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Chapters 1 & 2

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QuestionAnswer
Slow-acting body control system Endocrine system
Houses blood cells involved in immunity Lymphatic system
Site of hematopoiesis, organ protection, and mineral storage Skeletal system
Regulation of water, electrolytes and removal of nitrogenous wastes Urinary system
Heat production, movement Muscular system
Responds to stimuli quickly (internal and external) Nervous system
The study of the function of the body and body parts is called Physiology
What is the sequence, going from the simplest to the most complex, in the levels of structural organization of the human body Chemical, Cellular, Tissue, Organ, Organ System, Organismal
The system that takes in Oxygen and releases Carbon Dioxide to the exterior Respiratory system
Which system covers the external surface of the body and manufactures Vitamin D Integumentary system
Which is NOT necessary to the function of life Nutrients
What is most accurately matched to life function Nervous- responsiveness
Which is NOT a survival need Reproduction
What is the correct order of elements in a control system Stimulus, receptor, afferent pathway, control center, efferent pathway, effector, response
Positive feedback systems Operate in such a way that the initial stimulus is enhanced and increases
In anatomical position The body is erect with feet parallel, arms hanging at sides with palms facing forward
What orientation terms have opposite meanings in humans Distal and proximal
In describing the relationship of thoracic and spinal cavities Thoracic is ventral to spinal
What section could be used to separate the thoracic cavity from abdominopelvic cavity Transverse
Stomach, liver, bladder, rectum, and reproductive organs are housed in the Abdominopelvic cavity
T or F: Most homeostatic control mechanisms are negative feedback reactions True
T or F: The endocrine system is the fast-acting body control system False
T or F: Proximal means farther from the origin of the body part False
T or F: The spinal cavity is part of the ventral cavity False
96 percent of the human body is composed of what elements Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Carbon
Most abundant element in the human body Oxygen
Isotopes have different numbers of (_____), thus they also have different (_____) Neutrons, atomic masses
Substance particles responsible for chemical behavior of atoms Electrons
The reaction A + B --> AB is an example of Synthesis reaction
Water is useful in body processes because It is a good solvent
Glucose and starch are Carbs
Building blocks of proteins are Amino acids
T or F: Stored energy is called potential energy True
T or F: Calcium is one of the major elements composing the human body False
T or F: Estrogen and cholesterol are both steroids True
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