Intro/Cells/tissues/organs
Endocrine/kidneys/chemistry
Reproduction/genetics/aging
Digestion/metabolism/disease mechanisms
skin/msk/neuro/senses
heart/circulation/blood/respiratory
100
-hepato refers to what organ
what is the liver
100
This organ allows urine to exit the body
What is the urethra
100
This is the essential reproductive organ for the male
What is/are testes
100
This muscular tube attaches the pharynx to the stomach
What is the esophagus
100
This system has only one organ
What is the integumentary system
100
This term is used to describe a "fast heart rate"
What is tachycardia
200
This type of tissue covers the body and lines body cavities?
What is Epithelial Tissue
200
These two buffers assist to regulate blood pH
What is Sodium Bicarbonate (NaHCO3) and Carbonic Acid (HCO3)
200
These genes do not appear in offspring and are represented by a lowercase letter
What are recessive genes
200
This is the amount of energy used under normal-resting (basal) conditions
What is BMR (Basal/Base metabolic rate)
200
What is another name for smooth muscle tissue?
What is visceral-nonstriated
200
These two terms represent the chambers of the heart
What are atria and ventricles
300
When the human body tries to maintain a constant body temperature. This is an example of
What is
300
This hormone regulates blood glucose levels
What is insulin
300
This is the main hormone secreted by the ovaries
What is estrogen
300
This represents where mechanical and chemical digestion begins
What is the mouth
300
This structure attaches muscle to bone
What is a tendon
300
These 2 gases are exchanged during respirations
What is oxygen (O2) and Carbon dioxide (CO2)
400
This is a decrease in
size of individual cells;
decreasing size of
tissue
What is Atrophy
400
This organ secretes insulin
What is the pancreas
400
This term defines "the study of aging"
What is gerontology
400
These are macronutrients
What is carbohydrates, protein and fats
400
This muscle in the upper extremity is used for intramuscular injections
What is the deltoid muscle
400
This tube extends from the larynx to the bronchi in the thoracic cavity
What is the trachea
500
Contractions of the uterus during childbirth is an example of a "_____" feed back loop
What is
positive feedback loop?
500
COPD represents an example of what metabolic disorder
What is respiratory acidosis
500
This is the name of a grid used to determine the probability of inheriting a genetic trait?
What is a Punnet square
500
These represent fat soluble vitamins
What is A, D, E, K
500
These sensory receptors detect
light
What are Photoreceptors
500
This system is also part of the circulatory system and assists with immunity
What is lymphatic system
600
This is a protective mechanism
often used to destroy bacteria
What is Phagocytosis
600
This body fluid/tissue compartment is where peripheral edema occurs
What is interstitial tissue
600
This is the total number of chromosomes a person has
What is 46
600
Salivary glands are part of the endocrine or exocrine system?
What is exocrine system--it has ducts
Endocrine-ductless
600
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
600
Another term for a blood clot is
What is thrombus
700
This tissue has a limited ability to regenerate
What is nerve tissue
700
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
700
A disorder of the prostate where the gland is enlarged
What is benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)
700
This bacteria in the stomach is associated with infection and gastric ulcers
What is Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)
700
this term describes nerve pain
What is neuropathy
700
This blood type is also known as "universal donor"
What is type O blood
800
Prediction about the outcome of treatment is called
What is prognosis
800
This chemical compound is the prime energy source for cells
What is
800
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%
800
This term represents an "unusually high body temperature associated with systemic inflammation response"
What is a fever
800
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
800
This structure is known as the 'pacemaker' of the heart?
What is the Sinoatrial Node (SA) node
