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Anatomy Semester 2 exam
anatomy semester 2 exam
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Anatomy
11th Grade
06/15/2011

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Term
A sesory receptor capable of detecting changes in hydrogen ion oncentration is descrived as a ____
Definition
chemoreceptors
Term
The ____ is a membrane lining the eyelid and connecting with the outer surface of the eye
Definition
conjunctiva
Term
Another name for the optic disk is the ___
Definition
blind spot
Term
What structure is held in place by the ciliary body?
Definition
Lens
Term
What what structure regulates the amount of light entering the eyeball?
Definition
Iris
Term
Cones are more responsible for ____ vision
Definition
color
Term
The region of the retina that produces the sharpest vision is called the _____ _____
Definition
fovea centralis
Term
The blind spot is the ___
Definition
area where the nerves leave
Term
Tears are produced by the ______
Definition
lacrimal glands
Term
Where is the tongue most sensitive to sweet tastes?
Definition
top front
Term
The portion(s) of the tongue that actually perceives taste is/are the __
Definition
taste hairs
Term
The organ of Corti is found in the ____ __
Definition
cochlear duct
Term
The statpes conducts sound waves to the ___ _____
Definition
oval window
Term
The tympanic membrane ____ when struck by sound waves
Definition
vibrates
Term
The utricle contains ____ cystals
Definition
otolith
Term
The utricle is activated when a person ____ _____
Definition
starts to walk
Term
Receptors for hearing are located in the ______
Definition
cochlea
Term
Pancreas produces ______
Definition
insulin and glucagon
Term
Thyroid produces ______
Definition
calcitonin
Term
Pituitary produces ____
Definition
growth hormone
Term
adrenal gland produces _____
Definition
aldosterone
Term
Parathyroid produces ___
Definition
PTH
Term
Which gland is needed to digest sugars, fats and proteins?
Definition
pancreas
Term
Which hormone cases water to be reabsorbed?
Definition
ADH
Term
What regulates light?
Definition
Iris
Term
The hormone that increases heart rate?
Definition
Epinephrine
Term
The foramen ovale is the opening between the _____ ____ and ____ ____
Definition
left and right atrium
Term
In the fetal circulation, blood bypasses the pulmonary arteries and goes directly to the aorta via the ___
Definition
ductus anterious
Term
Nerve impulses travel from the atrioventricular bundle to the ___
Definition
purkinje fibers
Term
The heart chamber having the greatest work load is the ___
Definition
left ventricle
Term
Where would you find valves in a blood vessel?
Definition
Veins
Term
The pacemaker of the heart is the ___ ___
Definition
SA NODE
Term
What are the normal heart sounds are caused by?
Definition
The closing of the AV and semi lunar valves
Term
Which blood vessel recieves blood during right ventricular systole?
Definition
pulmonary arteries
Term
The tricuspid valve is closed when _____
Definition
right ventricle is in systole
Term
Blood flows from the left ventricle to the ______
Definition
aorta
Term
Blood flows from the _____ into the coronary arteries.
Definition
aorta
Term
Separates the mouth from the nose _____
Definition
hard palate
Term
Windpipe
Definition
Trachea
Term
Where gas exchange takes place
Definition
aveoli
Term
Stops food "going the wrong way" ie choking during swallowing
Definition
epiglottis
Term
Both air and food pass through this:
Definition
pharnyx
Term
The movement of air out of the lungs:
Definition
exhalation
Term
Surfactant helps to prevent the alveoli from collapsing by ____
Definition
reducing surface tension
Term
The most powerful respiratory stimulus for breathing in a healthy person is ___
Definition
CO2 in blood
Term
Respiratory control centers are located in the ___ and ___
Definition
pons and medulla
Term
You have just eaten a meal high in complex carbohydrates. Which enzymes will help to digest the meal?
Definition
amylase
Term
Which enzyme breaks down lipids?
Definition
Lipase
Term
The parietal cells in the stomach produce:
Definition
HCL and intrinsic factor
Term
The digestion of which food type could be affected if the liver was damaged?
Definition
lipids
Term
The function of the hepatic portal vein circulation is to ____________
Definition
take the nutrients that were absorbed by small intestines to liver for processing and storage
Term
Chyme is created in the _____
Definition
stomach
Term
The villi and plicae circulares are responsible for ___
Definition
absorbtion in small intestines
Term
What prevents food from entering the nasal passages during swallowing?
Definition
epiglotis
Term
One of the main functions of the large intestine is to ___________
Definition
reabsorbs water and eliminates undigested foods and wastes
Term
What types of molecules do not pass through the filtration barrier from the glomerous to the bowman's capsule?
Definition
Red blood cells, white blood cells, and large proteins
Term
know the proper sequence for excretion
Definition
Term
Voluntary control over micturition is affected by ________ muscle
Definition
external sphincter
Term
List three substances are located in the medulla of the kidney?
Definition
pyramids and columns
Term
What are the structures of the nephron?
Definition
Bowman's capsule, glomerulus, CT, DCT, Loop of Henley
Term
The kidney's collecting ducts are located in the ____
Definition
renal pyramid and medulla crenal
Term
The functioning unit of the kidney is the ___
Definition
nephron
Term
The urinary bladder is composed of _________ epithelium
Definition
transitional
Term
What is not normally found in urine
Definition
glucose
Term
What is not reabsorbed by the PCT
Definition
creatinine
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