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1
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you notice the air smells tasty

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Inferomedial temporal lobe

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2
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you taste the salty spray in air

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Inferior parietal lobe

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3
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You see large waves and the movement of your friend falling off his surfboard

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Medial occipital lobe

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4
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You hear the roar of the waves and your friend’s laugh

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Temporal lobe

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5
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You are aware that you are sitting up on your towel

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Parietal lobe

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6
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Sensory information from skin, muscles, bones, and joints
Comes from the receptors of the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin
Five senses

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SOMATIC SENSES

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7
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Sensory information from viscera (internal organs such as heart, lungs, stomach, and bladder
Comes from internal organs

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VISCERAL SENSES

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8
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temperature

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Thermoreceptors

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9
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pain

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Nociceptors

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10
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Vibration
Discriminatory touch and pressure

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Mechanoreceptors

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11
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Sense changes in the chemical composition of the blood

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Chemoreceptors

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12
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Converts light into electrical signals

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Photoreceptors

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13
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Reminiscent of mint or peppermint
Often described as cool and refreshing

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PEPPERMINTY

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14
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Associated with flowers
Wide range of floral scents from various types of flowers

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FLORAL

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15
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Includes odors associated with musk, a substance secreted by certain animals and often used in perfumes

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MUSKY

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16
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Strongly aromatic, almost medicinal scent
Includes odors reminiscent of camphor, which is a compound found often in medicinal and cleaning products
Eucalyptus, frankincense, hyssop, marjoram, rosemary, sage, camphor, mothballs

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CAMPHORACEOUS

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17
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Odors that are light, and airy
Associated with substances like ethers or light hydrocarbons

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ETHEREAL

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18
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Sharp, acrid, and often irritates the senses
Ammonia and certain spices

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PUNGENT

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19
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Decay and decomposition
Similar to the smell of rotting flesh

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PUTRID

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20
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Formed by groupings of taste receptor cells with hair-like extensions that protrude into the central pore of the (?)
Each taste bud has 50 to 100 taste receptor epithelial cells which register the different molecules in your food

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Taste buds

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21
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Each taste bud has ? to ? taste receptor epithelial cells which register the different molecules in your food

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50 to 100

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22
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Little bumps on top of your tongue that help grip food while your teeth are chewing
Contains our taste buds

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PAPILLAE

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23
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Outermost layer
Sclera
Cornea

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FIBROUS TUNIC

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24
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Middle layer
Choroid
Ciliary body
Iris

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VASCULAR TUNIC (UVEA)

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25
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RETINA
RODS
CONES

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NERVOUS TUNIC

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26
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Most numerous
Entire surface of the tongue
Pointed
Threadlike structures
Has no taste buds

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FILIFORM

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27
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Type of photoreceptor cell in the retina
Sensitive to light levels and help give us good vision in low light

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RODS

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28
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Type of photoreceptor cell in the retina
They give us our color vision

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CONES

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29
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Most sensitive
Located at the lateral margins of the tongue

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Foliate

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30
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Located in the center of the macula lutea
Responsible for high-acuity vision
Densely saturated with cone photoreceptors

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FOVEA CENTRALIS

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31
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Results from decreasing lens elasticity that accompanies aging

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PRESBYOPIA

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32
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Where ganglion cell axons exit the eye to form the optic nerve
No light sensitive rods or cones to respond to a light stimulus at this point
Causes a break in the visual field called the blind spot

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OPTIC DISC

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33
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Nearsightedness
Near objects appear clear, but objects farther away look blurry

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MYOPIA

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34
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Farsightedness
You can see distant objects clearly, but objects nearby may be blurry

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HYPEROPIA

35
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Refractive state of an eye in which parallel rays of light entering the eye are focused on the retina, creating an image that is perceived as crisp and in focus
Perfect visual function

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EMMETROPIA

36
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Resemble small veins formed when lymphatic capillaries join together
Have one way valves to prevent the backward movement of the lymph fluid
tube-like structures that carry fluid (called lymph) away from the tissues to deliver it back into the blood’s circulation.

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LYMPHATIC VESSELS

37
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Introduced from outside the body
Bacteria, viruses, chemicals released by microorganisms
ALLERGIC REACTION: Caused by foreign antigens that produce an overreaction of the immune system

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FOREIGN ANTIGEN

38
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The ability to resist damage from foreign substances such as microorganism, harmful chemicals and internal threats

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IMMUNITY

39
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Recognized and destroys certain foreign substances, but the response to them is the same each time the body is exposed

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INNATE IMMUNITY

40
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Recognizes and destroys certain foreign substances, but the response to them improves each time the foreign substance is encountered.

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ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY

41
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These viruses naturally circulate among animals like birds and pigs. Occasionally, a new strain of (?) A virus can emerge

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Influenza

42
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A viral infection affecting the upper respiratory tract (which includes the nose, sinuses, throat and windpipe).

