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Anatomy and physiology pretest Exam 2024/2025
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Anatomy and physiologypretest Exam 2024/2025
_____ is the study of structure and _______ is the study of function - -
Anatomy;physiology
-Histology is the study of - -Microscopic examination of tissue specimen
-Listening to the natural sounds made by the body such as heart and lung
sounds is called - -Auscultation
-___ is considered the "father of medicine" as he and his followers
established a code of ethics for physicians that is still recited in modern form
by graduating medical students - -Hippocrates
-stethoscope - -a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated
inside the body
-Hippoeractic oath - -Ideal conduct for a physician
-Nightingale oath - -Ideal conduct for a nurse
-The "zodiac man" is an illustration from a 15th century medical manuscript
that reflects the medical belief in the influence of ___ on parts of the body - -
Astrology
-The ____ is the process of making numerous observations until one feels
confident in drawing generalizations and predictions from them - -Inductive
method
-Means change in the genetic composition of a population of organisms - -
Evolution
-The theory that a large, complex system such as the human body can be
understood by studying it simpler components is called - -Reductionism
-An example of normal positive feedback that occurs in the body and is not
life threatening or harmful is - -Childbirth
-An _______ is a term coined from the names of people whereas an ___ is a
word composed of the first letter or first few letter of a series of words - -
Eponym; acronym
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