Final Flashcards

1
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What is the enlargement of an aorta?

A

Aneurysm

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2
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What are the three meningeal layers from deep to superficial

A

Pia mater
Arachnoid mater
Dura mater

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3
Q

The pelvic girdle consists of two ____?

A

Coccyx

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4
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What is the highest arch in the foot?

A

Medial longitudinal arch

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5
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When skin is subjected to an excessive amount of abrasion or friction, a thickened area called what will develop?

A

Callus

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6
Q

What is unique about cardiac muscle?

A

Intercalated discs

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7
Q

ATP is formed from

A

glucose

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8
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What forms a tough outer tube of white fibrous connective tissue in the spinal cord?

A

Dura mater

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9
Q

The process during Anaphase in which the cytoplasm divides is called what?

A

Cytokinesis

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10
Q

What anchors epithelial cells to connective tissues?

A

The basement membrane

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11
Q

The dorsal cavity contains what?

A

The spinal cord and the brain

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12
Q

Rods detect what

A

dim light

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13
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The elbow is an example of what kind of joint?

A

A hinge joint

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14
Q

HPV causes what?

A

Warts and eventually cancer

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15
Q

Sarcoplasmic reticulum is a type of smooth endoplasmic reticulum that regulates the release of what?

A

Calcium

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16
Q

Cones detect what

A

color

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17
Q

An enlarged thyroid causes what?

A

A goiter

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18
Q

Sweat contains?

A

Sodium Chloride

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19
Q

Where does the Krebs Citric Acid Cycle occur?

A

The mitochondria

20
Q

Efferent vs. Afferent

A

Afferent are sensory neurons that carry nerve impulses towards the central nervous system and brain
Efferent are motor neurons that carry neural impulses away from the central nervous system

21
Q

What converts ammonia to urea?

22
Q

What organs contain cilia?

A

Lungs

Fallopian tubes

23
Q

What is myosin?

A

Dark bands of the thick protein filaments

24
Q

The pubic symphysis is an example of what?

A

Amphiarthritic joint

25
The heart is in what subdivision of what cavity?
Subdivision: Mediastinum Cavity: Thoracic
26
What is another name for a stroke?
CVA, cerebrovascular accident
27
The shoulder is an example of what kind of joint?
Ball and socket
28
Why doesn't fat dissolve in water?
Because it is non polar
29
What is the transparent fibrous membrane that forms a tube around and adheres to the surface of the spinal cord
Pia mater
30
How does temperature affect diffusion?
Higher temperature = faster diffusion | Lower temperature = slower diffusion
31
The ventral cavity contains what?
Thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
32
Eversion and Inversion refer to what part of the body?
The feet
33
What forms a delicate connective membranous tube inside the dura mater
Arachnoid mater
34
Blood with a PH below 7.2 is considered what?
Acidosis
35
What are the stress (fight or flight) hormones?
Cortisol Epinephrine Norepinephrine
36
What types of tissue allows the bladder to expand?
Transitional epithelium
37
SAD (seasonal affective disorder) is caused by a lack of?
Melatonin
38
What bone in the calverian looks like a butterfly?
Sphenoid
39
Testosterone is what kind of steroid?
Anabolic
40
The occipitus connects what?
Spinal cord and the medulla
41
What muscle raises the eyelids?
Levator palpebrae
42
What is the difference between stratified and simple epithelial cells?
Simple is one layer | Stratified is multi-layered
43
RNA has what purine base that DNA lacks?
Uricil
44
Cortisol is what kind of steroid?
Catabolic
45
DNA has what purine base that RNA lacks?
Thymine