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age of earth
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~4.5 billion years
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oldest known life
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prokaryotes
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when life on earth began
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~3.5 billion years ago
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steps necessary for 1st organic compounds to originate
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assembling atmosphere, atm is over liquid water, temp of gases increases, energy provided through electrical spark discharges (lightning)
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ancient earths atmosphere
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reducing atm containing H gas, CO2, H2O, hydrogen sulfide, methane
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characteristics of life
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complexity, homeostasis, responds to enviroment, heredity, one or more cells
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eukaryotic life
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began 1.5 billion years ago, oldest fossils
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panspermia theory
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meteors and/or cosmic dust clouds carried primitive life forms to earth which became what we know today.
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organism diversity
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resulted from sexual reproduction, endosymbiosis, horizontal gene transfer, mutation
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binomial system biological name of organisms
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includes genus and species
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order of biological classification system
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kingdom, class, order, family, genus, species
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4 cell types
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neurons, muscle, epithelial, connective
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germ layers (3)
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ectoderm, endoderm, mesoderm
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epithelium
Definition
sheet like layer of cells (avascular) with thin underlying layer of non-cellular protein (basement membrane)
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3 types of epithelium
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squamous, cuboidal, columnar
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skin epidermis
Definition
made of stratified squamous ith the outermost portion comprised of dead squamous cells filled with keratin
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basement membrane
Definition
non cellular protein that connects avascular epithelium to underlying, vascular CT
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tight junctions
Definition
form impenetrable connection
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desmosomes/anchoring junctions
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form flexible connections between cells, materials pass between
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gap junctions
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form protein channel between two cells increasing rate of infrmation flow between cells
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connective tissue
Definition
originating from embryonic mesoderm
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bones extracellular matrix
Definition
consists of calcium phosphate, acts as calcium reservoir
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covering around organs
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dense irregular CT
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has fluid matrix
Definition
blood
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tendon
Definition
holds bone to muscle
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ligaments
Definition
hold bone to bone
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neuron
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specialized to produce and conduct electrochemical impulses for communication
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3 components of neuron morphology
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dendrite receives from receptors, conveys to cell body, sends down axon toward final destination of effector muscle
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role of glial cells
Definition
non-excitable, support cells
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oligodendrocytes and schwann cells
Definition
produce myelin shesths on axon
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immune system not involved in
Definition
homeostasis
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portion of brain involved in fever
Definition
hypothalumus
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initial response of fever
Definition
shivering
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negative feedback
Definition
minimizes change
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positive feedback
Definition
maximizes change
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regulated variable
Definition
aspect which is maintained
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set point
Definition
expected value of regulated variable
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error signal
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difference between set point value and actual value of regulated variable
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layers of alimentary canal in order
Definition
mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, serosa
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regulate GI activities
Definition
nerves in plexus regions of submucosa
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gastrin
Definition
secreted by stomach cells, controls secretion of pepsinogen and HCl
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secretin
Definition
stimulates release of pancreatic fluid, which contains digestive enzymes and buffers
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mucus glands
Definition
protect stomach walls from low pH
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parietal cells
Definition
secrete HCl
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intrinsic factor
Definition
B12 absorption, necessary for Rbc production
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pernicious anemia
Definition
lack of intrinsic factor
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chief cells
Definition
produce pepsinogen, activated by lower pH
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protein
Definition
digestion starts in stomach
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liver
Definition
produces bile and glycogen, stores vitamins, destroys old/damaged RBC, removes toxins from blood
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liver hepatocyte cells
Definition
produce bile
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bile salts
Definition
act as emulsifier/digestor
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chylomicrons
Definition
triglycerides combined with proteins in small intestine. absorbed by the lacteals of the lymphatic system.
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lacteals
Definition
part of lymphatic system, located in smal intestinal villi. absorb digested fats.
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pancreas
Definition
secrete enzymes that act on proteins, carbs, and lipids. majority of digetive enzymes.
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bicarbonate
Definition
secreted by pancreas to buffer chyme
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duodenal ulcers
Definition
most common, 90%
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small intestine
Definition
site of majority of digestion and absorption
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large intestine
Definition
4% of food absorption, compacts and stores undigested materials, vitamin production, resorption of salt and water.
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vitamin K
Definition
produced by intestinal bacteria
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rumen
Definition
serves as fermentation chamber, where bacteria degrade cellulose
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horse, rodent, lagomorph cellulose digeston
Definition
cecum
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gizzard
Definition
food grinding in birds
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open circulation
Definition
blood is equal to interstitial fluid, circulating is equal to ECF, fluid called hemolymph.
