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Unit 1 Chapter 1

Major Themes of Anatomy and Physiology connect bio210

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Conclusions of the scientific method are open to refinement open to correction
Dissection and anatomy both mean cutting apart
The Blank______ method of study is the process of drawing conclusions and making predictions from repeated observation. It is a specific tool within the scientific method. inductive
hypothetico-deductive method The hypothetico-deductive method of reasoning begins with a hypothesis or question and then tries to answer that question.
The scientific method The scientific method encompasses many ways of drawing conclusions, of which the inductive method is one.
Which of the following are the criteria for a good hypothesis? It is testable and falsifiable. It is consistent with what is already known. It is always true. It is able to be proved in only one experiment. It is testable and falsifiable. It is consistent with what is already known.
What are the benefits of a large sample size? It controls for individual variation. It eliminates the probability of random variation. It enables us to place greater confidence in the outcome. It controls for chance events. It controls for individual variation. It enables us to place greater confidence in the outcome. It controls for chance events.
Which of the following are examples of a positive feedback mechanism? Contractions during childbirth Maintenance of normal blood pressure Maintenance of normal body temperature Formation of a blood clot Contractions during childbirth Formation of a blood clot
Anatomy is the study of ______. body structures
Chemistry is the study of ______. matter
Physiology is the study of ______. body functions
Neurophysiology Physiology of the nervous system
Endocrinology Physiology of hormones
Pathophysiology Study of disease mechanisms
Comparative physiology Study of how biological processes vary in different animal species
The ______ oath is a code of ethics for physicians. hippocratic
Without the expenditure of energy, the net movement of matter in a physiological gradient will always be from a region of ______ concentration to a region of ______ concentration. higher; lower
Maimonides was a physician but also a highly admired ______. rabbi
Conclusions of the scientific method are Blank______. not changeable infallible open to correction open to refinement open to correction open to refinement
The term for the process of carefully separating tissues to reveal anatomical relationships is dissection
What is the method of having results evaluated by other experts in the field called? Peer review
Information that can be independently verified by any trained person is considered a scientific ________. fact
The person best known for his theory of natural selection is Charles ________. Darwin
A change in the genetics in a population over a period of time is called ______. evolution
A mutation is a change .. in the sequence of DNA, but may only occur once and not be passed down from generation to generation. Evolution involves changes that happen (mutations) that are passed down from generation to generation.
Adaptation is an .. evolutionary process leading to the establishment of species characteristics that favor survival and reproduction. It also refers to any characteristic of anatomy, physiology, or behavior that promotes survival and reproduction.
Which of the following are features of an arboreal habitat? Multiple select question. Relatively less competition Slow moving prey items Rich supply of leaves and fruit Relative safety from predators Relatively less competition Rich supply of leaves and fruit Relative safety from predators
The ability to stand and walk on two legs is called bipedalism
levels of structural hierarchy in the body in order: Atom, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
The ability to maintain a relatively stable internal environment in spite of changes in the external environment is known as Homeostasis
Which of the following is a process by which an educated guess is capable of being tested and may be proven false by experimentation? Socratic method Scientific method Scientific hypothesis Scientific method
Differences in sex, age, weight, diet, degree of physical activity, environment, among other things are important what? Physiological variations
A receptor is a structure that ______. detects a change
The number of animals (or people) used in an experimental study is called the _______ size. sample
Most medical terminology comes from the _______ and Greek languages. Latin
hypothermia hypo is a prefix ia is a suffix therm is a root
The plural form of phalanx is ______. phalanges
The name of a middle-ear bone is _____, while the name of a bony protuberance at the ankle is ______. malleus; malleolus
A difference in chemical concentration, electrical charge, physical pressure, temperature, or other variable between one point and another is a physiological ___________. gradient
What does the term dissection refer to? The process of carefully separating tissues to reveal anatomical relationships
The inductive method allows one to make conclusions based on what? Observation
An educated speculation or possible answer to a scientific question is called a(n) _________. Hypothesis
What type of feedback is a self-amplifying cycle in which a physiological change leads to an even greater change in the same direction? Positive
Which is the best sample size for a scientific study? 500 50 5 5000 5000
In the word cardiology, the root is _________. cardi-
What is the plural form of cortex? Cortices
The subdiscipline of physiology that is concerned with the mechanisms of disease is ___________. Pathophysiology
The scientific method is based on an informed conjecture that is capable of being tested and potentially proven false by experimentation or data collection. T or F False
Hippocrates urged physicians to Blank______. Multiple select question. use radiology to diagnose diseases stop attributing disease to the activities of gods use microscopes to diagnose various diseases seek natural causes of diseases stop attributing disease to the activities of gods seek natural causes of diseases
Who was the Jewish physician that wrote 10 medical books and numerous books on diseases? Maimonides
Corpora is the plural form of Corpus
In which of the following does a surgeon learn a procedure on animals before practicing on humans? Palpation Histopathology Microscopic anatomy Comparative physiology Comparative physiology
Who was the famous Jewish physician who served in the court of the sultan, Saladin? Maimonides
To be considered a scientific fact, information must be what? Independently verified
Who is known as the father of the theory of natural selection? Charles Darwin
A tissue is more complex than an organ. T or F False
Homeostasis is the ability of an organism to maintain a stable internal environment
our Answer correct Medical mistakes, such as prescribing the wrong dose of medication, can result from failure to consider which of the following? Negative feedback mechanisms Physiological variation Natural selection Placebo effect Physiological variation
A prefix and a(n) _______are word-elements that modify the core meaning of the root. suffix
Who was the Greek physician considered to be "the father of medicine"? Hippocrates
A treetop habitat is also called a(n) ___________ habitat. arboreal
Without the use of energy, matter tends to flow down gradients
If the textbook states a value for a typical human heart rate, you should assume that the value refers to the heart rate of a(n) _______. healthy 22-year-old
The name of a back muscle is Blank______, while the name of a wrist bone is Blank______. trapezius; trapezium
Part of a hip bone is an Blank______, while the final portion of the small intestine is the Blank______. ilium, ileum
Students are studying the shape, size, and parts of the heart. They are studying the Blank______ of the heart. anatomy
Who wrote On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection? Darwin
What percentage of today's medical terms are formed from just 1,200 Greek and Latin roots? 90%
Organelles are composed of molecules
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