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Memmlers chapter 13- the blood Test Questions With Answers What are the functions of the blood? - ANSWER- transportation, regulation, protection Oxygen from inhaled air diffuses into the blood through _______. - ANSWER- Lung membranes Blood transports________ - ANSWER- Nutrients and other needed substances Blood transports _______from the cell to sites where they are removed. - ANSWERWaste material What is the average blood Ph balance? - ANSWER- 7.4 (7.35-7.45) Blood that measures less...

Memmler's Chapter 8 Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass The specialized membranes that permit electric impulses to pass between cardiac muscle cells are called? - Answer- intercalated disks The bundle of muscle fibers is called a (an) - Answer- fascicle The membrane surrounding individual muscle fiber is the - Answer- endomysium Which of the following is NOT a function of the muscular system? - Answer- body cooling through evaporation A single neuron and all the muscle fibers it stimul...

Memmlers chapter 3 Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Cytology - Answer- study of cells Celia - Answer- Hairlike projections that move nearby fluid Micrometer - Answer- Metric unit used for microscope measurements plasma membrane - Answer- Outer layer of a cell Channels - Answer- Pores in membrane that allow specific substances to enter or leave. Transporters - Answer- Proteins that change shape as they shuttle substances across the membrane. Receptors - Answer- Specialized proteins t...

Memmlers chapter 4 Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Stem cells - Answer- Cell that has potential to divide and produce different types of cells epithelial tissue - Answer- Covers surface of the body, lines cavities and forms glands connective tissue - Answer- Supports and forms framework of all parts of the body Membranes - Answer- thin sheets of tissue Epithelium - Answer- Forms protective covering for the body Squamous cell - Answer- Epithelial cell that is flat and irregular strat...

Memmlers Chapter 2 Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Acid - Answer- A substance that increases the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution. amino acid - Answer- Building blocks of protein Anabolism - Answer- metabolic building of simple compounds into more complex substances needed by the body anion - Answer- A negatively charged ion aqueous - Answer- Pertaining to water; an aqueous solution is one in which water is the solvent atom - Answer- smallest subunit of a chemical element a...

Memmlers Chapter 1 Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Physiology - Answer- the study of how the body functions Tissues - Answer- specialized groups of cells integumentary system - Answer- Consists of the skin, mucous membranes, hair, and nail skeletal system - Answer- Protects and supports body organs and provides a framework the muscles use to support movement. Made up of bones and joints Muscular System - Answer- Consists of skeletal muscles, tendons that connect muscles to bones, a...

Memmlers chapter 13- the blood Exam Questions and Answers What are the functions of the blood? - Answer- transportation, regulation, protection Oxygen from inhaled air diffuses into the blood through _______. - Answer- Lung membranes Blood transports________ - Answer- Nutrients and other needed substances Blood transports _______from the cell to sites where they are removed. - Answer- Waste material What is the average blood Ph balance? - Answer- 7.4 (7.35-7.45) Blood that measures less...

Memmlers Chapter 5 Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass infectious disease - Answer- a disease caused by a pathogen. TB, strep. degenerative disease - Answer- any disease in which deterioration of the structure or function of tissue occurs Nutritional disorders - Answer- lack of essential vitamins metabolic disorder - Answer- hormones regulate immune disorders - Answer- Autoimmune disorders Immunodeficiency disease Allergies neoplasm - Answer- new growth (tumor) psychiatric disorders ...

Chapter 15 Memmler's Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass The smallest vessels are the _______________. - Answer- Capillaries Artery > arteriole > capillary > ____________ > vein - Answer- venule ____________ pressure is the peak pressure in an artery. - Answer- systolic A vessel that carries blood back to the heart is a(n) - Answer- vein Narrowing of a blood vessel's diameter is called ___________. - Answer- vasoconstriction The _______ artery becomes the femoral artery. -...

Memmler's Chapter 14 Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Endocarditis is - Answer- inflammation of the epithelial lining of the heart The outermost layer of the heart wall is called the - Answer- epicardium The part of the heart capable of generating the largest force is the - Answer- left ventricle The heart chamber that receives blood from the lungs is the - Answer- left atrium The left ventricle receives blood from the - Answer- left atrium Threads that attach the valve flaps to the...