Exam 1: The Foundation of Physiology

Match the terms labelled a. through d. with their correct physiological events. (Options may be used more than once or not at all.) -rapid clotting of blood due to increasing levels of platelet activity at a site of vessel damage

Match the terms labelled a. through d. with their correct descriptions. (Options may be used more than once or not at all.) -The blood is this tissue type.

Which of these types of tissues uses the terminology "smooth"

Blood is a type of connective tissue.

The ____________________ system is the transport system of the body.

In a negative-feedback loop, which component produces a response that changes a controlled condition

____________________ glands secrete through ducts in the skin.

What are the two systems concerned with the control of body functioning by extrinsic controls

Match the terms labelled a. through d. with their correct physiological events. (Options may be used more than once or not at all.) -increased cardiac activity to elevate blood pressure when systemic pressure is low

Match the terms labelled a. through d. with their correct descriptions. (Options may be used more than once or not at all.) -The brain is made primarily of this tissue.

Stem cells are not common to all multicellular organisms.

Match the terms labelled a. through d. with their correct descriptions. (Options may be used more than once or not at all.) -This tissue type is made up of cells specialized in the exchange of materials between the cell and its environment.

Enzymes are carbohydrates.

Not all activities performed by the muscular and nervous systems are directed toward maintaining homeostasis.

A mechanistic explanation of why a person breathes is to obtain oxygen.

All cells are capable of reproducing.

Endocrine glands secrete hormones through ducts into the blood.

What kind of glands secrete through ducts to the outside of the body (or cavity open to the outside)

____________________ muscle tissue composes the heart.

The internal environment consists of the ____________________, which is made up of ____________________, the fluid portion of the blood, and ____________________, which surrounds and bathes all cells.