A&P 1 Homework questions 1

Gradient

A difference in chemical concentration, electrical charge, physical pressure, temperature, or other variable between one point and another is a

System

A group of organs working together for a coordinated function of an organ

Macromolecule

A molecule of a large size and high molecular weight such as a protein, nucleic acid, polysaccharide or triglyceride is called

False

A negative feed back system tends to strengthen or reinforce a stimulus

Organism

A single complete individual capable of response to stimuli, reproduction, growth, and development and maintenance of homeostasis is termed an ________________

Epi-

Above

A structure composed of at least two different tissues, with recognizable boundaries, and with a discrete function

An organ is best described as which of the following?

Hypo-

Below

Fact

Information that can be independently verified by any trained person is called which of the following?

Atom

Name the smallest particle with a unique chemical identity

Endocrinology

Physiology of hormones

Neurophysiology

Physiology of the nervous system

Pathophysiology

Study of disease mechanisms

comparative physiology

Study of how biological processes vary in different animal species

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Inductive

The ____________________ method, as prescribed by bacon, is a process of making numerous observations until one feels confident in drawing generalizations and predictions from them.

Homeostasis

The ability to maintain a relatively stable internal environment in spite of changes in the external environment is known as

Anatomical variation

The fact that some people lack certain organs is an example of which of the following?

Observation

The inductive method allows one to make conclusions based on what?

receptor

The name for a cell or organ that is specialized to detect a stimulus, such as a taste cell or a rod or cone of the eye, is the

exploratory

The practice of diagnosing illnesses by opening the body is known as what type of surgery?

Cell

The structure that encloses a cell and controls the traffic of molecules in and out of the cell is the _______________ membrane.

Cytology

The study of cells is called

Histology

The study of normal tissues, or groups of cells and their surrounding extra cellular materials is called?

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Two

Organelle

What is a microscopic structure in a cell that carries out individual functions called?

Effector

What is a molecule, cell, or organ that directly carries out a response to a stimulus called?

Law of nature

What is a verbal or mathematical description of a predictable natural phenomenon called?

Hypothesis

What is an educated speculation based upon observations that can be tested by experimentation called?

Theory

What is an explanatory statement, or set of statements, that concisely summarizes the state of knowledge of a phenomenon and provides direction for further study called?

It is testable and falsifiable and it is consistent with what is already known

What is criteria for a good hypothesis?

The study of body structures that can be observed without magnification

What is gross anatomy?

Percussion

What is the act of tapping the body to feel for abnormal resistance or listen for sounds called?

Peer review

What is the method of having results evaluated by other experts in the field called?

Dissection

What is the name for the process of carefully separating tissues to reveal anatomical relationships?

Cell

What is the smallest unit of an organism that can carry out all of the functions of life

Comparative anatomy

What is the study of more than one species in order to observe their structural similarities and differences called?

Cadaver

What is the term for a dead human body used for dissection?

Histopathology

Which branch of medicine examines tissues for diseases?

Radiology

Which branch of medicine is concerned with imaging, such as with X-rays?

Contractions during childbirth and the formation of a blood clot

Which of the following are examples of a positive feedback mechanism?

Molecule

Which of the following is made by joining two or more different atoms together?

Comparative physiology

Which of the following studies how the human body functions by examining how other species function?

Integrating center

Which part of a feedback mechanism processes information, relates it to other information, and makes a decision of action?

Explanatory statements that concisely summarize the state of knowledge on a phenomenon and provides direction for a further study.

Which statement best describes a theory?

Reductionism

Which theory states that a more complex structure can be understood by studying its smaller parts?

Endo-

Within, inside

tissue

an aggregation of cells and extracellular materials, which perform a discrete function, is known as

hypo-

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root