Anatomy Final Flashcards
Laparoscope
Endoscope used to examine abdominal cavity
Pancreas location?
Abdomen
Where are adrenal glands located?
Above kidneys
Heart block
Electrical impulse cannot pass through heart
Atelectasis
Alveoli are partially or totally collapsed
When systemic blood pressure has increased, what protective measures do the kidneys take?
Vasoconstriction
What region contains coarse nasal hairs?
Vestibular
Adrenal medulla
Secretes Epinephrine and norepinephrine
Eosinophil
Active during parasitic infection
Most common cause of SIADH?
Traumatic brain injury
Name of condition in which body is not producing enough insulin?
Diabetes mellitus
What stimulates uterus to contract?
Oxytocin
Unique markers that allow the immune system to distinguish between cells that are yours and are not yours
Antigens
BUN measures
Blood urea nitrogen
Release chemicals to promote inflammation
Basophils and mast cells
Liver breaks down glycogen into…
Glucose
Why does blood loss damage the kidneys?
Tissue damage due to decreased blood flow
Not a taste that tongue can detect
Spicy
Which of the three sections of the pharynx conducts air, food, and liquid?
Oropharynx
Antidiuretic hormone
Produced by post. pit. Decreases urination
Most common blood type amongst Americans
A
Mastoiditis can lead to brain infections
True
Histamines
Secreted by mast cells
Anvil
Between malleus and stapes
Purpose of culture and sensitivity testing is
Testing drug sensitivity of pathogens
What you can breathe beyond normal inspiration
Inspiratory reserve volume
Bicuspids or_____ are type of transitional teeth
Premolars
What is a visceral sense?
Hunger
How many hours does it take for the stomach to empty?
4
When a patient is experiencing a fever, the _____ resets body’s temp set point.
Hypothalamus
Red
Serum/chemistry
CBC included
Platelets, hematocrit, RBC, WBC
What prevents blood from shooting into left atrium upon ventricular contraction
Mitral valve
Discuss how childbirth is an example of positive feedback.
The posterior pituitary releases oxytocin which increases the rate of contraction of the uterus. The pituitary keeps pumping it out and the uterus contracts harder and harder until the baby is out.
Milk ejection hormone
Oxytocin
Another name for left atrioventricular valve
Bicuspid
Where do lymphocytes originate?
Red bone marrow
WBC that defends the body against parasites
Eosinophil
Symptom of kidney stones
Blood in urine
Produces a hormone that increases lymphocyte production in children
Thymus
Nerve that make stomach move
Vagus
Cytokines
Immune stimulating chemical released by immune cells or damaged tissue
Target organ for glucagon
Liver
Body rid of excess tears
Drain into nose
Chronic conjunctivitis is caused by
Chlamydia trachomatis
Ectopic pregnancy
Implantations of embryo in wrong place
Process of gas exchange between air and blood is called
External respiration
Pineal gland
Melatonin
Functions of lymphatic system
Recycling fluids lost from cardiovascular system, transporting pathogens to lymph nodes where they can be destroyed, storing and maturing some types of WBC, helps with absorbing fats
What causes color blindness
Genes on x chromosome that cause abnormal pigments in the cones
Specific type of hormone called _____ has ability to interact directly with cell’s DNA.
Steroids
Osmosis
Movement of water from low ion to high ion concentration
Prednisone mimics hormones secreted by
Adrenal gland
The ____ humor occupies the entire eye cavity behind lens
Vitreous
Lavender
Hematology
Peripheral vascular disease
Narrowing of arteries
Myopia
Near sightedness
Increased pressure of fluid in eye
Glaucoma
Basophils
Release chemical to promote inflammation
Diabetes mellitus may lead to
Retinopathy
Progesterone
Maintains buildup of endometrium
Hormones
Chemical messengers
Three sections of pharynx
Nasopharnx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx
Blood leaves kidneys hilum via the…
Renal vein
Blood vessels that carry blood away from heart
Arteries
Cushing’s causes weight….
Graves causes weight ….
Gain, loss
Lacrimal glands are endocrine glands
False
Formation of stones or calculus in gallbladder
Cholelithiasis
Cones
Photoreceptors active in bright light
Universal donor
Type O
What hormones not affected by hypopituitarism?
Oxytocin
Vocal cords are located in
Larynx
HIV targets
Helper t-cells
Thrombus
Blood clot
What point is a developing human referred to as a fetus?
Eight weeks after fertilization until birth
Which cranial nerve transmits from cochlea and semicircular canal to brain
Cranial nerve 8
Non reversible lung condition in which alveolar air sacs are destroyed and lung becomes “floppy”
Emphysema
Nephron
Functional unit of kidneys
How is insulin controlled?
Negative feedback
Prolactin
Increases milk production
Which hormone antagonizes glucagon
Insulin
Bony labyrinth in ear is another name for
Inner ear
Fight parasites
Eosinophils
Most common cause of hypothyroidism
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
Rods
Active in dim light
What starts breaking down in the mouth due to saliva?
Starches
Function of ossicles
Amplification of sounds waves in middle ear
Where are olfactory receptors
Top of nasal cavity
Name of structure that separates lower chambers of heart
Interventricular septum
Function of muscles surrounding lens of eye
Alter shape of lens, making it thinner or thicker
Complex series of reactions that activate a series of plasma proteins that are usually inactive in blood
Complement cascade