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PNB 2274 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS does this class suck? - CORRECT ANSWERyes anatomy - CORRECT ANSWERstructure

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PNB 2274 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
does this class suck? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅yes



anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅structure



what are the walls of blood capillaries composed of? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅thin epithelium



simple squamous



gross anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅what we see with the unaided eye, superficial and deep
structures



microscopic anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅requires magnification



cytology - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅study of cells



histology - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅study of tissue



physiology - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅function



the structure of capillary walls, - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅promotes nutrient and waste exchange



inferior-superior - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅below- above



rostral- caudal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅front- back



anterior - posterior - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅front- back

,ventral- dorsal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅front-back



medial -lateral - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅towards middle- away from middle



proximal- distal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅nearer the trunk or attached end/farther from the trunk or
point of attachment



superficial -deep - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅toward and away from the body surface



coronal - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅divides into front and back



transverse - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅divides into upper and lower



midsaggital - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅divides into left and right



homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the tendency of an organism to maintain a stable internal
environment even though the external environment changes



homeostatic control systems - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅monitor the internal environment and correct as
needed



cellular level - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅local control



organ and organism - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅reflex control, long distance signaling



3 major components of a control system - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅input (input signal)->controller
(integrating center)-> output (output signal)



the integrators - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅control centers

,integrators - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅possess a set point



set points - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅can be modified. a fever regulates back to set point, acclimatization
regulates environmental temperature



full response loop - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅stimulus-> sensor ->input -> integrating center -> output -
>target -> response



heart rate homeostasis is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅antagonistic homeostasis control



sympathetic nerves - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅increase heart rate



parasympathetic nerves - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅decrease heart rate



glucose homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅2 primary hormones



insulin - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅lowers blood glucose levels



`glucagon - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅raises blood glucose levels



feedback - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅process in which some part of the output of a system is returned to
its input in order to regulate its further output



open loop control system - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅control unit ->driver -> motor



closed loop control system - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅control unit ->driver -> motor -> circles back

, negative feedback loops - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A feedback loop in which a system responds to a
change by returning to its original state, or by decreasing the rate at which the change is occurring.




Occurs when the output of a system acts to oppose changes to the input of the system. SHUT OFF
ORIGINAL INPUT



example of negative feedback loop - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅body temp rises ->body sweats more -
>body temp drops



most common type of feedback loop? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅negative feedback



is negative feedback self terminating? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅yes



positive feedback loop - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Causes a system to change further in the same
direction.



Occurs when the output of a system acts to increase changes to the input of the system.



AMPLIFIES STIMULUS



example of positive feedback - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅lactation, childbirth, orgasm



produce more instability in the body



does positive feedback self terminate? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅not really



is blood clotting positive feedback? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅yes



plasma membrane structure - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅hydrophilic head group

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