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Anatomy Final Exam!
Anatomy & Physiology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What means near the surface? | Superficial |
| What is anything that has mass and takes up space? | Matter |
| What contains the rectum & urinary bladder? | Pelvic Cavity |
| what is the study of blood and blood diseases? | Hematology |
| What is the substance that ionizes in water to release hydrogen ions? | Acid |
| What is the number of protons in the atoms of a particular element? | Atomic Weight |
| What shows how atoms are joined & arranged in molecules? | Structural Formula |
| What is it called when smaller molecules form larger ones? | Synthesis Reaction |
| What contains the life code or blueprint for life? | DNA |
| What is the smallest particle of an element? | Atom |
| What type of bond is formed when electrons are gained or lost? | Ionic Bond |
| What contains enzymes responsible for aerobic respiration? | Mitochondria |
| What is the movement of particles from a region of higher to lower concentration? | Diffusion |
| What is the process by which a cell engulfs & digests solid substances? | Phagocytosis |
| What is it called when a cell gains water? | Hypotonic Solution |
| What is the phase of mitosis where spindle fibers pull chromosomes to opposite ends of the cell? | Anaphase |
| What allows production of many kinds of cells with special functions? | Cell Differentiation |
| What contains digestive enzymes? | Lysosomes |
| What is the portion of the DNA molecule containing genetic info for making one kind of protein called? | Gene |
| What is DNA information that is copied into the structure of mRNA? | Transcription |
| What is the buildup of larger molecules from smaller ones? | Anabolic Metabolism |
| What supplies amino acids to produce proteins? | rRNA |
| What is Adipose Tissue? | Fat |
| What is the addition of protein to skin cells causeing cells to harden and die? | Keratinization |
| Where is simple squamous found? | Air Sacs, Capillaries |
| Is cardiac muscle Voluntary or Involuntary? | Involuntary |
| What are bone cells called? | Osteocytes |
| What forms pads (disks) between vertebrae? | Fibrocartilage |
| What connects bones to bones? | Ligaments |
| What can be decomposed into amino acids? | Proteins |
| Does Anaerobic Respiration require oxygen? | NO |
| What is the glands in the armpits & groin which responds to emotional stress? | Apocrine Glands |
| what is the oily secretion that helps keep the hair & skin soft? | Sebum |
| What is the condition of bluish skin? | Cyanosis |
| What is a liquid filled sac or capsule? | Cyst |
| What is the itching of the skin? | Pruritis |
| What is the fleshy skin tumor that is usually pigmented called? | Mole |
| What is the disease of the sebaceous glands accompanied by blackheads and pimples called? | Acne |
| What is the expanded portion @ the end of the bone? | Epiphysis |
| What type of joint is found in the elbow and the knee? | Hinge Joint |
| What is the shaft of a bone called? | Diaphysis |
| What procedure is used to examine the interior of a joint using a tubular instrument? | Arthroscopy |
| What joint gives a sliding or twisting motion? | Gliding Joint |
| what type of muscle is found in the irises of eyes & walls of blood vessels? | Multiunit Smooth Muscle |
| What is it called when a muscle fiber contracts; It contracts completely? | all-or-none response |
| What is it called when a muscle assists a prime mover? | Synergist |
| What is the partial contraction of a muscle at rest called? | Muscle Tone |
| What stimulates muscle fibers to contract? | Motor Neurons |
| What is accumulated in a fatigued muscle? | Lactic Acid |
| What is the series of involuntary contractions of various voluntary muscles? | Convulsions |
| What is the moveable end of a skeletal muscle called? | Insertion |
| What decomposes cholinesterase? | Acetylcholine |
| What consists of cranial and spinal nerves? | Peripheral Nervous System |
| What responds to stressful & emergency conditions? | Sympathetic Division |
| What are neurons which carry impulses from peripheral body parts into the brain & spinal cord? | Sensory Neurons |
| What transmits all ascending & descending impulses & contains several reflex centers? | Medulla Oblongata |
| what contains the cerebrospinal fluids? | Arachnoid Membrane |
| What is the largest sections of the brain consisting of two hemispheres? | Cerebrum |
| What contains reflex centers associated w/ eye & head movement? | Midbrain |
| What can help maintain homeostasis? | Reflexes |
| What is the colored portion of the eye? | Iris |
| What are the color receptors in the retina called? | Cones |
| What is the process by which the brain causes a sensation to seem to come from the region of the body being stimulated? | Projection |
| What is the part of the eyes which focuses light? | Lens |
| What are the light receptors responsible for colorless vision? | Rods |
| What connects the middle ear to the throat & helps maintain equal air pressure? | Auditory Tubes |
| what is the waterfluid which helps to nourish the cornea & lens? | Aqueous Humor |
| What is the transparent portion of the eye which refracts light entering the eye? | Cornea |
| What is the feeling that occurs when sensory impulses are iterrupted by the brain? | Sensation |
| What is the layer of the alimentary canal which secretes fluid to lubricate the abdominal cavity so organs move freely? | Serosa |
| What are wavelike muscular contractions which move food along the alimentary canal? | Peristalsis |
| What is the semifluid paste of food particles? | Chyme |
| What are the thick folds in the stomach lining which increase size of stomach? | Rugae |
| What is the membrane that supports the small intestine? | Mesentery |
| what is the fingerlike projections in the wall of the small intestine for absorption? | Villi |
| What is undigested food material stored in the rectum called? | Feces |
| What is the layer of the alimentary canal containing blood vessels which nourish surrounding tissues. | Submucosa |
| What is the substance produced by the liver which emuslifies fat? | Bile |
| What is the hormone which stimulates the secretion of pancreatic juice? | Secretin |
| What is the process by which gases are exchanged between the atmosphere & body cells? | Respiration |
| What is the space in the bones of the skull that open into the nasal cavity? | Sinuses |
| What are the airsacs where exchange of gases occur? | Alveoli |
| What are the branches of bronchial tubes containing microscopic air sacs? | Bronchioles |
| What is the iron containing compound that combines easily w/ oxygen? | Hemoglobin |
| What is the stoppage of bleeding? | Hemostasis |
| What forms mesh-like threads to trap blood cells? | Fibrin |
| What is a clot or clot fragment that has moved in a vessel? | Embolus |
| What is composed of leukocytes & damaged body cells? | Pus |
| What is a blood clot in a vessel called? | Thrombus |
| What are platelets called? | Thrombocytes |
| What are red blood cells called? | Erythrocytes |
| What is the liquid portion of blood? | Plasma |
| What are white blood cells called? | Leukocytes |
| What produces red blood cells? | Red Marrow |
| What is the pacemaker of the heart? | S-A Node |
| What is circulation that carries blood from the heart to body cells & organs? | Systemic |
| What force is exerted by the blood against the inside of blood vessels? | Blood Pressure |
| What is the alternate expanding & recoiling of the arterial wall? | Pulse |
| What provides normal conduction between the atria & ventricles? | A-V Nodes |
| what are the receptors for sensation of light touch called? | Meissner's Corpuscles |
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