Human Anatomy & Physiology: First Exam (BIO 301) Proctored Exam Complete Solutions 100% Verified Answers Graded A+.

anatomy - correct answer the study of structure of body parts in relationship to one another; has several subdivisions physiology - correct answer the study of function Reference Man vs. Reference Woman - correct answer both 22 years old, male is 154 lbs, while woman is 124 lbs gross anatomy - correct answer based on what you can see histology - correct answer the study of tissues; requires magnification developmental anatomy (embryology) - correct answer studies the development of body parts in the embryo palpation - correct answer the application of the fingers with light pressure to the surface of the body to determine the condition of the underlying parts auscultation - correct answer listening to sounds within the body discovery science - correct answer utilizes careful, verifiable observations and measurements; utilizes inductive reasoning hypothesis-driven science - correct answer utilizes deductive reasoning controls - correct answer test subjects who are as similar to experimental subjects as possible except for some specific variable being tested placebo - correct answer something which has a positive mental effect, but no physical effect blind vs double blind experiment - correct answer blind test is when the subject has no idea what their getting as opposed to double blind which is when both the subject and the tester have no idea who's getting which treatment cohort studies - correct answer studies that follow a group of subjects who are very much alike except for specific variables. ex: smokers vs non-smokers retrospective studies - correct answer utilizes surveys and questionnaires prospective studies - correct answer follows a group of cohorts over extended periods of time hierarchy - correct answer a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority. organism - correct answer the single complete individual organ system - correct answer groups of organs that work together to carry out a particular function organ - correct answer structures composed of 2 or more tissue types that work together to carry out a particular function tissue - correct answer formed by similar cells and their products cells - correct answer smallest unit of an organism that carry out function of life organelles - correct answer metabolic machinery of the cell; carries out specific tasks molecules - correct answer groups of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds atoms - correct answer basic unit of matter What is Life? - correct answer 1) organization maintaining boundaries 2) responsiveness and movement 3) digestion 4) metabolism 5) excretion 6) reproduction 7) development - differentiation - growth survival needs for a living organism - correct answer 1) nutrients 2) oxygen 3) water 4) normal body temp (homeostasis) 5) atmospheric pressure homeostasis - correct answer a state of dynamic equilibrium, in the body's internal environment. components of homeostasis - correct answer 1) receptor: detects change 2) control center: determines the set point and determines the appropriate response to info received from the receptors 3) effector: provides the means for the control center's response. it effects a change afferent - correct answer going towards the control center efferent - correct answer going away fro the control center negative feedback - correct answer output shuts off or reduces output positive feedback - correct answer output is increased examples of homeostatic imbalance - correct answer 1) diabetes 2) hypothyroidism 3) hemophilia dehydration reaction - correct answer a chemical reaction in which molecules combine by removing water hydrolysis - correct answer the opposite of dehydration synthesis. hydrolysis results in the covalent bond that links 2 monomers being broken. free radical - correct answer an atom or molecule that has an unpaired electron in its outer (valence) orbital.