Exam 1: Major Themes of Anatomy and Physiology

The terms physics,physiology,and physician come from a term that __________ proposed to distinguish natural causes from supernatural causes.

Sometimes anatomical terms come from origins that do not lend any insight into their meaning.

Taking apart a clock to see how it works is similar to ____________ thinking about human physiology.

The study of how hormones function is called __________.

Homeostasis and occupying space are both unique characteristics of living things.

The prefix hypo- means _______________,whereas hyper- means _____________.

We can see through bones with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Which of the following is not an aspect that could result in physiological variation?

Cells were first named by microscopist Robert Hooke.

A hemoglobin level of 12g/dL is normal for an adult female,but low for an adult male.This is an example of _____.

Blood glucose concentration rises after a meal and stimulates the pancreas to release the hormone insulin.Insulin travels in the blood and stimulates the uptake of glucose by body cells from the bloodstream,thus reducing blood glucose concentration.This is an example of _________.

The plural of villus (hair)is ____________,whereas the plural of diagnosis is ____________.

Hypercalcemia means _________.

Modern anatomical language is based on _____ and _____ because individuals speaking these languages made most of the early anatomical discoveries.

Which of the following would contain the greatest amount of information that scientists consider to be true to the best of their knowledge?

Three common components of a feedback loop are _________,__________,and __________.

Anatomists around the world adhere to a lexicon of standard international terms,which stipulates both Latin names and accepted English equivalents.

When a woman is giving birth,the head of the baby pushes against her cervix and stimulates the release of the hormone oxytocin.Oxytocin travels in the blood and stimulates the uterus to contract.Labor contractions become more and more intense until the baby is expelled.This is an example of __________.

Metabolism is the sum of all __________ __________ change.

An individual scientific fact has more information than a theory.