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Anatomy refers to the internal and external structures of the body and their physical relationships, whereas physiology refers to the study of the functions of those structures.

Important Review Questions on Anatomy and Physiology. 
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1. Both hypercapnia and acidemia act on the medullary respiratory center to _____ breathing rate.

2. Contraction of the uterus pushes the fetus against the cervix. _____ signals the posterior pituitary to release _____, which further increases uterine contractions.

3. Joints are classified by two criteria: _____ and _____.

4. The _____ pulls the femur toward the dorsal ilium, sacrum, and coccyx, extending the hip.

5. Blood pressure and heart rate are modified due to information from chemoreceptors in response to _____ changes in blood chemistry, and so are generally unused except in emergencies.

6. Fatigue caused by disruption of calcium regulation or glycogen depletion is usually caused by _____ exercise.

7. In advanced age, many cells become _____ to their environment.

8. _____ are axons which connect the corresponding gray areas of the two brain hemispheres. Most pass through (and form) the _____.

9. Because it dissociates into two particles in solution, a mole of NaCl contributes more to _____ than a mole of glucose. Such dissociation is common to many electrolytes and must be considered when calculating the _____.

10. If the signal for an organ to release a hormone is _____, the signal is humoral.

11. For sedentary adults, a BMI greater than 40 indicates that the individual is _____.

12. Fill in the missing terms in the following series: (left or right) femoral artery → (left or right) _____ → (left or right) _____ → posterior leg

13. Essential long chain fatty acids have _____ carbons; short chains, of course, have fewer.

14. Long term paralysis results in irreversible deterioration of the _____.

15. During the relative refractory period, action potentials require a(n) _____ stimulus.

16. The second response of the body to a break in a blood vessel requires platelets, which _____.

17. In lymph nodes, _____ are strands of reticular fibers around which lymphocytes and macrophages cluster and which extend from the cortex toward the hilus (hilum).

18. The prime mover for inspiration (breathing in) is the _____, which presses into the abdominal cavity, expanding the thoracic cavity as it does.

19. The retina has two sub-layers: the outer layer of the retina (in relation to the center of the eye) is pigmented to _____.

20. Most intestinal gas (_____) is produced as a result of _____ of undigested macromolecules by _____ in the large intestine. (The amount produced depends on their identity and nature.)

21. Many vitamins, minerals, and drugs are not _____.

22. The _____ of the ilium articulates with the sacrum.

23. The region of the retina where the axons of the retinal ganglion cells leave the eye is called the _____ or _____, and lacks _____.

24. The _____ does not contain a middle phalanx.

25. The _____ is the outer, fibrocartilage layer of an intervertebral disc.

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