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COMMON COLDS

43
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is caused by bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)
Infection destroys patients’ lung tissue, causing them to cough up the bacteria, which then spread through the air and can be inhaled by others

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TUBERCULOSIS

44
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a malignant tumor that begins in the lung.
caused by genetic damage to the DNA of cells in the airways, often caused by cigarette smoking or inhaling damaging chemicals

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LUNG CANCER

45
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About 6 meters long and consist of three parts:
Duodenum
Jejunum
ileum

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SMALL INTESTINES

46
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It is a complex organ composed of both endocrine and exocrine tissues that performs several functions.

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PANCREAS

47
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Processes the nutrients and detoxifies harmful substances from the blood.
produces an important digestive fluid called bile

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LIVER

48
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a large cavity that collects the urine as it is produced.
collecting the urine produced in the kidney and leading to a central “stem,” the ureter.

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RENAL PELVIS

49
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Extends from the base of the urinary bladder to the tip of the penis
Carries both urine and sperm
Sperm enters from the ejaculatory duct

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URETHRA

50
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Divided sac of skin outside the abdomen
Maintains testes at 3°C lower than normal body temperature to protect sperm viability

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SCROTUM

51
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Comma-shaped, tightly coiled tube
Found on the superior part of the testis and along the posterior lateral side
Functions to mature and store sperm cells (at least 20 days)
Expels sperm with the contraction of muscles in the epididymis walls to the vas deferens

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EPIDIDYMIS

52
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Mixture of sperm and accessory gland secretions

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SEMEN

53
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External genitalia

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PENIS

54
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Production of sperm cells
Begins at puberty and continues
throughout life
Occurs in the seminiferous tubules
Spermatids to sperm

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SPERMATOGENESIS

55
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functional unit of the kidney
the structure that actually produces urine in the process of removing waste and excess substances from the blood.
There are about 1,000,000 nephrons in each human kidney.

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NEPHRON

56
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protects the stomach lining

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mucus

57
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kills microorganisms and activates pepsin.

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Hydrochloric acid

58
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starts protein digestion

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Pepsin

59
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aids in vitamin B absorption.

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Intrinsic Factor

60
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Weak contractions result in mixing waves, which thoroughly mix ingested foods with stomach secretion to form chyme.

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MIXING WAVES

61
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Stronger contractions result in ? waves, which force the chyme toward and through the pyloric sphincter

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PERISTALTIC WAVES

62
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Involves consciously regulating your breath to create a steady and even rhythm. It’s often used in practices like meditation, yoga, or stress reduction to promote relaxation and focus. Typically, it involves inhaling and exhaling at a controlled pace, fostering a sense of calmness and balance.

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RHYTHMIC BREATHING

63
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Breathing cycle that involves air leaving the lungs

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EXPIRATION

64
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Breathing cycle that involves air going into the lungs

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INSPIRATION

65
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Acts as a lubricant, allowing the visceral and parietal pleura to slide past each other
Helps hold the pleural membranes together

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PLEURAL CAVITY

66
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Roughly the size of a clenched fist and is located in the left, superior corner of the abdominal cavity. Clears worn-out RBC and other foreign bodies from the bloodstream

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SPLEEN

67
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Results when self-antigens stimulate unwanted destruction of normal tissue

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AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE

68
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Molecules of the body produces to stimulate an immune system response
an antigen that the immune system derives from the body it is protecting.

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SELF ANTIGEN

69
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Aka circadian rhythm
Natural internal process that regulates the sleep and wakefulness patterns in living beings

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SLEEP-WAKE CYCLE

70
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Biological process by which new individuals of the same species are produced, ensuring the continuation of that species

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REPRODUCTION

71
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Refers to the physiological and psychological processes involves in human sexual response such as desire, arousal, orgasm, and resolution

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SEXUAL FUNCTION

72
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Refers to the dynamic processes of physical, cognitive, emotional, and social changes that occur throughout the lifespan of an organism

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GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

73
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Physiological process by which living organisms maintain internal stability and balance in the face of external changes

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HOMEOSTASIS

74
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Part of the retina at the back of the eye
Only 5mm across
Responsible for our central vision, most of our color vision, and the fine detail of what we see

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MACULA

75
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where urine collection begins.
small cup-shaped spaces that collect fluid before it moves into the bladder.

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CALYCES

76
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Carries sperm from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct

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DUCTUS DEFERENS

77
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cutting of the ductus deferens at the level of the testes to prevent transportation of sperm

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VASECTOMY

78
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The total supply of eggs are present at birth
Ability to release eggs begins at puberty
Reproductive ability ends at menopause
Oocytes are matured in developing ovarian follicles

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OOGENESIS

79
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Aka uterine cycle
Cyclic changes of the endometrium
Regulated by cyclic production of estrogens and progesterone

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MENSTRUAL CYCLE

80
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Present in both sexes, but only function in females
Modified sweat glands
Function is to produce milk
Stimulated by sex hormones (mostly estrogens) to increase in size

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MAMMARY GLANDS

81
Q

Produced by the corpus luteum
Production continues until LH diminishes in
the blood
Helps maintain pregnancy

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PROGESTERONE

82
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Produced by follicle cells
Cause secondary sex

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ESTROGEN

83
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Clears worn-out RBC and other foreign bodies from the bloodstream

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AUTOCRINE

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