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NAS 2 Challenge Exam|67 Q’s and A’s (Studying to test out of NAS 2)
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NAS 2 Challenge Exam|67 Q’s and A’s(Studying to test out of NAS 2)
What is the purpose of the Scientific Method? - -Test the hypothesis
-What are the steps of the Scientific Method - -1. problem
2. hypothesis
3. procedure
4.analyze
5.conclusion
-Independent Variable - -The experimental factor that is manipulated; the
variable whose effect is being studied.
-Dependent Variable - -The outcome factor; the variable that may change in
response to manipulations of the independent variable.
-Control Groups - -groups whose members do not obtain the treatment,
while other conditions are held constant
-Experimental Groups - -treatment groups; the participants in a study that
receive the intervention
-Define Anatomy and Physiology - -Anatomy: the study of the body's parts
or the body's structure
Physiology: the sturdy of how the body parts work or how the body functions
Structure determines function; function determines structure - they're
inseparable.
-The six levels of organization - -chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, organ
system, organism
-Requirements of life - -water, food, oxygen, heat, pressure
-Survival needs - -nutrients, oxygen, water, body temperature, atmospheric
pressure
-Homeostasis - -A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal
state; the regulation of any aspect of body chemistry, such as blood glucose,
around a particular level
-Basic mechanism for homeostasis - -receptor, control center, effector
, -Positive feedback loop - -feedback loop that causes a system to change
further in the same direction
-Negative feedback loop - -A feedback loop that causes a system to change
in the opposite direction from which it is moving
-Anatomical Position - -erect, feet forward, arms at side with palms facing
forward, head facing forward
-Dorsal - -toward the back
-Lateral - -away from the midline
-Superior - -above
-Inferior - -below
-Anterior - -toward the front
-Posterior - -toward the back
-Medial - -toward the midline
-Distal - -away from the point of attachment
-Superficial - -near the surface
-Deep - -more internal
-Thoracic - -chest area
-Axial - -head, neck, trunk
-Appendicular - -limbs
-Three Planes of Dissection - -frontal (coronoal), saggital, transverse
-Cranial Cavity - -Brain
-Vertebral Cavity - -Spinal Cord
-Thoracic - -heart, trachea, and lungs
-mediastinum - -between lungs
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