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What 4 ways do you examine the body? - (ANSWER)Inspection, Palpation, Auscultation and Percussion
Inspection - (ANSWER)Seeing the body
Palpation - (ANSWER)to examine by touch
Auscultation - (ANSWER)Listening with a stethoscope
Percussion - (ANSWER)taking hands and beating over certain parts of body
Medical Imaging - (ANSWER)methods of viewing the inside of the body without surgery, i.e. radiology
Gross Anatomy - (ANSWER)Study of structures that can be seen with the naked eye
Histology - (ANSWER)the study of the microscopic structure of tissues
Histopathology - (ANSWER)microscopic examination of tissues for signs of disease
Cytology - (ANSWER)study of structure and function of cells
Ultrastructure - (ANSWER)fine detail, down to the molecular level, revealed by the electron microscope
Subdisciplines of Physiology - (ANSWER)neurophysiology, endocrinology, pathophysiology
Neurophysiology - (ANSWER)physiology of the nervous system
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Endocrinology - (ANSWER)study of hormones
Pathophysiology - (ANSWER)mechanisms of disease
Hippocrates - (ANSWER)Father of medicine
Scientific Fact - (ANSWER)information that can be independently verified
Law of Nature - (ANSWER)a generalization about the predictable ways in which matter and energy
behave
Theory - (ANSWER)explanatory statement or set of statements derived from facts, laws and confirmed
hypotheses
Bipedalism - (ANSWER)the ability to walk upright on two legs
The Hierarchy of Complexity - (ANSWER)Organ system-organs-tissues-cells-organelles-molecules-atoms
situs invertus - (ANSWER)heart is on the opposite side
Organization - (ANSWER)living things exhibit a higher level of organization than nonliving things
Cellular Composition - (ANSWER)living matter is always compartmentalized into one or more cells
Metabolism - (ANSWER)internal chemical reactions; the sum of all biochemical events that occur in the
body
Responsiveness - (ANSWER)ability to sense and react to stimuli (irritability or excitability)
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Movement - (ANSWER)of organism and/or of substances within the organism
Characteristics of life - (ANSWER)organization, cellular composition, metabolism, responsiveness and
movement, homeostasis, development, reproduction, evolution
Homeostasis - (ANSWER)the ability to detect change, activate mechanisms that oppose it and thereby
maintain stable internal conditions
Physiological Variation - (ANSWER)Sex, age, diet, weight, physical activity, genetics and environment
Feedback Loops - (ANSWER)biological mechanisms where homeostasis is maintained
Homeostasis in Body Temperature - (ANSWER)-If too warm, vessels dilate in the skin and sweating begins
(heat-losing mechanism)
-If too cold, vessels in the skin constrict and shivering begins (heat-gaining mechanism)
Negative Feedback - (ANSWER)a mechanism of response in which a stimulus initiates reactions that
reduce the stimulus
Receptor - (ANSWER)structure that senses change in the body
Integrating (control) Center - (ANSWER)control center that processes the sensory information, "makes a
decision," and directs the response
Effector - (ANSWER)cell or organ that carries out the final corrective action to restore homeostasis
Positive Feedback - (ANSWER)Self-amplifying cycle where the feedback loop is repeated. Normal way of
producing rapid changes. Can sometimes be dangerous. ex. childbirth
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What 4 ways do you examine the body? - (ANSWER)Inspection, Palpation, Auscultation and Percussion
Inspection - (ANSWER)Seeing the body
Palpation - (ANSWER)to examine by touch
Auscultation - (ANSWER)Listening with a stethoscope
Percussion - (ANSWER)taking hands and beating over certain parts of body
Medical Imaging - (ANSWER)methods of viewing the inside of the body without surgery, i.e. radiology
Gross Anatomy - (ANSWER)Study of structures that can be seen with the naked eye
Histology - (ANSWER)the study of the microscopic structure of tissues
Histopathology - (ANSWER)microscopic examination of tissues for signs of disease
Cytology - (ANSWER)study of structure and function of cells
Ultrastructure - (ANSWER)fine detail, down to the molecular level, revealed by the electron microscope
Subdisciplines of Physiology - (ANSWER)neurophysiology, endocrinology, pathophysiology
Neurophysiology - (ANSWER)physiology of the nervous system
,Chamberlain University BIOS 251: Exam 1 Study Companion Already
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Endocrinology - (ANSWER)study of hormones
Pathophysiology - (ANSWER)mechanisms of disease
Hippocrates - (ANSWER)Father of medicine
Scientific Fact - (ANSWER)information that can be independently verified
Law of Nature - (ANSWER)a generalization about the predictable ways in which matter and energy
behave
Theory - (ANSWER)explanatory statement or set of statements derived from facts, laws and confirmed
hypotheses
Bipedalism - (ANSWER)the ability to walk upright on two legs
The Hierarchy of Complexity - (ANSWER)Organ system-organs-tissues-cells-organelles-molecules-atoms
situs invertus - (ANSWER)heart is on the opposite side
Organization - (ANSWER)living things exhibit a higher level of organization than nonliving things
Cellular Composition - (ANSWER)living matter is always compartmentalized into one or more cells
Metabolism - (ANSWER)internal chemical reactions; the sum of all biochemical events that occur in the
body
Responsiveness - (ANSWER)ability to sense and react to stimuli (irritability or excitability)
, Chamberlain University BIOS 251: Exam 1 Study Companion Already
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Movement - (ANSWER)of organism and/or of substances within the organism
Characteristics of life - (ANSWER)organization, cellular composition, metabolism, responsiveness and
movement, homeostasis, development, reproduction, evolution
Homeostasis - (ANSWER)the ability to detect change, activate mechanisms that oppose it and thereby
maintain stable internal conditions
Physiological Variation - (ANSWER)Sex, age, diet, weight, physical activity, genetics and environment
Feedback Loops - (ANSWER)biological mechanisms where homeostasis is maintained
Homeostasis in Body Temperature - (ANSWER)-If too warm, vessels dilate in the skin and sweating begins
(heat-losing mechanism)
-If too cold, vessels in the skin constrict and shivering begins (heat-gaining mechanism)
Negative Feedback - (ANSWER)a mechanism of response in which a stimulus initiates reactions that
reduce the stimulus
Receptor - (ANSWER)structure that senses change in the body
Integrating (control) Center - (ANSWER)control center that processes the sensory information, "makes a
decision," and directs the response
Effector - (ANSWER)cell or organ that carries out the final corrective action to restore homeostasis
Positive Feedback - (ANSWER)Self-amplifying cycle where the feedback loop is repeated. Normal way of
producing rapid changes. Can sometimes be dangerous. ex. childbirth
