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Anatomy and Physiology Overview
Basics of A & P
Question: What organ system functions in speedy communication and control?
Answer: Nervous system
Question: What is a positively charged ion called?
Answer: cation
Question: What level of body organization is made up of multiple organs?
Answer: System level
Question: What is the branch of science that deals with the STRUCTURE of organisms?
Answer: Anatomy
Question: Which part of the cell is the "powerhouse" of the cell?
Answer: Mitochondria
Integumentary System
Question: What is the medical term for the sweat glands?
Answer: sudoriferous
Question: Name one function of the integumentary system.
Answer: protection
regulation of body temperature
sensory reception
synthesis of vitamin D
Question: Which layer of skin contains the blood vessels?
Answer: dermis
Question: Which layer of the integumentary system is avascular?
Answer: epidermis
Question: What medical term means the excretion of sweat?
Answer: hydrosis
Cardiovascular System
Question: Name the 5 types of white blood cells.
Answer: basophils
monophils
lymphocytes
eosinophils
neutrophils
Question: What is the medical term for the contraction of the heart?
Answer: systole
Question: Which chamber of the heart receives blood from the pulmonary vein?
Answer: left atrium
Question: What is the innermost layer of the heart called?
Answer: endocardium
Question: What is the name of the sound heard in a vessel that has some occulusion?
Answer: bruit
Nervous System
Question: What is the long part of the cell that conducts the nerve impulse to the terminal endings?
Answer: axon
Question: What structure helps to move the nerve impulse quickly down the nerve cell to the next nerve cell?
Answer: myelin
Question: What structure connects both hemispheres of the brain?
Answer: corpus collosum
Question: Which part of the nervous system is responsible for the "fight or flight" response?
Answer: autonomic nervous system
Question: Which lobe of the brain is primarily responsible for problem solving?
Answer: frontal lobe
Endocrine System
Question: What is the main function of the endocrine system?
Answer: slow control of bodily functions
Question: Above what organ are the adrenal glands located?
Answer: Kidney
Question: What is considered the "master gland" of the body?
Answer: pituitary gland
Question: Name one site that is affected by growth hormone.
Answer: bone, muscle, adipose tissue
Question: What are the two hormones from the pituitary gland that control the ovaries?
Answer: LH (leutenizing hormone)
FSH (follicle stimulating hormone)