Ch 1: Intro to Anatomy & PhysiologyAssignment

An organ is best described as which of the following? Multiple choice question. A single complete individual The smallest unit of an organism that can carry out all the functions of life A structure composed of at least two different tissues, with recognizable boundaries, and with a discrete function Two or more organs, that work together for a common function A group of cells working together for a common function

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

Which of the following is an example of a physiological negative feedback mechanism? Multiple choice question. Blood clotting cascade Body temperature Contractions during delivery

Body temperature

Which of the following are examples of a positive feedback mechanism? Select all that apply. Multiple select question. Contractions during childbirth Maintenance of normal body temperature Formation of a blood clot Maintenance of normal blood pressure

Contractions during childbirth Formation of a blood clot

What is the plural form of cortex? Multiple choice question. Cortexes Corti Cortices

Cortices

What is the ability of nerve and muscle cells to produce quick reactions called? Multiple choice question. Reactivity Stimulus Excitability Differentiation

Excitability

True or false: The study of ultrastructure focuses on examining individual cells, but not the fine details of cells. True false question. True False

False

Which branch of medicine examines tissues for disease? Multiple choice question. Histopathology Histology Cytology Embryology

Histopathology

What is the act of looking at the body called?

Inspection

Which part of a feedback mechanism processes information, relates it to other information, and makes a decision of action? Multiple choice question. Effector Integrating center Receptor

Integrating center

What is a group of organs with a unique collective function called?

Organ system

Which of the following describes a single complete individual? Multiple choice question. Atom Organ system Organ Organism Organelle

Organism

which of the following describes a single complete individual? Multiple choice question. Organism Atom Organelle Organ Organ system

Organism

Differences in sex, age, weight, diet, degree of physical activity, environment, among other things are important what? Multiple choice question. Selective variations Metaphysical variations Anatomical variations Physiological variations

Physiological variations

Which of the following describes the integration center of a feedback mechanism? Multiple choice question. A cell or organ specialized to detect a stimulus Processes information, relates it to other information, and makes a decision of what a response should be A molecule, cell, or organ that carries out a response to a stimulus

Processes information, relates it to other information, and makes a decision of what a response should be

_____ is a branch of medicine that utilizes medical imaging technologies to explore the interior of the body.

Radiology

In anatomical terminology, the adjective comes ______ the noun. Multiple choice question. before in place of after

after

In the word cardiology, the root is ______. Multiple choice question. cardi- -logy

cardi

Corpora is the plural form of

corpus

Dissection and anatomy both mean ______.

cutting apart

The study of individual cells is called ______.

cytology

The internal state of the body is best described as a(n) _____ equilibrium, where there is a set average point and conditions fluctuate around that point.

dynamic

A structure that carries out a response to a stimulus is called a(n)

effector

Responsiveness is also known as ______. Multiple choice question. stimuli metabolism growth excitability

excitability

Part of a hip bone is an ______, while the final portion of the small intestine is the ______. Multiple choice question. ileum, ilium ilium, ileum

ilium, ileum

Organelles are composed of ______. Multiple choice question. molecules cells tissues organs

molecules

Fill in the correct term for the following sequence: Macromolecules, organelles, cells, tissues, , _______, organ systems, organism.

organ

The subdiscipline of physiology that is concerned with the mechanisms of disease is

pathophysiology

Contractions during childbirth is an example of a positiveBlank 1Blank 1 positive , Correct Unavailable feedback mechanism.

positive

The name for a structure that is specialized to detect a stimulus is a(n)

receptor

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

system

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

1: gradient

Blood pressure is controlled by a ______ feedback mechanism.

: negative

What is the smallest unit of an organism that can carry out all the functions of life? Multiple choice question. Organ Organelle Tissue Cell

Cell

In which of the following does a surgeon learn a procedure on animals before practicing on humans? Multiple choice question. Microscopic anatomy Palpation Comparative physiology Histopathology

Comparative physiology

What type of equilibrium occurs when there is a set average point and conditions fluctuate around that point? Multiple choice question. Independent Dynamic Static Variable

Dynamic

What is the cell or organ that directly carries out a response to a stimulus called? Multiple choice question. Receptor Integrator Effector

Effector

Foramen means hole and magnum means large. Which is correct anatomical terminology using these words? Multiple choice question. Magnum foramen Foramen magnum

Foramen magnum

The study of normal tissues, or groups of cells and their surrounding extracellular materials, is called______?

Histology

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? Multiple choice question. Tissue Cell Organism Organ

Organ

Which structure encloses a human cell and controls the traffic of molecules in and out of the cell? Multiple choice question. Nuclear envelope Plasma membrane Cell wall

Plasma membrane

What type of feedback is a self-amplifying cycle in which a physiological change leads to an even greater change in the same direction? Multiple choice question. Positive Negative

Positive

What is a cell or organ that is specialized to detect a stimulus called? Multiple choice question. Receptor Effector Integrator

Receptor

Changes in the environment, to which organisms respond, are called what? Multiple choice question. Receptors Stimuli Signals Effectors

Stimuli

An international body of anatomists convened in 1998 to standardize anatomical terminology. The result was a book known as the ______, which accepts both Latin and common English equivalents. Multiple choice question. On the Origin of the Species Nomina Anatomica Terminologia Anatomica The Descent of Man

Terminologia Anatomica

What is gross anatomy? Multiple choice question. The study of development of an individual from fertilization of an egg to death The study of body structures that can be observed without magnification The study of more than one species in order to observe the structural similarities and differences The study of specific body systems, such as the cardiovascular system

The study of body structures that can be observed without magnification

True or false: A tissue is more complex than an organ.

false

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) ______. Multiple choice question. healthy 35-year-old healthy 22-year-old obese 40-year-old child

healthy 22-year-old

Without the expenditure of energy, the net movement of matter in a physiological gradient will always be from a region of ______ concentration to a region of ______ concentration. Multiple choice question. higher, lower lower, higher

higher, lower

The name of a middle-ear bone is ______, while the name of a bony protuberance at the ankle is ______. Multiple choice question. malleus, malleolus malleolus, malleus

malleus, malleolus

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? Multiple choice question. Cell Organ Tissue Organism

organ

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

organism