Chapter 1. Major Themes of Anatomy and Physiology Connect Book
Place the levels of structure hierarchy in the body in order of complexity, from least complex to most complex.
1. Atom 2. Cell 3. Tissue 4. Organ 5. Organ System 6. Organism
What are the benefits of a large sample size?
1. It enables us to place a greater confidence in the outcome 2. It controls for chance events 3. It controls for individual variation
Which of the following are the criteria for a good hypothesis?
1. It is testable and falsifiable 2. It is consistent with what is already known
Identify those those tests below that are statistical tests.
1. T-test 2. Chi square analysis
An organelle is best described as which of the following?
A microscopic structure in a cell that carries out individual function.
_____ is the study of body structures.
Anatomy
What is the smallest unit of an organism that can carry out all the functions of life?
Cell
What is the name for the process of carefully separating tissues to reveal anatomical relationships?
Dissection
A _____ is a molecule, cell, or organ that directly carries out a response to a stimulus.
Effector
A change in the relative frequencies of alleles in a population over a period of time is called _____.
Evolution
_____ is a change in the genetic composition of a population of organisms over a period of time.
Evolution
The ability of nerve and muscle cells to produce changes in membrane voltage is known as:
Excitability
Which statement best describes a theory?
Explanatory statements that concisely summarize the state of knowledge on a phenomenon and provides direction for further study.
Match the word elements on the left with the proper description on the right for the word "hypothermia."
Hypo-prefix ia-suffix therm-root
An educated guess that is capable of being tested and potentially falsified by experimentation or data collection is known as an _____.
Hypothesis
To be considered a scientific face, information must be _____.
Independently Verified
Name the term for a generalization about the predictable ways in which matter and energy behave
Law of nature
A _____ is made up of two or more atoms.
Molecule
Match each term on the left with its correct definition on the right. You can drag and drop, or use the up and down arrows to move the terms.
Neurophysiology:Physiology of the nervous system. Endocrinology:Physiology of hormones. Pathophysiology:Study of diease mechanisms. Comparative Physiology: Study of how biological processes vary in different animal species.
A single complete individual capable of response to stimuli, reproduction, growth and development, and maintenance of homeostasis is termed a _____.
Organism
What is the subdiscipline of physiology that is concerned with the mechanisms of disease?
Pathophysiology
Which term specifically refers to the study of how biological organisms and their parts function?
Physiology
The structure that encloses a cell and controls the traffic of molecules in and out of the cell is the _____ membrane.
Plasma
The _____ is process by which an educated guess is capable of being tested and may be proven false by an experimentation
Scientific method
Define dissection
The process of carefully separating tissues to reveal anatomical relationships.
The suffix "-logy" means what?
The study of
Describe gross anatomy.
The study of body structures that can be observed without magnification.
Name the smallest particle of an element with the unique chemical properties of that element.
atom
Match each prefix to its meaning.
hypo-below epi-above endo-within,inside di-two
The _____ method of study is the process of drawing conclusions and making predictions from the repeated observation
inductive
When bodily changes are detected, responses are activated that reverse the change, restoring stability and preserving normal body function. This occurs during _____ feedback.
negative
Macromolecules, organelles, cells, tissues, _____, organ systems, organism.
organs
A group of organs working together for coordinated function is an organ _____.
system
