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| What are the major organs of the Urinary System? |
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| 2 Kidneys, 2 Ureters, Urinary Bladder, Urethra |
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| What are the major organs of the Digestive System? |
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| Mouth, esophogus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and anus. |
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| The endocrine system contains what major glands? |
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| Thymus gland, pineal gland, adrenal gland, pituitary gland, sexual gland, pancreas, thyroid, parathyroid gland. |
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| What is erythropoitin used for? |
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Regulates RBC production.
Comes from the kidneys. |
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| Define what a nephron is and the major function. |
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| Is the functional unit of the kidney. Forms urine. |
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| What is the major function of the glomerulus? |
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| Where urine formation begins. Works by filtration. |
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| What is the major action of a diuretic and what does that action create in the human body? |
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| Alows excretion of water and prevents absorption. It increases urin output. (diuresis) |
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| What is the major function of aldosterone? |
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| Regulates BP. Known as the "salt-retaining hormone". |
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| Know the major function of Renin. |
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| Know the major function of Angiotensin. |
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| Which hormones and chemicals in the urinary system help to regulate blood pressure? |
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| aldosterone, renin and angiotensin, antidiuretic hormone. ADH |
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| One of the primary jobs of the parathyroid is to regulate the reabsorption of what mineral? |
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| Ubderstand what specific gravity is and how is it used as a diagnostic tool to determine a person's hydration level. |
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High specific gravity= dehydration
Low specific gravity= overhydration |
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| Study of kidney function. |
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| Study of the urinary system. |
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| Which hormone allows the kidneys to concentrate the urine? |
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| antidiuretic hormone (ADH) |
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| The pigment of the urine most commonly arises from the presence of what? |
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| Difficulty/painful urinating. |
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| Blood is not cleansed of waste products. |
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| Nephrotic syndrome is characterized by a large excretion of what? |
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| If your patient had a lithotripsy, what common procedure would you be asked to perform each time the patient voided? |
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| Elaborate defense system against pathogens and foreign agents. |
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| What is an example of mechanical immunity? |
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| What is an example of chemical immunity? |
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| What is an example of reflex immunity? |
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| Know what interferons are and what they do. |
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| They are protective proteins. |
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| Know how immunoglobulins are different from other types of vaccinations. |
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| What is passive immunity? |
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| Passed from mother to fetus. Lasts about 6 months. |
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| What is acquired immunity? |
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| Get the illness and build antibodies against it. |
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| What is artificial adaptive immunity? |
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| What is natural adaptive immunity? |
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| Why is anaphylaxtic shock life threatening? |
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| Hypotension and bronchoconstriction. |
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| What does the term autoimmune disease mean? |
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| What does the term organ rejection mean? |
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| Recipients immune system recognizes the organ as a foreign object and attacks it. |
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| What is the definition of a hormone? |
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| A chemical substance that influences or controls the activities of other tissues or organs. |
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| What does it mean if a hormone has a target organ or tissue? |
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| Each hormone binds with a specific organ or tissue. |
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| What are the three means by which hormone secretion is controlled? |
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| Negative feedback control, biorhythms, CNS. |
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| What are the primary hormones secreted by the posterior pituitary? |
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| What are the differences between hypo and hyper thyroid signs and symptoms? |
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Hypo-Hair breaks easily, weight gain.
Hyper-Metabolism speeds up, Grave's disease. |
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| A goiter is caused by a deficeincy in what chemical? |
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| A goiter is caused by a deficeincy in what chemical? |
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| Tetany is defined as what? What is it a deficeincy in? |
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| What hormones are secreted by the adrenal glands? |
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| In the pancreas what type of cells secrete what type of hormones? |
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Alpha cells- glucogen
Beta cells- insulin |
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| What is the basic function of insulin? |
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| Lowers blood glucose by transporting glucose into cells. |
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| Diabetes is a disorder of insulin_______. |
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| What are the three Ps of diabetes? |
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| polyuria, polydypsia, polyephasia. |
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| What proteins break down in a person and what is the odor that is present in their breath? |
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| What is the role of the thymus gland? |
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| Immune system-Lasts a few weeks/months after birth. |
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| Pineal gland has a basic role in what? |
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| Prostogandins are associated with what? |
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