hesi a2 anatomy and physiology
what hormone, in females, prepares the endometrium of the uterus for pregnancy ANS: Estrogen
What layer of the skin does the hair follicle originate from ANS: Dermis
What type of epithelial tissue secretes hormones ANS: Glandular Epithelium
What originates from vesicles and are located in interconnected cavities in a mature brain? ANS:
Ventricles
What type of neurons transmits nerve impulses to the central nervous system ANS: Afferent neurons
What is the primary function of the large intestine? ANS: absorb water and electrolytes
What is the hormone that act to return the bodys conditions to acceptable limits from opposite
extremes? ANS: Antagonistic Hormones
Where are the hormones insulin and glucagon produced? ANS: pancreas
How many groups are hormones chemically classified into? ANS: 4
what immune system component is involved in the immediate, non-specific response to infections?
ANS: innate immunity
what is the smallest unit of life ANS: cell
_______ is an access of base in the blood ANS: Alkalosis
, What is the primary function of helper T cells in the immune response ANS: activation of other immune
cells
what is the primary sex organ in males ANS: testes
Which part of the brain is responsible for regulating basic life functions such as heart rate and
breathing? ANS: medulla oblongata
What is the type of diffusion where water molecules diffuse across a semi-permeable membrane? ANS:
osmosis
what cavity is the urinary bladder and reproductive organs found in? ANS: pelvic cavity
When a doctor tells you to inhale as much as possible and then exhale as much as possible into a
spirometer, what is it called? ANS: Vital capacity
The digestive system uses a process to move food along the alimentary canal via rhythmic contractions
of smooth muscles. What is this process called? ANS: Peristalsis
what structure is responsible for initiating the heartbeat? ANS: sinoatrial (SA) node
what means the same thing as anterior ANS: Ventral
anterior/ ventral means ANS: front
Posterior/ dorsal means ANS: back
what hormone, in females, prepares the endometrium of the uterus for pregnancy ANS: Estrogen
What layer of the skin does the hair follicle originate from ANS: Dermis
What type of epithelial tissue secretes hormones ANS: Glandular Epithelium
What originates from vesicles and are located in interconnected cavities in a mature brain? ANS:
Ventricles
What type of neurons transmits nerve impulses to the central nervous system ANS: Afferent neurons
What is the primary function of the large intestine? ANS: absorb water and electrolytes
What is the hormone that act to return the bodys conditions to acceptable limits from opposite
extremes? ANS: Antagonistic Hormones
Where are the hormones insulin and glucagon produced? ANS: pancreas
How many groups are hormones chemically classified into? ANS: 4
what immune system component is involved in the immediate, non-specific response to infections?
ANS: innate immunity
what is the smallest unit of life ANS: cell
_______ is an access of base in the blood ANS: Alkalosis
, What is the primary function of helper T cells in the immune response ANS: activation of other immune
cells
what is the primary sex organ in males ANS: testes
Which part of the brain is responsible for regulating basic life functions such as heart rate and
breathing? ANS: medulla oblongata
What is the type of diffusion where water molecules diffuse across a semi-permeable membrane? ANS:
osmosis
what cavity is the urinary bladder and reproductive organs found in? ANS: pelvic cavity
When a doctor tells you to inhale as much as possible and then exhale as much as possible into a
spirometer, what is it called? ANS: Vital capacity
The digestive system uses a process to move food along the alimentary canal via rhythmic contractions
of smooth muscles. What is this process called? ANS: Peristalsis
what structure is responsible for initiating the heartbeat? ANS: sinoatrial (SA) node
what means the same thing as anterior ANS: Ventral
anterior/ ventral means ANS: front
Posterior/ dorsal means ANS: back
