Bio Exam 1

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Structure consisting of a group of tissues with specialezed function

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Organ

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Group of similar cells that performs specialized function

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Tissue

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What do we call the maintenance of internal conditions of an organism within a certain boundary range?

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Homeostasis

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All chemical changes within a cell are considered together ?

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Metabolism

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The mediastinum is in the

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thoracic cavity

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The ventral cavity is composed of all of the following body cavities except the

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spinal cavity

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The peritoneal membranes create potential space in the

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abdominopelvic cavity

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Chemistry deals with

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composistion of substances
changes that occur in substances
substances that make up organisms

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what is non living

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enzymes

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True or False
An acid is defined as an electrolyte that releases hydroxyl ions (OH) in water and an example is sodium hydroxide

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False

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An element with the atomic number 6 would contain

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6 protons

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What would not easily pass through a cell membrane

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Ions

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Cytoplasm occupies space

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between cell membrane and nucleus

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The garbage disposals of the cell are

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lysosomes

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True or False
there are two types of cell division, mitosis and meiosis. Meiosis produces sex cells

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True

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Solutions with higher osmotic pressure than body fluids are called

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hypotonic

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passive mechanisms that dont transport materials across the cell membrane is

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endocytosis

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Flattened sacs and elongated canals that may contain ribosomes are part of the

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endoplasmic reticulum

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a toxin that interfferes with the major function of mitochondria would have what direct effec t on cells

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inhibiting ATP production

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The larynx is located ______, _______ and ______ to the kidneys

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ventral, medial and superior

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What type of tissue is not one of the four basic types of body tissues

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brain tissue

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a basement membrane occurs between

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epithelial and connective tissue

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epithelial tissue functions in

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secretion
absorption
protection

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Tendons and ligaments are composed primarily of

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fibrous connective tissue

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The tissue that forms the inner lining of the respiratory passage is

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pseudostratified
ciliated
mucus-secreting

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Bone cells are arranged in concentric circles around longitudinal tubes called?

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osteons

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The muscle tissue that can be consciously controlled is

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skeletal

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The cells that produce the saft of a hair are

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epithelial cells

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As cells are pushed from the deeper portion of the epidermis toward the surface

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they tend to die

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The blood vessels that supply skin cells are found in the

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dermis and subcutaneous layer

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Not correct concerning the skin

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the subcutaneous later is between the dermis and the epidermis

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acne is a disorder involving the

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sebaceous glands

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Osteocytes within compact bone tissue are located in very small bony chambers called

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lacunae

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The bone cells responsible for continuing remodeling of bones are

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osteocytes
osteoblasts

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When a bone is fractured, a hematoma is formed from blood escaping from

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the periosteum

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The finger and toe bones are called

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phalanges

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The mastoid process is a bony extension of the

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temporal bone

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True or False
The sacrum, part of the pelvis, is comprised of several fused vertebrae

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True

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True or False
It is the bones of the axial skeleton that primarily provide protection for internal organs

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True

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Moving a part toward the midline of the body is

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Adduction

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Bending parts of a joint so that the angle between them decreases is

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flexion

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Part of the skeleton that supports and attaches to upper limbs

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pectoral girdle

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joining of the structures at a joint

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articulation

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True or False
A motor neuron and the muscle fibers that it controls constitue a motor unit

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True

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What is called the immovable end of the muscle

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Origin

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The functional units of a muscle contraction are

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sarcomeres

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The period of time between a stimulus to a muscle and muscle response is called the

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latent period