Exss 175 exam Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

EXSS 175 Exam 3 Questions with Correct Answers The cardiovascular system consists of - Answer-the heart, vessels, blood, and the circulation Peripheral circulation - Answer-blood supply for the extremities Cerebral circulation - Answer-blood supply for the brain Coronary circulation - Answer-blood supply to the heart muscle Main function of the heart - Answer-to move the blood through the vessels by contraction of muscle The heart pumps over ___ million gallons of blood per yea...

EXSS 175 Exam 3 Questions with Correct Answers The cardiovascular system consists of - Answer-the heart, vessels, blood, and the circulation Peripheral circulation - Answer-blood supply for the extremities Cerebral circulation - Answer-blood supply for the brain Coronary circulation - Answer-blood supply to the heart muscle Main function of the heart - Answer-to move the blood through the vessels by contraction of muscle The heart pumps over million gallons of blood per year - ...

functions of the nervous system - Answer -sensory (senses change in environment) -integrative (analyzes data, stores data, decides which stimuli are important) -motor (responds to stimuli) two principle divisions of the NS - Answer -central nervous system (CNS) -peripheral nervous system (PNS) central nervous system (CNS) - Answer -brain: lies above foramen magnum -spinal cord: lies below foramen magnum

EXSS 175 Exam 3 Questions with All Correct Answers which vessel delivers blood to the left atrium - Answer-pulmonary vein pathway of blood into, through and out of the heart - Answer-5 vena cava, 8 right atria, 9 right ventricle, 2 pulmonary trunk, 1 pulmonary arteries, 4 lungs, 3 pulmonary veins, 7 left atrium, 6 left ventricle, 10 aorta which of the following is not one of the four quad muscles - Answer-quadratus femoris which valve does the blood go through just before entering t...

body membranes - Answer -epithelial membranes -connective tissue membranes epithelial membranes - Answer -epithelial layer and underlying connective tissue -3 types: --cutaneous (skin) --mucous --serous

EXSS 175 Exam 2 with All Correct Answers

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

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

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

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...