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Organization of the Body
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How fast or slowly we burn our fuel is called | metabolism |
| smallest living unit of our bodies | cells |
| The average human can stay alive for _____ without oxygen | 10 minutes |
| Breathing has a direct correlation to which life need? | pressure |
| The normal set point for human body temperature is | 37 degrees celsius, 98.6 degrees fahrenheit |
| Most of the process of homeostasis in our bodies is guided by | negative feedback |
| One example of positive feedback in our body is | blood clotting |
| What feature is part of our axial portion? | eyes |
| Our diaphragm separates our _____ cavity from our _____ cavity | abdominal, thoracic |
| Which structure is NOT located in the mediastinum? | lung |
| The mediastinum is located in a larger cavity called the _____ cavity | thoracic |
| Which organ takes up parts of both the abdominal and pelvic cavities? | large intestine |
| The stomach is located _____ to the diaphragm | inferior |
| Which feature can be described as being "lateral" to the heart? | lung |
| The kneecap is both _____ and _____ to the ankle | proximal, superior |
| The opposite of lateral | medial |
| Which element is considered a trace element in the body? | Fe (iron) |
| What pH level would be considered unhealthy for the blood? | 7.25 -- too acidic |
| The most abundant SOLID element in the human body is | C (carbon) |
| Approx. what percentage of our body is made up of hydrogen? | 10% |
| Which element is NOT a metal? | P (phosphorus) |
| Organic molecules contain | H (hydrogen) and C (carbon) |
| Which inorganic substance is NOT commonly found in cells? | CO (carbon monoxide) |
| Approx. what percentage of our body is composed of water? | 65% |
| Which is NOT one of the important functions of water in the body? | storage of minerals |
| Maintaining proper water concentrations in the body is one of the functions of | inorganic salts |
| Glycogen is an important ____ stored in the liver | carbohydrate |
| One example of a nucleic acid is | DNA |
| Steroids are one form of ____ in our body | lipid |
| Which kind of fat can lead to atherosclerosis? | butter |
| Hemoglobin is a ____ found in our ____ | protein, blood |
| Antibodies are classified as a type of | protein |
| Which is NOT one of the functions of proteins in the body? | making giant gonads |
| 11 Organ Systems | nervous, skeletal, respiratory, integumentary, endocrine, cardiovascular, muscular, digestive, urinary, reproductive, lymphatic |
| Body Cavities | cranium, thoracic, abdominal, pelvic |
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