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This quiz covers key concepts in anatomy and physiology, focusing on the nervous system, brain structures, and the cardiovascular system. It includes questions about the functions of different brain regions, the impact of traumatic brain injuries, and the workings of the heart and blood circulation. The quiz is designed to assess understanding of basic biological principles and their application to human health.
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cell correct answersthe smallest unit of life tissues correct answerscells formed together to make... organs correct answerstissues form together to make... organ systems correct answersorgans form together to make... the nervous system contains correct answersbrain, brain stem, spinal cord, and nerves the nervous system is responsible for... correct answersreceiving, interpreting, and reacting to signals from inside and outside the body central nervous system correct answersthe brain and spinal cord peripheral nervous system correct answersall the nerves in the body frontal lobe correct answersresponsible for planning and organizing incoming information temporal lobe correct answersused for processing language and story information in the long-term memory parietal lobe correct answerscrucial in integrating sensory and visual information occipital lobe correct answersreceives and processes sensory and nerve impulses from the eyes
what might a medical examiner learn by looking at the gross anatomy of the brain? correct answershow the brain functions, the parts of the brain, and more magnetic resonance imaging (mri) correct answersa medical imaging technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to take pictures traumatic brain injury correct answersa brain dysfunction caused by an outside force to the head chronic traumatic encephalopathy correct answersa progressive degenerative, and/or death of nerve cells caused by repeated head injuries what is a gross exam? correct answersthe process by which pathology specimens are inspected with the bare eye 2 methods used in performing a gross exam of a brain during an autopsy correct answerstraumatic brain injury and chronic traumatic encephalopathy nervous tissue correct answersmade up of specialized cells called neurons, work to receive, interpret, and respond to signals epithelial tissue correct answersthis tissue works to absorb, secrete, protect, and sense; this tissue lines the outer surfaces of all organs and blood vessels muscle tissue correct answersmakes up the muscles found in our body; can be striated, smooth, or cardiac connective tissue correct answerssupports and connects other tissue types in the body what is a concussion? correct answersan injury to the head that causes the brain to quickly move back and forth what happens to neurons during a concussion? correct answersneurons are damaged
right ventricle correct answersconnects to the main pulmonary valves are... correct answersa body structure that temporarily closes a passage the atria and ventricles are separated by... correct answersvalves tricuspid valve correct answersseparates right atrium from right ventricle mitral valve correct answersseparates left atrium from left ventricle pulmonary valve correct answerspermits blood to flow into the pulmonary artery from the right ventricle aortic valve correct answerspermits blood to flow into the aorta from the left ventricle arteries are responsible for... correct answerscarrying blood away from the heart veins are responsible for... correct answersreturning blood back to the heart the tricuspid and mitral valve can also be called... correct answersatrioventricular valves the pulmonary and aortic valves can also be called... correct answerssemilunar valves septum correct answersthe thick muscle that separates the left and right sides apex correct answersthe bottom of the heart (should point towards the right) the blood flows out of the heart through the... correct answerspulmonary ans systemic circulation
pulmonary circulation correct answersmoves blood to the lungs to pick up oxygen and back to the heart to deliver oxygenated blood systemic circulation correct answerspumps oxygen-rich blood to the body and returns deoxygenated blood back to the heart vena cava (inferior and superior) correct answersveins agina correct answersa chest pain or discomfort caused when your heart doesn't get enough oxygen-rich blood atherosclerosis correct answersrefers to the build-up of fats or other substances in or on your artery wall (plaque) myocardial infarction correct answersa blockage of blood flow to the heart muscle (heart attack) aortic valve stenosis correct answersnarrowing of the valve in the large blood vessel branching off the heart patent foramen ovale correct answersa hole in the heart that didn't close all the way it should have after birth congestive heart failure correct answersa chronic condition when the heart doesn't pump blood as well as it should hypertrophic cardiomyopathy correct answersa condition that causes the heart muscle to become thick; makes it hard for the heart to pump blood ventricular septal defect correct answersan opening or hole in the heart, between the hearts ventricles; allows oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor blood to mix