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Possible Questions for MBLEX
| Definition | Answer |
|---|---|
| The study of external and internal structures of the body is called___. | anatomy |
| The study of the functions of various parts of the body is called___. | physiology |
| Structures that can not be seen by the naked eye is called___ anatomy. | microscopic |
| Structures that can be seen is called __ anatomy. | gross |
| The examination of tissue groups is called____. | histology |
| Cells are the __ living parts of the body. | smallest |
| Cells are made up of chemicals such as __,__,__,__, and __. | carbon,hydrogen,oxygen,phosporus |
| A collection of cells that have the same function is called___. | tissue |
| Tissues that are grouped together are called | organs |
| Fluid outside the cell is called__. | extracellular fluid. |
| Fluid inside the cell is called | intracellular fluid |
| Fluid inside blood vessels is called | interstitial fluid |
| The sequence of events that result in maintaining homeostasis is called | feedback system |
| The variable in question is known as the __. | variable |
| The factor that changes the level of the variable is the | stimulus |
| The___ monitor the variable and sends input to the__. | receptor, control center |
| The structures that nullify the the effect are called | effectors |
| The spleen is located in which region | left hypocondriac region |
| The liver is located in which regions | Epigastric and right hypochondriac |
| The hypogastric region is __ to the umbilical region. | inferior |
| Protons carry a __ charge. | positive |
| Neurons carry __ charge | no |
| Electrons carry __ charge | negative |
| The atoms of an element that has a different number of neutrons are called | isotopes |
| The combined number of protons and neutrons is the | mass number |
| Chemical bonds that hold the interacting atoms together are considered stable or __ | inert |
| A chemical structure with two or more elements is called a __. | compound |
| When bonds that share electrons are held together it forms an _. | element |
| An atom that is positively charged is called a | cation |
| Atoms that are negatively charged are called a | anion |
| Cation and anions with unequal protons and electrons is called an__. | ion |
| Atoms that share their electrons are__. | covalent bonds |
| The weakest bond is a | hydrogen bond |
| Chemical reactions that occur in the body is called | metabolism |
| __ is the capacity to work | energy |
| The __ is the change or movement in the physical structure. | work |
| The high energy ATP is formed from the chemicals | AMP and ADP |
| Nucleic acids are used to form__ | genetic material. |
| The two types of nucleic acids are | DNA and RNA |
| A gene determines | traits |
| The human body has two classes of cells | somatic and sex |
| Material enclosed in the cell membrane is the | cytoplasm |
| intracellular fluid is also called | cytosol |
| Red blood cells have __ mitochondria | no |
| This cell term are tubes and sacs that contain enzymes that synthesize protein and lipids | Endoplasmic Reticulum |
| Rough endoplasmic reticulum help manufacture, process, and sort__. | proteins |
| Smooth endoplasmic reticulum manufacture | lipids and steriods |
| The Golgi apparatus serves as the ____ center of the cell. | packing |
| Lysosomes are filled with __ enzymes | digestive |
| Peroxisomes help | detoxify substances |
| Filaments help ___ organelles | anchor |
| Tubeless help ___ and ___ substances within the cell | maintain the shape of the cell, transport |
| Microvilli are __ projection | fingerlike |
| Celiac can be found in the ___ and__ tracts | respiratory, digestive |
| A cell that has flagella is the ___ cell | sperm |
| Ribosomes manufacture | proteins |
| The movement of ions and molecules from and area of higher co contraction to a lower one is called__ | diffusion |
| Net diffusion of water from aower concert traction to a higher | osmosis |
| Mitosis splits cells into ___ nuclei. | identical |
| Cell division is regulated by ___. | growth factors |
| Simple epithelium can be found in | digestive tract and respiratory |
| Stratified Epithelium can be found in the | mouth, amusement, vagina, urethra |
| Squamous epithelium are __,__,and___. | flat, thin. irregular |
| Epithelium that line the body cavity is called | mesothelium |
| Epithelium that lines blood vessels and hear is called | endothelium |
| Cuboidal Epithelium can be found in organs that absorb and secrete such as the | spleen, salivary, and tbyroid glands |
| Transitional Epithelium are found in the | urinary tract |
| Columnar Epithilium can be found | respiratory tract |
| Macrophages are defense cells that go into the ___ tissue. | connective |
| Macrophages are attracted to sites of ___ and ___. | injury, inflammation |
| Hyaline cartilage is closely packed college which is ___ and ___. It can be found in joints that | tough and flexible, cover the end of bones |
| Elastic cartilage can be found | outside the ear |
| Fibrocartilage is found | in the inervertebral disks |