Milady Standard Esthetics: Chapter 2 - Anatomy & Physiology question and anwers solution {graded a+}

-How much blood does the human body contain? ANS 8 to 10 pints -What is a nutritive fluid flowing through the circulatory system? ANS Blood -What are platelets? ANS Blood components that contribute to the blood clotting process -What is the study of tiny structures found in living tissues? ANS Histology -What is one reason etheticians should study body systems, organs, and tissues? ANS To understand the effect that services have on the body -What is protoplasm? ANS A substance of which the cells of all living things are composed -What is the process of cell reproduction called? ANS Mitosis -What is the sternum? ANS A flat bone that forms the ventral support of the ribs -What is the fluid part of the blood that carries food and secretions to the cells and carbon dioxide from the cells? ANS Plasma -The origin part of a muscle is ____________________ to the skeleton. ANS Attached -What are the structures composed of specialized tissues and performing specific functions? ANS Organs -Why does the parathyroid gland regulate blood calcium and phosphorus levels? ANS So the nervous and muscular system can function properly -The pituitary gland is the most complex organ of the _____________________ system. ANS Endocrine -What organ in the endocrine system secretes enzyme-producing cells that are responsible for digesting carbohydrates, proteins, and fats? ANS Pancreas -What are the secretions that the endocrine glands release directly into the bloodstream and that influence the welfare of the entire body? ANS Hormones -What is the primary function of the respiratory system? ANS Breathing -What is the primary function of the lymphatic/immune system? ANS Protecting the body from disease