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GMS 6440 Fundamentals of medical physiology final
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

name the levels of organization in the molecule
human body starting with a molecule macromolecule
organelle
cell
tissue
organ
organ system
organism


what are the levels of organization in the amino acids --> proteins
heart proteins --> contraction-filament organelles
organelles --> muscle cells
muscle cells --> muscle tissue
muscle tissue --> muscle (organ like a heart)
heart --> other organs --> organ system
organ systems --> organism (human being)


what is the definition of anatomy? the study of structure (greek for a cutting up)


what is the definition of physiology? the study of function (greek for relationship to nature)


what is structure ALWAYS related to? function


what are the characteristics of life? respiration
digestion
absorption
assimilation
circulation
excretion


what are the main goals of respiration? obtaining oxygen and removing carbon dioxide from the
body


what is the definition of assimilation in the changing of absorbed substances into chemically different
body? forms


what happens when homeostasis is out of disease, organ systems malfunctioning
whack?


what are the different organ systems in the skeletal system
body? muscular system
digestive system
cardiovascular/respiratory system
renal/urinary system
endocrine system
nervous system

, what are the major organs in the skeletal bones
system? cartilage
bone marrow


how many bones are in the human body? 206 bones


what are the functions of the skeletal provides support
system? provides protection
stores calcium/other minerals
forms blood cells


how is skeletal muscle organized? muscle attached to tendon
tendon attached to bone


what are the major organs in the muscular skeletal muscles
system? associated tendons


how many muscles are there in the body 650 muscles


how does the muscular system use the 40% energy muscle contraction
energy in the body 60% generate heat


what are the functions of the muscular provides movement
system provides protection/support
generates heat to maintain body temperature


what are the two main components of myosin and actin
muscles?


how many leg muscles are required to walk> 12


what is voluntary movement controlled by brain
motor neurons
neuromuscular junctions


what are the three different types of muscle skeletal muscle
types cardiac muscle
smooth muscle


what two muscle types are involuntary smooth and cardiac


what type of muscle is spindle shaped and smooth muscle
in irregular bundles with dark nuclei


what type of muscle has striations visible skeletal muscle


what type of muscle is in the GI tract smooth muscle
(esophagus, stomach)

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