Medical Assignment



Medical Assignment

QUESTION 1

(a)In your own words, define homeostasis.

(b)List two ways in which the renalsystem contributes to homeostasis. Briefly describe (one sentence each) why each of these is important to body homeostasis.

QUESTION 2

Select the term from the list below which most accurately completes each of the following statements. Write your selections in the spaces provided. Each term should be used once or not at all.

A - superficial

F - coronal

L - transverse

R - deep

B - proximal

G - positive

M - opposite

S - similar

C - ventral

H - negative

N - dorsal

T- identical

D - distal

I - medical

O - frontal

U - pleural

E - inferior

K - sagittal

P - superior

W- thoracic

B - proximal

Moving from the umbilicus to the sternum is an example of moving in a(n)???direction.

K - sagittal

Making a(n)??? section results in separation of the body into head and torso.

C - ventral

W- thoracic

The ??? body cavity is subdivided into the???and abdominopelvic cavities.

H - negative

The endocrine and nervous systems are usually regulated by ??? feedback mechanisms in which the response is ??? to the initial stimulus.

QUESTION 3

Choose any one body system and show by text and diagram how it relates to other body systems and thereby contributes to the healthy functioning of the body as a whole.

QUESTION 4

Of the nine regions in the abdominopelvic cavity, the stomach is located primarily in two regions. Name the two regions.

(a) Pelvic cavity

(b) Abdominal cavity

QUESTION 5

How many grams of Potassium Chloride are contained in 2 L of a 3% solution. Express your answer in scientific notation. Show all of your working.

QUESTION 6

The fluoride anion (F-) is important in the formation of healthy teeth.

Using the list below, match the chemical symbol with its correct description. Write your selection in the space provided.

2F F2F2 2F-

(a) 2F-

Two fluorine (fluoride) ions

(b) F

One fluorine atom

(c) 2F

Two fluorine atoms

(d) 2F2

Two molecules of fluorine gas

QUESTION 7

Write the name of the carbohydrate described by each of the statements below.

Ribose

A sugar found in DNA but not RNA.

Glucose

The principal energy supplying molecule in the human body.

Lactose

Formed from one molecule of glucose plus one molecule of galactose and a principal component of mothers' milk.

Starch

The major structural component of plant cell walls and constituting a large proportion of roughage in the human diet.

Glycogen

The principal energy storage polysaccharide in liver and skeletal muscle.

Sucrose

The compound commonly known as malt sugar and used in brewing.

QUESTION 8

Select from the list below the chemical symbol or formula which best fits the descriptions given. More than one symbol or formula may be appropriate in some cases, but you should write only one in each space. Each symbol or formula may be used once, more than once or not at all.

KC6H12O6H2ONa

PCO2PO4 3 C

ONH4+K+S

Na+O2HCO3SO42

C6H12O6

An organic compound

K+

A sodium ion

H2O

The most abundant atom in the body by weight

H2O

An inorganic molecule (not an ion)

CO2

The gas formed in aerobic metabolism which is exhaled.

O2

A molecule which has one double covalent bond

QUESTION 9

Glucose is the body's primary source of energy, but in order for this energy to be used for cellular activities it must be first “trapped” in, and then released from ...