The Human Organism
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Organization
FINAL ROUND
Characteristics of
Life
Homeostasis TerminologyCavities
and Membranes
Organization:
$100 Question
This level of organization consists of groups of similar looking cells with its surrounding material working together to perform a function:
a. chemical
b. cellular
c. tissue
d. organBACK TO GAME
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Organization:
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This level of organization consists of groups of similar looking cells with its surrounding material working together to perform a function:
a. chemical
b. cellular
c. tissue
d. organBACK TO GAME
Organization:
$200 Question
This is the smallest unit of an organism that carries out the basic function of life:
a. molecule
b. organelle
c. cell
d. organ
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Organization:
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This is the smallest unit of an organism that carries out the basic function of life:
a. molecule
b. organelle
c. cell
d. organ
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Organization:
$300 Question
This organ system removes waste products from the blood, regulates pH and water balance:
a. endocrine
b. lymphatic
c. integumentary
d. urinary
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Organization:
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This organ system removes waste products from the blood, regulates pH and water balance:
a. endocrine
b. lymphatic
c. integumentary
d. urinary
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Organization:
$400 Question
This organ system transports nutrients, waste products, gases and hormones throughout the body and regulates body temperature:
a. lymphatic
b. cardiovascular
c. respiratory
d. endocrineBACK TO GAME
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Organization:
$400 Answer
This organ system transports nutrients, waste products, gases and hormones throughout the body and regulates body temperature:
a. lymphatic
b. cardiovascular
c. respiratory
d. endocrineBACK TO GAME
Organization:
$500 Question
The muscular system functions to do this:
a. produces movement
b. maintains posture
c. produces body heat
d. all of these
e. a and b onlyBACK TO GAME
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Organization:
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The muscular system functions to do this:
a. produces movement
b. maintains posture
c. produces body heat
d. all of these
e. a and b only
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Characteristics of Life:
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Essential characteristics of life do not include:
a. organization
b. respiration
c. reproduction
d. metabolism
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Characteristics of Life:
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Essential characteristics of life do not include:
a. organization
b. respiration
c. reproduction
d. metabolism
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Characteristics of Life:
$200 Question
Responsiveness is the ability of an organism to sense a change in its environment and react to it.
True/False
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Characteristics of Life:
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Responsiveness is the ability of an organism to sense a change in its environment and react to it.
True/False
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Characteristics of Life:
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This characteristic of life involves the passing down of genetic information by the formation of new cells or new organisms:
a. growth
b. development
c. organization
d. reproduction
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Characteristics of Life:
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This characteristic of life involves the passing down of genetic information by the formation of new cells or new organisms:
a. growth
b. development
c. organization
d. reproduction
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Characteristics of Life:
$400 Question
This process involves unspecialized cells changing into cells with a specialized function:
a. differentiation
b. growth
c. development
d. reproduction
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Characteristics of Life:
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This process involves unspecialized cells changing into cells with a specialized function:
a. differentiation
b. growth
c. development
d. reproduction
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Characteristics of Life:
$500 Question
The body’s ability to produce energy for muscle contraction during exercise by the break down of glycogen into glucose is this:
a. growth
b. metabolism
c. morphogenesis
d. developmentBACK TO GAME
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Characteristics of Life:
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The body’s ability to produce energy for muscle contraction during exercise by the break down of glycogen into glucose is this:
a. growth
b. metabolism
c. morphogenesis
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Homeostasis:
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The body’s ability to maintain itself in a steady state is known as this:
a. negative feedback
b. positive feedback
c. variable
d. homeostasis
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Homeostasis:
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The body’s ability to maintain itself in a steady state is known as this:
a. negative feedback
b. positive feedback
c. variable
d. homeostasis
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Homeostasis:
$200 Question
This component of a feedback loop senses changes in the body:
a. receptor
b. control (integration) center
c. effector
d. none of these
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Homeostasis:
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This component of a feedback loop senses changes in the body:
a. receptor
b. control (integration) center
c. effector
d. none of these
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Homeostasis:
$300 Question
This is an example of positive feedback:
a. body temperature fluctuates between 99.1 and 98.0
b. pH levels of urine vary from 5.2 to 7.8 throughout the day
c. Giving birth
d. none of these
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Homeostasis:
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This is an example of positive feedback:
a. body temperature fluctuates between 99.1 and 98.0
b. pH levels of urine vary from 5.2 to 7.8 throughout the day
c. Giving birth
d. none of these
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Homeostasis:
$400 Question
Positive feedback creates a self-amplifying change of events that leads away from the body’s normal ranges.
