Physiology questions with solutions
Abduction - answersMuscles that draw a body part, such as a finger, arm, or toe, away from the midline of the body or
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an extremity. In the hand, abduction separates the fingers
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Absorption - answersThe transport of fully digested food into the circulatory system to feed the tissues and cells
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Accessory Nerve (definition) - answersAlso known as eleventh cranial nerve; a type of motor nerve that controls the
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motion of the neck and shoulder muscles
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Accessory Nerve (picture) - answers me, me, me, me,
Adduction - answersMuscles that draw a body part, such as a finger, arm, or toe, inward towards the median axis of th
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body or of an extremity. In the hand, adduction draw the fingers together
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Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) - answerstransports chemical energy within the cells for metabolism
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Adipose Tissue (definition) - answersA specialized connective tissue considered fat, which gives smoothness and
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contour to the body and cushions and insulates the body
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Adrenal Glands (definition) - answersGlands that are located at the top of the kidneys assisting in the regulation of
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metabolism, stress response and blood pressure, and support of immune system health through the generation of
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specific hormones
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Adrenal Glands (picture) - answers
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Anatomy - answersThe study of human body structure, how the body parts are organized, and the science of the
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structure of organisms or of their parts
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Aorta (definition) - answersThe body's largest artery, the arterial trunk that carries blood from the heart to be distribute
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by branch arteries through the body
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Aorta (picture) - answers
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Arteries (definition) - answersThick-walled muscular, flexible tubes that carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the
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capillaries throughout the body
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Arteries (picture) - answers
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Arterioles - answersSmall arteries that deliver blood to capillaries
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Auricularis Muscles (definition) - answersThe three muscles of the ear that work together to move the ear upward,
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forward, or backward
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Auricularis Muscles (picture) - answers me, me , me, me,
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,Auriculotemporal Nerve - answersAffects the external ear and skin above the temple, up to the top of the skull me, me, me, me, me , me, me, me, me, me , me, me, me, me , me, me, me, me,
Autonomic Nervous System - answersAbbreviated ANS; the part of the nervous system that controls the involuntary
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muscles; regulates the action of the smooth muscles, glands, blood vessels, and heart
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Belly - answersThe middle part of the muscle me, me, me, me, me , me, me,
Biceps (definition) - answersMuscle producing the contour of the front and inner side of the upper arm
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Biceps (picture) - answers me, me , me,
Blood - answersNutritive fluid circulating through the cardiovascular system (heart, veins, arteries, and capillaries) to
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supply oxygen and nutrients to cells and tissues and to remove carbon dioxide and waste from them
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Blood Vessels - answersTubelike structures that transport blood to and from the heart, and to various tissues of the
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body; include arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins
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Body Systems - answersGroups of body organs acting together to perform one or more functions. The human body is
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composed of 11 major systems
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Brain (definiton) - answersPart of the central nervous system contained in the cranium; largest and most complex ner
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tissue; controls sensation, muscles, glandular activity
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Brain Stem (definition) - answersStructure that connects the spinal cord to the brain
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Buccal Nerve - answersAffects the muscles of the mouth me, me , me, me, me, me, me, me,
Buccinator (definition) - answersThe thin, flat muscle of the cheek between the upper and lower jaw that compresses
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the cheeks and expels air between the lips, as in when blowing a whistle
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Buccinator (picture) - answers me, me, me,
Capillaries - answersTiny, thin-walled blood vessels that connect the smaller arteries to the veins. Capillaries bring
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nutrients to the cells and carry away waste materials
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Cardiovascular System - answersBody system consisting of the heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries for the distributi me, me , me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me , me,
of blood throughout the body
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Carpus (definition) - answersAlso known as wrist; a flexible joint composed of eight small, irregular bones (carpals) he
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together by ligaments
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Carpus (picture) - answers me, me, me ,
Cell Membrane - answersPart of the cell that encloses the protoplasm and permits soluble substances to enter and
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leave the cell
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