Ch.32 Kinn's The Medical Assistant

The study of how the body is shaped and structured

The study of body functions

The basic unit of life

What do cells do?

The human body is composed of approximately ______ trillion, living, functioning cells.

What are the 3 main parts of a cell?

This part of the cell includes the cytoplasm

The part that surrounds the cell creating an outer covering

Intracellular refers to

This part of the cell contains the living material that carries on the cell's function

Intercellular refers to

The study of tissues is known as

Epithelial tissue makes up what parts of the body?

Which type of tissue supports and binds other body tissues?

Which tissue is packed closely together with little or no intercellular material?

Name some types of connective tissue?

Which body tissue produces movement when contracted?

Muscle tissue is attached to?

What tissue forms the heart wall? Is it voluntary or involuntary?

What type of muscle tissue lines the walls of the blood vessels and hollow organs?

Rhythmic contraction of involuntary muscles lining the gastrointestinal tract

This type of tissue conducts impulses between the periphery and central nervous system

Supportive structures of the nervous tissue are called

This tissue helps control the body's functions to maintain homeostasis

Two or more types of tissue bound together to form a more complex structure

Which part of the body produces insulin?

Which blood cells carry oxygen?

This body system consists of arteries, arterioles, veins, venules, WBC, RBC, platelets and plasma

The pituitary and pineal gland are part of which body system?

The gastrointestinal system's functions are

The cardiovascular system is the_______system

The sebaceous glands are part of which body system?

This system maintains fluid balance within the body

Which body system produces heat?

This body system maintains homeostasis

This system produces the hormones estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone

The trachea is part of which body system?

This system's functions include vision, hearing, balance, taste, and smell

Which body system maintains electrolyte, water, and acid base balances?

Which part of the body system does the hypothalamus, adrenal cortex and medulla belong to?

Which system regulates temperature?

Which system carries sensory stimulus to the brain and motor impulses to the periphery?

Which system regulates blood pressure?

The structural development of the body are as follows:

This type of provider treats patients of all ages for a broad range of diseases and complaints.

The small intestine absorbs ______ meanwhile the large intestine absorbs ______.

The purpose of a physical examination is to determine

Verifying the patient's insurance information and documenting current medications and allergies is part of

This method of examination is done by observing to detect significant physical features or objective data

In this method of examination the physician uses touch

This method of examination involves tapping or striking the body

Direct percussion is performed by

__________ percussion is performed by tapping or striking the hand placed on the area with the opposite hand producing a sound and a sense of vibration

To listen to the sounds arising from the body that are originated within the body

The process of measuring

This method is used to determine the range of extension, strength or flexion of a body part

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