Chapter 1 review

Gallbladder removal

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Which examples exhibit the basic life process of growth?

3 and 4

Blood is often drawn from the front of the elbow or the

ANTECUBITAL REGION

If a doctor listens to a gurgling noise within the gastrointestinal tract, they are performing

AUSCULTATION

Which organ contains the control center for the feedback system that regulates blood pressure?

BRAIN

Which body process is controlled using a positive feedback loop?

DF

Cardiomyopathy worsens as the heart weakens. Swelling in the legs occurs is classified as

DISORDER, DISTURBANCE, & SIGN

Hormonal or electrical signals are sent from the control center to the

EFFECTORS

Which subspecialty of physiology deals w/ the effects of hormones control of reproduction?

ENDOCRINOLOGY

Which tissue will form the top layer of the skin?

EPITHELIAL TISSUE

What term refers to the big toe?

HALLUX

An antigen is anything that can cause an immune response. Which subspecialty of physiology deals w/ the study of these responses?

IMMUNOLOGY

Which body fluid fills the narrow spaces between cells and tissues?

INTERSTITIAL FLUID

Ascending colon and the gallbladder are

IPSILATERAL

Which organ are in the abdominal cavity?

LIVER, STOMACH, TRANSVERSE COLON.

Measuring the movements of protons in a magnetic field is the mechanism behind

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING

The pericardial cavity is located inside the

MEDIASTINUM

What process occurs when amino acids are built into new proteins?

METABOLISM, ANABOLISM.

Cutting open the chest along in a line centered over the sternum would represent a

MIDSAGITTAL PLANE

If blood concentrations of thyroid hormones increase above a certain level, Thyroid releasing hormone neurons in the hypothalamus are inhibited and stop secreting TRH. This is an example of

NEGATIVE FEEDBACK

Which subspecialty of physiology addresses the pharmacology chemistry and physiology of nervous tissue?

NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

Most complex to the simplest level of organization

ORGANISM, ORGAN, TISSUE, CELL, CHEMICAL

Why is skin considered an organ?

ORGANS ARE COMBINATIONS OF TISSUES.

Infection in the outer ear canal

OTIC

Amputation of the arm at the shoulder would be in the

PARASAGITTAL PLANE

Which describes the study of the functions of body structures?

PHYSIOLOGY

A component of a feedback system that detects decreasing oxygen concentrations in blood would be the

RECEPTOR

The function of the serous secretions of the pleura, is to

REDUCE FRICTION

What cavity contains the kidneys, adrenal glands, pancreas and the duodenum?

RETROPERITONEAL

During a visit to your doctor, you complain about headache and anxiety. These changes in your body functions are considered

SYMPTOMS

Abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis are muscles that help move what anatomical marking?

THUMB

A group of cells that work together to perform a particular function is

TISSUE

What plane would created cutting the body in half?

TRANSVERSE

During a cadaver lab, the professor requests the students to cut the head in the coronal plane. The students will have a skull divided into

UNEQUAL FRONT AND BACK PORTIONS

Cavities in order from broadest to most specific in which the urinary bladder is located

VENTRAL, ABDOMINOPELVIC, PELVIC, PARIETAL PERITONEAL, VISCERAL PERITONEAL

Cavities in order from broadest to most specific in which the lungs are located

VENTRAL, THORACIC, PARIETAL PLEURA, VISCERAL PLEURA