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Eryn midterm anatomy
ch 1-5 midterm study stack nightingale
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Characteristics of Human Life | responsiveness, conductivity, growth, respiration, digestion, absorption, secretion, excretion, circulation, reproduction |
| autopoiesis | living organisms are self-organizing or self-maintaining |
| Scientific method | Observations and previous experiments, Propose hypothesis, Design experiment, Collect and analyze data, Determine if data are biased, Refine hypothesis, Repeat experiments, Accept as theory, if unusually high level of confidence-Accept as law |
| Muscles are ________ to the skin | deep |
| The brain is ________ to the skull. | deep |
| The body as a whole can be subdivided into two major divisions. They are | axial and appendicular |
| The gluteal region is ________ to the popliteal region | superior |
| The ________ system is involved in immunity. | Lymphatic |
| The dorsal body cavity is subdivided into | cranial cavity and a spinal cavity |
| The inguinal region lies | where the thigh joins the trunk |
| The elements carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen make up which percentage of the human bod | 96% |
| Which subatomic particles carry a charge? | Protons and electrons |
| As the concentration of hydroxide ions (OH–) increases, the | solution becomes more basic and pH rise |
| Electrolytes are | called cations if they have a positive charge |
| Acids | release hydrogen ions |
| As the concentration of hydrogen ions increases, the pH goes _____, and the solution becomes more _____. | Down, Acidic |
| Acids, bases, and salts belong to a large group of compounds called | Electrolytes |