A&P Overview
The study of the body functions of a living organism in an abnomal state such as disease.
Pathophysiology
Cell division that occurs only in the production of mature sperm and ova
Meiosis
Postmenopausal woman take hormone replacements and calcium supplements to avoid__________
osteoporosis
Fontanelles close by_______years of age
2 yrs/18 months
Bringing an extremity toward the midline of the body.
Adduction
The study of structures and body parts that are visible to the naked eye.
Gross Anatomy
The human cells contains _________pairs of chromosomes
23
Vitamin D deficiency from inadequate nurtition results in_____________
rickets
The largest organ in the body that contains all 4 types of tissues
The skin
Closer to the head from a specific reference point
Superior
The body's constant strive to maintain an internal physiologic environment in which the cells live by stabilizing functions such as temperature, pH, and fluid balance.
Homeostasis
The genetic code for the body is carried in the ____________of the chromosomes.
DNA
The 3 bones of the inner ear
malleus
incus
stapes
The noncellular layer that secures the overlying tissues is the _________________
basement membrane
Refers to the spinal side of the body, also the back of the hand
Posterior or Dorsal
A position to help maintain a clear airway in an unresponsive patient that has secretions in their mouth and has not sustained any trauma.
Recovery position or left lateral recumbent position
Two of the most important electrolytes in the blood are__________and___________. Abnormal concetratios may cause life threatening conditions of _______________ and _______________. (list 2)
Sodium and potassium
Hypo/Hypernatremia
Hypo/Hyperkalemia
Structure in the vertebral column that contains the annulus fibrosus and the nucleus pulposus
intervertebral disk
_____________nerves include all the nerves that extend form the brain and spinal cord, exiting between the vertebrae.
Peripheral
The pH of a solutionis defined as the level of _____________or _______________. pH scale ranges form ____to _____.
Acidity
Alkalinity
0-14
Name 3 of the 4 organic substances in the body.
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic Acids
_________receive electrical impulses from other nerve cells and conduct them toward the cell body, while ____________conduct electrical impulses away from the cell body.
Dendrites, axons
This bone supports the tongue and serves as a point of attachment for neck and tongue muscles
Hyoid bone
Name 4 of the bones of the cranial vault
Frontal Sphenoid
Parietal bones Ethmoid bones
Occipital
Temporal
pH of blood ranges from ______to _______.
pH <_______ =_______
pH>________=_______
7.35-7.45
7 acidic
7 basci/alkaline