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final exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The energy-storing compound found in all cells is what? | ATP |
| What temperature scale is used for scientific measurement? | The Celsius scale |
| A substance in which another substance is dissolved is called | Solvent |
| What is a negatively charged ion called? | Anion |
| What element is combined with oxygen in water? | Hydrogen |
| What is another name for osseous tissue? | Bone |
| What is the passage of a solution through a membrane under mechanical force called? | Filtration |
| The bands of connective tissue that holds the bones together in a synovial joint are called | Ligaments |
| The cells that produce bone tissue are called | Osteoblasts |
| The shaft of a long bone is called | Diaphysis |
| What is the lower jaw bone called? | Mandible |
| Another name for the cheek bone is called what? | Zygomatic bone |
| Medial bone of the forearm | Ulna |
| Turning the palm down or backwards is called | Pronation |
| The oily secretion from the sebaceous glands is | Sebum |
| Primary skin pigment is called what? | Melanin |
| Bones store salts of the mineral | calcium |
| The ends of long bones contain what color marrow? | Red |
| What word part means "tongue"? | Gloss/o |
| The muscle that regulates the size of the pupil is the | Iris |
| The coiled portion of the inner ear that contains the organ of hearing is the | Cochlea |
| The suffix -esthesia means | Sensation |
| The tunic of the eye that contains photoreceptors is the | Retina |
| The fluid thay fills the space anterior to the lens is the | Aqueous humor |
| The three layers of the connective tissue enclosing the brain and spinal cord are called the | Meninges |
| A shallow groove on the surface of the brain is called a | Sulcus |
| Impulses travel down cranial nerve II to which lobe? | The occipital lobe |
| White Blood cells are also called | Leukocytes |
| The insoluble protein that forms a blood clot is | Fibrin |
| A person whose blood reacts with anti-B serum and anti-A serum has what blood type? | AB |
| What is the thick muscular layer of the heart wall called? | Myocardium |
| The right side of the heart pumps blood through the | Pulmonary circuit |
| The ventricles contract during the cardiac cycle phase called | Systole |
| An abnormally slow heart rate is termed | Bradycardia |
| A heart rate of 180 bpm is termed | Tachycardia |
| The vessels that supply blood to the heart muscle are the | Coronary arteries |
| Comparing men and women, the pulse rate is generally faster in | Women |
| The part of the respiratory tract that contains the vocal chords is the | Larynx |
| The air sacs in the lungs through which gases are exchanged are the | Alveoli |
| The first part of the small intestine is the | Duodenum |
| The abdominal gland that secretes glucagon and digestive enzymes is the | Pancreas |
| Retinol is also known as vitamin | A |
| What substance is synthesized in the liver and emulsifies fat? | Bile |
| The substance that makes up the genes is | DNA |
| A cell placed in what type of solution will swell? | Hypotonic |
| The testes are found within a sac called the | Scrotum |
| The reproductive organ in which a fetus develops is the | Uterus |
| The muscular layer of the uterus is called the | Myometrium |
| The gas that lowers blood pH is called | Carbon dioxide |
| Glucose is a monosaccharide, whereas starches are | Polysaccharides |
| What part of the brain is involved in the regulation of body temperature? | Hypothalamus |
| The small coiled tube that forms the urine is called what? | Nephron |
| Human cells contain one pair of sex chromosomes and 22 pairs of | Autosomes |
| One's genetic makeup is called the | Genotype |