A+P Midterm Arizona College Exam | Questions & Answers
What is Anatomy? - -study of structure
and organization of the body
Name the 4 tissues of the body - -
epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
What is Physiology - -Study of the
functions of the body parts
Receptor - -protein that detects a
signal molecule and performs an action in
Organization of the Human Body - - response
Atom, molecule, cell, tissue, organ, organ
system, organism
Effector - -an organ or cell that acts in
response to a stimulus.
Midsagital (median) plane - -divides
the body into equal left and right halves
control center - -Sends information to
the hypothalamus of the brain
sagital plane (median plane) - -
Vertically divides the body into right and left
sides What tissue is bone made of? - -
osseous tissue
Transverse - -Top and bottom
examples of long bones - -humerus,
radius, ulna, femur, tibia, fibula
Frontal/Coronal - -divides the body
into anterior and posterior parts
examples of short bones - -carpals
and tarsals
What is homeostasis? - -the ability to
maintain a relatively stable internal
environment in an ever-changing outside examples of flat bone - -sternum, ribs,
world cranial bones, scapula
Negative feedback loop - -Mechanism Examples of an irregular bone - -
by which hormonal systems function. vertebrae and facial bones
Positive feedback loop - -Mechanism examples of sesamoid bones - -patella
where more of the stressor is added ex: and pisiform
contractions during labor
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What is Anatomy? - -study of structure
and organization of the body
Name the 4 tissues of the body - -
epithelial, connective, muscle, nervous
What is Physiology - -Study of the
functions of the body parts
Receptor - -protein that detects a
signal molecule and performs an action in
Organization of the Human Body - - response
Atom, molecule, cell, tissue, organ, organ
system, organism
Effector - -an organ or cell that acts in
response to a stimulus.
Midsagital (median) plane - -divides
the body into equal left and right halves
control center - -Sends information to
the hypothalamus of the brain
sagital plane (median plane) - -
Vertically divides the body into right and left
sides What tissue is bone made of? - -
osseous tissue
Transverse - -Top and bottom
examples of long bones - -humerus,
radius, ulna, femur, tibia, fibula
Frontal/Coronal - -divides the body
into anterior and posterior parts
examples of short bones - -carpals
and tarsals
What is homeostasis? - -the ability to
maintain a relatively stable internal
environment in an ever-changing outside examples of flat bone - -sternum, ribs,
world cranial bones, scapula
Negative feedback loop - -Mechanism Examples of an irregular bone - -
by which hormonal systems function. vertebrae and facial bones
Positive feedback loop - -Mechanism examples of sesamoid bones - -patella
where more of the stressor is added ex: and pisiform
contractions during labor
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