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Chapter 5 A&P Beck Test Flashcards

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All living matter is composed of a colorless, jelly-like substance called

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Protoplasm

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During early stages of an organism, the repeated division of the ovum (egg) results in many specialized cells that differ from one another in composition and function

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Differentiation

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Process of building up larger molecules from smaller ones

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Anabolism

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Skeletal membrane Perichondrium covers/is around

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The cartilage

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Adipose tissue has an abundance of

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Fat containing cells

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Imaginary line that divides the body into anterior half and posterior half (front and back)

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Coronal a.k.a. frontal plane

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The cranial cavity is one of the

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Dorsal cavities

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The shoulder joint and the deltoid muscle is called

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Deltoid Region

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Due to the reproductive system- in the embryonic stage of a fetus, the _________ forms the glands of the skin, nails, nervous system, and lining of the mouth

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Ectodermal cells

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Deepest layer of the epidermis

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Stratum germinativum

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Egg shaped preceptors, sensitive to vibration and pressure

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Pacinian corpuscle

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Healthy skin is soft, flexible and ____________

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Slightly acidic

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Abnormally developed sacs containing pus

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Cysts

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Accumulation of dry or greasy flakes

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Scale

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The most common type of skin cancer is

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Basal cell carcinoma

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Where is psoriasis found?

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Scalp, elbows, knees, and rarely the face

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Inflammation and excessive oiliness of the skin on cheeks and nose

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Rosacea

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An itchy, swollen lesion that lasts only a few hours is a

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Wheal

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Goosebumps are due to

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Contracting arrector pili muscles

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Scab or abrasion due to scarring or scraping

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Excoriation

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Stratumspinosum has

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Irregularly shaped cells

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What areas are considered long bones?

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Legs, arms, fingers, and toes

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The _____ portion of bones are made up of ________ bones which consist of irregularly shaped spaces of thin bony plates

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Inner, Cancellous

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Made up of the ribs and sternum

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Thorax cage

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Are freely moving structures because they are *synovial*
Diathrotic (Function)
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Are slightly immovable structures because they’re cartiaginous
Amphiarthrotic (Function)
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Are immovable structures because they’re fibrous
Synathrotic (Function)
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Another name for the kneecap
Patella
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Immovable joints are called
Synathrotic
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Greatest range of motion is found in
Ball and socket joints
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Osteoarthritis results in
Abnormal bone thickening
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Forms the hard bone found in the shaft of long bones and along the outside of flat bones
Compact bone tissue
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First indicator of osteoporosis is
A bone fracture from a minor accident
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Over ____ muscles in the body
600
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Two categories of muscle fibers are
Parallel and Pinnate
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The most stationary attachment of a muscle is
The origin
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Has membranous channels that release calcium ions and causes muscle contractions
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
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A Chickens white breast meat has
Type II fibers
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Muscles that assist the primary muscle of an action are called
Synergist
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Behind or in back of
Dorsal
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An enlargement of the breath of a muscle as a result of repeated forceful muscle activity is called
Hypertrophy
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Aerobic cellular respiration to replenish ATP takes place in the
Mitochondria
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An _____ contraction occurs when a muscle is contracted, and the ends of the muscle move further apart
Eccentric
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The double layered membrane that covers the heart is the
Pericardium
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The smallest microscopic, thin walled blood vessels are called
Capillaries
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Allows blood to flow only from the left atrium to the left ventricle
The bicuspid valve
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Coordinate immune defenses and kill cells on contact
T cells
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When is an HIV infected person considered to have AIDS?
When their CD4 & T-cells count is less than 200
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Is sexual contact a way to spread HIV?
No! Spread of HIV needs a high concentration of the virus, a appropriate environment, and a port of entry
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White blood cells are
Leukocytes
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Gets its blood from the internal branch of the common carotid artery
Cranial cavity
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Mass of blood trapped under the skin from bleeding
Hematoma
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Filters excess fluid and damaged cells from the lymph
Lymph nodes
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Occipital lymph nodes are at
The base of the skull
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In case of an injury platelets release _______ which is a vasoconstrictor that causes a vascular spasm closing the blood vessels
Serotonin
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Goes from the right ventricle to the lungs and back to the heart
Pulmonary circulation
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Filters lymph from your legs, left arm, left side of head, neck and chest
Thoracic duct
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Relaxation and enlargement of arterial walls
Vasodialation
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_____ _____ is the outermost layer
Dura Mater
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Three parts of the brainstem
Midbrain, Pons, and the Medulla Oblongata
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Involves nerves to visceral organs, glands, and blood vessels
Autonomic nervous system
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Involves nerves to muscle and skin
Somatic nervous system
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Detects pain everywhere except the brain
Nociceptors
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Sense smell and taste. Are sensitive to carbon dioxide and pH changes in the blood
Chemoreceptors
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Regulate smooth muscles, the heart and other involuntary functions
Autonomic nervous system
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Carries impulses from the brain to the effectors
Motor neuron
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Carry impulses from one neuron to the next across the synapse
Neurotransmitters
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The ________ is very sensitive to reflex
Sole of the foot
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Functions as a conductive pathway for nerve impulses to and from the brain
Spinal cord
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Degenerative neurological condition affecting the motor nerves of the brain and spinal cord causing them to die
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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Polio is caused by
A virus
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The largest and longest nerve in the body is the
Sciatic nerve
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Thymus stimulates
T – lymphocytes
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Increases and regulates calcium levels in the blood
Parathormone
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Two hormones secreted by the ovaries
Estrogen and progesterone
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The adrenal glands are situated
On top of each kidney
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*Aldosterone* regulates ______ and _________ balance in the extracellular fluid and in the blood
sodium, potassium
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The pituitary gland is in the
Head
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These two control the relationship between the endocrine and nervous system
Pituitary and hypothalamus
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Produces thyroxine, Triidothyronine, and calcitonin
Thyroid gland
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Chemical substances, manufactured by the endocrine glands are known as
Hormones
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3 Accessory organs of the respiratory system
Larynx, Pharynx, and trachea
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______ of the intercostal muscles causes the ribs to rise and the thoracic cavity to expand
Inhalation
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An airborne disease that can spread through the body
Tuberculosis (a.k.a TB)
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Common cold symptoms
Dry cough, sore throat, and nasal discharge
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Influenza can be complicated because of possible
Secondary infections
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3 Accessory digestive organs
Pancreas, gallbladder and liver
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Four layers of alimentary canal walls
Mucosa, Submucosa, Serous and muscle layer
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Contains enzymes that breakdown starch into simple sugars called salivary amylase
Saliva
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_______ Colon is an S shaped bend in the colon that connects to the colon
Sigmoid
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Wavelike muscular movement that propels material through the Alimentary canal is
Peristalsis
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Structure / small intestine that is chiefly responsible for absorption of digested food is
Villi
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Hollow organ made with walls of elastic fibers
Bladder
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The functional unit of the kidney is the
Nephron
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Hormone produced in the kidneys that acts to regulate blood pressure is
Renin
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The kidneys filter _______ of plasma a day
40 to 50 gallons
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Fertilized ovum travel through the fallopian tubes to the
Uterus
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Sperm cells are produced in the
Seminiferous Tubules
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Testosterone is produced by the
interstitial cells of Leydig
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A fertilized ovum is also known as
Zygote
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Muscular tube leading from the vulva to the cervix, and is the lower part of the birth canal
Vagina
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Discharge of a mature ovum from the follicle of the ovary
Ovulation
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Cyclic, bleeding every 4 weeks
Menstruation
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Two divisions of Peripheral Nervous System are
Autonomic and Somatic

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