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Final Review Flashcards

1
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Chemical messengers released directly into the bloodstream, that have the ability to affect cells for hours or days.

A

Hormones

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2
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Order of draw

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Light blue(coagulation), Red (serum chemistry), green(STAT chem), Lavender(hematology), gray(GTT/ethanol/lactic acid).

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3
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Unique markers that allow the immune system to distinguish between cells that are yours and those that are not.

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Antigens

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4
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Lymph nodes can be described as

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Small encapsulated bodies

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5
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What is a visceral sense

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Hunger

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6
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Universal recipient of blood donations

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Type AB

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7
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Insulin an glucagon are produced by the…

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Pancreas

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8
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Responsible for the production of bile

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Liver

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9
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Dyspnea

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Difficulty breathing

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10
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Hemoglobin is measured in order to determine if individual is anemic or not. Decrease in level of hemoglobin can be caused by…

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Pregnancy

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11
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Area of stomach that connects with the small intestines

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Pylorus

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12
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Which structure becomes smaller in adulthood

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Thymus

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13
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Split into anterior and posterior portion

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Pituitary

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14
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Process of gas exchange between air and blood is called

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External respiration

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15
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Structure that separates the lower chambers of the heart

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Interventricular septum

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16
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Condition in which placenta grows over the cervix

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Placenta Previa

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17
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Vocal cords are located in the

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Larynx

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18
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Stage when the baby is actually born

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Expulsion

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19
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Three processes necessary to regulate blood chemistry and make urine are..

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Filtration, secretion, and absorption

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20
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Terminal end of the respiratory system

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Alveoli

21
Q

Digestive tract begins in the oral cavity and ends in the…

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Anus

22
Q

Universal donor

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Type O

23
Q

Dome shaped muscle that acts to ventilate

A

Diaphragm

24
Q

Glands that are responsible for milk production

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Mammary

25
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Lavender

A

Hematology

26
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Bone attached to the tympanic membrane is the hammer, also called

A

Malleus

27
Q

“Hardening of the arteries”

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Arteriosclerosis

28
Q

Bony labyrinth is another name for…

A

The inner ear

29
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Pro time/Prothrombin time/ PT

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Time test to measure blood’s ability to clot. This is an indicator of levels of prothrombin, protein produced by the liver that converts to thrombin during clotting process. Increase in PT will indicate that blood will not clot as quickly as normal

30
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Test to determine the amount of RBC packed in a specific volume of blood.

A

Hematocrit (Hct)

31
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Light blue

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Coagulation

32
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Bicuspids, or transitional teethe, are also called

A

Premolars

33
Q

Person with external otitis generally has a bacterial and fungal infection commonly called…

A

Swimmer’s ear

34
Q

Chronic inflammatory disease of the lungs

A

Asthma

35
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Vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called

A

Arteries

36
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Hypertension can cause

A

Kidney disease

37
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Green

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STAT chem

38
Q

Bring blood to the glomerulus

A

Afferent arterioles

39
Q

Transport system and barracks of your immune system

A

Lymphatic

40
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Glomerular filtrate flows from the glomerular capsule to the first part of the renal tubule, called

A

Proximal tubule

41
Q

Hormone that has ability to act directly with the cells DNA

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Steroid

42
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Macrophages destroy infected cells by…

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Phagocytosis

43
Q

Light passes through the eye through what opening?

A

Pupil

44
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When a patient has a fever, this resets the bodies temperature set point

A

Hypothalamus

45
Q

Red

A

Serum chemistry

46
Q

From nephron loop, filtrate flows into the…and into the collections ducts

A

Distal tubule

47
Q

Respond to asthma, allergic conditions, parasitic invasions

A

Eosinophils

48
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Gray

A

GTT/ethanol/lactic acid

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