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    Anatomy 1 Lab FINAL EXAM ** Covers exercises 13‚ 14‚ 15‚ 16‚ 17‚ 18‚ 20‚ 21‚ 22‚ 23‚ 24‚ 25‚ 26‚ 27** Terms – Intro to Sensory Receptors (Lab 24) General senses – touch‚ pressure‚ changes in temperature‚ pain‚ blood pressure and stretching Special senses – taste‚ smell‚ sight‚ hearing‚ balance Punctate distribution – uneven distribution of sense receptors Stimuli are classified by type (modalities) such as light‚ heat‚ sound‚ pressure and specific chemicals Receptors – receiving units in

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    Animal Physiology Friday January 13‚ 2012 What are Animals? Invertebrates No spinal column Vertebrates Spinal column Major Animal Phyla Porifera Cnidaria Platyhel-minths Mollusca Annileda Nematoda Arthro-poda Echino-dermata Chordata What is Animal Physiology? What is Physiology? “The study of how animals work” (function) Knut Schmidt-Nielsen (1915–2007) – came up with the whole scheme of animal physiology from cell to whole organism temperature

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    NAME  ________________________________________     HUMAN  PHYSIOLOGY  BMS  108   First  Midterm  –  Summer  2013   DR.  BARRY  D.  TANOWITZ   1.  Put  your  name  at  the  top  and  on  your  Scantron.   2.  Answers  for  questions  1-­‐  50  will  be  placed  on  a  Scantron  (Green  strip‚  100  questions)  –  all  questions  1  point  each.    

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    NAME __Molly Manning__ LAB TIME/DATE ___10/24/13__ Exercise 2 Skeletal Muscle Physiology The Muscle Twitch and the Latent Period 1. Define the terms skeletal muscle fiber‚ motor unit‚ skeletal muscle twitch‚ electrical stimulus‚ and latent period. Skeletal muscle fiber-fibers attached to the skeleton that produce muscle tension. Motor unit-consists of the motor neuron and all of the muscle fibers. Skeletal muscle twitch-mechanical response to a single action potential. Electrical stimulus-muscle

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    Be able to relate routine variations in body structure and functioning to care received by individuals. Case Facts. A certain woman aged 65 years decided to take a trip to Harare the capital city of Zimbabwe. She stayed in Harare for two weeks then flew back to London. Afterwards‚ she reported of having fever whereby blood tests confirmed she had malaria infection. Her GP also noted she was Obese with high blood pressure besides Osteoarthritis.

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    Did you get it? 1. What’s the role of eyelids? To protect the eyes. 2. Which structure of eye forms tears? Lacrimal glands 3. What are tears? A dilute saline solution containing lysozyme and antibodies. 4. What’s the visual role of the external eye muscles? They direct the eyeball toward what you wish to see. 5. What is the meaning of the term blind spot in relation to the eye? The blind spot contains no photoreceptors; it is the site where the optic nerve leaves the eyeball 6. What function

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    Regulation of the cardiovascular system by examining changes in heart rate Prepared for Dr. Isabelle Lys Lecturer of SBI171 Anatomy &Physiology Charles Darwin University Summer Semester 2012-2013 Introduction Every day the human body is involved in various tasks which can alter a person’s heart rate. Some internal and external factors that contribute to changes in HR are thermo-regulatory changes‚ diurnal changes and sudden postural changes‚ which are among others

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    Dr B. Boone BIO 211 Hybrid Discussion questions Chapter 17 Chapter 17 #1 Please answer the following about Gastric Juice production in the digestive system. Name the four (4) gastric cells; for each cell type give the name and function for each the chemical substance(s) it secretes. A) Mucous cells- These cells secrete mucus‚ which protects the mucosa from the action of acid and digestive enzymes. B) Parietal cells- They secrete hydrochloric acid (HC) and intrinsic factor. Intrinsic

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    Human anatomy is primarily the scientific study of the morphology of the human body.Anatomy is subdivided into gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy (histology) Gross anatomy (also called topographical anatomy‚ regional anatomy‚ or anthropotomy) is the study of anatomical structures that can be seen by the naked eye. Microscopic anatomy involves the use of microscopes to study minute anatomical structures‚ and is the field of histology which studies the organization of tissues at all levels‚ from

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    Reagan Purser Study Words on Quizlet http://quizlet.com/35745265/anatomy-ch-10-flash-cards/ Chapter 10: Somatic and Special Senses 1. Sensory Receptors: Detect environmental changes and trigger nerve impulses that travel on sensory pathways into the central nervous system for processing and interpretation. 2. Somatic Senses: Touch‚ pressure‚ temperature‚ and pain 3. Special Senses: Smell‚ taste‚ hearing‚ equilibrium‚ and vision 4. 5 groups of sensory receptors: Chemoreceptors‚ Pain receptors

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