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Please match each term with the definition:
Toward the back of the body
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Farthest from the point of origin
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Above
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At or near the body’s surface
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Toward the body’s midline
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Closest to the point of origin
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Toward the front of the body
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Below
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Please match the following systems:
Consists of skin, hair, and nails
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Consists of stomach, small and large intestines, liver, and pancreas
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Consists of kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra
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Consists primarily of skeletal muscles
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Consists of heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries
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Consists of brain, spinal cord, nerves, and sense organs
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Consists of ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, and breasts
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Consists of pituitary gland, adrenals, pancreas, and thyroid
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Consists of lymph nodes, lymphatic vessels, lymph, thymus, and spleen
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Consists of the nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs
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Which organ system produces immune cells and has a role in fluid balance?
Which organ system protects organs, allows for support and movement, and also plays a key role in blood formation?
Which type of tissue covers the body’s surface?
The type of plane that divides the body horizontally into upper and lower portions is called a
The dorsal cavity contains the
The heart is located in the mediastinum, which is part of what cavity?
Please match the following:
The supporting framework of the cell
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Known as cellular garbage disposals
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The center of the cell
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Double-layered membrane around the nucleus
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Play a role in cell division
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Cell’s “powerhouses”
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Processes proteins and packages them for export to other parts of the cell
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Threadlike structures composed of DNA and protein
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Regulate the passage of molecules into and out of the nucleus
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Which of the following is one of the roles served by proteins in the plasma membrane?
Threadlike structures composed of DNA and protein that fill a cell’s nucleus are called
What important task occurs in the nucleolus?
Water pressure that develops in a solution as a result of osmosis is called
What force drives the process of filtration in the body’s capillaries?
Which body process makes use of the sodium-potassium pump?
What determines genetic code?
RNA differs from DNA in that it:
Chromosomes form during which phase of mitosis?
Please match the following:
Outer layer of epidermis
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Inner layer of the skin
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Protects nucleus from sun damage
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Secretes sweat
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Outermost layer of the skin
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Inner layer of epidermis
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A fibrous protein
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Helps bind layers of skin together
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Please match the following term with its definition:
Yellow discoloration of skin
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Pale Skin
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Bluish, black, or yellowish mark on the skin
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Blue tint to the skin
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Abnormal redness of the skin
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Extremely pale skin, white hair, and pink eyes
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Which skin layer contains nerve endings, hair follicles, sebaceous glands, and sweat glands?
Which skin layer receives oxygen and nutrients by diffusion from the skin layer beneath it?
Which statement best describes the life cycle of an epidermal cell?
What is the purpose of Melanin?
How does the skin help regulate body temperature?
Clubbing of the nails is a sign of (a)
Approximately how much fluid does the body lose per day in insensible perspiration?
Which glands have the most important role in maintaining constant core temperature?
A burn that involves only the epidermis is classified as
Why are some full-thickness burns not painful initially?
A young woman sustains second- and third-degree burns on the front of both legs from the thigh to the ankle and second-degree burns on the front of her right arm. Using the Rule of Nines, what percentage of her body has been burned?
Which of the following correctly describes skeletal muscle?
How does muscle attach to muscle?
What is an aponeurosis?
What are myofibrils?
What is the chief function of T tubules?
Besides ATP, muscle contraction requires
Which statement correctly describes the sequence of events in muscle contraction?
n the disease myasthenia gravis, the body produces antibodies against receptors for acetylcholine (ACh). As a result, not all ACh can find a receptor. Based on your knowledge of how muscle contraction occurs, what key symptoms would you expect to see and why?
Which factor influences the strength with which a muscle fiber contracts?
If impulses reach a muscle fiber so rapidly that fibers don’t have a chance to relax completely before the next impulse arrives, what condition will occur?
The division of the nervous system that carries signals from nerve endings to the central nervous system is the
The part of the nervous system that carries signals from the skin, bones, joints, and muscles to the central nervous system is the
The central nervous system includes the
When you touch something hot, the type of neurons that send impulses allowing you to withdraw your hand are
Neurons found in the CNS that connect incoming sensory pathways with outgoing motor pathways are called:
What are the consequences if a nerve lacks a neurilemma?
When a neuron’s cell membrane is polarized and contains an abundance of sodium on the inside and an abundance of potassium on the outside, the cell is
Which statement about nerve impulse conduction in myelinated neurons is true?
Which statement about neurotransmitters is true?
Nerves from which region of the spinal cord innervate the chest, head, neck, shoulders, arms, hands, and diaphragm?
To perform a lumbar puncture, physicians insert a hollow needle into the subarachnoid space between the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae and remove a sample of cerebrospinal fluid. Why do you think they choose this location for the procedure?
Gray matter primarily contains
White matter appears white because of
A patient is admitted to the hospital with paralysis on the right side of the body. Magnetic resonance imaging reveals that he has suffered a stroke on the left side of his brain. What is the most likely explanation for the location of his symptoms?
A patient who is experiencing severe pain down the back of the leg most likely has an injury to a nerve in which plexus?
Which nerve stimulates the diaphragm for breathing?
Which portion of the brain contains the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata?
Which statement about the medulla oblongata is true?
Which portion of the brain controls the autonomic nervous system?
An injury to which part of the brain is most likely to impair reasoning and cause socially inappropriate behavior?
Someone who has experienced an injury to the hippocampus would most likely
Which statement about the autonomic nervous system is correct?
What structural feature of the sympathetic nervous system allows it to cause the “fight-or-flight” response to be both immediate and widespread?
Please match the following:
Muscular tube commonly called the throat
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Where gas exchange takes place
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Large tubes (one for each lung) that serve as a passageway for air
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Cartilaginous ridge at the end of the trachea
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Small airways that lack supportive cartilage
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Acts as a passageway between the pharynx and trachea; also produces sound
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Large tube supported by C-shaped rings of cartilage; often called the “windpipe”
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Air is warmed and moistened in the
Which region of the pharynx contains the tonsils?
Which of the following is true about the larynx?
What purpose does mucus in the nasal cavity serve?
What function do the vestibular folds of the larynx serve?
Based on your knowledge of the anatomy of the lower respiratory tract, where is the most likely location for an aspirated (inhaled) piece of food to lodge and why?
What is the purpose of surfactant?
Which substance normally exists in the pleural cavity?