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A component of a feedback system that detects decreasing oxygen concentrations in blood would be the
RECEPTOR
A group of cells that work together to perform a particular function is
TISSUE
Gallbladder removal
#2
Abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis are muscles that help move what anatomical marking?
THUMB
Amputation of the arm at the shoulder would be in the
PARASAGITTAL PLANE
An antigen is anything that can cause an immune response. Which subspecialty of physiology deals w/ the study of these responses?
IMMUNOLOGY
Blood is often drawn from the front of the elbow or the
ANTECUBITAL REGION
What term refers to the big toe?
HALLUX
Cardiomyopathy worsens as the heart weakens. Swelling in the legs occurs is classified as
DISORDER, DISTURBANCE, & SIGN
The heart is SUPERIOR to the liver
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The sternum is ANTERIOR to the heart
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Cutting open the chest along in a line centered over the sternum would represent a
MIDSAGITTAL PLANE
What plane would created cutting the body in half?
TRANSVERSE
During a cadaver lab, the professor requests the students to cut the head in the coronal plane. The students will have a skull divided into
UNEQUAL FRONT AND BACK PORTIONS
During a visit to your doctor, you complain about headache and anxiety. These changes in your body functions are considered
SYMPTOMS
Ascending colon and the gallbladder are
IPSILATERAL
Hormonal or electrical signals are sent from the control center to the
EFFECTORS
Urinary bladder is at #6
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If a doctor listens to a gurgling noise within the gastrointestinal tract, they are performing
AUSCULTATION
If blood concentrations of thyroid hormones increase above a certain level, Thyroid releasing hormone neurons in the hypothalamus are inhibited and stop secreting TRH. This is an example of
NEGATIVE FEEDBACK
Measuring the movements of protons in a magnetic field is the mechanism behind
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
Most complex to the simplest level of organization
ORGANISM, ORGAN, TISSUE, CELL, CHEMICAL
Cavities in order from broadest to most specific in which the lungs are located
VENTRAL, THORACIC, PARIETAL PLEURA, VISCERAL PLEURA
Cavities in order from broadest to most specific in which the urinary bladder is located
VENTRAL, ABDOMINOPELVIC, PELVIC, PARIETAL PERITONEAL, VISCERAL PERITONEAL
Infection in the outer ear canal
OTIC
The calcaneal are is CONTRALATERAL to the popliteal region indicated.
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The function of the serous secretions of the pleura, is to
REDUCE FRICTION
The pericardial cavity is located inside the
MEDIASTINUM
The ribs are LATERAL to the sternum
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The stomach is SUPERIOR to the urinary bladder.
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The femoral area is INFERIOR to the cervical area.
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Common characteristics of a negative feedback system is ACDE
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What cavity contains the kidneys, adrenal glands, pancreas and the duodenum?
RETROPERITONEAL
The RIBS separates the cavities number 3 and 4
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What process occurs when amino acids are built into new proteins?
METABOLISM, ANABOLISM.
When holding your arms out to the side at the shoulder level, your fingers are LATERAL to your midline
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Which body fluid fills the narrow spaces between cells and tissues?
INTERSTITIAL FLUID
Which body process is controlled using a positive feedback loop?
DF
346 are alined with serous membranes.
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Which describes the study of the functions of body structures?
PHYSIOLOGY
Which examples exhibit the basic life process of growth?
3 and 4
Which organ contains the control center for the feedback system that regulates blood pressure?
BRAIN
Which organ are in the abdominal cavity?
LIVER, STOMACH, TRANSVERSE COLON.
Which subspecialty of physiology addresses the pharmacology chemistry and physiology of nervous tissue?
NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
Which subspecialty of physiology deals w/ the effects of hormones control of reproduction?
ENDOCRINOLOGY
Which tissue will form the top layer of the skin?
EPITHELIAL TISSUE
Why is skin considered an organ?
ORGANS ARE COMBINATIONS OF TISSUES.
Fingers are DISTAL to the shoulder.
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