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    Medical Terminology Quiz

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    ANIMAL ORGANIZATION AND HOMEOSTASIS QUIZ 
NOTE: THIS SECTION ALSO INCLUDES THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM _____1. Which gives the correct sequence of increasing organizational complexity? 
a) organ‚ tissue‚ cell‚ organ system‚ organism 
b) cell‚ organ‚ organ system‚ tissue‚ organism c) cell‚ tissue‚ organ‚ organ system‚ organism 
d) organism‚ tissue‚ cell‚ organ system‚ organ 
e) tissue‚ cell‚ organ system‚ organism‚ organ  _____2. Which type of tissue lines body cavities and covers body surfaces

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    Human Biology 3A Notes CHAPTER 4: Chemical Messengers Homeostasis: the maintenance of a constant internal environment Homeostasis ensures that the fluid environment of the cells: • Contains the optimum concentration of nutrients‚ ions‚ gases and water • Stays at a constant temperature – the optimum temperature for normal cell functioning • Is maintained at the optimum pressure Feedback system: Negative feedback system: Negative feedback: Positive feedback: A situation where the response toa

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    Week 1 Chapter 1 1. What is the basic difference between anatomy and physiology? (p. 2) ANSWER: Anatomy (a-NAT-ō-mē; ana- = up; -tomy = process of cutting) is the science of structure and the relationships among structures. Physiology (fiz′-ē-OL-ō-jē; physio- = nature‚ -logy = study of) is the science of body functions‚ that is‚ how the body parts work. 2. Define each of the following terms: atom‚ molecule‚ cell‚ tissue‚ organ‚ system‚ and organism. (p. 6) ANSWER: AtomUnit of matter that makes

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    major organs within each‚ and give a general function for each system. 4. Name the six life processes that distinguish living from non-living things. 5. Specify the five environmental needs required for life. 6. Define the term homeostasis‚ and explain how a homeostatic mechanism is regulated (i.e. negative feedback) by using an example we discussed in class. 7. Demonstrate what is meant by "anatomical position". 8. Define various directional terms (i.e. superior‚ inferior

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    Chapter One – The human Body: An Orientation (we will assume that the subject is a healthy 22 year old female 125lbs or male 155lbs. I. Define and contrast anatomy and physiology: Anatomy provides is a static image of the body’s architecture vs. Physiology which reveals the body’s dynamic and animated workings. a. Anatomy: (derived from the Greek words “to cut apart”) is the study of the structures of the body parts and their relationship to one another. The essential tools for studying anatomy

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    Signature Assignment The terms mentioned in John Doe’s medical history are Diabetes Mellitus‚ Anemia‚ and Hemiplegia. The origin of the word diabetes mellitus is English and Latin. Diabetes is English‚ and mellitus is Latin meaning “sweet”‚ “diabetes sweet”. Diabetes mellitus is the most common form of diabetes and is a severe chronic disease caused by insufficient production of insulin resulting in abnormal metabolism of glucose in the blood. The two main types of Diabetes mellitus are insulin

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    contribute to CCF are:  High blood pressure 1  Myocardial infarction - where scar tissue hinders the normal working of the heart muscle     Impairment of a heart valve Congenital defects of the heart Myocarditis – an inflammation of the muscular tissue of the heart (myocardium) Cardiomyopathy - a disorder of the heart muscle or myocardium‚ generally of unknown causes  Endocarditis - an inflammation of the heart valves and the endocardium [Medicinenet (2009) p1] Heart failure can be

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    protein found in the epidermis that helps protect the skin and underlying tissues from heat‚ microbes‚ and chemicals. Keratin 20 Type of tissue that generates the force needed to make body structures move. Can be classified as either skeletal‚ cardiac‚ or smooth. muscular 21 Property of a membrane that allows some substances to move into and out of the cell but restricts the passage of other substances (two words). 22 The difference in concentration between two different areas (two words). concentration

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    maturation‚ and regulate metabolism. In all ages‚ thyroid hormones play a role in protein synthesis and breakdown‚ increase body heat production in times of prolonged cold weather‚ and set basal metabolic rate. Calcitonin is also regulated by the thyroid gland and is involved with calcium homeostasis between the bone and the circulation. The parathyroid glands are two sets of organs associated with the thyroid gland. The chief cells produce parathyroid hormone (PTH) whose main function is to regulate calcium

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    the INCORRECT statement: A. A cell is the basic unit of life. B. Tissues are composed of cells. C. Organs are composed of tissues. D. Organ systems are composed of organs. E. Homeostasis refers to condition of the external environment of the cell. @ 2. In a human body‚ which of the following systems participate in homeostasis? A. digestive B. cardiovascular C. lymphatic D. urinary E. All of the choices are correct. @ 3. The region in which populations interact with each other and with the physical

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