Physiology Exam 1 (Chapters 1-6) Questions With Correct Answers

Physiology Exam 1 (Chapters 1-6)
Questions With Correct Answers

Physiology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Study of the function of the body
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Anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Study of the structure of the body
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Tissues - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Groups of cells with similar structure
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and specialized function
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Organs - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Consists of two or more types of
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primary tissues function together to perform a particular function or
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functions


Nervous Tissue - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-An excitable tissue that
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transmits impulses from the brain to the rest of the body for
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coordination, sensory reception, etc. | | |




Necrosis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Occurs from physical trauma, toxins,
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or lack of oxygen due to cut off blood supply
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, Diffusion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Movement of molecules from an area
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of high concentration to an area of lower concentration
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Osmosis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Movement of water across a
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membrane in response to a solute concentration gradient
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Active Transport - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Moves molecules against its
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concentration gradient using ATP | | |




Selectively permeable - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Two properties of
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particles influence whether they can permeate cell membrane without
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assistance


Stem Cells - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Less specialized cells that retain the
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ability to divide
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Bioenergetics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the study of how energy flows
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through living organisms| |




Metabolism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-all the chemical reactions that
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occur within an organism
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Desmosomes - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-anchor two closely adjacent cells
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together