HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY AN INTEGRATED APPROACH UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE

HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY AN INTEGRATED
APPROACH UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE

●● major human body cavities
Answer: Cranial cavity (skull), thoracic cavity (thorax), and
abdominopelvic cavity are ...


●● lumens
Answer: Hollow organs are part of the body's external environment


●● plasma
Answer: Fluid portion of the blood


●● interstitial fluid; the plasma
Answer: ECF can be subdivided into ... and ...


●● membrane
Answer: Used for both cells ... and tissue ... that line a cavity or separate
two compartments.

, ●● cell membrane
Answer: Acts as a barrier between the intracellular and extracellular
fluids, provides structural support, and regulates exchange and
communication between the cell and its environment


●● fluid mosaic model
Answer: A biological membrane shows it as a phospholipid bilayer with
proteins inserted into the bilayer.


●● membrane lipids
Answer: Includes phospholipids, sphingolipids, and cholesterol are ...


●● lipid-anchored proteins
Answer: Attaches to membrane lipids


●● transmembrane proteins
Answer: Integral proteins tightly bound to the phospholipid bilayer.


●● peripheral proteins
Answer: Attach less tightly to either side of the membrane


●● carbohydrates
Answer: Attaches to the extracellular surface of all cell membranes