
Tissue ________________ , stimulated by neurons, hormones, stretch.
Definition
muscle
Term
tissues muscle 3 types: ____________________, ____________________, ______________________.
Definition
smooth/involuntary, striated/skeletal/voluntary, cardiac
Term
which muscle type is found lining the blood vessels?
a) skeletal
b)smooth
c) cardiac
Definition
b) smooth
Term
Muscle ______________________________ sheets of spindle-shape cells.
Definition
smooth muscle (involuntary muscle)
Term
Muscle ______________________________, contract slowly, sustained contraction.
Definition
smooth muscle (involuntary muscle)
Term
Muscle _________________________________, usually associated with the walls of vessels or organs (arteries, intestines, bladder)
Definition
smooth muscle (involuntary muscle)
Term
Muscle _____________________________, primary stimulus: hormones, stretch.
Definition
smooth muscle (involuntary muscle)
Term
Muscle, ____________________________ _____________ ( skeletal muscle, voluntary muscle)
Definition
striated muscle
Term
Muscle, _______________________ __________________, attached to bones by tendons.
Definition
striated muscle
Term
Muscle, _____________________ _______________, primary stimulus: neurons.
Definition
striated muscle
Term
Muscle, _________________________ _______________, constant number in body.
Definition
striated muscle
Term
Muscle, _________________ _______________, forms the walls of the heart.
Definition
cardiac muscle
Term
Muscle, _________________ _______________, cells have intrinsic contraction rhythm.
Definition
cardiac muscle
Term
Muscle, ____________________ ________________ , primary stimulus "pacemaker" (sion-atrial node).
Definition
cardiac muscle
Term
cardiac muscle ____________________ _________________ influenced by hormones, neurons, temperature.
Definition
primary stimulus
Term
Tissues, ____________________ , senses environmental stimuli.
Definition
nervous
Term
Tissues, _____________________, transmits signals (information) from one part of the body to another.
Definition
nervous
Term
Tissues, _________________, neurons is the functional unit.
Definition
nervous
Term
which direction do nerve impulses move?
a) axon - dendrite - cell body
b) axon - cell body - dendrite
c) cell body - axon - dendrite
d) cell body - dendrite - axon
c) dendrite - cell body - axon
Definition
e) dendrite - cell body - axon
Term
Nervous tissue, _________________ , functional unit of the nervous system.
Definition
neurons
Term
Nervous tissue, _________________ , transmits signals called "nerve impulses".
Definition
neurons
Term
Nervous tissue, neurons transmits signals called "nerve impulses" _______________ _____________.
Definition
action potential
Term
Nervous tissue, __________________, synaptic terminal.
Definition
synapse
Term
Nervous tissue, ___________________, neurotransmitters (acetylcholine, dopamine)
Definition
synapse
Term
Nervous tissue, ________________ , bundle of nerve extension (axons)
Definition
nerve
Term
____________________ __________________ sensory input (from sensory receptors) , sensory neurons.
Definition
nervous system functions (nervous tissue)
Term
Nervous tissue ____________ _____________ ___________________ , integration (ganglia, brain).
Definition
nervous system functions
Term
Nervous tissue _____________________ _________________ ________________, motor output (to muscle, glands), motor neurons.
Definition
nervous system functions
Term
Nervous tissue, nervous system functions, ________________ _______________, exteroreceptors sense external stimuli (light, sound, heat, chemicals).
Definition
sensory receptors
Term
Nervous tissue, Nervous system functions, __________________ __________________ , interoreceptors sense internal stimuli (blood pressure, temperature, position).
Definition
sensory receptor
Term
Tissue _______________, bind and support other tissues.
Definition
connective
Term
Tissues, __________________ , spare population of cells, fibroblasts (build) and fibroblasts (break down).
Definition
connective
Term
Tissue, connective, ______________ _________ ___ ________, collagenous (collagen): strong, flexible, non-elastic.
Definition
extracellular matrix of fibers
Term
Tissue, connective, _____________ ________ _____ ___________, elastic (elastin): strong, elastic
Definition
extracellular matrix of fibers
Term
Tissue, connective, _____________ __________ ___ __________, reticular (collagen): thin, branched, bind collagenous fibers to adjacent tissues.
Definition
extracellular matrix of fibers
Term
the "fibers" which make up tendons and ligaments are composed of _________________?
a) lignin
b) collagen
c) botox
d) polysaccharides
e) chitin
Definition
b) collagen
Term
Blood cells which transport oxygen are called ______________ ?
a) blastocytes
b) chondrocytes
c) leucocytes
d) erythrocytes
e) fibroblasts
Definition
d) erythrocytes
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