True/False
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Homeostasis:
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Positive feedback creates a self-amplifying change of events that leads away from the body’s normal ranges.
True/False
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Homeostasis:
$500 Question
This statement about negative feedback is true:
a. maintains homeostasis
b. deviation from the set point is resisted
c. keeps parameters in the normal range
d. all of these are trueBACK TO GAME
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Homeostasis:
$500 Answer
This statement about negative feedback is true:
a. maintains homeostasis
b. deviation from the set point is resisted
c. keeps parameters in the normal range
d. all of these are true
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Terminology:
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This directional term describes the position of the antebrachium compared to the brachium:
a. proximal
b. distal
c. superficial
d. inferior
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Terminology:
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This directional term describes the position of the antebrachium compared to the brachium:
a. proximal
b. distal
c. superficial
d. inferior
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Terminology:
$200 Question
When cutting the small intestine, this kind of section would produce an oval shaped piece:
a. cross (transverse)
b. frontal
c. oblique
d. midsagittal
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Terminology:
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When cutting the small intestine, this kind of section would produce an oval shaped piece:
a. cross (transverse)
b. frontal
c. oblique
d. midsagittal
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Terminology:
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This anatomical term refers to the point of the elbow:
a. antecubital
b. antebrachial
c. palmar
d. olecranon
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Terminology:
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This anatomical term refers to the point of the elbow:
a. antecubital
b. antebrachial
c. palmar
d. olecranon
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Terminology:
$400 Question
The pedal region refers to this body part:
a. foot
b. ankle
c. heel
d. leg
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Terminology:
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The pedal region refers to this body part:
a. foot
b. ankle
c. heel
d. leg
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Terminology: $500 Question
The appendix is found in this abdominopelvic quadrant:
a. RUQ
b. RLQ
c. LUQ
d. LLQ
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Terminology: $500 Answer
The appendix is found in this abdominopelvic quadrant:
a. RUQ
b. RLQ
c. LUQ
d. LLQ
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Cavities and Membranes:
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This body cavity contains the lungs:
a. pleural
b. thoracic
c. pericardial
d. dorsal
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Cavities and Membranes :
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This body cavity contains the lungs:
a. pleural
b. thoracic
c. pericardial
d. dorsal
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Cavities and Membranes :
$200 Question
This structure separates the ventral body cavity into the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities:
a. pelvic brim
b. mediastinum
c. diaphragm
d. lungs
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Cavities and Membranes :
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This structure separates the ventral body cavity into the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities:
a. pelvic brim
b. mediastinum
c. diaphragm
d. lungs
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Cavities and Membranes :
$300 Question
This organ is not retroperitoneal:
a. kidneys
b. adrenal glands
c. spleen
d. duodenum
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Cavities and Membranes :
$300 Answer
This organ is not retroperitoneal:
a. kidneys
b. adrenal glands
c. spleen
d. duodenum
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Cavities and Membranes :
$400 Question
This serous membrane covers the surface of the heart:
a. visceral pleura
b. visceral pericardium
c. parietal pericardium
d. visceral peritoneum
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Cavities and Membranes :
$400 Answer
This serous membrane covers the surface of the heart:
a. visceral pleura
b. visceral pericardium
c. parietal pericardium
d. visceral peritoneum
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Cavities and Membranes :
$500 Question
The parietal peritoneum covers:
a. the anterior surface of the kidneys
b. the abdominal wall
c. the inferior surface of the diaphragm
d. all of these
e. b and c onlyBACK TO GAME
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Cavities and Membranes :
$500 Answer
The parietal peritoneum covers:
a. the anterior surface of the kidneys
b. the abdominal wall
c. the inferior surface of the diaphragm
d. all of these
e. b and c only
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FINAL ROUND Question
When a boy is standing on his head, his chin is _______ to his mouth.
a. superior
b. inferior
c. proximal
d. distal
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FINAL ROUND Answer
When a boy is standing on his head, his chin is _______ to his mouth.
a. superior
b. inferior
c. proximal
d. distal
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