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48 Cards in this Set
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The body system that functions in calcium storage and hemopoiesis is called the |
Skeletal system |
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The condition where a healthy body through constant changes and functioning remains the same |
Homeostasis |
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The term for the sum of all chemical reactions necessary to sustain life is |
Metabolism |
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The process by which complex substances in food are broken down into simple substances while releasing energy |
Catabolism |
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The process by which the body cells use energy to make complex substances from simpler ones is called |
Anabolism |
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The body plane that runs lengthwise from front to back, dividing the body into right and left halves, is called |
Sagittal |
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The body plane that runs lengthwise from side to side and divides the body into a front and back half is called |
Frontal plane |
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The directional term that refers to the back of the body |
Posterior; dorsal |
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The directional term that refers to the midline of the body |
Medial |
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The directional term that means toward the side of the body |
Lateral |
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The directional term that means nearest to the center of the body, point of attachment, or origin |
Proximal |
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The directional term that means farthest from the center of the body, point of attachment, or origin |
Distal |
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The directional term that means above, higher, or toward the head |
Superior / cranial |
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The directional term that means lower, beneath, or away from the head |
Inferior / caudal |
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If a person is lying on the back, what is their position? |
Supine |
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What is the position of a person standing erect with palms facing forward |
Anatomic |
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Which of these body cavities are located in the back of the body? Abdominal Cranial Pelvic Thoracic |
Cranial |
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Which of the following is located in the front of the body? Abdominal Cranial Dorsal Spinal |
Abdominal |
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The body cavity that houses the brain is the |
Cranial |
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The body cavity that houses the heart and the lungs is |
Thoracic cavity |
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The body cavity that houses the stomach, liver, pancreas, gallbladder and spleen is |
Abdominal |
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The body cavity that houses the urinary bladder and the reproductive organs is |
Pelvic cavity |
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Blood vessels with the thickest vessel wall |
Arteries |
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Which of the following structures is located on the sagittal plane? Intestines Left kidney Right lung Sternum |
Sternum |
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Which of the following structures is located on the posterior side of the frontal plane? Bladder Diaphragm Epididymis Spinal cord |
Spinal cord |
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Which of the following structures is located inferior to the transverse plane? Brain Heart Lungs Uterus |
Uterus |
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The cellular elements of the blood responsible for the transport of oxygen to the tissues |
Erythrocytes |
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The cellular elements of the blood that function in coagulation |
Thrombocyte |
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The cellular elements of the blood that function in fighting infection |
Leukocytes |
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Granulocytes that function in fighting bacterial infection |
Neutrophilic segmented cells |
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Agranulocytes that function in antibody production |
Lymphocytes |
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What is the fluid portion of a blood specimen called after the specimen has been collected into an anticoagulant? |
Plasma |
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Which of the following is found in plasma, but not in serum? Fibrogen Prothrombin Thrombin Tissue thromboplastin |
Fibrinogen |
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The process by which the body stops the leakage of blood from the vascular system |
Hemostasis |
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The 3 components of coagulation |
Blood vessels, coagulation factors, platelets |
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The pathway initiated through the activation of factor XII? |
Intrinsic pathway |
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Pathway initiated by the release of tissue thromboplastin |
Extrinsic pathway |
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The pathway initiated by the intrinsic and extrinsic pathways |
Common pathway |
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Fibrin degradation products are the end result of the |
Fibrinolytic pathway |
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The body system that provides communication in the body by means of electrical impulses and chemical substances |
Nervous system |
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The body system that functions to maintain posture and produce heat |
Muscular system |
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The body system that mechanically and chemically breaks down food into nutrients that can be absorbed and used by the body's cells |
Digestive |
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The body system that functions in ovulation, labor, and pregnancy |
Female reproductive system |
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The body system responsible for eliminating metabolic waste products from the body |
Urinary system |
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The body system responsible for delivering air to the capillary beds surrounding the alveoli |
Respiratory system |
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The glandular system that secretes hormones directly into the bloodstream |
Endocrine system |
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The blood vessel whose wall is one cell layer thick |
Capillary |
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Blood vessels that have valves |
Veins |