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closed circulation
Definition
fluid is always enclosed in vessels which connect to and from heart
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path of blood thru CVS
Definition
flow is from heart to arteries to arterioles to capillares to venules to veins
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CVS components
Definition
heart, vessels, and blood (plasma, rbc, wbc, platelets)
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CVS function
Definition
transport of rbc, wbc, synthesis, clotting and immune defense, temp control
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pulmonary circuit
Definition
deoxy blood moves from heart thru right ventricle, pulm semilunar valve, pulm arteries, pulm arterioles, pulm capillaries (now oxy) pulm venules, pulm veins, left atrium
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heart discription
Definition
double pump (r to pulm, l to systemic) 4 chambers, tricupid valve between r atria and r ventricle, bicuspid/semilunar between ventricles
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systole
Definition
ventricles contract forcing blood into arteries, highest number/pressure
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diastole
Definition
heart relaxes and blood flows into atria and ventricles, lower number/pressure
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vessel layers
Definition
connective, smooth muscle, elastic fibers, endothelium, thicker in arteries
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capillary
Definition
site of gas/metabolite exchange
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fluid movement on arteriole and venule ends of capillary bed
Definition
thru osmosis, proteins in, draw fluid in
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interstitial fluid
Definition
fluid outside of cardio vessels
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lymphatic system
Definition
open, one-way system
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lymphatic system function
Definition
move lymph by skeletal muscle contractions and oneway valves, carry lipids in form of chylomicrons, helps immune
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solutes in plasma
Definition
metabolites, wastes, hormones, ions, albumins, globulins
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neutrophil
Definition
1st t respond to inflammation
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name wbc's
Definition
eosinophils, macrophage, neutrophil, lymphocyte
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stem cells
Definition
found in red bone marrow, create formed elements (rbc, wbc, platelets) of blood
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clotting process
Definition
prothrombin becomes thrombin which activates fibrinogen into fibrin
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ADH (anti-diuretic hormone) vasopressin
Definition
secreted from posterior pituitary, helps to regulate blood volume
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atrial natriuretic hormone
Definition
secreted by RA in heart, eliminaton of H2O and Na+, helps to regulate blood pressure
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3 things that regulate blood volume
Definition
ADH, aldosterone, atrial natriuretic hormone
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detects changes in arterial pressure in the carotid artery and aorta
Definition
baroreceptors
Term
cardiac output
Definition
volume of blood pumped by each ventricle/minute
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resting volume
Definition
5 liters/minute
Term
SA node
Definition
vertebrate pacemaker, initiates depolarization leading to intrinsic control of heartbeat
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AV node
Definition
slender connection of cardiac muscle cells, depolarization travels thru connective tissue separating atria from ventricles, then to ventricles via purkinje fibers
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medulla oblongata in brain stem
Definition
location of CVS, monitors blood pressure thru cardiac output and resistance to flow, blood volume, oxygen and CO2 content
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lymphatic system
Definition
one-way, collects excess fluid,carries fat back to circulation, removes lymph
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clotting cascade mechanism
Definition
prothrombin-> thrombin-> fibrinogen-> fibrin
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parts of ECG
Definition
P wave signals depolarization of atria, QRS complex signals depolarization of ventricles, T wave signals repolarization of ventricles (relax)
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intrstitial fluid
Definition
no proteins, bathes tissues
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osmosis
Definition
plasma proteins cause net absorption into capillaries on venous end
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gases move thru
Definition
diffusion
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gas breakdown of earths atm
Definition
78% N, 21% O2, 1% inert, 0.03% CO2
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vital lung capacity
Definition
max air that can be forcibly exhaled at once
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ventilation
Definition
filling of lungs
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causes air to move in
Definition
negative pressure
Term
Fick's Law
Definition
rate of diffusion across membrane depends on surface area, concentration difference, and distance
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epiglottis
Definition
in larynx, covers trachea during swallowing
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tachypnea trigger
Definition
high blood CO2 level
Term
hyperventilation
Definition
CO2 is low, pH is high in cerebral spinal fluid, so extinguishing drive to breathe, causes constriction ofcerebral blood vessels
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hemoglobin
Definition
carries 4 moleculs of O2, quarternary protein with 4 subunits, each has a heme group that contains 1 iron atom that binds to O2
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CO2
Definition
more soluble than O2, easily transferred into water, 8% in plasma, 20% bound to hemoglobin, 72% forms carbonic acid that converts bicarbonate into H proton
Term
lymph
Definition
excess interstitial fluid, similar to blood plasma
Term
lymph where fats are absorbed
Definition
chyle
Term
function of lymphatic system
Definition
maintain tissue fluid balance, transport fat, and part of the defenses
Term
lymphatic vessels
Definition
similar to CV veins because they have oneway valves and lymph moves in by skeletal muscle contraction.
Term
antigens
Definition
exposure increases number of lymphocytes
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lymph nodes
Definition
site where macrophages and lymphocytes screen lymph for pathogens
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germinal centers
Definition
areas of rapid dividing lymphocytes
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B cells
Definition
humoral mediated response
Term
T cells
Definition
cell mediated immune response
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thymus
Definition
where B and T cells mature and differentiate
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red pulp of spleen
Definition
filters blood, macrophages remove old rbc's and foreign substances
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white pulp of spleen
Definition
where antigens illicit an immune response
Term
non specific immunity (innate)
Definition
same response each time body is exposed to specific substance. includes chemical, mechanical, inflammatory.
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complement system
Definition
made up of ~20 proteins circulating in the blood. promote inflammation, or attracts phagocytes
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lysozyme, sebum, mucus
Definition
chemical substances on the cell surface that kill microorganisms
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chemotaxis
Definition
the process whereby chemical susbstances attract leukocytes
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inflammatory response
Definition
upon injury, histamine released by mast cells, attracts phagocytes which then release interleukin-1, causes fever, which stimulates phagocytosis
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chemical mediators
Definition
produce vasodilation which increases vascular permeability, attract phagocytes and a net movement of fibrin and complement proteins into ECF
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local inflammation
Definition
swelling, pain, redness, and heat
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antigens
Definition
substances that stimulate the adaptive immunity response. found on surface of bacteria, pollen, transplanted tissue
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triggers agglutination
Definition
antibodies
Term
APC antigen presenting cells
Definition
specific macrophages which use their MHC proteins and pieces of a pathogens antigens to make an MHC antigen complex. activate T cells
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