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A & P 1 Unit 1 Exam
Anatomy and physiology unit 1 exam
Question | Answer |
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Organ system that forms external body coverings, Protects deeper tissue from injury, synthesizes vitamin D and houses receptors and sweat and oil glands. | Integumnetary System |
Organ system that supports and protects body organs, Where blood cells are formed and where minerals are stored. | Skeletal system |
Organ system that allows manipulation of the environment, locomotion and facial expression, maintains body posture and produces heat. | Muscular System |
Organ system that has glands that secrete hormones that regulate processes such as growth, reproduction and nutrient use. | Endocrine System |
Organ system that includes blood vessels which transport blood, which carries oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients and wastes. Heart Pumps blood. | Cardiovascular system |
Organ system that picks up fluid leaked from blood vessels and returns it to blood. Disposes of debris in the system. Houses white blood cells. Can also be called immune system. | Lymphatic system |
System that regulates and controls breathing | Respiratory system |
organ system that breaks down food into absorbable units that enter the blood for distribution to body cells. | Digestive system |
organ system that eliminates waste and regulates water and other things in the blood. | Urinary System |
Organ system that aids in the production of offspring. | Reproductive system. |
The maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment despite continuous outside changes. | Homeostasis |
Mechanism that reduces the effect of the original stimulus. | Negative Feed back mechanism |
Mechanism that intensifies the initial stimulus, leading to enhancement of response. | Positive feed back mechanism |
Three states of Matter | Solid, Liquid, Gas |
Energy in motion | Kenetic energy |
Stored energy | Potential energy |
4 forms of Energy | Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, Radiant |
Unique substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by ordinary chemical methods. | Elements |
Located in nucleus, has a positive charge. | Proton |
Located in nucleus has a neutral charge | Neutron |
negatively charged particle | Electron |
equal to the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom. | Atomic Number |
The sum of the masses of an atom's protons and neutrons | Mass number |
the average of the relative weights of all the isotopes of an element. | Atomic weight. |
structural variation of an element in which an atom has the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons. | Isotope |
two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds | Molecule |
When two or more different kinds of atoms bind. | Compound |
substances composed of two or more components psychically intermixed. | Mixtures |
Example of a solution | Water |
Example of Colloid | Jello |
Example of Suspension | Blood |