Exss 175 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

endocrine system - Answer -regulation of body activities by releasing hormones -composed of ductless glands that synthesize and secrete chemical messages directly into the bloodstream hormones - Answer chemical messengers transported in blood from endocrine gland to organ -more than 50 types in body -only affects target cells, have specific hormone receptors -hormone output controlled by: --nervous system input --chemical change in blood -amount released dependent on need

EXSS 175 Exam 2 with All Correct Answers

digestive system - Answer organs that break down food GI tract functions - Answer -mouth: mastication, swallow -pharynx & esophagus: transportation -stomach: mechanical disruption; absorption of water and alcohol -small intestine: chemical and mechanical digestion and absorption -large intestine: absorb electrolytes and vitamins -rectum & anus: defecation

reproductive system components - Answer -gonads -ducts -accessory sex glands -supporting structures gonads - Answer -produce gametes -secrete sex hormones ducts - Answer -store gametes -transport gametes

types of bones - Answer -long -short -flat -irregular -sesamoid sutural bones - Answer in joints b/w skull bones the axial skeleton - Answer -80 bones -along longitudinal axis -skull, hyoid, vertebrae, ribs, sternum, ear ossicles

renal system components - Answer -2 kidneys -2 ureters -1 urinary bladder -1 urethra renal system function - Answer -filter blood -keep necessary fluid, excretes wastes kidneys - Answer -size of a fist -locations: lateral to T12-L3, right slightly lower -retroperitoneal cavity

vertebral column - Answer -backbone or spine -26 vertebrae -5 regions 5 regions of vertebral column - Answer -cervical (7) -thoracic (12) -lumbar (5) -sacrum (5, fused) -coccyx (4, fused)

The frontal bone of the skull - is the superior border to the eye orbit When you are sitting normally in a chair, your weight rests on - ischium In thoracic vertebrae, the tubercle of the rib articulates with the facet on the transverse process whereas the head of the ribs articulates with the body of the vertebrae - true the sagittal plane divides the body into - right and left portions the vertebral column - A. consists of bones called vertebrae and fibrocartilaginous discs B. includes...

EXSS 175 Exam 2 with All Correct Answers A nerve impulse is traveling from one neuron (A) to another (B). What part of the neuron (B) will receive the impulse first? - Answer-Dendrite If someone's myelin is deteriorating, what will happen to his or her nerve impulses? - Answer-The impulses will slow down Superficial to the grey matter of the brain. where does the cerebrospinal fluid circulate? - Answer-Subarachnoid space Moving from the skull to the brain, what is the correct order...

Transverse plane - correct answer top and bottom halves Coronal (frontal) plane - correct answer front and back halves Sagittal plane - correct answer left and right sides Movements of the transverse plane - correct answer Rotation (medial and lateral), pronation, and supination Movements of the coronal (frontal) plane - correct answer Sideways movements like adduction and abduction Movements of the sagittal plane - correct answer Flexion, extension (up and down moveme...