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Unit 1 Chapter 1
Major Themes of Anatomy and Physiology connect bio210
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Conclusions of the scientific method are | open to refinement open to correction |
| Dissection and anatomy both mean | cutting apart |
| The Blank______ method of study is the process of drawing conclusions and making predictions from repeated observation. It is a specific tool within the scientific method. | inductive |
| hypothetico-deductive method | The hypothetico-deductive method of reasoning begins with a hypothesis or question and then tries to answer that question. |
| The scientific method | The scientific method encompasses many ways of drawing conclusions, of which the inductive method is one. |
| Which of the following are the criteria for a good hypothesis? It is testable and falsifiable. It is consistent with what is already known. It is always true. It is able to be proved in only one experiment. | It is testable and falsifiable. It is consistent with what is already known. |
| What are the benefits of a large sample size? It controls for individual variation. It eliminates the probability of random variation. It enables us to place greater confidence in the outcome. It controls for chance events. | It controls for individual variation. It enables us to place greater confidence in the outcome. It controls for chance events. |
| Which of the following are examples of a positive feedback mechanism? Contractions during childbirth Maintenance of normal blood pressure Maintenance of normal body temperature Formation of a blood clot | Contractions during childbirth Formation of a blood clot |
| Anatomy is the study of ______. | body structures |
| Chemistry is the study of ______. | matter |
| Physiology is the study of ______. | body functions |
| Neurophysiology | Physiology of the nervous system |
| Endocrinology | Physiology of hormones |
| Pathophysiology | Study of disease mechanisms |
| Comparative physiology | Study of how biological processes vary in different animal species |
| The ______ oath is a code of ethics for physicians. | hippocratic |
| 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. | higher; lower |
| Maimonides was a physician but also a highly admired ______. | rabbi |
| Conclusions of the scientific method are Blank______. not changeable infallible open to correction open to refinement | open to correction open to refinement |
| The term for the process of carefully separating tissues to reveal anatomical relationships is | dissection |
| What is the method of having results evaluated by other experts in the field called? | Peer review |
| Information that can be independently verified by any trained person is considered a scientific ________. | fact |
| The person best known for his theory of natural selection is Charles ________. | Darwin |
| A change in the genetics in a population over a period of time is called ______. | evolution |
| A mutation is a change .. | in the sequence of DNA, but may only occur once and not be passed down from generation to generation. Evolution involves changes that happen (mutations) that are passed down from generation to generation. |
| Adaptation is an .. | evolutionary process leading to the establishment of species characteristics that favor survival and reproduction. It also refers to any characteristic of anatomy, physiology, or behavior that promotes survival and reproduction. |
| Which of the following are features of an arboreal habitat? Multiple select question. Relatively less competition Slow moving prey items Rich supply of leaves and fruit Relative safety from predators | Relatively less competition Rich supply of leaves and fruit Relative safety from predators |
| The ability to stand and walk on two legs is called | bipedalism |
| levels of structural hierarchy in the body in order: | Atom, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism |
| The ability to maintain a relatively stable internal environment in spite of changes in the external environment is known as | Homeostasis |
| Which of the following is a process by which an educated guess is capable of being tested and may be proven false by experimentation? Socratic method Scientific method Scientific hypothesis | Scientific method |
| Differences in sex, age, weight, diet, degree of physical activity, environment, among other things are important what? | Physiological variations |
| A receptor is a structure that ______. | detects a change |
| The number of animals (or people) used in an experimental study is called the _______ size. | sample |
| Most medical terminology comes from the _______ and Greek languages. | Latin |
| hypothermia | hypo is a prefix ia is a suffix therm is a root |
| The plural form of phalanx is ______. | phalanges |
| The name of a middle-ear bone is _____, while the name of a bony protuberance at the ankle is ______. | malleus; malleolus |
| A difference in chemical concentration, electrical charge, physical pressure, temperature, or other variable between one point and another is a physiological ___________. | gradient |
| What does the term dissection refer to? | The process of carefully separating tissues to reveal anatomical relationships |
| The inductive method allows one to make conclusions based on what? | Observation |
| An educated speculation or possible answer to a scientific question is called a(n) _________. | Hypothesis |
| What type of feedback is a self-amplifying cycle in which a physiological change leads to an even greater change in the same direction? | Positive |
| Which is the best sample size for a scientific study? 500 50 5 5000 | 5000 |
| In the word cardiology, the root is _________. | cardi- |
| What is the plural form of cortex? | Cortices |
| The subdiscipline of physiology that is concerned with the mechanisms of disease is ___________. | Pathophysiology |
| The scientific method is based on an informed conjecture that is capable of being tested and potentially proven false by experimentation or data collection. T or F | False |
| Hippocrates urged physicians to Blank______. Multiple select question. use radiology to diagnose diseases stop attributing disease to the activities of gods use microscopes to diagnose various diseases seek natural causes of diseases | stop attributing disease to the activities of gods seek natural causes of diseases |
| Who was the Jewish physician that wrote 10 medical books and numerous books on diseases? | Maimonides |
| Corpora is the plural form of | Corpus |
| In which of the following does a surgeon learn a procedure on animals before practicing on humans? Palpation Histopathology Microscopic anatomy Comparative physiology | Comparative physiology |
| Who was the famous Jewish physician who served in the court of the sultan, Saladin? | Maimonides |
| To be considered a scientific fact, information must be what? | Independently verified |
| Who is known as the father of the theory of natural selection? | Charles Darwin |
| A tissue is more complex than an organ. T or F | False |
| Homeostasis is the ability of an organism to | maintain a stable internal environment |
| our Answer correct Medical mistakes, such as prescribing the wrong dose of medication, can result from failure to consider which of the following? Negative feedback mechanisms Physiological variation Natural selection Placebo effect | Physiological variation |
| A prefix and a(n) _______are word-elements that modify the core meaning of the root. | suffix |
| Who was the Greek physician considered to be "the father of medicine"? | Hippocrates |
| A treetop habitat is also called a(n) ___________ habitat. | arboreal |
| Without the use of energy, matter tends to flow | down gradients |
| 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) _______. | healthy 22-year-old |
| The name of a back muscle is Blank______, while the name of a wrist bone is Blank______. | trapezius; trapezium |
| Part of a hip bone is an Blank______, while the final portion of the small intestine is the Blank______. | ilium, ileum |
| Students are studying the shape, size, and parts of the heart. They are studying the Blank______ of the heart. | anatomy |
| Who wrote On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection? | Darwin |
| What percentage of today's medical terms are formed from just 1,200 Greek and Latin roots? | 90% |
| Organelles are composed of | molecules |
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