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BIOL 235/BIOL235: Quiz 01– Human Anatomy and Physiology: Biology (Athabasca University)

BIOL 235/BIOL235: Quiz 03– Human Anatomy and Physiology: Biology (Athabasca University)

1. Question: Hormones produced and released from sex organs include which of the following? 2. Question: In contrast to the nervous system, the endocrine system uses only one method of communication: _________ signaling. 3. Question: Hormones regulate certain target cell responses. These can include which of the following? 4. Question: One of the major functions of the adrenal glands is to respond to ________. 5. Question: The beta cells of the pancreatic islets produce and secrete _________...

1. Question: Capillaries that have a perforated lining are called__________. 2. Question: Capillaries that are lined with phagocytes are called _________. 3. Question: The pulmonary arteries carry blood to the______. 4. Question: The following is a list of vessels. Place them in the order that blood would go through entering the systemic circulation. 1. Left ventricle 2. Aorta 3. Vena cavae 4. Pulmonary trunk 5. Pulmonary veins 6. Right atrium 7. Right ventricle 8. Left atrium 5. Question: _...

1. Question: The state of steady internal conditions maintained by living things is called this. 2. Question: What is the study of the larger structures of the body, visible WITHOUT the aid of magnification? 3. Question: Which organ system is responsible for producing sex hormones and producing milk for an infant? 4. Question: Which organ system is responsible for enabling movement and helping to maintain body temperature? 5. Question: What is the metabolic process whereby smaller, simpler ...

1. Question: The alpha cells of the pancreatic is lets produce and secrete . 2. Question: Which of the following is an anterior pituitary hormone? 3. Question: The two major organ systems that participate in relatively "long distance" communication in order to control and coordinate actions in the body are the system and the system. 4. Question: Which general type of hormone can easily pass through the cell membrane and into the cytoplasm of the cell? 5. Question: The adrenal gland consis...

1. Question: Together, just four elements makeup more than 95percent of the body’s mass. Which ones are they? 2. Question: When an atom donates an electron to another atom, it becomes what? 3. Question: What are organic compounds, such as carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids, within the human body often referred to as? 4. Question: The characteristic that gives an element its distinctive properties is its number of what? 5. Question: Which of the following is NOT a part of th...

1. Question: Hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, calcium, and iron are all examples of what? 2. Question: Which organ system is responsible for enclosing internal body structures and is the site of many sensory receptors? 3. Question: Which organ system is responsible for secreting hormones and regulating bodily processes? 4. Question: What is the metabolic process whereby smaller, simpler molecules are combined in to larger, more complex substances? 5. Question: Which organ system is respon...

Anatomy= is the science of body structures and the relationships among them - First studied by dissection (careful cutting of body parts to study their relationships. Physiology= is the science of body functions or how the body works Anatomy and physiology are interrelated through form and function Branches of Anatomy and Physiology Branch of anatomy Study of Embryology First 8 weeks of development after fertilization of a human egg Developmental biology The complete development of an i...

1. Question: The amount of blood pumped by either ventricle in one minute is called. 2. Question: During vigorous exercise, one would expect 3. Question: Venous return is affected by all EXCEPT: 4. Question: These control the blood flow through a capillary 5. Question: The exchange of substances between the blood vessels and the surrounding tissues can only happen in the . 6. Question: What is the sequence of layers of the blood vessels (veins or arteries) from outside to the inside? 7. Q...