Everything Flashcards

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Facilitated diffusion

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Movement of molecules with the help of a carrier protein

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Diffusion

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Movement of molecules from an area of high solute concentration to low solute concentration.

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Osmosis

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Movement of water through a membrane from an area of low solute concentration to high solute concentration

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Filtration

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Movement of fluid through a membrane when the pressure on one side is greater than the other

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Arteries

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High degree if elastic tissue in walls, carries blood away from heart, can feel pulse

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Veins

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Carries blood to heart, some rely on skeletal muscle contraction and valves to move blood along.

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Capillaries

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Site of gas exchange at tissue level and at alveoli in lungs

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Ventricular depolarization and atrial repolarization

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QRS complex

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Ventricular repolarozation

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T wave

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Atrial depolarization

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P wave

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Loop of Henle

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Long tubule from which some H2O, Na+, and Cl- are reabsorbed

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Glomerulus

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Specialized capillaries for filtration

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Bowman’s Capsule

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Receives filtrate from blood

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Proximal convulated tubules

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Main site of absorption of H2O, glucose, etc.

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Peritubular capillaries

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Capillaries where electrolytes are reabsorbed

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Distal convulated tubules

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Main site for secretion

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ACTH

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Anterior pituitary to adrenal cortex

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Insulin

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Causes decrease in blood glucose

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Glucagon

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Causes increase in blood glucose

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Aldosterone

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Causes reabsorption of salt in kidneys

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ADH

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Causes reabsorption of water in kidneys

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Anestrus

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Temporary ovarian inactivity

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Proestrus

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Follicular development, rising estrogen

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Estrus

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Sexual receptivity, peak estrogen

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Metestrus
Development of corpus luteum after ovulation
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Diestrus
Luteal stage, high progesterone level
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Hemoglobin
The largest molecule in blood and the main transport for oxygen
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Tendon
Attaches muscle to bone
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Ligament
Structure that attaches bone to bone
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Glycogen
Storage form of glucose in liver
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Lactic acid
By product of anaerobic muscle metabolism
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Synapse
Name for the junction between two neurons or between a neuron and a muscle cell
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Neurotransmitter
General word used for substances that are released to cross a synaptic cleft and cause communication between two neurons or between a neuron or a muscle cell.
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Periosteum
Fibrous connective tissue that surrounds the shafts of long bones
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Parathormone
Hormone that increases blood calcium
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Calcium
Ion that moves into the end of the neuron in response to depolarization and causes release of a neurotransmitter
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Glucose and oxygen
Two most important substances required for the brains metabolic needs
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Nervous and endocrine
Two systems that are responsible for homeostasis
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Three types of muscle
Smooth, skeletal, cardiac
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Functions of kidney
Urine formation, hormone production, fluid balance, and pH balance
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Four ways integument changes to conserve body heat
Fat storage, heavier coat, erector pili muscle contraction, and capillary constriction
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Three sites to take a pulse on cat or dog
Femoral artery, lingual artery, and pedal artery
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Three substances secreted by stomach
Hydrochloridc acid, pepsinogen, and mucus
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Striated muscles
Located in heart and skeletal muscles
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Where is the SA node located?
The right atrium
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Sensory nerves are considered...
Afferent nerves
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The canine foreleg is composed of...
Humerus, radius, and ulna
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Cat vertebral column
C7, T13, L7, S3, Cd 21-23
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Myocardium, epicardium, pericardium
Strong protective covering of the heart
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Four primary body tissues
Muscle, nervous, epithelial, and reticular
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Joint capsule
Part of a synovial joint that encloses the joint in a strong, fibrous covering
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Hilus
Entrance/exit for vessels, nerves, and the ureter
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Calyx
Funnel that directs urine into the renal pelvis
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Ureter
Carries urine to the bladder
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Nephron
Functional unit of the kidney
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Cone
Photoreceptor responsible for color vision
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Medial canthus
Location of the nitrating membrane
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Anterior chamber
Space between the cornea and iris
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Choroid
Vascular layer of the posterior segment of the eye, providing nutrition to the retina
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Spermatic cord
Contains vessels, nerves, and the vas deferens
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Vas deferens
Propels sperm during ejaculation
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Seminiferous tubules
Produce sperm
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Vagina
Contains stratified squamous epi cells that we can observe changing during the estrous cycle
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Vestibule
Section of the vulva that is shared by the urinary tract and repro tract
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Infundibulum
Structure that acts as a funnel to catch the ova and move it toward the uterine horn
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Transverse plane
Divides the body into cranial and caudal parts
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Appendicular skeleton
Includes the arms and legs
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Three bones that make the stifle
Patella, tibia, femur
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Tarsus
Hock joint
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Inguinal canal
Area where the internal and external abdominal muscles create an opening for the testes to exit the abdomen
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Triceps brachii
Main extender of the elbow
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Parotid
The salivary gland just under the ear
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Capillaries
Vessels that exchange oxygen, CO2, and waste products
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Caudal vena cava
Deoxygenated blood comes through the heart through this