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Atom - Answer Smallest particle of an element with all of the properties of that element
Molecule - Answer The smallest amount of a substance that can exist alone = a combination of
atoms
Organelle - Answer Molecules associate in specific ways to form organelles = basic
components of living calls
What are the different parts of an atom? - Answer protons, neutrons, electrons
What are some examples of common molecules we will encounter in this course? - Answer
Water, glucose, ATP
Cell - Answer Fundamental structural and functional unit of a living thing; cells vary widely in
size and shape, reflecting their unique functions in the body; cells can arise only from other cells
Tissues - Answer Groups of similar cells that have a common function
Organ - Answer Structure composed of at least 2 (but usually 4) tissue types that performs a
specific function for the body
Organ System - Answer Organs that work closely with one another to accomplish a common
purpose
Cells that connect body parts, form linings, or transport gases... - Answer Epithelial cells,
fibroblasts, erythrocytes
Cells that move organs and body parts... - Answer Skeletal muscle cells, smooth muscle cells
,Cell that gathers information and controls body functions... - Answer Nerve cell
Cell of reproduction... - Answer Sperm
Give 4 examples of cellular organelles - Answer Nucleus, mitochondria, endoplasmic
reticulum, Golgi apparatus
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the complementarity of anatomy
and physiology? - Answer Functions occur because of the anatomy that exists within the body.
(Physiology is explainable in terms of the underlying anatomy of the body)
Which of the following best demonstrates the principle of complementarity of structure and
function? - Answer Bones can support and protect body organs because they contain hard
mineral deposits.
Which is not an example of an organ...
A) skin
B) blood vessel
C) stomach
D) smooth muscle - Answer Smooth muscle (smooth muscle is a type of tissue)
Which organ systems are involved in the uptake and transport of materials required for life-
sustaining processes? - Answer Digestive, circulatory, and respiratory
Negative feedback - Answer When a change in a regulated variable triggers a response which
reverses the initial change and brigs the regulated variable back to the set point.
Positive feedback - Answer Amplifying or magnifying the change or output (contractions
during labour)
Positive versus negative feedback - Answer Positive = more , negative = counter action
Which directional term is used to describe the relationship of the skin to the skeletal muscles? -
Answer superficial (because the skin covers the outside of the body; thus, it is superficial, or
, The heart is dorsal to the sternum. - Answer True
The heart is posterior to the spine - Answer False
The ventral cavity includes which three subdivisions? - Answer The ventral cavity, the thoracic
cavity, and the abdominopelvic cavities
What tissue type has polarity and us avascular? - Answer Epithelium
What is not a characteristic of stratified squamous epithelia (SSE) - Answer The epidermis is a
dry epithelium consisting of non-keratinized SSE
What are water-soluble, complex glycoproteins that are secreted by goblet cells? - Answer
Mucin
Epithelial cancers may have the ability to penetrate through this membrane and spread to
underlying tissues... - Answer The basement membrane
Why are adipose tissue, blood, and bone all considered to be connective tissues? - Answer
They have a common origin: the embryonic tissue mesenchyme.
Which is the most atypical connective tissue since it neither connects structures nor provides
structural support? - Answer Blood
Which of the following connective tissues is richly vascularized and consists of more cells than
extra cellular matrix? - Answer Adipose
Costal cartilages reinforce airways and support the external nose - Answer False
Elastic cartilages are able to tolerate repeated bending. - Answer True
Osteoblasts... - Answer Secrete osteoid