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State Board - Ch. 6: General Anatomy and Physiology
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- 1How much blood does the human body contain?eight to 10 pints
- 2What is nutritive fluid flowing through the circulatory system?BLOOD
- 3What are platelets?Blood components that contribute to the blood-clotting process
- 4What is another term for white blood cells?Leukocytes
- 5What is the study for tiny structures found in living tissues?Histology
- 6What is one reason estheticians should study body systems, organs, and tissues?To understand the effect services have on the body
- 7What is protoplasm?Substance of which the cells of all living things are compoed
- 8What is the process of cell reproduction?Mitosis
- 9What is the sternum?Flat bone that forms the ventral support of the ribs
- 10What part of the hand is supplied by the radial nerve and its branches?Back
- 11What is the fluid part of the blood and lymph that carries food and secretions to the cells and carbon dioxide away from the cells?Plasma
- 12What is true of the origin part of a muscle?It is attached to the skeleton
- 13What are structures composed of specialized tissues and performing specific functions?Organs
- 14Why does the parathyroid gland regulate blood calcium and phosphorous levels?So the nervous and muscular systems can function properly
- 15What is true of the pituitary gland?It's the most complex organ of the endocrine system
- 16What organ in the endocrine system secretes enzyme-producing cells that are responsible for digesting carbohydrates, proteins, and fats?Pancreas
- 17What are the secretions that the endocrine glands release directly into the bloodstream and that influence the welfare of the entire body?Hormones
- 18What is the primary function of the respiratory system?Breathing
- 19What is the primary function of the skeletal system?providing the physical foundation of the body
- 20What is the primary function of the lymphatic/immune system?protecting the body from disease
- 21What is Osteology?Study of bones
- 22What is a term that means bone and is used as a prefix in many medical terms?OS
- 23What is the primary function of the circulatory system?Moving blood through the body
- 24What is covered, shaped, and supported by the muscular system?Skeletal
Tissue - 25What body system is responsible for changing food into nutrients and waste?Digestive
- 26What is the primary function of the excretory system?purifying the body by elimination and waste matter
- 27What is the primary function of the reproductive systemperpetuating the human race
- 28What is the body system that controls and coordinates all other body systems?Nervous
- 29What is a connection between two or more bones of the skeleton?Joint
- 30what body system serves as a protective covering for the body?Integumentary
- 31What is a collection of similar cells that perform a particular function?Tissue
- 32What are valvesStructure that close a passage or permit flow in one direction only
- 33Where in the skull is the Occipital bone located?Back
- 34How many identical daughter cells are formed when a cell divides during mitosis?Two
- 35What are the two phases of metabolism?Anabolism
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Catabolism - 36What is the metabolic process of building up larger molecules from smaller ones?Anabolism
- 37When, during metabolism, are complex compounds within the cells broken down into smaller ones?Catabolism
- 38What body system affects the growth, development, sexual activities, and health of the body?Endocrine
- 39Where in the body does the spinal cord originate?Brain
- 40What are glands?Specialized organs that remove and convert elements from the blood
- 41What are two physical characteristics of lymph?colorless and watery
- 42What are lymph nodes?gland-like structures found inside the lymphatic vessels
- 43What binds tissues of the body together?connective tissue
- 44What type of tissue provides protective covering on the body surfaces?Epithelial
- 45What carries messages to and from the brain and controls and coordinates all body functions?NERVE TISSUE
- 46What organ circulates the blood?HEART
- 47What do the kidneys do?excrete water and waste products
- 48What is the name of two bones that form the bridge of the nose?Nasal
- 49What is the largest and strongest bone in the face?Mandible
- 50What is formed by the 12 pairs of bones in the ribs?Thorax
- 51What serves as the protective framework for the heart, lungs and other internal organs?thorax
- 52What are small vessels that connect capillaries to veins?Venules
- 53What term refers to thin-walled blood vessels that are less elastic than arteries?Veins
- 54What gland controls how quickly the body burns energy and makes proteins?Thyroid
- 55What is NOT true about the brain?it is the largest organ in the body...
(the skin is) - 56What supplies oxygen to the blood?Lungs
- 57What is the function of the liver?removing waste created by digestion
- 58What organ aids the intestines in the digestion of food?Stomach
- 59What is defecation?eliminating waste from the body
- 60What is the term for taking food into the body?ingestion
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