A and P Week 1
The term "PET" scan refers to a Positron Emission Tomography scan. This is an example of anatomical terminology described as a(n)
Acronyms
In performing a physical examination, the act of listening to sounds made by the body is known as
Ausculation
The receptors located in the heart, aortic arch, and carotid sinuses that trigger autonomic reflexes in response to fluctuations in blood pressure are
Baroreceptor
Which of the following is an example of a physiological negative feedback mechanism?
Body temperature
Evolutionary trends between species are often studied in which discipline
Comparative anatomy
What is the study of more than one species in order to observe their structural similarities and differences called?
Comparative anatomy
In which of the following does a surgeon learn a procedure on animals before practicing on humans?
Comparative physiology
Which is an example of a class of tissue?
Connective
Which of the following are examples of a positive feedback mechanism?
Contractions during childbirth Formation of a blood clot
The term for the process of carefully separating tissues to reveal anatomical relationships is
Dissection
What type of equilibrium occurs when there is a set average point and conditions fluctuate around that point
Dynamic
surgery is the practice of diagnosing illness by opening the body.
Exploratory
A tissue is more complex than an organ.
False
The study of ultrastructure focuses on examining individual cells, but not the fine details of cells.
False
What type of anatomy focuses on body structures that can be observed without magnification?
Gross
What is an increase in the size of a cell or organism called?
Growth
The study of normal tissues, or groups of cells and their surrounding extracellular materials, is called
Histology
Which branch of medicine examines tissues for disease?
Histopathology
Which theory states that there are emergent properties of the whole organism that cannot be understood by its individual parts?
Holism
The ability to maintain a relatively stable internal environment in spite of changes in the external environment is known as
Homostasis
What is the act of looking at the body called?
Inspection
Proteins and DNA are which of the following?
Macromolecules
is made up of two or more atoms.
Molecule
What is an anatomical structure that is composed of at least two different tissue types, has recognizable structural boundaries, and has a discrete function different from the structures around it called?
Organ
What is a microscopic structure in a cell that carries out individual functions called?
Organelle
A single complete individual capable of response to stimuli, reproduction, growth and development, and maintenance of homeostasis is termed
Organism
Which of the following describes a single complete individual?
Organism
Taking a pulse by feeling the radial artery is an example of which of the following?
Palpation
When a doctor feels for a swollen lymph node, what action is she using in her exam?
Palpation
What is the act of tapping the body to feel for abnormal resistance or listen for sounds called?
Percussion
Medical mistakes, such as prescribing the wrong dose of medication, can result from failure to consider which of the following?
Physiological variation
is the study of the function of a biological organism.
Physiology
Neurophysiology Endocrinology Pathophysiology Comparative physiology
Physiology of the nervous system Physiology of hormones Study of disease mechanisms Study of how biological processes vary in different animal species
Which structure encloses a human cell and controls the traffic of molecules in and out of the cell?
Plasma membrane
Which can be revealed through percussion during a medical exam?
Pockets of fluid Pockets of air Scar tissue
Which of the following describes the integration center of a feedback mechanism?
Processes information, relates it to other information, and makes a decision of what a response should be
Which branch of medicine is concerned with imaging, such as with X-rays?
Radiology
What is a cell or organ that is specialized to detect a stimulus called?
Receptor
Changes in the environment, to which organisms respond, are called what? Effectors
Stimuli
An aggregation of cells and extracellular materials, which perform a discrete function, is known as a(n)
Tissue
In anatomical terminology, the adjective comes ______ the noun.
after
What is the smallest unit of an organism that can carry out all the functions of life?
cell
The study of individual cells is called ______.
cytology
Without the use of energy, matter and energy tend to flow ______
down gradients
A structure that carries out a response to a stimulus is called a(n)
effector
Responsiveness is also known as _____
excitability
Responsiveness is also known as ______.
excitability
A difference in chemical concentration, electrical charge, physical pressure, temperature, or other variable between one point and another is a physiological
gradient
Students are looking at major arteries and veins on the surface of the heart, which does not require a microscope. They are studying the ______ of the heart.
gross anatomy
If the textbook states a value for a typical human heart rate, you should assume that the value refers to the heart rate of a(n) ______.
healthy 22-year-old
Most exploratory surgery has been replaced with
medical imaging techniques
The name for a structure that is specialized to detect a stimulus is a(n)
receptors
A group of organs working together for a coordinated function is an organ
system
