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Pattern baldness is called?

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Alopecia

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The water proofing pigment found in the epidermis is?

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Keratin

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The muscle associated with the hair follicle is the?

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Arrector pili

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List 3 possible conditions that could cause hair loss?

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Chemo
Trauma
Alopecia

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The protein pigment found in skin and hair is?

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Melanin

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The condition that is the total lack of the melanin is called?

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Albinism

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This layer makes the protein pigment is called?

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Granulosum

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The skin layer that is the ghost layer?

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Lucidum

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The outermost layer of the epidermis?

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Corneum

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The moon shaped area of the fingernail is called the?

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Lunula

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When the nuclei begin rot die in the skin it is called?

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Pyknosis

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12
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What layer of skin does Pyknosis occur in?

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Spinosum

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13
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The gland associated with the hair follicle is called?

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Sebaceous

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14
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The sebaceous gland produces?

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Sebum

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15
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The layer of epidermis where mitosis occurs?

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Basale

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The layer of skin that has grains of water proofing protein is called?

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Granulosum

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17
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The lack of skin pigment in patches is called?

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Vitiligo

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18
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The sweat gland that begins its function at birth?

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Eccorine

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19
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Hair grows _____ approximately every 3 days?

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3mm

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20
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The sweat gland that begins functioning at puberty?

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Appocrine

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Why does the sweat that starts functioning at puberty smell?

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It produces sebum/ B.O

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22
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3 possible signs of cancer?

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Black moles
Raised red dots/bumps
It grows

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23
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The yellowish skin pigment is called?

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Carotene

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24
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Three functions of the integumentary system?

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Excretion
Communication
Protection

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Give me one thing to do to prevent an injury from scarring?
Disinfect it
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The skin condition in which fluid builds up in the stratum Corneum due to possible friction is called a?
Blister
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The integumentary system produces what type of vitamin?
Vitamin D
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Which type of burn can be red and painful but no scarring will occur?
1st degree
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List 3 possible ways in which the skin could be burned?
House fire Fire work Pick up something hot
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What are the ridges located in the dermis called?
Papillae
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What are the cells that make the skin pigment called?
Melanocytes
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How do you take care of a blister?
- Disinfect a needle - Stab the needle at the base of the blister -Remove fluid - Cut dead skin off - Apply Antibiotics - Bandage
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The worst type of skin cancer?
Malignant Melanoma
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The genetic information in groups of three?
Triplet Code
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Each of 3 (triplet code) is a code for an?
Amino acid
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When RNA reads DNA’s message it is called?
Transcription
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The above occurs where in the cell?
Nucleus
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When tRNA reads mRNA’s message it is called?
Translation
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The above occurs where in the cell? (Translation)
The ribosomes
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List the four nitrogen bases found in DNA?
Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine
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The 5 carbon sugar found in DNA is?
Deoxyribose
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What nitrogen base is not RNA?
Thymine
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The nitrogen base that is NOT in RNA is replaced with what?
Uracil
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DNA and RNA are composed of a 5 carbon sugar, nitrogen bases and ?
Phosphate
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DNA is in a twisted ladder called a?
Double Helix
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An area of study explaining how the body works is?
Physiology
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Disease that arises before birth?
Congenital
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Toward the surface or skin is called?
Superficial
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Toward the point of attachment to the trunk is?
Proximal
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Toward the head?
Superior
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Away for the midline?
Lateral
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Away from the head
Inferior
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Away from the point of attachment to the trunk is?
Distal
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Toward the midline ?
Medial
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An area of study of the location and appearances of body parts is called?
Anatomy
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A disease that results from an invasion of a foreign substance is?
Immunological
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Name the structural levels of organization in the body?
Cells Systems Tissue Organs Organism
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Name the system of the body that veins belong to?
Vascular
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Name the system of the body that lungs belong to?
Respiratory
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A disease that is an abnormal growth of cells or causes a destructive tumor is called?
Neoplastic
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The body plane that divides the body into left and right sides is called?
Sagittal
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Toward the front of the body is called?
Anterior
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Toward the back side of the body is called?
Posterior
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The body plane that divides top and bottom halves is the?
Horizontal
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The four types of tissue?
Connective Muscle Epithelial Nerve
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The four things that cause infectious diseases?
Virus Bacteria Fungi Protozoa
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The classification of disease that includes diabetes and physical injury is?
Metabolic
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List the eleven systems of the body: (Use your ten minutes in this)
Muscle Respiratory Nerve Urinary Reproductive Digestive Skeletal Cardio Vascular Integumentary Endocrine Lymphatic
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The five characteristics of life?
Obtain and use energy React to environment Grow and develop Reproduction Made up of cells
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The type of complete break that goes diagonal through the bone is?
Oblique
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The medical term for the growth plate is the?
Ephiseal Plate
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Lengthwise growth of the bone is called?
Interstitial
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The type of complete break that goes through the skin is called?
Compound
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Width growth of the bone is called?
Appositional
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The type of complete break that the bone is crushed?
Compression
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The central shaft of the long bone is called the?
Diaphysis
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The ends of the bones are called?
Epiphysis
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Bone cells that build up the bone are?
Osteoclast
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Bone cells that dissolve the bone tissue are the?
Osteoblast
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The first place in the bone that cartilage tissue turns into bone is the?
P.O.C / Primary Ossification Center
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The type of complete break that goes straight through the bone?
Transverse
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The type of break that does not go all the way through the bone?
Simple
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The type of break that is common in twisting injuries?
Spiral
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The type of complete break that the bone is broken in at least two places causing the bone to float is a?
Communtial
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When the bone is crushed it is this type of break?
Compression
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The long central shaft of the bone is called the?
Diaphysis
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The finger like projections in the skin that gives you ridges called?
Papillae

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