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Chapter 1 Vander's Human Physiology Exam Questions
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Physiologyg-gANSWERg-gThegstudygofghowglivinggorganismsgfunction
Pathophysiologyg-gANSWERg-gThegstudygofgdiseasegstates
Cellsg-gANSWERg-gThegsimplestgstructuralgunitsgintogwhichgagcomplexgmulti-
cellulargorganismgcangbegdividedgandgstillgretaingthegfunctionsgcharacteristicgofglife
CellgDiffereniationg-gANSWERg-gThegprocessgofgtransforminggongun-specializedgcellgintogagspecializedgcell
Tissueg-gANSWERg-
gAggregategofgsinglegtypegofgspecializedgcell;galsogdenotesggeneralgcellulargfabricgofgaggivengorganism
MusclegTissueg-gANSWERg-
g1gofg4gmajorgtissuegtypesgingthegbody,gcomprisinggsmooth,gcardiac,gandgskeletalgmuscle;gcangbegundergvoluntar
ygorginvoluntarygcontrol
MusclegCellsg-gANSWERg-
gSpecializedgcellgcontaininggactingandgmyosingfilamentsgandgcapablegofggeneratinggforcegandgmovement
NervousgTissueg-gANSWERg-
g1gofg4gmajorgtissuegtypesgingthegbody,gresponsiblegforgcoordinatedgcontrolgofgmusclegactivity,greflexes,gandgcon
sciousgthought
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,EpithelialgTissueg-gANSWERg-
g1gofg4gmajorgtissuegtypesgingthegbody,gcomprisedgofgaggregatesgofgepithelialgcells
EpithelialgCellsg-gANSWERg-
gCellgatgsurfacegofgbodygorghollowgorgan;gspecializedgtogsecretegorgabsorbgionsgandgorganicgmolecules;gwit
hgothergepithelialgcells,gformsgangepithelium
Epitheliumg-gANSWERg-gTissuegthatgcoversgallgbodygsurfaces,glinesgallgbodygcavities,gandgformsgmostgglands
ConnectivegTissueg-gANSWERg-
g1gofg4gmajorgtissuesgingthegbody,gmajorgcomponentgofgextracellulargmatrices,gcartilage,gandgbone
Connective-TissuegCellsg-gANSWERg-
gCellgspecializedgtogformgextracellulargelementsgthatgconnect,ganchor,gandgsupplygbodygstructures
Organsg-gANSWERg-gCollectiongofgtissuesgjoinedgingstructuralgunitgtogservegagcommongfunction
OrgangSystemsg-gANSWERg-gOrgansgthatgtogethergservegangoverallgfunction
Tissuesg-gANSWERg-
gAggregatesgofgsinglegtypegofgspecializedgcell;galsogdenoteggeneralgcellulargfabricgofgaggivengorgan
Neurong-gANSWERg-gCellgingnervousgsystemgspecializedgtoginitiate,gintegrategandgconductgelectricalgsignals
BasementgMembraneg-gANSWERg-
gThinglayergofgextracellulargproteinaceousgmaterialgupongwhichgepithelialgandgendothelialgcellsgsit
ExtracellulargMatrixg-gANSWERg-
gAgcomplexgconsistinggofgagmixturegofgproteinsg(andgingsomegcasesgminerals)ginterspersedgwithgextracellul
argfluid
Fibersg(Muscle/Nerve)g-gANSWERg-gMusclegcell/axongofgagneuron
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,Nerveg-gANSWERg-
gGroupgofgmanygaxonsgfromgnumerousgneuronsgencasedgingconnectivegtissuegandgtravelinggtogethergingpe
ripheralgnervousgsystem
CollagengFibersg-gANSWERg-
gStrong,gfibrousgproteingthatgfunctionsgasgextracellulargstructuralgelementgingconnectivegtissue
ElastingFibersg-gANSWERg-
gagproteingwithgelasticgfibergorgspringlikegproperties;gfoundginglargergarteriesgandgingthegairways
FunctionalgUnitsg-gANSWERg-
g1gofgagnumbergofgsmallgstructuresgwithingangorgangthatgactgsimilarlygtogcarrygoutgangorgan'sgfunction
InternalgEnvironmentg-gANSWERg-gExtracellulargfluidg(interstitialgfluidgandgplasma)
IntracellulargFluidg-gANSWERg-gFluidgingcells;gcytosolgplusgfluidgingcellgorganelles,gincludinggnucleus
ExtracellulargFluidg-gANSWERg-gFluidgoutsidegcell;ginterstitialgfluidgandgplasma
Plasmag-gANSWERg-gLiquidgportiongofgblood;gcomponentgofgextracellulargfluid
InterstitialgFluidg-gANSWERg-gExtracellulargfluidgsurroundinggtissuegcells;gexcludesgplasma
Interstitiumg-gANSWERg-gInterstitialgspace;gfluidgfilledgspacegbetweengtissuegcells
Homeostasisg-gANSWERg-
gRelativelygstablegconditiongofginternalgenvironmentgthatgresultsgfromgregulatorygsystemgaction;gag"steadygstat
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DynamicgConstancyg-gANSWERg-
gAgwaygofgdescribingghomeostasisgthatgincludesgthegideagthatgagvariablegsuchgasgbloodgglucosegmaygvaryg
ingthegshortgtermgbutgisgstablegandgpredictablegwhengaveragedgovergtheglinggterm
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, HomeostaticgControlgSystemsg-gANSWERg-
gCollectiongofginterconnectedgcomponentsgthatgkeepsgagphysicalgorgchemicalgvariablegofginternalgenvironm
entgwithingagpredeterminedgnormalgrangegofgvalues
SteadygStateg-gANSWERg-
gNognetgchange;gcontinualgenergyginputgtogsystemgisgrequired,ghowever,gtogpreventgnetgchange;gcompareg
equilibrium
Equilibriumg-gANSWERg-gNognetgchangegoccursgingagsystem;grequiresgnogenergy
SetgPointg-gANSWERg-gSteady-stategvaluegmaintainedgbyghomeostaticgcontrolgsystem
NegativegFeedbackg-gANSWERg-
gCharacteristicgofgcontrolgsystemsgingwhichgsystem'sgresponsegopposesgthegoriginalgchangegingthegsystem
PositivegFeedbackg-gANSWERg-
gCharacteristicgofgcontrolgsystemsgingwhichganginitialgdisturbancegsetsgoffgtraingofgeventsgthatgincreasesgthe
gdisturbancegevengfurther
Feedforwardg-gANSWERg-
gAspectgofgsomegcontrolgsystemsgthatgallowsgsystemgtoganticipategchangesgingagregulatedgvariable
Reflexg-gANSWERg-gBiologicalgcontrolgsystemglinkinggstimulusgwithgresponsegandgmediatedgbygagreflexgarc
Acquiredg(Learned)gReflexesg-gANSWERg-
gBehaviorsgthatgappeargtogbegstereotypicalgandgautomaticgbutgthatgingfactgresultgfromgconsiderablegconsci
ousgeffortgtogbeglearned
ReflexgArcg-gANSWERg-
gNeuralgorghormonalgcomponentsgthatgmediategagreflex;gusuallygincludesgreceptor,gafferentgpathway,gintegrati
nggcenter,gefferentgpathway,gandgeffector
Stimulusg-gANSWERg-gDetectablegchangeginginternalgorgexternalgenvironment
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