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Exposure to a hot environment causes the body to sweat. The hotter the environment, the greater the sweating. Two anatomy and physiology students are arguing about the mechanisms involved: Student A claims that they are positive feedback, and student B claims they are negative feedback. Do you agree with student A or student B and why? |
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A male has lost blood as a result of a gunshot wound. Even though bleeding has been stopped, his blood pressure is low and dropping and his heart rate is elevated. Following a blood transfusion, his blood pressure increases and his heart rate decreases. Which of the following statement(s) is (are) consistent with these observations?
- Negative-feedback mechanisms can be inadequate without medical intervention.
- The transfusion interrupted a positive-feedback mechanism.
- The increased heart rate after the gunshot wound and before the transfusion is a result of a positive-feedback mechanism.
- a and b
- a, b, and c
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Provide the correct directional term for the following statement: When a boy is standing on his head, his nose is ____________ to his mouth. |
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Complete the following statements, using the correct directional terms for a human being. Note that more than one term can apply.
- The navel is to the nose.
- The nipple is to the lung.
- The arm is to the forearm.
- The little finger is to the index finger.
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In which quadrants and regions are the pancreas and the urinary bladder located? |
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Given the following procedures:
- Make an opening into the mediastinum.
- Lay the patient supine.
- Lay the patient prone.
- Make an incision through the pericardial serous membranes.
- Make an opening into the abdomen.
Which of the procedures should be accomplished to expose the anterior surface of a patient's heart?
- 2,1,4
- 2,5,4
- 3,1,4
- 3,5,4
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During pregnancy, which of the mother's body cavities increases most in size? |
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A bullet enters the left side of a man, passes through the left lung, and lodges in the heart. Name in order the serous membranes and their cavities through which the bullet passes. |
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A woman falls while skiing and accidentally is impaled by her ski pole. The pole passes through the abdominal body wall and into and through the stomach, pierces the diaphragm, and finally stops in the left lung. List in order the serous membranes the pole pierces. |
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