Final Flashcards

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The four basic tastes for which there are taste receptors.

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Sweet, sour, bitter,and salty.

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Path of light though the eye

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Conjunctiva.
Cornea. 
Agueous humor.
Pupil/Iris.
Lens.
Vitreous humor.
Retina.
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Cornea:

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The transparent outer layer of the eye.

Sclera-the white part of the eye.

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What does the lens do?

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Focuses; needs to change thickness muscles attached to the lens.

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What is cataracts?

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Not so clear (cloudy) layers of the lens.

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How many smells can a person remember?

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Up to 10,000

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What is glaucoma?

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Too much pressure in the eye

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What does the retina do?

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Contains all light receptors

Types of receptors: rods 8 cones

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Rods and cones

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Rods-Black and white

Cones-light

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What is motion sickness?

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Conflicting information between your eyes and your ears.

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Stereo Hearing

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Allows you to pinpoint sound without seeing it.

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Dynamic Equilibrium

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Spinning, bending over, cartwheel motion.

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3 Functions of the ear

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Sound reception, dynamic equilibrium, static equilibrium

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Path of sound waves in ear

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Outer ear (air), middle ear (solid), inner ear (liquid).

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Pinna

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Collects sound waves

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Auditory canal

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Provides separation between outer and middle ear

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Tympanic membrane (eardrum)

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Sound waves strike this and it vibrates

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3 bones in the middle ear

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Hammer, anvil and stirrup.

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Inner ear

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S.W. Strike the oval window.
Different pitches of sound, hit different parts of the cochlea.
Bigger waves sets off more receptors.

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Eustacian Tube

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Connects to the middle ear, equalizes air pressure.

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Otoliths and Statoliths

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Ear/stone/position

Help you know where your head is at

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Function of the skeleton

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Supports body, protects organs, creates red & white blood cells, movement, mineral storage.

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Makeup of skeletal system

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Water, minerals,& living tissue

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Tendons

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Bone to muscle

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Ligaments
Bone to bone
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Cartilage
Flexible bone | Ribs, ears, nose
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5 different joints
``` Ball & socket-hip, shoulder Hinge-elbow, knee Gliding-spine, wrist, ankle Fixed-sternum Floating-knee cap ```
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Incisors -
To cut
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Canines-
To rip and tear
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Molars-
To chew and grind
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Herbivores-
Large incisors, flat molars
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Carnivores-
Large canines, small incisors, pointy molars
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Bones in babies vs adults
Babies- 300 | Adults-206
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Heart layers
Epicardium-outside Myocardium-middle Endocardium-skin like layer on the outside
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Arteries-
Lead away from the heart. High pressure. Thick wall, small diameter.
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Veins-
Lead toward the heart. Low pressure. Thin wall, large diameter.
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Average blood pressure-
110/70
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Path of air thru respiratory system
Nasal passage. Pharynx (throat) Trachea. Larynx (vocal chords).
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Breathing in...
Inspiration. | Muscles-diaphragm and rib muscles.
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Breathing out....
Expiration. | Muscles relax.
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What is blood made up of?
Red and white blood cells, Platelets, Plasma.
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PH range and average
1-14; 7
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Defenses of your immune system
Skin, mucus membrane and body chemistry (non specific), specific immunity ( true immunity).
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Skin-
Is waterproof
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External body chemistry includes-
Oil and swear in your skin, lysozymes, tears, saliva, stomach acids, urine.
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Where are blood cells made?
Bone marrow. | WBC have a nucleus
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Job of a platelet?
To clot.
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What is plasma?
The liquid part of your blood
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What is pus?
White blood cells, dead bacteria and plasma.
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Trachea-
Lined with cilia and mucus.
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Larynx-
Only works when air is moving out.
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Circulatory System
Pump heart--> arteries away--> capillaries exchange--> veins (toward).
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Pathway of blood thru the heart
Superior vena cava. Right atrium. Right ventricle. Semilunar valves. Pulmonary artery. Left atrium. Aorta.
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Somatic Nervous System
Voluntary functions
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Automatic nervous system
Involuntary functions,
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Sympathetic: Parasympathetic:
- Stress (fight or flight) | - peace ( returning to normal)
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Botulism ?
Prevents release of the neurotransmitter
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Tetnus?
Blocks the enzyme that destroys neurotransmitter
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Multiple Sclerosis?
Your immune system attacks your body. Destroys myelin sheath of motor nerves.