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A&P mid-term
Chapters 20-23 (trouble questions)
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Anatomy
10th Grade
01/21/2010

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The body cavity that contains the heart and lungs is the 
Definition
thoracic cavity
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Involuntary muscle found in the walls of the digestive system is
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cardiac
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pigment in skin
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carotene
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ATP molecule provides the 
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energy for muscle contraction
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Striated and involuntary muscle is 
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smooth
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connects bone and muscle
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tendons
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muscle fatigue is caused by
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lactic acid build up
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skin and hair are part of the 
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integumentary system
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acts as a shock absorber
Definition
synovial fluid
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muscles are made up of 
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myofibrils 
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covering the outer surface of a bone
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periosteum 
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protein filaments found in muscle
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actin and myosin
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appendicular system doesn't include the 
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head
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connect bone to bone 
Definition
ligaments
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most abundant formed component of blood
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erythrocyte
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blood types are determined by
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erytrocytes
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all formed blood components come from
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hemocytoblasts
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heartbeats begin in
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the sinoatrial node
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human immune system 
Definition
search, recognize, and kill antigens
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diffusion of glucose 

(where?)

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capillaries
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leads from the urinary bladder to outside of the body
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urethra
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where blood exchanges gases
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alveoli
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posterior end of soft plate ends in 
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uvula
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covers the lungs
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pleura
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moves food along
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peristalsis 
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semi-liquid in stomach
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chyme
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carries impulses from brain to spine 
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motor neurons 
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color vision depends on
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cones
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cerebral cortex controls 
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sympathetic system
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space between neurons 
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synaptic cleft
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