-hepato refers to what organ
what is the liver
This organ allows urine to exit the body
What is the urethra
This is the essential reproductive organ for the male
What is/are testes
This muscular tube attaches the pharynx to the stomach
What is the esophagus
This system has only one organ
What is the integumentary system
This term is used to describe a "fast heart rate"
What is tachycardia
This type of tissue covers the body and lines body cavities?
What is Epithelial Tissue
These two buffers assist to regulate blood pH
What is Sodium Bicarbonate (NaHCO3) and Carbonic Acid (HCO3)
These genes do not appear in offspring and are represented by a lowercase letter
What are recessive genes
This is the amount of energy used under normal-resting (basal) conditions
What is BMR (Basal/Base metabolic rate)
What is another name for smooth muscle tissue?
What is visceral-nonstriated
These two terms represent the chambers of the heart
What are atria and ventricles
When the human body tries to maintain a constant body temperature. This is an example of
What is
This hormone regulates blood glucose levels
What is insulin
This is the main hormone secreted by the ovaries
What is estrogen
This represents where mechanical and chemical digestion begins
What is the mouth
This structure attaches muscle to bone
What is a tendon
These 2 gases are exchanged during respirations
What is oxygen (O2) and Carbon dioxide (CO2)
This is a decrease in
size of individual cells;
decreasing size of
tissue
What is Atrophy
This organ secretes insulin
What is the pancreas
This term defines "the study of aging"
What is gerontology
These are macronutrients
What is carbohydrates, protein and fats
This muscle in the upper extremity is used for intramuscular injections
What is the deltoid muscle
This tube extends from the larynx to the bronchi in the thoracic cavity
What is the trachea
Contractions of the uterus during childbirth is an example of a "_____" feed back loop
What is
positive feedback loop?
COPD represents an example of what metabolic disorder
What is respiratory acidosis
This is the name of a grid used to determine the probability of inheriting a genetic trait?
What is a Punnet square
These represent fat soluble vitamins
What is A, D, E, K
These sensory receptors detect
light
What are Photoreceptors
This system is also part of the circulatory system and assists with immunity
What is lymphatic system
This is a protective mechanism
often used to destroy bacteria
What is Phagocytosis
This body fluid/tissue compartment is where peripheral edema occurs
What is interstitial tissue
This is the total number of chromosomes a person has
What is 46
Salivary glands are part of the endocrine or exocrine system?
What is exocrine system--it has ducts
Endocrine-ductless
What brain structure is responsible for mental processes of all types, including
sensations, consciousness, thinking, memory,
and voluntary control of movements, vision,
hearing and speech
What is Cerebrum
Another term for a blood clot is
What is thrombus
This tissue has a limited ability to regenerate
What is nerve tissue
This function of the kidney can be recreated by a dialysis machine and occurs in this part of the nephron
What is filtration and the glomerulus
A disorder of the prostate where the gland is enlarged
What is benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)
This bacteria in the stomach is associated with infection and gastric ulcers
What is Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)
this term describes nerve pain
What is neuropathy
This blood type is also known as "universal donor"
What is type O blood
Prediction about the outcome of treatment is called
What is prognosis
This chemical compound is the prime energy source for cells
What is
A father and mother are both carriers of the recessive gene for albinism (Pp)
This is the percentage of the probability their child will actually express the qualities, or be an albino?
What is 25%
This term represents an "unusually high body temperature associated with systemic inflammation response"
What is a fever
This type of nervous system serves as emergency or stress system, controlling visceral effectors during strenuous exercise and when strong emotions (anger, fear, hate, or anxiety) are triggered and is called the fight-or-flight response
What is sympathetic nervous system
This structure is known as the 'pacemaker' of the heart?
What is the Sinoatrial Node (SA) node